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The Daily Beast:
In a staff meeting, James Bennet admits NYT did “invite” Cotton's op-ed as executives take turns apologizing to staff about the senator's column — In a tense staff meeting, the paper admitted to inviting Sen. Cotton to write the “Send in the Troops” column …
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New York Times:
After staff objections and debate, NYT says Sen. Cotton's op-ed fell short of standards; sources: James Bennet said he didn't read the essay before publication — After a staff uproar, The Times says the editing process was “rushed.” Senator Tom Cotton's “Send In the Troops” essay is now under review.
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Marc Tracy / @marcatracy:
NYT spokeswoman: a review made clear that a rushed process led to publishing an op-ed that didn't meet standards; NYT will examine long- and short-term changes — NEW: Times spokeswoman sends mea culpa https://twitter.com/...
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Multiple staffers protested a NYT op-ed by Sen. Tom Cotton calling for the US military to be used against protesters; many said it endangered black NYT staffers
Gabriel Snyder / Columbia Journalism Review:
The core problem with NYT publishing Tom Cotton's op-ed isn't that the arguments are painful or dangerous, but rather that the column was built on lies
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BBC:
BBC names Tim Davie, one of its most senior executives, as the broadcaster's new director general — Tim Davie, one of the BBC's most senior executives, has been named the broadcaster's new director general. — Davie has been promoted from chief executive of BBC Studios …
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Trevor Timm / The Intercept:
US Press Freedom Tracker: 280+ press freedom incidents in the last week and 45 arrests; of 180 assaults, 149 by police; of 67 physical attacks, 42 by police — We are witnessing a truly unprecedented attack on press freedom in the United States, with journalists are being systematically targeted …
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New Republic, @ourrevolution, @trevortimm, @scottnover, @marylandmav and Not the News
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Variety EIC Claudia Eller takes a two-month leave after a tense exchange with a former employee over a post on diversity; Cynthia Littleton to be interim editor — BREAKING: Claudia Eller, editor-in-chief of our sister publication Variety, will take a two month administrative leave after making …
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Variety, American Press Institute, @kerrymflynn, Breitbart, @anoushasakoui, @tnwhiskeywoman, @maxwelltani, @piyasroy and @variety_claudia
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Memo: The Athletic is laying off nearly 8% of staff, or 46 people, and cutting pay with most people being asked to take a 10% cut for the rest of 2020 — The Athletic is laying off nearly 8% of staff, 46 people, according to an internal memo obtained by Axios.
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@alexisohanian:
[Thread] Alexis Ohanian resigns from the Reddit board, urges company to fill his seat with a black candidate, pledges $1M to Kaepernick's Know Your Rights Camp — I've resigned as a member of the reddit board, I have urged them to fill my seat with a black candidate, + I will use future gains on my Reddit stock to serve the black community, chiefly to curb racial hate, and I'm starting with a pledge of $1M to @kaepernick7's @yourrightscamp
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@ekp, New York Times, The Verge, TechCrunch, Variety, Axios, ZDNet, Fortune, The Daily Dot, Glamour, The Week, Alexis Ohanian Sr., Business Insider, Rolling Stone, @alexisohanian, @alexisohanian, @amandamgoetz, @slpng_giants, @jolieodell, @tonyromm, @catvalente, @hragv, @merv, @oneunderscore__, @steven_mckie and @dylanbyers, more at Techmeme »
Jeanine Poggi / Ad Age:
Disney to launch Disney Hulu XP, which will allow advertisers to make one buy across its entire digital portfolio and curb how often users see the same ads — The Mouse House's upfront pitch includes products that streamline digital ad buying — This will be the first upfront selling season …
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Radio & Television …, Digiday and Variety
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Sensor Tower and Apptopia say Twitter broke download records this week with 40M US DAUs on Thursday, as users turned to it for unfiltered, breaking news — Civil unrest due to the nationwide George Floyd protests drove Twitter to see a record number of new installs this week …
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Mashable, Reshare, 9to5Mac, @stephenhunton and @mattnavarra, more at Techmeme »
The Information:
Media Matters is considering sending a letter urging advertisers to rethink spending on Facebook after Mark Zuckerberg's choice to leave up a Trump post — Media Matters for America, the liberal media watchdog best known for getting advertisers to pull their spots from Fox News, has its eye on a new target: Facebook.
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Tribune Publishing Company:
Tribune Q1: $216.5 in revenue, down 11.5% YoY; ad revenue down 20.6% YoY, or $20M; circulation rev fell 3.1% YoY, or $2.9M; digital subs rose 30.7% YoY to 370K — Digital content revenues and subscribers increase more than 30% year-over-year — Tribune Publishing Company (NASDAQ: TPCO) …
John Eggerton / Multichannel News:
Three Democratic senators pen letter to AT&T CEO about exempting HBO Max from data caps, saying it runs counter to AT&T's “stated support” for an open internet — Call it potential net neutrality violation — Some prominent Democratic senators are pressing AT&T …
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