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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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Kristen Hare / Poynter:
Google News Initiative, Local Media Consortium, and the Local Media Association launch Support Local News, a $15M ad campaign in North America — The campaign is in partnership with the Local Media Consortium and Local Media Association — Local newsrooms hurt by the shutdown of the economy …
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The Keyword, Adweek, Local Media Association, @jeffweineros, PR Newswire, @pat_garofalo, @niemanlab, @rasmus_kleis and Support Local News
David Roberts / Vox:
To defend values like respect for accuracy and shared facts, media cannot remain neutral when those values are under threat from racialized authoritarianism — It cannot remain neutral when those values are under threat from racialized authoritarianism. — Last week, the New York Times …
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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 — Company to conduct “internal studies” about diversity and pay, CEO Ross Lynch said during Tuesday town hall
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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
Bon Appétit editor alleges only white editors have been paid for video appearances; a Condé Nast representative denied the allegation
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Marina Fang / HuffPost:
Bon Appétit EIC Adam Rapoport says he is stepping down after a photo of him in brown face surfaced causing an uproar from staffers
Bon Appétit EIC Adam Rapoport says he is stepping down after a photo of him in brown face surfaced causing an uproar from staffers
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
MSN's AI editor confused a mixed-race member of the band Little Mix with another and staff were told to delete articles about the mix-up should the AI find them — Firm's plan to replace editors with AI backfires after wrong image of musician is published — Microsoft's decision …
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New York Times:
Authors compare their book advances using #PublishingPaidMe hashtag, exposing racial pay inequality in the industry, as major publishers address concerns raised — A viral hashtag encouraged black and nonblack book authors to compare their pay. Publishers pledged to improve their diversity efforts.
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Vulture, The Guardian, @wajahatali, @sopandeb, @jesslbergman, @jenngivhan, @andrewlavallee, NBC News, The Guardian, Publishers Weekly, Bookninja and bookforum.com
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Flipboard expands its local news feature from 23 to 50 US and Canadian metropolitan areas and now allows users to personalize their feeds by choosing sub-topics — In January, personalized news app Flipboard announced it was expanding into local news. From the new “Local” tab in the app …
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New York Times:
Company memo: Axios CEO Jim VandeHei says he supports employees' right to march, and Axios would cover bail and assist in medical bills for any staff doing so — In a company memo, the chief executive of the politics news site said he supported staff members' right to march …
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Zoe Williams / British Vogue:
Profile of Roula Khalaf, the Financial Times' first female editor, who believes that “capitalism needs a reset” and her plans for the newspaper — Roula Khalaf enters her office dressed for a war zone and an invitation to Chequers, all on the same day.
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@financialtimes, @khalafroula and @petervanham
Ben Strauss / Washington Post:
ESPN, which has sought to project an apolitical image, has thrown its full capacity into covering the George Floyd protests, through a sports lens and beyond — “SportsCenter” host Michael Eaves arrived at ESPN's campus in Bristol, Conn., on the evening of May 30 with a heavy heart.
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@icehockeystick, @jared_wade, @justintinsley, @jimmiller, @scottnover and @benjstrauss
Maddy Crowell / VQR Online:
Profile of Caravan, a small but influential Indian magazine whose political investigations make it a target of Modi's Hindu nationalists — The offices of Caravan, a small but influential Indian monthly magazine, are housed on the third floor of a Soviet-style building in New Delhi.
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@vidyakrishnan, @vqr and @aldaily
Sally Davidow / The NewsGuild - CWA:
At shareholder meeting, Gannett investors reject proposal to prepare an annual “internal audit” measuring staffing growth, diversity, impact of journalism — June 8, 2020 - Gannett shareholders rejected a proposal calling on the company to produce an annual report on its commitment to journalism on Monday.
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