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12:45 PM ET, July 27, 2019

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Max Londberg / Cincinnati Enquirer:
District court judge throws out defamation lawsuit by Covington Catholic student Nicholas Sandmann against The Washington Post  —  Ted Sandmann, father Covington Catholic student Nick Sandmann, on why he wants doxing legislation to criminalize revealing a minor's identity online
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Vice Media is in talks to buy women-focused publisher Refinery29  —  Tie-up would unite women's-focused new-media company with one of its largest peers  —  Vice Media is in talks to buy women-focused publisher Refinery29, according to people familiar with the matter …
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.
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.
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Ofcom: 49% of UK adults use social media for news while 49% get news from newspapers, websites, and apps; 38% of UK adults get their news from newspapers alone  —  Half of all UK adults now use social media to get the latest news, according to a new survey by regulator Ofcom …
Discussion: @iainmacwhirter
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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
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 …
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 …
Jason Gurwin / The Streamable:
Sling TV and Dish Network have dropped the Fox regional sports networks after a temporary extension expired without a deal  —  The Streamable is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission when you sign up with our links.  —  At noon ET today, Fox Sports announced that Sling TV …
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.
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 …
Variety:
Inside Spotify's Project Magneto, its multiyear failed effort to create Spotify TV, a highly personalized video streaming service, and the hardware to run it  —  Spotify has made no secret of wanting to be the world's biggest audio platform, but it wasn't all that long ago that the Swedish streamer was eyeing video.
 
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Omar Sanchez / The Wrap:
The top 2020 Democratic candidates have all been on podcasts; in the 2016 campaign, Trump did no podcast interviews
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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%
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
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