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Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
In her promising debut as the CBS Evening News anchor, Norah O'Donnell called out Trump's racist tweets as she attempts to restore trust in the network — Yesterday, the news cycle threw a test at Norah O'Donnell as she anchored her first broadcast as host of CBS Evening News.
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The Guardian, @brianstelter, CNN, Media Matters for America, Variety, David Hume Kennerly, @jayrosen_nyu, New York Times and Mediaite
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Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
Twitter says Trump's racist tweets attacking four congresswomen don't break its rules and will not be labeled with a disclaimer — New York (CNN Business)President Trump's weekend tweets in which he used racist language to attack four progressive Democratic congresswomen are not against Twitter's rules …
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@realdonaldtrump, Washington Post, @dellcam, The Guardian, Gizmodo, Mother Jones, CNET, The Daily Caller, Slate, @nickstatt, @dangillmor, @ericgeller, @dellcam, @mcnees, @ericajoy, @dellcam, @lfdodds, @brofax, @bcmerchant, @cbouzy, @lam_barrett, @cnn, @dellcam, @dellcam, @dellcam and @donie, more at Techmeme »
Brian Stelter / CNN:
When covering Trump's tweets telling freshman congresswomen to “go back” to their countries, major media outlets relied on critics to label them as racist — New York (CNN Business)A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here.
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Tiptoeing around Trump's racism is a betrayal of journalistic truth-telling, which requires journalists to embrace direct language and clear framing of issues
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@ejdionne, CNN, @chrislu44, @lpolgreen, New York Times, Mediaite, Slate, VICE, The Guardian and Los Angeles Times
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix alters the graphic suicide scene from the season one finale of 13 Reasons Why, with support from the medical community, after two years of controversy — The nearly three-minute-long scene has been altered two years after its debut — and ahead of the YA drama's forthcoming return.
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@netflix, /Film, @13reasonswhy, Vox, Fortune, @annabroges, @shauniedarko, VICE, Consequence of Sound, The Verge, The Daily Caller, MTV, CNET, New York Times, Polygon, TechCrunch, New York Post, Vanity Fair, Washington Post, USA Today, BBC, @barbarabot, The A.V. Club, @skg_18, Decider, @13reasonswhy, 89.3 KPCC, Engadget, The Guardian, @artifishly, @lisabritton, Fox News and Variety
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Newsletter platform Substack raises $15.3M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, says Substack newsletters now have 50,000 paying subscribers — Andreessen Horowitz is betting that there's still a big opportunity in newsletters — the venture capital firm is leading a $15.3 million Series A in Substack.
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Nieman Lab, Fortune, @juddlegum, @rafat, Substack Blog, @niubi and @josephflaherty, more at Techmeme »
Press Association:
Facebook introduces a scam ads reporting tool in the UK and donates £3M to Citizens Advice for Scams Action, a dedicated online anti-scam service — Social media firm to investigate users' complaints and take down violating posts — Fresh efforts to tackle scam adverts across Facebook …
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Press Gazette, MoneySavingExpert and TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
As part of its Daily Essentials section, Quibi to launch a twice-daily news show in partnership with NBC, a multiyear, eight-figure deal, sources say — Short-form video company founded by Jeffrey Katzenberg plans to launch slate of daily shows including news, sports and weather
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Variety, TVNewser, MediaPost, Hollywood Reporter, @jbenton, @laurenjohnson, Deadline, @kerrymflynn and @kerrymflynn
Eric Peckham / TechCrunch:
Patreon, which helps content creators manage paid membership communities for fans, raises $60M Series D led by Glade Brook Capital — Patreon, the San Francisco-based platform that helps over 100,000 online content creators manage paid membership communities for their most dedicated fans, has raised $60 million in Series D funding.
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VentureBeat, Patreon Blog, Variety and hypebot, more at Techmeme »
BuzzFeed News:
Pro-Trump meme-maker Carpe Donktum appeared on OANN under a pseudonym, a fact not revealed to viewers during the broadcast — On Friday, the pro-Trump cable news channel One America News Network aired an interview with a man it identified as Dennis F. Charles, “a conservative social media analyst.”
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@craigsilverman, @timcast, @rschooley, @alexsalvinews, @cwarzel and The Daily Caller
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Dish's AirTV launches $80 4K streaming stick for accessing Sling TV, Netflix, and broadcast channels from one Android TV user interface — Dish is expanding its hardware lineup today with the launch of a new 4K streaming stick, the AirTV Mini, designed to make it easier for cord cutters …
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Variety:
Elizabeth Gabler, ex-head of Fox 2000, to join Sony Pictures; Disney closed the studio because it wasn't successful enough for Disney's franchise-driven model — Elizabeth Gabler is joining Sony Pictures Entertainment in an innovative media deal that will see the veteran executive produce film …
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Publishers Weekly, @zeitchikwapo, /Film and The Wrap
Nicholas Quah / Nieman Lab:
Southern California Public Radio announces a new podcast division called LAist Studios, aiming to be the West Coast equivalent of WNYC Studios — Welcome to Hot Pod, a newsletter about podcasts. This is issue 218, dated July 16, 2019. — California dreamin'.
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