Top News:
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
BBC Director-General Tony Hall says he's overturning the decision to censure host Naga Munchetty over her response to Trump's racist comments — Corporation director general Tony Hall emails staff to say he is overturning ruling over impartiality guidelines
Discussion:
BBC, @markdistef, @magicmagid, @markdistef, @keeleymp, HuffPost UK, @emilybell, CNN, Financial Times, Yahoo News, The Independent, mirror, @markdistef and @johnwilson14
RELATED:
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Leaked messages show the complaint that led to BBC disciplining Naga Munchetty was also about her co-host, Dan Walker, despite the BBC saying otherwise — Exclusive: Walker also subject of original complaint - but BBC standards chief claimed only Munchetty was targeted — Play Video
Discussion:
Nieman Lab, @stephenkb, @afuahirsch, @sophierunning, @alexhern, @charlenewhite, @joannajarjue and @charlesarthur
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Facebook is planning to pay only about a quarter of the 200 publishers that will be featured in its news tab, set to launch as soon as the end of Oct. — Social-media giant plans to pay about a quarter of news organizations whose content will be featured
Discussion:
Nieman Lab, NBC News, @niemanlab, @mattnavarra, @backlon, @whatthebit, @rafat, @matthewstoller, @mdudas and @juddlegum, more at Techmeme »
The Daily Beast:
Biden campaign officials write to the major networks including NBC, CBS, and CNN, demanding that they stop booking Rudy Giuliani because he “will knowingly” lie — In a Sunday letter, the former vice president's aides say that it is editorially irresponsible to book the president's personal lawyer.
Discussion:
Los Angeles Times, Fox News, The Wrap, The Daily Beast, CNN, Alternet.org, The Independent, Poynter, TVNewser, The Daily Caller, Variety, The Guardian, Slate, Mother Jones, The Hill, Mediaite and Politico
Bloomberg Law:
NLRB sues The Federalist's parent company, after the magazine's publisher tweeted in June that he would send staff “back to the salt mine” if they unionized — The federal government wants the publisher of conservative online magazine The Federalist to delete his apparently anti-union June 6 tweet.
Discussion:
@mattdpearce and Reason
Jacob Granger / Journalism.co.uk:
A look at The Stonehouse Voice, a bi-annual newspaper launched by a hyperlocal community journalism project in Plymouth, UK to let locals tell their own stories — A former national and regional editor has set up The Stonehouse Voice newspaper to offer local readers a more creative alternative in their news diet
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
The Chernin Group buys a majority stake in Food52 for $83M, valuing the ecommerce and media startup which offers recipes and home-improvement tips at $100M+ — Food52, a media and e-commerce business, was founded by food journalists from the New York Times
Discussion:
Vox, @jestei, FiveThirtyEight, @rafat, @rafat, @rafat, @benmullin and @benmullin
Reuters:
Sources: ByteDance, owner of TikTok, made $7B-$8.4B in revenue in H1 2019, and posted a profit in June after operating at a loss in H1 2019 — BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's ByteDance, owner of video-sharing app TikTok and one of the world's most valuable unicorns …
Discussion:
@turnernovak and MediaPost, more at Techmeme »
Juli Clover / MacRumors:
Apple News+ launches in the UK and Australia for £9.99 and AU$14.99 per month respectively, with over 150 publications on board — Apple News+, Apple's subscription news and magazine service, has launched for users who live in the UK and Australia, Apple announced today.
Discussion:
Digiday, The Times & The Sunday Times, The Apple Post, News UK, Apple Newsroom, Forbes and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Jeff Horwitz / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Facebook plans to let opinion pieces and satire be exempted from its fact-checking program, preventing such content from being labeled false — Move follows controversy over fact-checking of posts on abortion, climate change — Facebook Inc. FB .55% plans to exempt opinion pieces …
Discussion:
CNET, @daveyalba, @daveyalba, @sarahfrier and @fraying, more at Techmeme »
Brett Worthington / ABC:
Australia's attorney general signs directive forbidding charging journalists under certain secrecy laws without his approval; three journalists may face charges — The Federal Attorney-General has granted limited protection that could shield ABC and News Corp employees from facing charges over their reporting.
Discussion:
@dobes
Gabriel Snyder / Columbia Journalism Review:
Publishing opinions from a handful of voters as if they represent the public mood is of little value to readers and is a habit the NYT and others should retire — The New York Times has a Twitter problem. More specifically, Twitter's problems are now the New York Times' problems.
Discussion:
New York Times, Bloomberg, @maghielse, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, Breitbart and emptywheel
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
