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5:00 PM ET, July 26, 2019

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Tom Jones / Poynter:
Chuck Todd's tweet about the “optics” of Mueller's hearing not only reflects the goal of the hearing but recognizes the importance of political spectacle today  —  Your Friday news roundup … Good Friday morning, and thank you for reading the morning newsletter.
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Mueller hearing had an average of 13M viewers across six major networks, below the 20M viewers for Comey's 2017 testimony; cable news ratings were ~2x the usual  —  New York (CNN Business)If Democrats were banking on massive viewership of former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's televised testimony, they're feeling broke today.
Dean Sterling Jones / BuzzFeed News:
Investigation finds dozens of cases of SEO consultants buying expired URLs linked to by major news sites, like the NYT, then redirecting them to clients' sites  —  In 2012, The Hollywood Reporter published a glowing obituary for Patricia Disney, the first wife of former Walt Disney Company executive Roy Disney.
Columbia Journalism Review:
Cofounded by The Nation and CJR, Covering Climate Now announces 60+ news outlets who've committed to one week of focused climate coverage from September 16  —  “Can we tell the story so people get it?”  —  That's the mission TV newsman Bill Moyers urged at the launch of Covering Climate Now …
Ben Strauss / Washington Post:
Source: Dan Le Batard will have to check with higher-ups before talking politics; Pitaro's no-politics policy concerned changing viewer perception of ESPN  —  NEW YORK — New York Yankees first baseman Luke Voit jogged toward the home dugout after the bottom of the second inning …
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Jemele Hill / The Atlantic:
ESPN's naive rule against political commentary forces commentators to ignore the real world, an untenable approach for a journalistic operation and for staff
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
Sources: Long Island newspaper Newsday is offering its employees voluntary buyouts, which they can apply for until August 8  —  PATRICK Dolan's Newsday took staffers by “surprise” Thursday when executives of the largest newspaper on Long Island said it is offering voluntary buyouts, Media Ink has learned.
Reuters:
Australia's ACCC releases report on anti-competitive behavior and market power of tech giants, offers 23 recommendations including protections for news media  —  SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia said it would establish the world's first dedicated office to police Facebook Inc (FB.O) and Google …
Susan McKay / New Yorker:
The Incredible Life and Tragic Death of Lyra McKee  —  “Hello lovely,” she'd messaged me.  “You in Derry anytime soon?”  I loved Lyra's easy way with affection.  Twenty-nine years old, she was half my age.  We'd become friends through writing and our shared obsession with Northern Ireland.
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Ofcom: in the UK, people over 65 watch 33 minutes of TV news per day, while those under between 16 and 24 watch two minutes; 58% of the public watches BBC One  —  Over-65s watch 33 minutes a day, but those aged 16-24 watch two on average, says Ofcom  —  Young people in Britain …
Lauren Feiner / CNBC:
Twitter Q2 earnings beat estimates with revenues of $841M, up 18% YoY, and total ad revenue up 21% YoY to $727M  —  KEY POINTS  — Twitter announced in Q4 of 2018 that it would soon replace the metric with “monetizable daily active users” (mDAUs), which it said better reflect its business …
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Comcast Q2 earnings beat estimates with Sky accounting for a 23.6% YoY revenue spike; NBCU revenue fell 0.8% to $8.2B, but earnings grew 8.1% YoY to $2.3B
Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
Ofcom fines RT £200K for “serious and repeated failures” to report with impartiality on Syria and the Salisbury attack; RT says it will appeal this finding  —  RT has been fined £200,000 by Ofcom over “serious and repeated failures” to report with due impartiality …
Brent Cunningham / Pacific Standard:
A look at the relationship between the Charleston Gazette and WV's coal and natural gas industries, and whether its new owner will support its watchdog role  —  The Charleston Gazette-Mail, known for its dogged accountability journalism, survived a merger and bankruptcy.
Kali Hays / WWD:
MPA: Instagram follower growth was 6.3% for 100 magazines in Q2, while Facebook likes for content and Twitter followers for these magazines grew less than 1%  —  Even for politics and news magazines, Instagram is the only platform with significant follower growth so far this year.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Source: CNN wants a $300K commitment in advertising before a sponsor can purchase ads during Democratic debate telecasts; spots during debates start at ~$110K  —  TV's latest emerging hit takes all the thrills of a traditional reality competition program and mixes in an awful lot of drama.
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Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
MSNBC, Georgetown, and Our Daily Planet plan to host a climate forum September 19-20, inviting all presidential candidates, which will stream on NBC News Now  —  A portion of the event will be televised on Chris Hayes' primetime MSNBC show.  —  The 2020 Democrats are set …
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Kyle Blaine / CNN:
CNN will hold a climate town hall for Democratic presidential candidates on September 4 in New York City
 
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