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7:30 PM ET, July 10, 2020

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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 …
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
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Fox News says the top writer for Tucker Carlson, Blake Neff, has resigned after details surface about years of his bigoted comments on an online forum  —  New York (CNN Business)Editor's note: This article quotes racist, homophobic and sexist language, much of which has not been censored.
New York Times:
In a letter to WSJ's EIC, some WSJ reporters and editors called for more muscular reporting on race and social inequities and skepticism of business leaders  —  A letter from a group of Journal reporters and editors calls for “more muscular reporting about race and social inequities,” …
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.
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
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 …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Nielsen reverses course, tells TV network execs it will start measurement of out-of-home viewers, like those at watch parties, in ratings starting this fall  —  Despite a pandemic that has forced many Americans to shelter at home, Nielsen will, after all, follow through on its plans to chase TV viewers in bars, hotels and offices.
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 …
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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