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Julian Borger / The Guardian:
Putin tells Trump that he, too, has the “problem” of “fake news” in Russia; CPJ says 26 journalists have been murdered in Russia since Putin became president — US president voices disdain for ‘fake news’ at G20 and makes light of election meddling — Play Video
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@jenniferjjacobs, Politico, Mediaite, Vanity Fair, Financial Times, @anneapplebaum, @sdkstl, @gcraig1, @mcfaul, The Independent, The Daily Caller and Splinter
Nieman Lab:
WSJ's Project Habit analyzed behavior driving retention, like newsletter signups and loyalty to a beat, and optimized reader onboarding to instill these habits — The Journal went on a quest to identify the user actions — an app download, an article share, repeat reading …
Max Willens / Digiday:
Quartz lays off seven business-side employees; 10% of the company staff has either left voluntarily or been laid off in the past year — When Quartz launched in 2012, branded content and custom advertising were its bread and butter. Today, hoping to transform itself into a membership-focused media company …
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Talking Biz News
Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: podcast network Wondery had $10M revenue in 2018 and has raised $10M in latest round at a valuation of $100M+, a five-fold increase since March 2018 — New investment values largest independent podcast network at over $100 million — Wondery Inc. has raised $10 million …
Discussion:
RAIN News
Washington Post:
WaPo's Arc introduces Broadcast, a mobile app that allows journalists to launch live video streams on multiple sites and social media platforms simultaneously — Arc Publishing today introduced Broadcast, a first-of-its-kind mobile app that allows journalists to stream high-quality live video …
Discussion:
@rogoway
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple's Eddy Cue says Apple Music has 60M paying and free trial account customers, up from 50M in January 2019 — Apple Music is still growing at a nice clip — but the company keeps touting different stats to mark its upward trajectory. — The tech giant now has surpassed 60 million subscribers …
Discussion:
CNET, Reuters, MacRumors, Fast Company, The Verge, TechCrunch and hypebot
Adam Jacobson / Radio & Television Business Report:
iHeartMedia pulls its IPO plans and says the company has been approved to list its stock on Nasdaq, starting July 18, following its 2018 Chapter 11 bankruptcy — Mark July 18 on your calendar for a somewhat monumental day in the history of a company once called Clear Channel Communications.
Discussion:
Billboard, @sisario and @danprimack
Micah Singleton / Billboard:
Spotify users who pre-save albums are granting record labels like Sony Music broad access to their accounts and data, the extent of which is often obscured — Users who “pre-save” an upcoming release to their Spotify accounts may be sharing more personal data with the act's label than they realize.
Discussion:
The Guardian, hypebot, TechCrunch, Engadget and The Verge
Tali Arbel / Associated Press:
AT&T donates $500K to Locast, which streams broadcast channels for free, and will offer access to Locast through DirecTV and its cable service, U-verse — NEW YORK (AP) — AT&T, the owner of DirecTV, is backing a free streaming service as a hedge against losing broadcast channels in disputes over fees.
Discussion:
@davezatz, @ctandyg, FierceVideo, Broadcasting & Cable and Cord Cutters News
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
Conde Nast has expanded its board and added its two first truly independent directors, which has historically been dominated by Newhouse family members — Condé Nast, home of The New Yorker, Vanity Fair and Vogue, quietly expanded its board to eight members months ago and added …
Steven Zeitchik / Washington Post:
A preview of The Loudest Voice, Showtime's seven-episode series about Fox News founder Roger Ailes debuting Sunday, based on a biography by Gabriel Sherman — NEW YORK — Whether it's Dick Cheney or the prosecutors of the Central Park Five, Hollywood has lately taken a keen interest …
Discussion:
@austinconsidine and New York Times
Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed News:
A look at a dispute among Wikipedia administrators and some on the Wikimedia Foundation board after a prolific, long-serving administrator was banned for a year — The once-derided open-source encyclopedia is the closest thing the internet has to an oasis of truth.
Discussion:
@bernstein, @sunnysingh_n6 and @jeffgiesea
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