Top News:


Facebook will change its News Feed algorithm to prioritize news stories with original reporting and demote ones that are not transparent about their authors — Beginning today, Facebook will be updating the way news stories are ranked in its News Feed to prioritize original reporting, executives tell Axios.
Discussion:
MediaPost, About Facebook, TechCrunch, The Independent, Engadget, @kantrowitz, @mikeisaac, @marklittlenews, @jason_kint, @wongmjane, @gavinsblog, @kerrymflynn, @badnetworker, @imbadatlife, @jbillinson, @markgongloff, @davegershgorn, @sarafischer, @jordanzakarin, @curtwoodward and @pphericrussell, more at Techmeme »


YouTube TV is raising its monthly rate to $64.99, due to “the rising cost of content”, from $49; ViacomCBS channels are becoming available on the service today — Back in April of last year, YouTube TV raised its monthly fee to $49. The cord-cutting subscription will soon cost $64.99 for all.
Discussion:
YouTube Blog, The Streamable, @youtubetv, Awful Announcing, Deadline, The Wrap, @kgustafson, @mharrisonair, @cwilliamson44, @lavendricks, @youtubetv, @youtubetv and @richlightshed


New York judge issues a temporary restraining order halting publication of Mary Trump's book and orders her and Simon & Schuster to appear in court July 10 — Mary Trump's upcoming, explosive tell-all about the president has hit a temporary setback as a judge grants Robert Trump a Temporary Restraining Order to halt publication.
Discussion:
CNBC, @brianstelter, @brianstelter, Raw Story, @santucci, @lachcartwright, @eriqgardner and Boing Boing


Rappler's Maria Ressa and Reynaldo Santos file a motion for reconsideration in their cyber libel case, citing 13 errors by the judge and accusing her of malice — (UPDATED) 'The court's role in the trial is to determine malice, not make malicious statements.
Discussion:
@mariaressa


Sell-side ad tech company Rubicon Project, which merged with Telaria in April, rebrands as Magnite — New branding unveiled three months after official union — Rubicon Project has rebranded as Magnite, as the sell-side ad-tech company aims to convince investors that it is more than the sum …
Discussion:
AdExchanger


Survey of 58 WFA members, who are responsible for $90B+ of ad spending worldwide, finds ~33% will suspend or are likely to suspend spending on social media — Study reveals extent of revolt against Facebook and Twitter over hate speech — Almost a third of the world's biggest brands …
Discussion:
The Guardian, The Verge, @financialtimes and Axios, more at Techmeme »
RELATED:

Memo: Microsoft suspended its ads on Facebook and Instagram in the US in May and has since expanded the pause globally, over concerns of “inappropriate content”
Discussion:
The Independent, Ad Age, The Verge, Bloomberg, MediaPost, MediaNama, @b_fung, Softpedia News, @jamestitcomb, @kurtwagner8, @inafried, @carlquintanilla, @pbandjaimie, @kerrymflynn, Stop Hate for Profit, Beyond Search, Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap, Business Insider, Digital Trends and Neowin, more at Techmeme »


Netflix says it will put 2% of its cash holdings, currently ~$100M, toward financial institutions and organizations dedicated to helping Black communities — - Netflix announced plans to start putting 2% of its cash holdings into financial institutions and organizations to “directly support Black communities in the U.S.”
Discussion:
Netflix Media Center, Breitbart, The Wrap, The Verge, Silicon Valley Business … and @jyarow, more at Techmeme »


Betsy Rothstein, a Washington, DC, media gossip columnist who worked at The Hill, Fishbowl DC, and then The Daily Caller, has died of cancer — I don't know what I expected Betsy Rothstein to look like, but I guess I wasn't expecting a woman who made her living filleting media personalities …
Discussion:
The Daily Caller, @wesleylowery, @peterbakernyt, Fox News, @montel_williams, @jimlaporta, @maryvought, @dhookstead, @joeconchatv, @chrisrbarron, @iamsophianelson, @richiemcginniss, @chrisrbarron, @michaeltaube, @iamsophianelson, @thebriansweeney, @jonathanchait, @bensmithdc, @owillis, @sreddi_515, @wesleylowery, @owillis, @owillis, @amber_athey, @jfkucinich, @esaagar, @bobcusack, @gpingersoll, @ryanlcooper, @samstein, @kaitlancollins, @ryanlcooper, @grace_panetta, @mattklewis, @alexpappas, @colbyhall, @glennkesslerwp, @aaronblake, @ryanlizza and @jakesherman


To undermine the credibility of journalism and of individual reporters and outlets, Kayleigh McEnany is moonlighting as a media critic in WH press briefings — White House press secretaries make a good salary—around $183,000 a year, almost half the president's pay.
Discussion:
@cjr, @cjr and @usprojectcjr


Sources: some nonprofit journalism leaders are considering a bid for all of McClatchy, which would create the first major nonprofit newspaper chain in the US — The next 48 hours may decide the fate of two of America's largest newspaper chains that collectively serve almost a fifth of all American local newspaper readers.


In recent years, Netflix has embraced YouTube, its biggest competitor, gaining 1M+ subscribers on its channel Netflix Is a Joke and around 3M for Netflix Junior — When Netflix released a 27-minute video of Dave Chappelle earlier this month, the most surprising part of his performance was not what he said but where he said it.


Substack opens up its fellowship to applicants with a $100K grant for the top recipient and $25K advances for each of the other four fellows — Today we're announcing the next generation of the Substack Fellowship for Independent Writers, which features a $100,000 grant for the top recipient …
Discussion:
Deez Links