Top News:
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Sources: WaPo's top editor Martin Baron intervened to kill a story by Bob Woodward that would have outed Brett Kavanaugh as a source in one of Woodward's books — The ultimate old-school editor is grappling with a moment of cultural reckoning. — Almost anyone who works in The Washington Post newsroom …
Discussion:
Law & Crime, @jbarro, @jayrosen_nyu, @dabeard, @lam_barrett, @annehelen, @brianefallon, @adamwren, @jkbjournalist, @maxasteele, @lauraclawson, @aaschapiro, @mattyglesias, @benyt and @wesleylowery
Brian Fung / CNN:
With top 100 brands contributing only an estimated 6% of Facebook's revenue and Zuckerberg's voting control over the company, ad boycott's impact may be limited — (CNN)For years, Facebook (FB) has been viewed as one of the only truly indispensable digital advertising platforms for big …
Discussion:
CNBC, Bloomberg, Business Insider, RAPPLER, NBC News and @cnn, more at Techmeme »
RELATED:
Mark Zuckerberg:
Zuckerberg says Facebook will now label content that violates its rules but was left up because it was deemed newsworthy and of public interest — Three weeks ago, I committed to reviewing our policies ahead of the 2020 elections. That work is ongoing, but today I want to share some new policies …
Discussion:
@alexeheath, @davidakaye, @zefrank, @dunstanhope, @alexeheath, @mikeisaac, New York Times, @cobrapost, @jason_kint, Associated Press, @teroterotero, Breitbart, MediaPost, CNN, @deaneckles, @beccalew, @yaeleisenstat, The Week, Observer, @evelyndouek, @dellcam, @mosseri, @kreissdaniel, @hshaban, @jayrosen_nyu, @stephenlweiss, @andymstone, @donie, @chrisinsilico, @richlightshed, @slpng_giants, @vruba, @northmantrader, @willoremus, @mattzeitlin, @mikeisaac, @jolingkent, @donie, @juliewestfall, @gavinsblog, @mccarthyryanj, @jesselehrich, @anniegaus, @donie, Politico and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Riya Bhattacharjee / CNBC:
Coca-Cola to pause paid ads on all social media platforms globally for at least 30 days to reassess its ad policies, but isn't joining the official boycott
Wall Street Journal:
Unilever to halt US advertising on Facebook and Twitter at least until 2021, citing hate speech and divisive content; Verizon is suspending Facebook ads in July
Discussion:
NBC News, @shannoncoulter, @lilithsaintcrow, Ad Age, @unilever, Unilever USA, @jason_kint, @karaswisher, @jason, @azeem, MediaPost, @frankpallone, The Verge, @alexisohanian, Axios, @darrenpjones, @swodinsky, Mashable, @samsabin923, Popular Information, @umairh, Business Insider, @justglew, @slpng_giants, @carolecadwalla, @benandjerrys, @slpng_giants, @repcleaver, @profcarroll, @delphine_dg, @yvonnebajela, @neshasagenda, @joshsternberg, @dylanbyers, @georgeslefo, @lpolgreen, @eiffeltyler, @caylenb, @blackamazon, @adamparkhomenko, @markos, @s_m_i, @millie, @firefox, @dylanbyers, @cwarzel, @obrien, @ginnymarvin, @voiceofd, @johnbattelle, @chrisinsilico, @jeffjarvis, @jgreenblattadl, Politico, Washington Post, CNBC, @colmogorman, @jason_kint and Adweek, more at Techmeme »
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Writer and podcast host Derek Hunter leaves The Daily Caller after Jack Abramoff's indictment suggested Hunter was paid to promote AML Bitcoin; Hunter denies it — FALLOUT — A writer for the conservative Daily Caller resigned from the site this weekend after being implicated …
Discussion:
@gpingersoll, @willsommer, @andybcampbell, @pesachlattin, @jerryiannelli, @forrest4trees, @joanwalsh, @slpng_giants, @carolyndunncbc and @benyt
RELATED:
Rick Porter / Hollywood Reporter:
Animated TV shows are shifting in their use of white actors to voice characters of color, as producers of The Simpsons say they'll recast non-white characters — The two long-running Fox shows join the likes of Netflix's ‘Big Mouth’ and Apple's ‘Central Park’ in making their casts more representative of what's on screen.
Discussion:
@mikehenrybro, Variety, Always Be Watching, @thr, @oloni, @oloni, NME, @eugenedaniels2, @thr, Sky News, New York Daily News, HuffPost, Comic Book Movie, CNET, The Hill, NBC News, CBS News, CNN, Newser, BBC, @garcelleb, @lalistapodcast, @harikondabolu, Gizmodo, /Film, The Independent, Vanity Fair, BuzzFeed News, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The A.V. Club, Axios, Mashable, Mediaite, The Wrap, Deadline, NME, New York Times, UPROXX, Rolling Stone and Radio Times
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Studies now give devastating weight to the argument that Fox News and others lulled their audiences into not taking COVID-19 seriously in the crucial early days — It's another one of those Trump Era realities best described as unsurprising but nevertheless shocking.
Discussion:
@rwindrem, Lefsetz Letter, @slpng_giants, @patbagley, @soledadobrien, @redsteeze, @yaeltabouhalkah, @sulliview, Unprecedented and @jswatz
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News are in talks to coordinate pool coverage in an effort to reduce the number of employees they send to both parties' conventions — CNN, MSNBC, Fox News in talks to coordinate pool coverage to reduce number of journalists in potentially infectious areas
Discussion:
@emarvelous, The Hill, @benmullin and @benmullin
Andy Greenberg / Ars Technica:
DDoSecrets takes a different tack than WikiLeaks by publishing Russian docs, labeling docs from state-sponsored hackers, avoiding a cult of personality, more — DDoSecrets was banned from Twitter after releasing hacked law enforcement files. — For the past year, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange …
Discussion:
Wired
Rebecca Heilweil / Vox:
Despite Facebook's ban of Natural News, it continues to spread misinformation on the platform via a network of sites that only get removed after spammy behavior — Facebook has banned this conspiracy site twice. But its content can still sneak back on. — It's been a year since Facebook deleted …
Discussion:
@kpmannion, @ritholtz, @dfrlab, @firstdraftnews and @voxdotcom
Mark Schoofs / BuzzFeed News:
BuzzFeed News apologizes after finding at least 11 published articles with passages plagiarized from other news orgs; articles are now correctly attributed — BuzzFeed News has found that the following articles do not meet our editorial standards, as laid out in our standards and ethics guidelines.
Discussion:
@jillkrajewski, @therealbradbabs, @oneunderscore__, @aleksnotalex, @swodinsky, @timmarchman, @rdmurphy, @andrewfeinberg, @mizzousundevil, @ashleyyspencer, @kerrymflynn, @oliverdarcy, @scottnover, @nkulw, @iainthomson, @adriana_lacy, @benmullin, @craigsilverman, @benmullin, The Desk, New York Post and Fox News
RELATED:
Emily Alford / Jezebel:
Former female staff at Latin music and culture site Remezcla say that under CEO Andrew Herrera, the workplace was toxic, chaotic, and unstructured — In 2006, when Facebook was still relegated to college campuses and Buzzfeed had yet to publish its first quiz, three twenty-somethings interested …
Julia Alexander / The Verge:
A look at Netflix's long-term content strategy, which is enabling the company to launch 59 new original shows in July, despite the global pandemic — The streamer has nearly 60 original titles landing in July alone — Netflix is set to introduce 59 new original things in July …
Discussion:
@sachinrekhi, @sub8u and @efeng
Jenna Chandler / Curbed LA:
Curbed ceases production on LA and SF sites and says new stories will appear on Curbed.com; Los Angeles and San Francisco newsletters will continue — It's not good-bye — we're moving to a new home. — Dear readers, hate-readers, and vicious commenters, — Googie. “Greenmailing.” NIMBYs.
Nathan Bomey / USA Today:
Poynter's media literacy initiative Mediawise is launching a campaign to equip people over 50 with skills to navigate misinformation with funding from Facebook — They're calling it an “infodemic.” — The intersection of misinformation and the coronavirus pandemic is a serious risk …
Discussion:
@lisatozzi and @joann_jenkins
India Reporter, New Delhi — 
China Markets Correspondent, Shanghai — 
Senior Assignment Editor, DC — 
Stocks Reporter, Tokyo — 
Senior Correspondent - Wealth, NY — 
Reporter - Ottawa Bureau — 
Research Director, CA — 
Editorial Writer, TX — 
Presque Island Reporter, ME — 
Audience Editor, MN — 
Contributing Parks Ed. - SW, CA — 
AI Content Editor, WA — 
Legislative Reporter, TN — 
Elon Musk Reporter, NY or CA — 
Government & Politics Editor, WA — 
Business & GA Reporter. VT — 
Lead Digital Editor, OK — 
Energy Reporter, TX — 
Senior Reporter, SC — 
Trade & Climate Correspondent, DC — 
Reporter, WI — 
Copy Editor, OR — 
Content Director/Chief Editor, GA — 
Breaking News Reporter, NV — 
Fearless Reporter/Producer, IA — 
Deputy Editor, FL — 
Editor, Remote US — 
City Reporter, WA — 
Executive Editor, OR — 
Education & Budget Reporter, CA — 
Senior Writer/Editor, FL — 
Scientific Editor, TX — 
Media Editor, Remote — 
