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Dozens of journalists and academics pen a rebuttal to the claims in the Harper's letter, whose signatories are criticized for failing to recognize their power — On Tuesday, 153 of the most prominent journalists, authors, and writers, including J. K. Rowling, Malcolm Gladwell, and David Brooks …
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Dan Barry / New York Times:
Profile of Evan Brandt, a reporter at The Mercury in Pottstown, PA, who once dropped by the home of Alden Global Capital's head to ask about value of local news — His newspaper has withered under a hedge fund. His industry was in turmoil even before a pandemic. But Evan Brandt won't stop chronicling his town.
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Kevin G. Hall / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
McClatchy auction is back on for Friday, after a judge rejected Alden's effort to weaken Chatham Asset Management's bid; auction winner to be approved July 24 — A federal bankruptcy judge on Thursday rejected a last-minute attempt by Alden Global Capital to weaken a rival bid for McClatchy Co. …
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Jason Gutierrez / New York Times:
Philippine lawmakers formally shut down ABS-CBN, the country's largest broadcast network, which Duterte accused of bias, and deny it broadcast franchise renewal — By voting not to renew the franchise of ABS-CBN, lawmakers silenced a major network that had come under fire from President Rodrigo Duterte.
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Committee to Protect Journalists:
CPJ, ICFJ, and Reporters Without Borders launch a campaign called #HoldTheLine to support Rappler's Maria Ressa and other independent media in the Philippines — Sixty press freedom groups and civil society organisations, journalism institutions, filmmakers, and other supporters have formed …
Delia Cai / Deez Links:
Q&A with Aleksander Chan, who co-owns Discourse Blog with ex-Splinter colleagues, on finding its identity, shifting to a paid model, joys of a small audience — This week's interview is with Discourse Blog's Aleksander Chan, who talked to us about launching the political blog earlier …
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Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Sources: Facebook is considering imposing a ban on political ads on its network in the days leading up to the US election in November — - Limiting political ads may help curb spread of misinformation — Decision on ban has not yet been made, people familiar say
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Nandini Jammi:
Nandini Jammi, half of Sleeping Giants, says she worked well with Matt Rivitz early on, then Rivitz monopolized media interviews and diminished her work — How my white male co-founder gaslighted me out of the movement we built together. — Nearly four years after I began building Sleeping Giants …
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The Daily Beast:
Source: Authentic Brands, which owns the intellectual property of Sports Illustrated, is re-examining The Maven's license to operate the SI media business — They only took over the iconic sports brand just last year, but The Maven may lose control over their prized acquisition.
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@maxwelltani, @tomgara and @jatayler
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Profile of Trump's new campaign spokesperson and ex-WH deputy press secretary, Hogan Gidley, who quit journalism to work in politics and become a TV personality — On the morning of May 19, Larry Kudlow was booked as a guest on the Fox Business channel. This in itself wasn't unusual.
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@joshuahol
Nieman Lab:
Mainstream and alternative media's focus on protest violence, alternately used to elicit sympathy for police or protesters, distracts from protest demands — Reversing the protest paradigm in news coverage — We've seen some spot-on critiques of the media's coverage of protests over the past month or so …
Taylor Lorenz / New York Times:
TikTok collectives like Hype House have been taking steps to develop reality TV shows, though the stars' youth and disparate management are obstacles — The drama among influencers at Hype House and Sway House seems like a natural fit for TV. Will the industry bite?
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@kattenbarge, @kerrymflynn and @taylorlorenz
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Peacock will exclusively stream 175+ Premier League games in the 2020-2021 season, available on a Premium tier; NBC will end its Sports Gold Premier League Pass — Peacock is getting its hands — or, more accurately, feet — on a big batch of the U.K.'s Premier League soccer matches.
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