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Rick Porter / Hollywood Reporter:
ViacomCBS' Paramount Network pulls the plug on the long-running TV show Cops after protests over the death of George Floyd; old episodes still air on Pluto TV — The move follows the ViacomCBS cable network's decision to pull episodes of the show in the wake of protests against police brutality.
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Abid Rahman / Hollywood Reporter:
HBO Max temporarily pulls Gone With the Wind, the American classic considered controversial for its depiction of Black people and its positive view of slavery — The 1939 film has long been considered controversial for its depiction of Black people and its positive view of slavery.
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Rachel Abrams / New York Times:
Hearst Magazines names Samira Nasr as the next editor of the US edition of Harper's Bazaar, the first woman of color to hold the top job at the 153-year-old pub — Samira Nasr, a former Vanity Fair fashion director, is leaving Condé Nast to take a key job at Hearst Magazines.
Wendi C. Thomas / MLK50:
Journalist and MLK50 founder Wendi C. Thomas on finding out she was being monitored by Memphis PD, likely because her sources were organizers and activists — Wendi C. Thomas is on a long list of prominent black journalists and activists who have been surveilled by police over decades.
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Dennis Publishing has begun a redundancy consultation process with 122 of its approximately 480 UK staff; Dennis' 133 US staff are not affected — Exclusive: owner of magazines including The Week and Viz badly hit by Covid-19 crisis — The owner of dozens of magazines including The Week …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
In conservative media's alternative universe, rioters are still prowling America's biggest cities, Minneapolis is still burning, and the unrest is getting worse — New York (CNN Business)A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here.
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Marc Tracy / New York Times:
WSJ reassigns Gerard Baker, an editor at large, to opinion page after staff union complains about his column on race and tweets violating social media policy — After a letter of protest from the newspaper's union, Gerard Baker, now an editor at large, was reassigned to the opinion department.
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@nytmedia and @mlcalderone
Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap:
At a Condé Nast town hall, CEO Roger Lynch claims ignorance of diversity and pay issues and says the company plans to conduct internal studies of these matters — A Conde Nast company-wide town hall on Tuesday about diversity and pay equity drew skepticism and scorn from former employees.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Bon Appétit editor alleges only white editors have been paid for video appearances; a Condé Nast representative denied the allegation
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Sara Nathan / Page Six:
In a note to staff last Thursday, Anna Wintour admits that Vogue has been “hurtful and intolerant”, and not done enough to promote black staff and designers — Anna Wintour has admitted that Vogue has been “hurtful and intolerant” — and not done enough to promote black staff and designers.
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@soledadobrien, @celesteheadlee and @amandamull
Greg Dool / Folio:
Bimonthly California Sunday Magazine, which is owned by Pop-Up Magazine Productions, shuts down its print edition — After six years and 40 issues, The California Sunday Magazine is saying goodbye to print. The bimonthly title produced by parent company Pop-Up Magazine Productions …
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Nicholas Quah / Nieman Lab:
Broccoli Content's Equality in Audio Pact pushes podcast companies to hire minorities on projects unrelated to their identity, release race pay gap data, more — Welcome to Hot Pod, a newsletter about podcasts. This is issue 261, dated June 9, 2020. — The last pandemic watch, for now.
David Shepardson / Reuters:
In letter, four GOP senators ask the FCC to review Section 230 and “clearly define the criteria for which companies can receive protections under the statute” — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four Republican senators on Tuesday urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) …
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Kerry Flynn / CNN:
Profile of Her Campus Media, which relies on unpaid contributors and had bought 3 competitors in 2019, as it adjusts to the pandemic and a focus on inclusivity — New York (CNN Business)Her Campus Media was planning for a massive year of growth. After acquiring three competitors …
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