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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Spotify signs a multiyear deal with Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment to produce and distribute original scripted podcasts centered on the DC universe — Spotify announced two mega podcast deals in the past 24 hours: A deal with Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment to produce a slate of original podcasts …
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Kim Kardashian West reaches a deal with Spotify for a podcast about her work with the Innocence Project, which seeks to clear wrongly convicted people — Show would explore the celebrity's work with the Innocence Project — Kim Kardashian West reached a deal with Spotify Technology SA …
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Kerry Flynn / CNN:
Colin Kaepernick joins Medium's board and will write for Medium publications; Kaepernick Publishing will create stories for Medium about race and civil rights — New York (CNN Business)Colin Kaepernick is expanding his media ambitions. — The athlete-turned-civil-rights- activist …
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The Official Medium Blog, The Wrap, Washington Post, @kaepernickpub, Business Insider, @acsifferlin and TMZ.com
Washington Post:
US DOJ escalates the legal battle against John Bolton, seeking a temporary restraining order blocking publication of his White House memoir — The Justice Department on Wednesday night sought an emergency order from a judge blocking the publication of former national security adviser John …
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James Ball / Columbia Journalism Review:
Micropayments for articles won't work because of economic, philosophical, and logistical reasons, among them is that most pubs are conceived as package deals — It circulates every few weeks on social media, and gets thousands of shares each time—often when a news outlet has announced layoffs or losses.
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Bill Grueskin / Columbia Journalism Review:
When interviewing Trump, Harris Faulkner showed the way for political journalism by being neither antagonistic nor admiring, placing herself into the interview — You learn a lot when journalists pose questions to President Trump. — The insights don't often come from Trump's answers …
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@atrupar, @joyannreid and TVNewser
James Hercher / AdExchanger:
YouTube announces new shoppable video ad unit, with clickable product images that link to the advertising brand's product — Google released a direct response ad format for YouTube on Thursday that will make YouTube ads more shoppable, and more closely integrated with a brand's Google Merchant Center account.
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Amazon is planning to stream four Premier League games for free on Twitch in the UK, starting June 29 — EXCLUSIVE: Amazon is planning to stream live Premier League fixtures for free on Twitch in the UK as it aims to give fans the chance to interact with each other while games are being played.
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CNBC, Engadget and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
Study: more nonprofit newsrooms were launched in 2018-2019 than in any year since 2008-2009; 78 are focused on local news, 10 more than last year — News organizations that have turned to the nonprofit model have often focused on national or investigative news but this year's INN Index …
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@vwpickard, @coreyhutchins, @jesseholcomb, @jesseholcomb and Knight Foundation
Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC:
Facebook and Instagram will allow some US users to turn off political ads starting Wednesday; the feature will roll out to all US users over the next few weeks — - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced the social network will allow its users to turn off seeing political ads.
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Tomi Kilgore / MarketWatch:
Sinclair says it will launch a headline news service in early 2021 focusing on commentary-free content provided by its network of local broadcast stations — Referenced Symbols — Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. SBGI, -3.45% said Wednesday it will be hiring 25 new positions …
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Deadline, The Streamable, PR Newswire and @brianstelter
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
After June 30, when Alden can increase its Tribune stake, Alden could take full control or force a sale or Tribune could sell off its papers separately — Alden Global Capital could take full control or force a sale. The LA Times' owner could play spoiler. Or Tribune's papers could be sold piecemeal.
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@ssdance, @dfmworkers, @poynter, @poynter and @darrendcarroll
Columbia Journalism Review:
CJR and the Tow Center for Digital Journalism launch The Journalism Crisis Project to document and examine the scope of job losses and newsroom cutbacks — For years, we've watched local journalism efforts wither and news deserts form, leaving a growing list of critical stories uncovered.
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@cjr, @kylepope, @lharriswrites and Columbia Journalism Review
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