Mediagazer: Some Instagram accounts claiming to donate meals to Sudan are actually exploiting the crisis and spreading misinformation in a bid to gain followers (Taylor Lorenz/The Atlantic)

2:30 PM ET, June 17, 2019

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Valeriya Safronova / New York Times:

A ban on ads depicting gender stereotypes, like men unable to change diapers or women having trouble with parking, is now in effect in the UK — No more commercials showing men struggling to do a load of laundry, or asking women if they are “beach body ready.”

Discussion: Jezebel, @amandamarcotte, @bowyerjane, Ad Age, @nytimesbusiness, Fortune and @lourdesgnavarro

The Paris Review:

Susannah Hunnewell, publisher of The Paris Review since 2015, is dead at 52 — The Paris Review mourns the loss of publisher Susannah Hunnewell, friend, colleague, and luminous presence at the magazine for three decades, who passed away on June 15 at her home in New York. She was 52.

Discussion: New York Times, Publishers Weekly, @andevers and @emilynemens

Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:

Over the last year, time spent watching Snapchat Original shows every day has more than tripled with audiences of more than 14M for some shows — ‘Endless Summer,’ which returns for a second season June 15, drew 28 million viewers during its fall debut. “Serialized content is working,” …

Discussion: What's New in Publishing

Andrew Blustein / The Drum:

Spotify rolls out podcast listener targeting in some countries, segmenting users based on podcasts they stream — Already building out its podcast business with a slew of acquisitions, Spotify is now segmenting users based on podcasts they stream. — Up until now, Spotify has only broken …

Discussion: TechCrunch

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Amazon's IMDb renames its ad-supported streaming service FreeDive as IMDb TV, says it plans to launch in Europe later this year — Amazon's IMDb is upping the ante in the free, ad-supported premium video game. — IMDb has dumped Freedive as the name for the service it launched in January …

Discussion: Ad Age, The Streamable, Fast Company, TechCrunch, GeekWire and Deadline, more at Techmeme »

Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:

The Atlantic launches Daily Idea, a smart speaker skill that delivers a one-to-two minute summary of a recent or archived article — The Atlantic is launching a new skill for Amazon Echo and Google Home: A “single, illuminating idea” every weekday. From the release:

Discussion: The Atlantic

Nicole Sperling / Vanity Fair:

Quibi to let show creators on its upcoming streaming service, to launch in April 2020, own and repackage their content after two years — The start-up promises content from filmmakers as illustrious as Steven Spielberg, Steven Soderbergh, and Antoine Fuqua. It's coming for your phone.

Discussion: MediaPost and IndieWire

David Remnick / New Yorker:

Profiles of Doris Burke, “the LeBron James of sportscasters”, and other highly respected and popular women sports analysts and commentators — It is 2019 and cheerleaders are still a thing in the National Basketball Association. The Chicago Luvabulls. The Memphis Grizz Girls.

Taylor Lorenz / The Atlantic:

Some Instagram accounts claiming to donate meals to Sudan are actually exploiting the crisis and spreading misinformation in a bid to gain followers — As the political crisis in Sudan deepens, Instagram users are flocking to accounts that claim to be helping.

Discussion: @taylorlorenz and @adriennelaf

Alyssa Bereznak / The Ringer:

An overview of recommendation sites, from the highly trusted Wirecutter and Reviewed, to The Strategist's personality-driven picks, and some review aggregators — More like a dozen, actually, for every type of online purchase—from appliances to sandals, from sunscreen to digital cameras.

Discussion: @lschmeiser

James Walker / Press Gazette:

UK's JPI Media plans to close ten regional newspapers in addition to three already shuttered weeklies; staff will be moved to other titles — JPI Media has unveiled plans to axe a further ten regional newspapers, from Portsmouth to Glasgow, as it looks to shore up the “long-term stability of the business”.

Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:

Reuters Institute report: left-leaning audiences consume more news at digital news outlets in the US than right-leaning audiences — “Populists prefer to use television news,” and they're also spending more time on Facebook. This week, Oxford's Reuters Institute for the Study …

Discussion: @risj_oxford, @annisch, @jbenton, @jbenton, @dragz and @jbenton

Joern Poltz / Reuters:

Germany's ProSieben says Joyn, its free streaming service with Discovery, will launch on June 18 with ~50 channels, with a premium version coming this winter — MUNICH (Reuters) - German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Media will launch its streaming joint venture with Discovery Inc, on June 18 …

Craig Timberg / Washington Post:

20 years since children's online protection law COPPA was passed, it has been weakened by court rulings, uneven enforcement, and relentless technological change — Two decades after Congress tried to wall off the worst of the Internet in hopes of protecting the privacy and innocence of children, the ramparts lie in ruins.