Top News:
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Interview with Bob Iger about his new memoir “The Ride of a Lifetime,” the Fox deal, pulling the plug on buying Twitter, running for President, and more — Hollywood's nicest C.E.O. on the great family dramas of Hollywood — and why he, too, is disturbed by Twitter.
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
A look at the SPJ's six-month effort to understand the citizens of Casper, WY, where trust in news sources is among the lowest in the US — Rod Hicks has spent 30 years as a journalist in seven newsrooms across the country. He's been a reporter at the Anniston Star in Alabama …
Discussion:
Poynter, @sulliview and Editor & Publisher Magazine
New York Times:
How the story of a stabbing left an Italian journalist unemployed and put him at the center of a debate over the reach of Europe's “right to be forgotten” rule — The use of Europe's ‘right to be forgotten’ privacy law has broadened, illustrated by two Italian brothers, a stabbing and the journalist who wrote about them.
Discussion:
Business Insider, Reuters, @anthonylydgate, @penamerica, @killianwoods, @alecstapp, @yonettejo, @satariano, @tonyromm, @nytimes and @jamesrbuk
James Fallows / The Atlantic:
A look at the new Provincetown Independent in Massachusetts, an example of potential success for newspapers without the massive profits private equity expects — Everyone knows that local newspapers are in trouble. That's why Deb Fallows and I have been chronicling examples of smaller papers …
Discussion:
@jcstearns and @jamesfallows
Todd Spangler / Variety:
NBCU's local TV group debuts LX, aimed at ages 18-45, to create local content online; in April, LX to get an OTA channel and streaming network with live content — NBCUniversal's local TV division is taking a new tack to reach younger audiences that don't tune in to its traditional newscasts.
Discussion:
The Streamable and The Desk
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK regulator IPSO exempts overseas content published by UK-based news websites, with newsrooms in other countries, from complying with IPSO guidelines — Content primarily aimed at overseas readers published by UK-based news websites with newsrooms in other countries, such as Mail Online …
Discussion:
@davidleighx
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
2019 Emmys: HBO tops with 9 Primetime and 25 Creative Arts wins, followed by Netflix with 4 and 23 respectively; Amazon came second in Primetime with 7 wins — After winding up in an historic tie in 2018, HBO held off Netflix in this year's Emmy race to capture the most wins among networks across …
Discussion:
Los Angeles Times, Business Insider, Bloomberg, CNBC, Variety, Axios, @sarafischer and Los Angeles Times
GlobeNewswire News Room:
Publishers Clearing House acquires Topix, a website that, in its most recent incarnation, produces quizzes and slideshows on pop culture and current events — Popular Quiz and Premium Content Platform Joins PCH's Portfolio of Entertainment Destinations — Publishers Clearing House (PCH) …
Paul Bradshaw / Online Journalism Blog:
While Laura Kuenssberg may have had good intentions when linking to a protestor's tweet, the impact on his privacy suggests alternative means were more suitable — This week Twitter got angry. — Again. — It was angry because BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg identified the father …
Discussion:
American Press Institute and VICE
Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
How Chalkbeat, a nonprofit local education news site, plans to expand its network of philanthropically-funded local newsrooms from 7 to 18 US cities by 2025 — As the number of journalists on the education beat drops, Chalkbeat is — slowly — expanding and trying to recoup that loss.
Discussion:
@niemanlab, @niemanlab and @niemanlab
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Ofcom survey of 38,331 UK TV industry employees: TV newsrooms have the lowest proportions of non-white and disabled staff compared to other TV industry sectors — TV newsrooms have the lowest proportions of non-white and disabled staff compared to other sectors in the TV industry, according to Ofcom research.
Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
Malta launches an independent public inquiry into the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, nearly two years after her death — The Maltese government has launched an independent public inquiry into the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, nearly two years after her death.
Discussion:
@acaruanagalizia