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@niemanlab:
A thread collecting tweets by journalists of color speaking about racism and discrimination they faced while working in newsrooms — Over the last week, journalists of color have been talking about the racism and discrimination they've faced while working in newsrooms. Their experiences show that that racism in news media is institutionalized. We're collecting their tweets here (THREAD).
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Nieman Lab, @alwaysalejandra, @by_justin, @monachalabi, @meena_thiru, @cande313, @anupkaphle, @zainaerhaim, @laurahazardowen and @tahtone
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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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@kimbui, @leezeltanglao, @niketa, @paigeosburn, @mahnoorie, @bydavidsingh, @acarvin, @mthomps, @emmacarew, @elaheizadi, @neeeda, @emmacarew, @saleemkhan, @florangela, @nikkiusher, @nicolelzhu, @raju, @mathewi, @jeffjarvis, @sdkstl, @kimbui, @sisiwei, @walldo, @losowsky and @amzam
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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Vox, @maxwellstrachan, @kerrymflynn, @maxwelltani, @margareteby, @amelia_faith, @jillkrajewski, @amelia_faith, @alyssavingan, @iramfali, @badfatblackgirl, @devakshav, @conniewang, @rgay, @r29union, @amelia_faith, @anastasiakeeley, @hiishaydenthere, @amelia_faith, @saraqdavid, @michellelegro, @kantrowitz, @winonasrider, @lisahopeking, @a_w_gordon, @mcwm, @saraqdavid, @rebel19, @andreagonram, @itstheannmarie, @andreagonram, @andreagonram, @andreagonram, @sal19, @andreagonram, @saba_h, @andreagonram, @rachelcharlenel, @anhaiphung, @kimberlanded, @kimberlanded, @kimberlanded, @frankpallotta, @joshsternberg, @amandamull, @thegarance, @heatherbarmore, @heyydnae, @rfmb, @nnekaxoxo, @andreagonram, @priyadesai, @mf_greatest, @karenattiah and @rebexxxxa
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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Mediaite, The Business of Fashion, The Media Nut, @chrisecrowley, @andrewlavallee, @thessaly, @rar, @clarajeffery, @nkvenugopal, @dodaistewart, @jessicagolds, @alyssavingan, @sewellchan, @yoshita_singh, @markwby, @juliarubin, @amyalex63, @ericmgarcia, @taffyakner, The Independent, Associated Press, The Daily Dot, Business Insider, Vox, Variety and Deadline
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.
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TVNewser, Variety and @convergencetr
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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New York Times, Publishers Weekly, Gizmodo, @jenny_trout, @lr_lam, @jgarzik, @michael_deforge, @jamespopstar and Engadget, more at Techmeme »
Mary Emily O'Hara / Adweek:
BET to launch $25M Content for Change campaign on June 19, partnering with civil rights groups to create short-form programming around racial justice — Through Content for Change, it's partnering with civil rights groups on its platforms — BET, a subsidiary of ViacomCBS …
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Multichannel News, Variety and bet.com
Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
Twitch says it plans to scan clips of livestreams to automatically delete those that include copyrighted music in the next months, without penalizing streamers — Streamers won't be penalized — Twitch plans to start automatically scanning clips of live streams for copyrighted music following …
BBC:
Emily Sheffield named editor of the Evening Standard, replacing George Osborne who will become editor-in-chief — Former chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne is to stand down from his role as editor of London's Evening Standard newspaper. — Osborne took on the job in March 2017 …
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@amolrajan, The Guardian, @emilysheffield, Telegraph, @george_osborne, @george_osborne and @mrevgenylebedev
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 …
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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New York Times, @russcp and @jason_kint, more at Techmeme »
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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
Snapchat redesigns its app with a new action bar and a new Happening Now banner based on a curation of news stories
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The Streamable, Axios, The Cereal Intern, @sarafischer, @internetryan, Ad Age, MediaPost, VentureBeat, Variety and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
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 …