Mediagazer: 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 (Esther Kezia Thorpe/What's New in Publishing)

12:20 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/...

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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

Discussion: Newser, ABC, Mediaite, TVNewser, news.com.au, NPR, @danicamclellan, @hadas_gold, The Independent and Gizmodo

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 …

Discussion: MediaPost, @mediapost, @rafat, @media_evan, @griner 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 …

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) …

Discussion: @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 …

Discussion: @authorsguild, @pamelapaulnyt, @kimberlyburnspr, @barrypierce and @andrewlavallee

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

Discussion: New York Times, Fortune, @nytimesbooks, AAP, @librarythingtim, Protocol, Beyond Search, @ornithophobix, @digitaldutta, 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 …

Discussion: @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 …

Discussion: @owillis and @gretchencarlson

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 …

Discussion: @rasmus_kleis, @dlboardman, Breitbart, @andrewbeatty and @noahshachtman

Kayleigh Barber / Digiday:

Interview with Josh Raab, National Geographic's Instagram director, on managing the 11th most followed account on the platform with 137M followers — National Geographic's main Instagram account, @NatGeo, is the 11th most followed account on the platform, with 137 million followers at the time of publication.

Discussion: One Man & His Blog

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 …

Discussion: @reckless, @reckless, @haroldfeld and @loudmouthjulia, more at Techmeme »

Paul Farhi / Washington Post:

Interview with Ryan Grim on the Tara Reade story, including some valid criticisms of his work, and why asking if he believes her is the wrong question — The past few weeks haven't been kind to Tara Reade, the woman who has accused former vice president Joe Biden of sexual assault.

Discussion: @ericboehlert, @magi_jay, @sulliview, @eric_alterman and @michaelcdeibert