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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
On Monday, Tucker Carlson said Blake Neff's racist posts were wrong and that the former staffer has paid a “heavy price”, and announced a pre-planned vacation — Carlson announced his plans Monday in the wake of a new controversy surrounding his program, “Tucker Carlson Tonight …
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Nieman Lab:
Study of 400 hyperpartisan sites masquerading as US local news: left-leaning examples focus on statewide reporting while right-leaning focus on local reporting — The growth of partisan media masquerading as state and local reporting is a troubling trend we've seen emerge amid the financial declines of local news organizations.
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Ashley Carman / The Verge:
Spotify is launching a Trending podcast chart with 50 rising shows, and expanding its Top chart to the 200 most popular shows overall, localized by region — A long-awaited feature — Spotify is revamping its podcast charts today to help listeners find new shows and keep up with what people are enjoying in their area.
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TechCrunch, Spotify and The Wrap, more at Techmeme »
Washington Post:
The Washington Post says all articles on its iOS and Android apps will now have audio versions, after testing audio articles on the Android app in the spring — The Washington Post today announced that audio versions of all Post articles are now available on The Washington Post app for Android …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
NBC to launch “Today All Day”, a 24-hour feed of material from its Today show, to be available on the Peacock streaming service when it launches Wednesday — After decades spent fighting TV's never-ending battle for morning-news dominance, NBC's “Today” is launching a salvo on another front: Hollywood's streaming wars.
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Miami Herald:
Miami Herald subsidiary HCP Media, which produced custom print and digital publications for the travel and tourism industry, is shutting down July 31 — HCP Media, a subsidiary of the Miami Herald Media Company, will be closing its doors on July 31. For 20 years, the custom publishing enterprise carved …
Laura Wagner / VICE:
New York Times Opinion writer Bari Weiss says she's leaving the paper — The writer and editor has self-expelled from the newspaper, she tells VICE. — Laura Wagner — Bari Weiss, a writer and editor for the embattled New York Times Opinion section, is leaving the paper.
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
The Brown Institute for Media Innovation launches “Documenting Covid-19”, a repository of pandemic-related US government records freely accessible to newsrooms — If you're The New York Times, you have the money and the resources to, say, sue the CDC for federal data on how Covid-19 …
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@niemanlab, @tanyapampalone and Brown Institute
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Federal judge denies Eko's injunction motion that would have forced Quibi to disable its “Turnstyle” feature, citing Eko's failure to show irreparable harm — In a much-needed win for Quibi, a judge has denied an injunction that would have forced the company to disable its signature “Turnstyle” feature.
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Deadline and The Streamable
Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
As the McClatchy deal closes, investment companies Alden, Fortress, and Chatham will control almost 45% of total daily newspaper circulation in the US — The hedge fund Chatham Asset Management reeled in its prize, as expected. But now what does it want to do with it?
Harriet Williamson / Foreign Policy:
British journalism, centered around London with media outlets employing people through nepotism and personal connections, distorts coverage at home and abroad — The increasingly narrow backgrounds of reporters distort coverage at home and abroad. — There's a certain class—and “class” …
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@moorehn, @meeraselva1, @harriepw, @raju and @marcelakunova
Hannah Giorgis / The Atlantic:
In making its case, the Harper's letter assumes that open debate is inherently democratic and fails to engage with journalism's history of discrimination — As protests against racist violence continue around the country during a deadly pandemic, a group of journalists, authors, artists …
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