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Ginia Bellafante / New York Times:
As a reckoning comes for Condé Nast magazines, questions arise on the future of Anna Wintour, who has enshrined values of pedigree and privilege at the company — A reckoning has come to Bon Appétit and the other magazines of Condé Nast. Can a culture built on elitism and exclusion possibly change?
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Edmund Lee / New York Times:
Condé Nast head of video, Matt Duckor, resigns after accusations of bias for his role in deciding who appeared in Bon Appétit videos and racist tweets surface
Condé Nast head of video, Matt Duckor, resigns after accusations of bias for his role in deciding who appeared in Bon Appétit videos and racist tweets surface
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Kerry Flynn / CNN:
Sources: Refinery29, a brand focused on women's empowerment, fostered a toxic workplace at odds with its public image, including pay gaps for women and POC — New York (CNN Business)Amid the protests over the death of George Floyd and larger racial inequalities in the US last week …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Snap says it has reached multiyear deals with Disney, ESPN, NBCUniversal, ViacomCBS, the NBA, and the NFL to expand content on Snapchat's Discover — Condé Nast VP of Video Matt Duckor Is Gone After Pay-Inequity Allegations, Racist and Homophobic Tweets
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Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:
Snapchat redesigns its app with a new action bar and a new Happening Now banner based on a curation of news stories — Snap is unveiling some important changes for Snapchat at its Snap Partner Summit. The navigation has been rethought with a new action bar at the bottom that lets you access Snap Map and Snap Originals in just a tap.
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Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
In an interview, Heath Freeman of Alden Global Capital says he wants to safeguard the news business, while other industry leaders warn against believing him — Ask Heath Freeman why he got into the newspaper business and the explanation is specific and bloodless.
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Brian Heater / TechCrunch:
60 in 6, the 60 Minutes show for Quibi, will premiere Sunday with two episodes and subsequently release new episodes every Monday — After teasing the series' arrival for some months, Quibi is finally ready to launch its take on 60 Minutes for the social media generation.
P. Kim Bui / Collected Notes:
What it's like to be a newsroom leader and a person of color right now, quietly swallowing racism, fake allies, slights, and soul-deep exhaustion — A day in our shoes — You put on two faces, two personalities each morning. And everything you say, everything you do has dual implications.
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Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica:
Internet Archive to close its National Emergency Library, which offers free, unrestricted access to ebooks, on June 16, after lawsuit from four major publishers — Online library asks publishers to “call off their costly assault.” — The Internet Archive has ended its National Emergency Library programs …
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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
Byron Allen and Comcast settle long-running lawsuit; Comcast denies racism allegations but will carry three of Allen's cable channels on its Xfinity packages — Los Angeles media mogul Byron Allen has ended his high-profile legal battle over alleged racism by cable juggernaut Comcast Corp …
MIT News:
MIT ends negotiations with Elsevier for a new journals contract, saying Elsevier was unable to offer a proposal that aligned with open access principles — Institute ends negotiations for a new journals contract in the absence of a proposal aligning with the MIT Framework for Publisher Contracts.
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Reuters:
Sources: Netflix is in talks with Network18, the media unit of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, to establish a multiyear content creation partnership — NEW DELHI (Reuters) - U.S. video streaming company Netflix is in talks with Viacom18, part of the Indian conglomerate Reliance …
Andrew Golis / New York Public Radio:
Memo: Audrey Cooper, who has been editor in chief of the San Francisco Chronicle since 2015, will join WNYC as editor in chief on July 20 — Cooper to Lead All Local WNYC News Efforts — Read more in these notes from WNYC Chief Content Officer Andrew Golis and Audrey Cooper:
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