Mediagazer: Interview with SportsCenter anchor Scott Van Pelt about leading ESPN's flagship show at a time when there are no sports (Frank Pallotta/CNN)

Tim Warsinskey / Plain Dealer:

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Alex Bhattacharji / Los Angeles Magazine:

As Valence Media seeks to soften and kill coverage of controversial subjects, THR is fighting to maintain its reputation for independence and propriety — As its parent company seeks to soften and kill coverage of controversial subjects, ‘The Hollywood Reporter’ is fighting to maintain its journalistic integrity

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Tony Maglio / The Wrap:

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Frank Pallotta / CNN:

Interview with SportsCenter anchor Scott Van Pelt about leading ESPN's flagship show at a time when there are no sports — New York (CNN Business)SportsCenter has been ESPN's go-to broadcast for sports highlights, news and analysis since the cable network launched in 1979. But what is SportsCenter without sports?

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Des Moines Register:

Meredith delays its quarterly earnings report to Thursday, citing an “extremely challenging business environment” — Saying it is facing “an extremely challenging business environment” because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Meredith Corp. informed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission …

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Spotify Kids now allows parents to view kids' listening history and block individual tracks and expands to Germany and Japan — Spotify is expanding the capabilities of its parental controls on its Spotify Kids app, aimed at children ages 3 and up on a parent's Spotify Premium Family plan.

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Alan Rosenberg / providencejournal.com:

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Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal:

Sources: advertisers like GM are looking to exercise an option, available since May 1, to cancel up to 50% of their Q3 TV ad spend, an estimated $1B-$1.5B loss — Companies are seeking to take advantage of options that became available May 1 to cancel up to 50% of third-quarter spending

Discussion: The Hill, @ashkan, @richlightshed, @asharma, @anthony, @richlightshed and @jbflint

Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:

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Nicole Sperling / New York Times:

With Hollywood productions on hold, documentary filmmakers, who don't need film sets, have managed to keep going while adapting to the new reality — Ron Howard has been overseeing a nonfiction film from afar, while other documentarians have gone into the coronavirus epicenter.

Discussion: @kylemunson, @jimwindolf and @nicsperling

Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:

Interview with MSNBC's Chris Hayes on how his life and show have changed during the pandemic, covering the Tara Reade allegations, and more — Before the coronavirus pandemic reshaped media priorities, along with just about everything else, the MSNBC host Chris Hayes was spending …

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