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12:10 AM ET, May 19, 2020

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Disney's top streaming exec, Kevin Mayer, resigns to become CEO of TikTok and COO of parent company ByteDance; Disney names Rebecca Campbell as his successor — Kevin Mayer will lead the Chinese-owned app for making and sharing short videos, which has exploded in popularity during the pandemic.

Dade Hayes / Deadline:

Profile of Rebecca Campbell, Disney's new direct-to-consumer and international chairperson in charge of streaming, including the global expansion of Disney+ — Rebecca Campbell, whose promotion to Disney's Chairman of Direct-to-Consumer & International on Monday put her in charge of Disney+ …

Discussion: @ronadler, Always Be Watching and @richlightshed

Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:

The media, which never fully reckoned with the mistakes of 2016, is on a course to help Trump turn “Obamagate” into the 2020 version of Clinton's emails — It's becoming clear that journalists never fully reckoned with the mistakes of 2016 campaign coverage.

Discussion: @sulliview, Vox, @samanthajpower, @pubtheologian, @mcopelov, @hunterschwarz, @jamesfallows, @dominicholden, @dana1981, @jayrosen_nyu, @danpfeiffer, @7homaslin and The Philadelphia Inquirer

Ben Smith / New York Times:

Ronan Farrow, while producing revelatory reporting, often omits inconvenient details in his stories and at times suggests conspiracies he cannot prove — He has delivered revelatory reporting on some of the defining stories of our time. But a close examination reveals the weaknesses …

Discussion: @michaelluo, @ronanfarrow, Deez Links, @ronanfarrow, @bgrueskin, @zackkopplin, @neeratanden, @ashleyfeinberg, @johncarreyrou, @jackshafer, @markwby, @michaelluo, @ronanfarrow, Vanity Fair, @erikwemple, @jmartnyt, @cliffordlevy, New York Post, @tomwatson, Rolling Stone, @ashleyfeinberg, Mediaite, @markharrisnyc, @gary_weiss, @malcolmnance, @mattyglesias, @kayrosef, @govhowarddean, @jonisawesomest, The Hill, @oliverdarcy, Fox News, @nickconfessore, @ronanfarrow, Newser, @maggienyt, @michaelluo, @ryanlcooper, @lollardfish, @hunterw, @bessbell, @markharrisnyc, @lillydancyger, @brettpransky, @michaelluo, The Guardian, @eholmes, @meghanmccain, @wesleylowery, @will_bunch, @laura_hudson, @cillizzacnn, @neeratanden, @molcranenewman, @jeffjarvis, @jkbjournalist, @petersterne, @mattyglesias, @benyt, @dylanbyers, Poynter, @soledadobrien, @cyrushabib, @5dollarfeminist, @menshevikm, @linzsports, @mldauber, @motelamanda, The Wrap, @maxkennerly, @t_fisherking, @anthonyzenkus, @felixsalmon, @marcambinder, @davidenrich, @dougherty_jesse, @thelizlane, @abgutman, @liamstack, @katzonearth, @ejwillingham, @journogeoffz, @loopemma, @timothys, @bgrueskin, @hughnaylor, @felixsalmon, @hughnaylor, @danmcgowan, @thetowncrier, @zigmanfreud, @jasonleopold, @lalpert1, The Independent, Page Six, bookforum.com and mathewingram.com/work

Megan Graham / CNBC:

A reporter set up a bogus news website, scraping stories from CNBC, and says it was shockingly easy to generate ad revenue using various ad tech companies — - In recent years, it's become common for fraudsters to make ad-supported “news” sites with content scraped from legitimate publishers.

Discussion: @megancgraham, @davemorgannyc, @emilybell, @digitalshields, @profcarroll, @megancgraham, @newsceo, @jason_kint, @megancgraham and @slpng_giants

Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:

Trump ratchets up his attacks on a local news reporter, again sharing footage of the reporter being verbally abused by anti-lockdown protesters in Long Island — Four days after the video first caught his attention, President Donald Trump is ratcheting up his attacks on a local news reporter …

Barton Gellman / The Atlantic:

Reporter describes being under surveillance and investigation by the US government after receiving documents from Snowden and how it affected his personal life — “What time exactly does your clock say?” asked the voice on the telephone, the first words Edward Snowden ever spoke to me aloud.

Discussion: @theatlantic, @kennwhite, @bartongellman, @shashj, @shashj, @mwhanna1, @shashj, @jeffreygoldberg, @craiu, @jessysaurusrex, @jackshafer, @andersen, @cereinynord, @brianstelter, @dnvolz, @steipete, @adriennelaf, @chronic, @shashj, @hatr, @seanmcarroll, @bing_chris, @denisewills and @shashj

John Koblin / New York Times:

Comedy Central, a factory for A-list comedians, is in decline, losing almost all its top executives and, sources say, shifting to unscripted, cheaper shows — The network that made the careers of Dave Chappelle, Stephen Colbert and Amy Schumer has laid off top executives while looking to make shows that are cheaper to produce.

Discussion: @nytimesbusiness, @nemalki, @danielmarans, @digitalshields, @nytimes, @koblin and @henereyg

David Cohen / Adweek:

Instagram introduces Guides, a feature letting creators and publishers curate content on a specific subject, debuting with select accounts focusing on wellness — Creators, public figures, organizations and publishers can curate content on a specific subject

Discussion: Instagram, @mosseri, CNET, 9to5Mac, @besvinick, @mattnavarra and @instagram, more at Techmeme »

Scott Roxborough / Hollywood Reporter:

Several European countries, including Iceland, the Czech Republic, Poland, and France, have reopened for film and TV shoots with varying safety guidelines — Several European countries, including Iceland, the Czech Republic, Poland and France, have begun to allow film and television production under new COVID-19 guidelines.

Discussion: Variety, New York Times, Breitbart, @erik_hayden, @miafarrow, @lexialex and Variety

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:

Bauer Media says it is looking at whether to move ten of its magazines in the UK to a digital-only format, merge, sell, or close them — Magazine publisher Bauer Media plans to close, merge or sell ten of its titles it says will not be sustainable once the Covid-19 crisis is over.

Discussion: @missbarton and @johnharris1969

The Daily Beast:

Insiders wonder if The National Enquirer, besieged by scandals and devastated by the lack of newsstand sales during the pandemic, is in its final death spiral — ‘THE LAST OF THE DINOSAURS’ — As a documentary about the “scandalous” tabloid airs on CNN, insiders ponder whether …

Discussion: @thedailybeast, @davidlaz and New York Post

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Jay Peters / The Verge:
BBC is piloting BBC Together, a Netflix Party-like tool letting users host online sessions for watching or listening to BBC content with other users

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Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
NBCUniversal sued by teledentistry company SmileDirectClub, which seeks $2.85B in damages over NBC News reports in Feb. that the company claims were defamatory

Discussion: The Wrap, Deadline, The Hill, TVNewser, TheStreet, New York Post, @benmullin, @benmullin, @daviduberti, SmileDirectClub, Inc. and @alexweprin

Etan Vlessing / Hollywood Reporter:
ViacomCBS Networks International promotes Ezequiel Fonseca Zas to GM of streaming and mobile for international, following Pluto TV launch in Latin America

Lucinda Southern / Digiday:
French left-wing daily Libération, unprofitable since 1998, says it will shift to non-profit status; Libération owner Altice will cover its ~€50M debt

Discussion: @rasmus_kleis and @zuj

Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
The Australian appoints Michelle Gunn as its first-ever female editor; Gunn has been the editor of the Weekend Australian since 2012

Discussion: @waltonkate, @meghanbhopper, @maynereport and @timdunlop

Max Willens / Digiday:
Digital publishers say the ad market is currently split between small and huge deals, eliminating $100,000-$300,000 deals that most large publishers rely on

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Rob Harvilla / The Ringer:
Pitchfork's writers, editors, EIC Puja Patel, and founder Ryan Schreiber discuss the history and evolution of its album rating scale and 10.0 reviews

Discussion: @ringer, @oliwelsh, @jim_newell, @ryanpitchfork, @harvilla, @ringer and @senari

Tom Warren / The Verge:
A behind-the-scenes look at BT Sport's production team in the UK from makeshift home offices as it prepared for the return of live soccer in Europe this weekend

Discussion: @cityofsound

Axios:
US Sec. of State Pompeo alleges that China threatened to interfere in US journalists' work in Hong Kong and warned doing so may risk Hong Kong's status with US

Discussion: Fox News, @stengel, Vox, @jayrosen_nyu, @freedomnowla, @baldingsworld, United States Department … and Reuters

Howard Polskin / Columbia Journalism Review:
How Washington Examiner's editorial head Hugo Gurdon increased site traffic with a factory-like team producing over 100 short, digestible news stories per day

Thomas Grove / Wall Street Journal:
Russia's leading business newspaper Vedomosti, whose founders include WSJ and FT, struggles to stay independent amid allegations of Putin's influence on new EIC

Discussion: @wsj

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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January

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