Top News:
Nicole Asbury / Poynter:
The AP updates its style to now capitalize “Black” when used in a racial, ethnic, or cultural sense for people who identify as Black — 'For all the newsrooms waiting on AP to set the example, there's no excuse' — The Associated Press announced Friday afternoon it's changing …
Discussion:
@apstylebook, The Definitive Source, On the Edge, The Hill, Associated Press, The Wrap, Mediaite and Washington Post
Aaron Mackey / Electronic Frontier Foundation:
Proposals by Sen. Hawley and the DOJ to amend Section 230 protections would violate the First Amendment and bury tech platforms in legal cost and liability risk — Whether we know it or not, all Internet users rely on multiple online services to connect, engage, and express themselves online.
Discussion:
@senatorloeffler, @eff, @roshan_rinaldi, @davidafrench, @daviduberti, @mathewi, @eff, @eff, @kevinmkruse, Techdirt and Reason, more at Techmeme »
Delia Cai / Deez Links:
Q&A with Poynter's training and diversity director on newsrooms focusing on internal diversity, the role of professional organizations like AAJA, and more — This week's interview is with Doris Truong, Poynter's director of training and diversity — AKA, the person you should be calling …
Discussion:
@niemanlab and @delia_cai
RELATED:
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
Discussion:
NPR, @mamjahid, Washington Post, @nicdawes, @jayrosen_nyu, @_sallyho, @docjamesw, Associated Press, American Press Institute, @dpaqreport, @elviadiaz1, @jayrosen_nyu, @erinbiba, @mariealbiges, Axios, @froomkin, @jessesingal, @dangainor, @bgrueskin, @conceptualjames, @rbpundit, @marcosbreton, @ishaantharoor, @curtmills, @hshaban, @tammieetc, @rebel19, @jackmurphylive, @gabemschneider, @hshaban, Digiday, Poynter and @benyt
Spencer Hsu / Washington Post:
Federal judge rejects DOJ's emergency request to block the publication of John Bolton's White House memoir The Room Where It Happened — A federal judge Saturday rejected the Justice Department's emergency request to block publication of John Bolton's White House memoir …
Discussion:
@realdonaldtrump, @hsu_spencer, New York Times, @charlie_savage, @clevelanddotcom, @neal_katyal, @kylegriffin1, @jameeljaffer, @buzz, @ronwaxman, Slate, Mediaite and Rolling Stone
Maureen Ryan / Vanity Fair:
Assistants working for Sony, NBCU, and Warner Bros. say their pay has dropped by at least a third as they've come under pressure to underreport overtime hours — The industry talks a good game about inclusion, but people from marginalized communities are often the most vulnerable.
Discussion:
@alexblagg, @jkeimachtv, @scullymike, @popkiller, @jacksonbrittsny, @jordan_harper, @moryan, @martinoxon, @stefanialp86 and @alannabennett
Charlotte Alfred / Nieman Reports:
Nonprofits are helping European media institutions address their diversity problems by matching refugee journalists from conflict countries with news outlets — “Diversity is not about political correctness, it's about the quality of media” — It all began with a Facebook post in early 2016.
Discussion:
@niemanreports, @ifjglobal, @_felixsimon_, @niemanfdn, @niemanreports, @niemanfdn, @niemanfdn, @airwars, @tarekkhello and @jamesgeary
Alexander Russo / Poynter:
The journalists who cover education generally fail to reflect the diversity of the students and communities they cover, but some outlets have improved numbers — Last summer, education reporter Jenny Abamu left WAMU, the Washington, DC-area NPR station, after only about a year on the job.
Discussion:
@poynter, @poynter, @alexanderrusso and @alexanderrusso
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 …
Discussion:
NME, Cord Cutters News, GameSpot, What's On Disney Plus, Android Authority, Decider, BGR, Variety, Engadget, CNET, The Streamable and CNET
RELATED:
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 …
Discussion:
@glenngabe, @glenngabe, @ndiakopoulos, @ajc and @thibmat17
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.
Discussion:
Deadline, Variety, NME, @thr, @harrymccracken, @popcrave, @scottfeinberg, NBC News, @charliegilenbc, @speechboy71, @theryanparker, @sruhle, @gracerandolph, @brian_tallerico, Bloomberg, @davidfrum, @davidfrum, @davidfrum, GameSpot, @mrbrown, @symonedsanders, Mediaite, The Playlist and Variety
Ann-Marie Alcántara / Wall Street Journal:
As BuzzFeed and other publishers experiment with texting to deliver news to readers, the immediate return on investment remains unclear — Media companies experiment with a different type of reader experience — When BuzzFeed News journalist Mat Honan began texting readers …
Discussion:
@itstheannmarie
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.
Discussion:
Press Gazette, @johngapper, @jamesrbuk, @jimwaterson, @antonyshepherd, @louishenwood, @imageplotter, @jaheale, @connolly_lg and @davidmorton359
Helsinki Bureau Chief — 
Audience Editor, Seoul — 
Newsletter Editor, VA — 
Supreme Court Reporter, DC — 
Lead Digital Editor, NV — 
Senior Editor - Politics, GA — 
Breaking News Editor, Hong Kong — 
HS Sports Video Reporter, MN — 
Executive Editor/VP, TX — 
General Assignment Reporter, NV — 
Asst. Managing Ed. - Digital, NY — 
Host - All Things Considered, MN — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Digital Engagement Ed., CA — 
Breaking News/Editor, RI — 
Criminal Law Reporter, Remote US — 
Baton Rouge Business Reporter, LA — 
General Assignment Reporter — 
Ann Arbor Reporter, MI — 
Junior Audience Editor - US Based — 
Sports Reporter - Oshkosh, WI — 
Immigration Reporter, CA — 
Executive Editor, NY — 
Investigative Reporter, NC — 
Freelance Journalists, CO — 
Reporter - OpenAI, CA — 
Business & Development Reporter, MI — 
News Reporter, CA — 
Editor-in-Chief - Austin Local, TX — 
Weekend Editor, Remote US — 
Digital Director, NY or London — 
Real Estate Editor, MA — 
News Editor, NY — 
