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Nick Waters / @n_waters89:
[Thread] List of at least 100 separate incidents where journalists experienced violence from law enforcement in the US amid protests after George Floyd's death — We've hit 100 incidents where journalists experienced violence from the police during the #GeorgeFloyd protests. When I started this thread, I thought there would maybe be 7 or 8 examples. Instead what I have seen is a serious disregard for the free press by law enforcement. https://twitter.com/...
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@tylergabriel_, @aguzmanlopez, Columbia Journalism Review, @thelantern, @keithboykin, Nieman Lab, All Incidents, @_nullifidius, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, @maloneyfiles, @michaeladams317, @johncusack, @mollyhf, Fortune, @n_waters89, BuzzFeed News, Columbia Journalism Review, @arishapiro, Discourse Blog, Gizmodo, @maggienyt, IndieWire, @asymmetricinfo, @pressfreedom, @mattdpearce, @thedailyshow, @tedstew, Slate, Vox, The Verge, @mollyjongfast, @astroehlein, @uspresstracker, @awgaffney, @dangillmor, @paracelsus, @bermudezwrites, @alfonslopeztena, @cjr, @astroehlein, @brespolitico, @uspresstracker, @seanmcarroll, Associated Press, @brianstelter, Washington Post, American Press Institute, @ilangoldenberg, @stengel, @mehdirhasan, @columbiajourn, @niemanlab, @josiensor, @markberman, @chadgarland, @moorehn, @wesleylowery, U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, @jane_c_hu, @chillmage, @fahrenthold, @jamilsmith, @leilafadel, @flor, @malonebarry, @richard_schiff, @yasminyusuf200, @jamilsmith, @therealbamfhbic, @learmonth, @sensherrodbrown, @eliothiggins, @yamiche, @astrokatie, @eliothiggins, @davidplouffe, @jayrosen_nyu, @blairmillertv, @nicdawes, @levitt_matt, @freedomofpress, @jonathanlanday, World News Publishing Focus …, All Incidents, Committee to Protect …, One Man & His Blog, The Guardian, Des Moines Register, The Hill, TVNewser, Star Tribune, Poynter, HuffPost Australia, Detroit Free Press, CNN, Gizmodo, LAUGHTER AND TEARS, Breitbart, NPR, Fox News and The Guardian
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New York Times:
Reporters and photographers say the treatment of journalists in recent days reflects an erosion of trust in media that's seeped into law enforcement under Trump — 'I've really never seen anything like this': Reporters and news photographers describe being roughed up, arrested and shot …
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@nytimes, @jotted, @mujmash, @ckummer, @aaschapiro, @hirokotabuchi, @kristoncapps, @billneelynbc, @carloslozadawp, @bcmerchant, @kimmasters, @jksteinberger, @rachelabramsny, @marklittlenews, @johnhendren, @marcatracy, Press Gazette, Los Angeles Times, The Real Deal New York, @studentactivism, @oneunderscore__, @cmclymer, @paulmcleary and Deadline
Adweek:
Adweek has been acquired by Shamrock Capital, an investment firm with ~$1.9 billion of assets in the media, entertainment, and communications sectors — Deal to significantly expand reach of leading media and events company — Shamrock Capital, a Los Angeles-based investment firm …
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Business Wire, Talking Biz News, MediaPost, @mediapost, @griner, @rafat, @media_evan and @adweek
Esther Kezia Thorpe / What's New in Publishing:
The Guardian has expanded testing of its registration wall globally to gather first-party data; unlike the NYT's registration wall, readers can dismiss it — News publisher the Guardian has ramped up tests of its registration wall to its global audience, with growing numbers …
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Digiday
Lindsay Underwood / National Press Club:
18 journalism orgs, including The National Press Club, pen open letter to police to end the use of violence and arrests against journalists covering protests — The following open letter to police nationwide was signed by 18 organizations including: The National Press Club (NPC) …
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@pressclubdc, @jeremylittau, @mccarrennews, @lesliemac, @pressfreedom, @jamilahlemieux, @erinbiba, @brianstelter, @baekdal, @nabj, @rtdna, @mccarrennews, @lindsaymaude, @ona and WebWire
Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
Hundreds of books scheduled for release in the spring and summer are now on track for fall, creating a crowded field alongside ongoing crises and the election — Books scheduled for release this spring and summer are now on track for fall, when authors will be fighting for attention …
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@authorsguild, @pamelapaulnyt, @kimberlyburnspr, @barrypierce and @andrewlavallee
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Russell Brandom / The Verge:
Hachette, Penguin Random House, Wiley, HarperCollins sue Internet Archive, saying its project to let users borrow ebooks scanned from books violates copyrights
Hachette, Penguin Random House, Wiley, HarperCollins sue Internet Archive, saying its project to let users borrow ebooks scanned from books violates copyrights
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New York Times, AAP, Fortune, Beyond Search, @ornithophobix, @nytimesbooks, Protocol, @digitaldutta, @librarythingtim, MediaNama, @verge and @mathewi, more at Techmeme »
Sara Fischer / Axios:
WaPo signs all 30 of McClatchy's local news outlets to its Zeus Performance product, which it says gives sites better performance and ad viewability — The Washington Post has signed all 30 of McClatchy's local news outlets to its Zeus Performance product, a software that gives sites better speed …
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@jarroddicker, @jarroddicker, @dangrover and @jeremybowers
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Bill O'Reilly's No Spin News, which currently airs on YouTube and on his website, will be broadcast twice daily by conservative digital TV network The First — Bill O'Reilly's show, “No Spin News,” which currently airs on his website and across YouTube, will be broadcast twice daily on The First …
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@gretchencarlson and @owillis
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
AT&T says HBO Max will be excused from AT&T's mobile data caps via its “sponsored data” program, while competing services like Netflix and Disney+ will not — Welcome to a world without net neutrality — HBO Max, AT&T's big bet on the future of streaming …
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@reckless, @reckless, @haroldfeld and @loudmouthjulia, more at Techmeme »
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
WGN America's primetime nightly newscast, News Nation, to debut September 1 across Nexstar's ~200 stations, led by Jennifer Lyons with the addition of 130 staff — WGN America has set the anchor team for the nightly three-hour newscast that is coming to the primetime lineup of Nexstar Media Group's cable network as of Sept. 1.
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TVSpy and Multichannel News
Jason Lynch / Adweek:
AMC Networks and The Weather Channel join the OpenAP consortium, an advanced advertising platform encompassing Fox, NBCU, ViacomCBS, and Univision — Advanced advertising platform pulls further ahead of rival Xandr Invest — OpenAP is expanding again. — AMC Networks and The Weather Channel …
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Variety and Multichannel News
Reed Richardson / Mediaite:
NYT faces criticism for print headline “As Chaos Spreads, Trump Vows to ‘End It Now’”, a credulous framing reminiscent of last year's Unity vs. Racism debacle — New York Times print editor Tom Jolly previewed his paper's front page for Tuesday …
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@rasmus_kleis, @dlboardman, @andrewbeatty, Breitbart and @noahshachtman