Mediagazer: NPR's new public editor Kelly McBride, formerly at Poynter, reflects on the outlet's strength helping people navigate news that so often induces rage and sorrow (Kelly McBride/NPR)

5:50 PM ET, April 23, 2020

Top News:

Megan Graham / CNBC:

Google to require all advertisers to verify their identities, starting in the US; existing advertisers will have 30 days to complete the verification process — - Google began requiring political advertisers wanting to run election ads on its platform to verify their identity back in 2018.

Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:

Quibi's head of marketing, Megan Imbres, is leaving, following the departures of its head of partnerships and head of daily content last year — Megan Imbres, who oversaw creative development for Quibi's high-profile ads, is leaving the company after a year

Discussion: Deadline, Variety, Multichannel News, Adweek, @fredericl, Los Angeles Times, @brooksbarnesnyt, @joshsternberg, The Streamable, AgencySpy, The Wrap and Hollywood Reporter

Michelle Castillo / Cheddar:

Memo: NYT to temporarily stop printing its sports and travel sections in the Sunday edition, replacing them with At Home, focused on sheltering in place — With no major sporting events and barely any travel happening due to the coronavirus, The New York Times plans to stop printing hard copies …

Discussion: @rafat, @rafat and Skift

Bloomberg Law:

NLRB judge rules that Federalist publisher Ben Domenech broke labor laws when he tweeted that he'd send employees “back to the salt mine” if they unionized — Listen — The publisher of conservative online magazine The Federalist broke federal labor laws when he tweeted …

Discussion: @mattdpearce, @briannawu and @hassankanu

Sam Kille / Report for America:

Report for America announces its 2020 corps, which comprises 225 journalists vs. 59 in 2019, to be placed in 162 outlets, and $2.5M in funding from Facebook — Report for America today announced the selection of 225 journalists for its 2020 reporting corps.

Discussion: Nieman Lab, @annaliznichols, @jason_w_white, @mathewi, @iowapublicradio, @poynter, @groundtruth, @stevenwaldman, @hberkes, @sbodine120, @benyt, @douglassoule, @groundtruth and @wypr881fm

Kelly McBride / NPR:

NPR's new public editor Kelly McBride, formerly at Poynter, reflects on the outlet's strength helping people navigate news that so often induces rage and sorrow — Within a single hour last week, while listening to Morning Edition, I was first charmed by a delightful conversation between Peyton and Lola …

Discussion: @nprpubliceditor, @craignewmark, @daverdman, @emilyzfeng, @nprpubliceditor, @deggans and @arishapiro

Jill Goldsmith / Deadline:

NBCU launches Checkout, which allows users to buy featured products on its articles and videos without being redirected to other sites — Comcast's NBCUniversal Thursday unveiled a new digital commerce storefront that streamlines consumers' ability to purchase items advertised on linear TV and online …

Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable, Reuters, TechCrunch and Ad Age

Richard Nieva / CNET:

YouTube says views for videos from “authoritative” sources, such as legitimate news outlets or government agencies, rose 75% in the first three months of 2020 — Another sign of the times: Queries for the term “home school” have doubled.

Discussion: Nieman Lab

Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:

UK's Independent Digital News and Media furloughs a “limited number of staff” and institutes 20% pay cuts for everyone earning more than £37,500 per year — Independent Digital News and Media, owner of the Independent and Indy100 websites, has put a “limited number” …

David Folkenflik / NPR:

Fox News President Jay Wallace directs anchors to remind anti-lockdown protesters to practice social distancing, according to a senior Fox executive — Toggle more options — Fox News personalities have been cheerleading protesters across the country gathering in defiance of state lockdown orders.

Discussion: The Independent, Digby's Hullabaloo, @nprinskeep, @npr, TVNewser, Vox, Deadline and Mediaite

Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Study of Fox News programming from February to early March finds those watching Sean Hannity over Tucker Carlson were less likely to adhere to social distancing

CNN:
After weeks of hyping hydroxychloroquine as a potentially game-changing COVID-19 treatment, Fox News followed Trump in quietly abandoning the drug

Discussion: New York Times, Gizmodo, Hollywood Reporter, Washington Post, @slpng_giants, @jesselehrich, @dangillmor, @katierogers, @marctorrence, @plumandmustard, @blackamazon, @editoremilye, @ashtonpittman, Mediaite, CNN and Vanity Fair

Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:

Universal Pictures seals a 5-year exclusive deal with LEGO Group for film development, production, and theatrical distribution — EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures has completed a five-year exclusive deal with the LEGO Group that will lead to the development, production and theatrical distribution …

Discussion: The Wrap, /Film, Hollywood Reporter, @drewtailored and Comic Book Movie

Josh Constine / TechCrunch:

Leaked images from 2019 show Google considered a feature that let users tip money to websites like Wired or NYT as part of its Contributor program — Leaked images obtained by TechCrunch reveal that Google considered and designed a feature that would let people donate money to websites …

Discussion: @joshconstine, @joshconstine and @joshconstine

Yew Lun Tian / Reuters:

Li Zehua, one of three journalists who disappeared in Wuhan after posting videos about COVID-19, resurfaces after two months, says he was forcibly quarantined — BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese citizen journalist who posted videos about the coronavirus situation in the city of Wuhan has resurfaced …

Discussion: Fox News, Metro.co.uk, The Guardian and New York Post

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Arman Javaherian / Crunchbase:
Crunchbase redesigns search, adds personalized homepages and alerts, adds data from UK and Asia, and plans a Salesforce integration for Pro and an API upgrade

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Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge:
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
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J. Clara Chan / The Wrap:
Deadspin EIC Jim Rich is promoted to editorial director of G/O Media, overseeing 11 sites including Deadspin, Jezebel, The Onion, Kotaku, and The Root

Discussion: @rory_carroll, @benmullin, Talking Biz News, @maxwelltani, @rowankaiser, @davidcovucci, @kellybourdet, @maxwelltani, Awful Announcing, Folio, Adweek and MediaPost

South China Morning Post:
South China Morning Post cuts pay of 27 senior execs and asks all staff earning over ~$2,580 per month to take three weeks of unpaid leave by end of March 2021

Discussion: @jerometaylor, @ssataline, @bartlettkate, @jgriffiths, @jerometaylor, @ssataline, @sheridanasia, @niccijsmith and @claireatki

Mya Frazier / Columbia Journalism Review:
The high costs of FOIA lawsuits for declining local news outlets highlight journalism's economic divide when transparency is most needed amid corporate bailouts

Discussion: American Press Institute, @clancyreports, @publicintegrity, @foianate and @jasonleopold

Earlier Picks:

Erik Hayden / Hollywood Reporter:
Internal Fox Corp. memo: CEO Lachlan Murdoch will forgo pay through September and around 700 employees will see tiered salary cuts of 15% to 50%

Discussion: New York Times, Talking Biz News, Poynter, @thetowncrier, @juddapatow, Bloomberg, @kevinwhitelaw1, @brianstelter, @aidnmclaughlin, @jbflint, @mathewi, @kimmasters, @erik_hayden, The Wrap, Variety, Wall Street Journal and Mediaite

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Spotify launches Artist Fundraising Pick, letting artists fundraise for themselves, their crews, or verified music relief initiatives

Discussion: Spotify for Artists, @paypal, @harmarsuperstar, @prsfoundation, @m_bertozzi, @eoghanmcdermo, @popjustice, @caseyrain, @brettbivens, @danlesac, @jordanplain, @spotifyartists, @jack, Adweek, CNET, The Verge and Variety

Todd Spangler / Variety:
AT&T misses estimates, loses 138K AT&T Now customers and 897K premium TV subscribers in Q1, reports revenues of $42.78B and pulls its annual forecast

Discussion: @richlightshed, Multichannel News, @macwbishop, Deadline, @xpangler, @edmundlee, @brianstelter, @alexweprin, AT&T, TechCrunch, Light Reading, The Week, The Playlist, MediaPost, Protocol, CNBC and The Streamable

Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Disney co-founder's granddaughter Abigail Disney criticises the company for protecting exec bonuses and dividends of $1.5B+ while cutting pay of 100K+ workers

Discussion: @abigaildisney, @cliffordasness, @xanderberkeley, @drvox, @melsil, @repswalwell, @evanhandler, @stevepasquale, @gunnergale, @brett_a_taylor, @davidcorndc, @miafarrow, The Daily Beast, Business Insider, New York Post and Hollywood Reporter

@kerrymflynn:
[Thread] Internal memos: Politico lays off 13 at Protocol as it cancels live events through at least Sept. 1, including its presence at political conventions

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Bloomberg:
Sources: Canadian authorities arrest Alexander “Connor” Moucka, who is allegedly behind the June and July 2024 hacks of up to 165 Snowflake users including AT&T

Juli Clover / MacRumors:
iOS 18.2's second developer beta shows a “daily limit” for free access to “advanced” ChatGPT via Siri and an option to upgrade to ChatGPT Plus in Settings

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is exploring a push into smart glasses by conducting an internal study, codenamed Atlas, to gather employee feedback on products on the market

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