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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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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.
Discussion:
@kayleighjbarber, BBC, @pwhall, @harperyi and Talking Biz News
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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@connolly_lg and @davidmorton359
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 …
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 …
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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@sarbjitkaur1, @bruce_arthur, @dakglobe, @balkissoon, @gmbutts, @benspurr, @arponbasu, @itsdgc and @angelasterritt
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Twitch is growing as a platform for live music, which is now among its top 15 genres; report: Twitch users watched 27M hours of music in May, up 5X from Jan. — Long an afterthought to YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, Twitch has won over musicians. Now it must deal with their lawyers.
Discussion:
@lucas_shaw, @damianburns, @pakman, @lucas_shaw, @lucas_shaw and @lucas_shaw, more at Techmeme »
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK's Telegraph to stop publishing branded content and shift to long-term partnerships with advertisers; fewer than 100 non-editorial jobs could be cut — The Telegraph is preparing to stop publishing branded content as it responds to the impact of Covid-19 on advertising revenues.
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Cinemark to reopen all theaters by July 17; staff will have their temperature tested and wear masks, which moviegoers will be highly encouraged to wear as well — Editors' Note: Deadline's Reopening Hollywood series focuses on the complicated effort to get the industry back on its feet while ensuring the safety of everyone involved.
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Observer
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 …
Discussion:
Collider and Hollywood Reporter
Kerry Flynn / CNN:
Vice Media launches internal investigation into allegations of toxic workplace behavior at Refinery29 after CNN published an extensive investigation last week — New York (CNN Business)Vice Media Group has launched an internal investigation into allegations of toxic workplace behavior at Refinery29 …
Discussion:
@kerrymflynn, @andreagonram, @kerrymflynn and @kerrymflynn
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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