Mediagazer: How The New York Times' Metro department got away from print-first habits and dutiful incremental coverage to focus on consequential local news (Rick Edmonds/Poynter)

The NRA is ceasing production of live content on NRATV and cutting ties to the ad firm that operated the site — The National Rifle Association has shut down production at NRATV. — The N.R.A. on Tuesday also severed all business with its estranged advertising firm, Ackerman McQueen …

Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:

Following tradition, even in toxic times, media toasted departing Press Secretary Sarah Sanders; “You'd better not say I was here,” one reporter said — “You'd better not say I was here,” said one White House reporter, who attended the awkward drinks at a nearby steakhouse.

Antonia Noori Farzan / Washington Post:

During her time as Republican press secretary in Arizona, Stephanie Grisham was repeatedly accused of trying to rescind press credentials for critical coverage — On April 5, 2016, Hank Stephenson checked his email and saw that he had a new message from Stephanie Grisham.

Discussion: Politico, @sephspeaks, @amy_siskind, @milbank, @anthony and Newser

ESPN:

Bob Ley, ESPN's longest-tenured anchor, is retiring at the end of the month after 40 years at the company — Bob Ley, after a 40-year career at ESPN, announced his retirement from the network Wednesday. — Ley, who had taken a leave of absence in October, said in a statement that he will be retiring at the end of this month.

Discussion: @bobleyespn, CNN, Deadline, USA Today, The Wrap, TVNewser, @dannykanell, @notthefakesvp, New York Post, @wojespn, @espn_recedavis, @jemelehill, @bomani_jones, The Big Lead and @timbrando

Rick Edmonds / Poynter:

How The New York Times' Metro department got away from print-first habits and dutiful incremental coverage to focus on consequential local news — When high-ranking editor Cliff Levy took over The New York Times' Metro department just under a year ago, it was clear a shakeup was coming.

Discussion: American Press Institute, @nbj914 and @laura_nelson

Alex Sherman / CNBC:

The Office will move from Netflix to NBC's new streaming service in 2021; a source says Netflix was willing to pay up to $90M/year, but NBC offered $100M — KEY POINTS — NBC announced Tuesday it is taking back The Office from Netflix when the show's contract expires in 2021.

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, /Film, Hollywood Reporter, @asharma, Slate, NBCUniversal, @lexieschapitl, Fox News, @sherman4949, @kasey__moore, @richbtig, @tvmojoe, TechCrunch, @sherman4949, @pkafka, @richbtig, @pkafka, Multichannel News, The Verge, The Wrap, Engadget and Mashable

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Low-cost live TV streaming service Philo launches official apps for Android and Amazon's Fire tablets — Despite a slight price increase in April, Philo's live TV streaming service is still one of the more affordable options on the market because of its strategic decision to not stream sports.

Discussion: The Streamable, Multichannel News and FierceVideo

Apple:

Apple News launches a candidate guide, composed of articles from sources like WaPo, NYT, WSJ, curated by editors, covering candidate positions and biographies — A Comprehensive Guide to the Democratic Presidential Candidates This Election Season — Apple today introduced a new candidate guide …

Discussion: CNN, TechCrunch, The Verge, Fast Company, Engadget and CNET

Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:

Subscription e-book and audiobook service Scribd introduces Snapshots, bite-sized distillations of nonfiction books' key points — Subscription e-book and audiobook service Scribd is unveiling a new content type that it calls a Snapshot — a distillation of a nonfiction book's key points …

Discussion: Publishers Weekly, @karynelevy and Scribd

Sarah Schiff / Facebook:

Facebook now requires authorization of political and issue ad buyers in Ukraine and Canada, will do the same in Singapore and Argentina in the next few months — We believe that transparency leads to increased accountability and responsibility over time - not just for Facebook but advertisers as well.

Discussion: TechCrunch, The Drum, @facebook, @ziadramley, MediaPost, Engadget, Reuters, Mashable, Adweek and USA Today

Mark Sweney / The Guardian:

London's the Evening Standard reports £11.5M loss in 2018, and £23M+ in the last two years, amid ad struggles and consolidation of print and online operations — Free London newspaper edited by George Osborne has not been in the black since 2016

Discussion: Press Gazette and Yahoo Finance

Alexandria Villaseñor / Columbia Journalism Review:

Climate activist who protested NYT says media fails daily by practicing climate silence or by propagating misinformation; strike planned for Fox News HQ Friday — This past Saturday, I was among hundreds of activists with the group Extinction Rebellion NYC who protested outside The New York Times …

Discussion: The Guardian