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12:40 PM ET, June 2, 2020

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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/...
Discussion: @tylergabriel_, Columbia Journalism Review, @aguzmanlopez, @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, Gizmodo, Discourse Blog, @arishapiro, Poynter, @maggienyt, @asymmetricinfo, @pressfreedom, @mattdpearce, @thedailyshow, Slate, Vox, @tedstew, The Verge, @mollyjongfast, @astroehlein, @dangillmor, @uspresstracker, @awgaffney, @paracelsus, @bermudezwrites, @alfonslopeztena, @cjr, @astroehlein, @brespolitico, @uspresstracker, Associated Press, @seanmcarroll, @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 …
Alex Chapman / 7NEWS.com.au:
Prime Minister Scott Morrison calls for an investigation into the unprovoked assault of an Australian journalist and cameraman by police in DC
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 …
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 …
Discussion: 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) …
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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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
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 …
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 …
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.
Discussion: TVSpy and Multichannel News
Reed Richardson / Mediaite:
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 …
Discussion: Multichannel News and Variety
 
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