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11:00 AM ET, July 1, 2020

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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
WSJ launches Noted, a monthly digital news and culture magazine for 18- to 34-year-olds; cover stories are free to read; others may be behind WSJ's paywall  —  The Wall Street Journal has been previewing Noted, a monthly digital “news and culture” magazine for 18- to 34-year-olds …
Jacob Silverman / Columbia Journalism Review:
Over fifteen journalists describe covering Facebook, which they say lies on the record, has ghost-written op-eds, and received quote approval for interviews  —  One day in July 2016, Casey Newton, a tech reporter for The Verge, sat down at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park for the biggest interview of his career.
Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox News says it has fired America's Newsroom anchor and former chief White House correspondent Ed Henry over sexual misconduct claims  —  The network says it terminated the former chief White House correspondent after receiving a complaint from a former employee's attorney.
Julie Posetti / CNN:
Sources: Maria Ressa told Facebook execs in 2018 that “I could go to jail” if no changes were made about misinformation and threats against her and her staff  —  Journalist Maria Ressa speaks after being convicted by Duterte government  —  Julie Posetti (PhD) has studied and reported on Rappler and Ressa since 2014.
Reuters:
Over 400 advertisers are due to suspend Facebook ads on Wednesday for a month, as sources say talks broke down; Zuckerberg will meet boycott organizers  —  NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Advertisements for more than 400 brands including Coca-Cola and Starbucks are due to vanish from Facebook …
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Alex Barker / Financial Times:
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
Julia Alexander / The Verge:
Disney's ESPN Plus gets a $1 price increase in August for new subscribers, to $5.99 per month, with the annual price remaining at $50  —  Annual memberships won't be affected  —  ESPN Plus is getting a $1 price hike in August to $5.99 a month, making the baseline price for Disney's sports streaming app the same as Hulu's basic tier.
Voice of America:
US Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack names longtime journalist Elez Biberaj as VOA acting director, announces interim heads for other USAGM outlets  —  The U.S. Agency for Global Media has named longtime Voice of America journalist Elez Biberaj as the agency's acting director.
Kelsey Sutton / Adweek:
Bozoma Saint John, veteran of Uber, Apple, and Pepsi-Cola, is joining Netflix as CMO, succeeding Jackie Lee-Joe, who joined Netflix a year ago  —  Marketing heavy hitter succeeds Jackie Lee-Joe after just a year  —  Marketing powerhouse Bozoma Saint John is joining the streaming giant Netflix as chief marketing officer.
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
YouTube TV is raising its monthly rate to $65 from $50, due to “the rising cost of content”; some 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.
Politico:
The wife of The Hill's owner was an unpaid advisor to Melania Trump for six months, an arrangement the outlet didn't disclose in articles about the first lady  —  The owner of the news outlet that published the columns at the center of the Ukraine scandal helped secure an unpaid White House position …
Paresh Dave / Reuters:
Sources: Google told European publishers it will cut them off from its ad tools if they block it from harvesting their reader data  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google upended plans by European media companies to block it from harvesting data about their readers …
 
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Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
NYT's metro section hasn't returned after the paper's March 23 edition ran a note to readers that said the section would not be appearing that day
Jari Tanner / Associated Press:
Latvia bans seven channels belonging to RT, saying it is effectively controlled by a media figure who is under EU sanctions
Discussion: Politico
Billy Steele / Engadget:
Spotify expands its Premium Duo plan, which allows ad-free streaming for two people for $12.99 per month, to 55 markets including the US
Los Angeles Times:
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 819 new members; the group is 45% female and 36% people from underrepresented ethnic/racial groups
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
A senior Veteran Affairs employee says she was fired for expressing her right to free speech after secretly launching the “Mueller, She Wrote” podcast
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The BBC's Local Democracy Reporters scheme funds 150 reporters in partner newsrooms, of which ~90% belong to the UK's three biggest local news groups
Scribd Blog:
Scribd is expanding its magazine catalog, available for $9.99/month, to more than 1,000 titles from 25+ countries, including Harper's Magazine
Discussion: Engadget and Mashable
Kevin Roose / New York Times:
Q&A with Reddit CEO Steve Huffman on banning r/The_Donald and other problematic subreddits after resisting for years
The Daily Beast:
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
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Facebook will change its News Feed algorithm to prioritize news stories with original reporting and demote ones that are not transparent about their authors
Julia Alexander / The Verge:
YouTube bans six channels, including those of white supremacists Stefan Molyneux, David Duke, and Richard Spencer, for violating its hate speech policies
 

 
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Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword:
Google files its proposed remedies in the DOJ's search antitrust lawsuit, including letting browser companies have multiple default agreements across platforms

Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica:
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