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8:40 AM ET, June 23, 2020

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Adam Tamburin / The Tennessean:
The Tennessean and parent company Gannett have fired an ad manager after the paper ran an anti-Muslim ad and will donate ad proceeds to a Muslim advocacy group  —  The Tennessean and its parent company Gannett announced on Monday that an advertising manager was fired after the news organization published an anti-Muslim advertisement.
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Hayley Miller / HuffPost:
The Tennessean says it is launching an investigation into how a full-page anti-Muslim ad by a Christian doomsday cult was published in its Sunday print edition  —  The Tennessean said it's investigating how a full-page, anti-Muslim ad was published.  —  The Tennessean ― …
Noam Scheiber / New York Times:
After staff complained about the lack of diversity on The Ringer's dozens of podcasts, Bill Simmons says “It's a business. This isn't Open Mic Night.”  —  A podcast episode on the recent protests increased staff complaints concerning the lack of diversity at his digital outlet, The Ringer.
Graham Vyse / Washington Post:
Along with huge proposed budget cuts, military newspaper Stars and Stripes faces a Pentagon restricting journalistic access more than under previous presidents  —  By mid-March, coronavirus response efforts were underway worldwide.  President Trump had declared a national emergency.  France was in lockdown.
Max Cohen / Politico:
During a press call meant to highlight press freedom on Monday, the State Dept. muted the phone line of a Reuters reporter after he asked about Bolton's book  —  The State Department's top spokeswoman on Monday muted the line of a reporter asking about John Bolton's book during a briefing extolling press freedom.
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
OAN's controversial stories and onerous contract terms may put off big pay-TV providers; sources say its DirecTV deal may end in 2021, though OAN disputes that  —  - Controversial stories may put off Comcast, Charter and Dish  — For now, DirecTV is the network's biggest distributor
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft says it is closing its Mixer live streaming service on July 22 and plans to move existing partners over to Facebook Gaming starting today  —  It's a strategic move for the future of xCloud  —  Microsoft is closing its Mixer service on July 22nd and plans to move existing partners over to Facebook Gaming.
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Hulu announces a new offer-focused ad unit called GatewayGo, with an option to send offers to a user's phone or tablet via push notification, email, or QR code  —  Hulu is unveiling a new ad unit today, which it's calling GatewayGo.  The idea is to give viewers a way to directly interact …
Discussion: Adweek, Variety, @adweek and Ad Age
Wall Street Journal:
Profile of NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell, as he overhauls its TV operations and works to expand its streaming audience while navigating the pandemic  —  The new chief wants to shake up the entertainment giant as quickly as possible, throwing out old conventions.  The pandemic is giving him license to do it.
Josef Adalian / Vulture:
NBCUniversal is removing four episodes of 30 Rock that featured characters in blackface from streaming and syndication at the request of the show's co-creators  —  Four episodes of 30 Rock, including two featuring Jane Krakowski's Jenna character in blackface, are being removed …
Reuters:
US will treat four Chinese media outlets as foreign missions, alleging they are state-controlled, after five Chinese outlets were similarly designated in Feb.  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Monday it will start treating four major Chinese media outlets as foreign embassies …
Arab News:
Arab News will launch a new digital French edition on July 14, its third international edition after Pakistan and Japan  —  PARIS: Arab News, the Middle East's leading English-language daily, is to launch a new digital French edition: Arab News en Français.
 
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A.J. Katz / TVNewser:
After three months away, CBS This Morning and Fox & Friends returned to their studios in NYC
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Four authors resign from JK Rowling's literary agency after accusing it of declining to issue a public statement in support for transgender rights
Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:
eMarketer says Google's US ad revenue will decline in 2020 for the first time since it started tracking it in 2008, due to a reliance on travel industry ads