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Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Memo: AMC reverses course after “immediate outcry” from customers and will require moviegoers to wear masks when the company reopens about 450 theaters July 15 — The country's largest cinema chain came under fierce scrutiny Thursday over comments made by its CEO.
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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
The Daily Mail surpassed The Sun to become the UK's best-selling newspaper in May; Murdoch's Sun had been the best-selling paper for 42 years — Editor Geordie Greig hails ‘historic moment’ after ending tabloid's 42-year reign — After 42 years as the UK's best-selling newspaper, the Sun has lost its title to the Daily Mail.
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Press Gazette, @johngapper, @connolly_lg, @louishenwood, @davidmorton359, @imageplotter, @jimwaterson, @antonyshepherd and @jaheale
Kayleigh Barber / Digiday:
Sixteen former and current staff at Digital Trends share instances of racism, sexism, sexual harassment, and homophobia at the tech publication — On Wednesday, June 10, the entire Digital Trends staff — approximately 130 people — spent three hours in a virtual town hall meeting.
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@real_gaskin, @kayleighjbarber, @pwhall, @harperyi, BBC and Talking Biz News
Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge:
Disney+ has quietly stopped offering new subscribers a free seven-day trial, ahead of its release of the Hamilton Broadway production recording — Pay to be in the room where it happens — Disney Plus has appeared to have quietly stopped offering new subscribers a free seven-day trial …
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Cord Cutters News, NME, Android Authority, What's On Disney Plus, BGR, Decider, Variety, GameSpot, Forbes, Engadget, The Streamable and CNET
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Atlanta's AJC has partnered with United Robots, which generates stories based on large data sets, to produce drafts of real estate articles tailored to ZIP code — To gather information and stories relevant to our readers, AJC editors and reporters for decades have spent time and energy looking …
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@glenngabe, @ndiakopoulos, @ajc and @thibmat17
The Guardian:
Twitter has suspended the account of far-right British commentator Katie Hopkins, who has written for Rebel Media and Mail Online and who had 1.1M+ followers — Rightwing commentator's account was suspended to ‘keep platform safe’ from abuse — The controversial rightwing commentator Katie Hopkins …
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@tvpsychologist, @lomadia, @ostrov_a, @charlieclapham, @nickgriffinbu, @soledadobrien, @benjaminmillar, @chrchristensen, @ajogee, @itsjamesgraham, @aabdenur, @shentonstage, @seanykilleen, @hamishshunter, @sdkstl, @shujarabbani, @theneweuropean, @tomcoates, @chanctonman, @maggienyt, The Independent and New York Post
Randall Roberts / Los Angeles Times:
Since George Floyd's death, Black LA FM radio personalities have interviewed leaders and given over programming blocks for listeners to call in, vent, and share — When radio personality Kurt “Big Boy” Alexander first watched the video of George Floyd's killing, the host of the popular …
Maura Dolan / Los Angeles Times:
Appeals court strikes down a California law that barred sites from disclosing actors' ages, saying it violated First Amendment; IMDb.com had challenged the rule — A federal appeals court on Friday struck down a California law that barred internet sites from disclosing the ages of screen actors.
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Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, The Wrap and Deadline
Ben Smith / @benyt:
Memo: NYT will assemble a diverse advisory council to help develop a diversity and inclusion strategy; newsroom to create its own team to study diversity issues — And @nytimes just emailed staff with plans to create “a more modern news organization that benefits from the wisdom of a larger and far more diverse staff.” https://twitter.com/...
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Julia Alexander / The Verge:
Hulu partners with IMAX to exclusively carry 16 IMAX documentaries in the US, including A Beautiful Planet and Destiny in Space; none will be available in 4K — Approximately 16 titles in total — Hulu is partnering with IMAX to exclusively carry 16 of the technology company's documentaries …
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Seeking Alpha, Engadget, IMAX, Collider and Hollywood Reporter
Denise Balkissoon / Chatelaine:
A former journalist at Canada's Globe and Mail details her experience of racism and failed diversity initiatives amid a wider racial reckoning in Canadian media — Spoiler: it didn't go well. At the end of 2019, I left the Globe and Mail, convinced that no one with real power there was ever …
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@kathrynborel, @sarbjitkaur1, @itsdgc, @bruce_arthur, @gmbutts, @benspurr, @arponbasu, @dakglobe, @angelasterritt and @balkissoon
David Brinkerhoff / USA Today:
The CEO of Gannett's operating company, Paul Bascobert, is leaving; Michael Reed, chairman and CEO of Gannett Co., assumes Bascobert's responsibilities — Gannett Co., on Thursday said that the CEO of its operating company, Paul Bascobert, will leave the company after the board eliminated …
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Business Wire, @apantazi, @jodieemery, @mkenewsguild, @brooklynmarie, @eidietrich, @moorehn, @jrosenbaum, @bdavisaas, @kstackwhitney, Poynter, @lilyalta, @kclarkcollege, Talking Biz News, @justgusmorris, @cgboan, @priscillatotiya, @mattdpearce, @lilyalta, @trevorhughes, @sarahhauer, @lilyalta, @davidfolkenflik, @apantazi, @apantazi, @apantazi, @wolfereports, @davidbauerlein, @apantazi, @apantazi and Poynter
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