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Allyson Chiu / Washington Post:
NYT denies Tucker Carlson's on-air claim that it would reveal his address in an upcoming article; Carlson named the story's writer, who was then doxed — On Monday night, Fox News host Tucker Carlson made a surprising accusation: the New York Times, he said, was trying to endanger …
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@nytimespr, TechCrunch, @jeremymbarr, @nickkristof, @dbongino, @reillyadam, @tuckercarlson, Deadline and The Wrap
Nathan Clark / MLive.com:
Detroit police officer charged with three counts of felony assault for allegedly firing rubber pellets at photojournalists covering police brutality protests — Protesters march through Detroit in second day of demonstrations against police brutality — DETROIT, MI - Felony charges …
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New York Times and Detroit News
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Adevinta, a Norway-based classified ads publisher that's majority owned by publisher Schibsted, buys eBay's Classifieds business unit for $9.2B — Consolidation continues apace in the world of e-commerce, and today it was the turn of the classified ads market.
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Talking Biz News, Reuters, eBay Inc. and Wall Street Journal, more at Techmeme »
Wall Street Journal:
Disney, previously thought to be built to withstand any economic calamity, is scrambling to address a prolonged crisis, forcing a realignment of priorities — Executives are scrambling to address what is looking to be a prolonged crisis, forcing a realignment of priorities
Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Warner Bros indefinitely delays Christopher Nolan's Tenet, further complicating Hollywood's already bumpy plan to revive moviegoing — Warner Bros. has removed “Tenet” from its release calendar, delivering a big blow on the exhibition industry at a time when movie theaters had hoped to peg …
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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
As Trump returns to his familiar 2016 playbook of blitzing the media, including giving several primetime interviews, there's no evidence it is working this time — Asked why Trump decided to do “Fox News Sunday” now, a source close to the president immediately replied, “I don't fucking know.”
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@thedailybeast, @hctrudo, @noahshachtman, New Republic, @mlcalderone and Raw Story
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Wallace's Trump interview serves as a journalistic fig leaf for Fox News, something it can use to counter criticism that Fox is nothing but a Trump cheerleader
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Poynter, @ejdionne, @ericschultz, @dabeard, @deanpwright, @lfung, @rhornik, @markfollman, @jvagle, @media_evan, @sulliview, @jeremymbarr, Vanity Fair and The Wrap
Tom Jones / Poynter:
Fox News' Chris Wallace conducted what might be the best TV interview yet with Donald Trump, by being prepared and not hesitating to call out Trump
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@marklittlenews, @poynter, The Wrap, @poynter, @lucas_jackson_, New Republic, @poynter, @armandondk, @blackamazon, @ericboehlert, @cullyhamner, @biblioracle, @ericschultz, The Root, TVNewser, Washington Post and The Week
Colin Kalmbacher / Law & Crime:
Two ex-staffers sue Fox News, Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, Ed Henry, and Howard Kurtz, alleging sexual harassment and retaliation for coming forward — A lawsuit filed in federal court on Monday accuses Fox News superstars Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity of sexual harassment.
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The Wrap, The Daily Beast, CNBC, Mediaite, Deadline, Variety, @deanobeidallah, Multichannel News, @deanobeidallah, Raw Story, @jeremymbarr, @eliza_relman, @johncusack, @sanhotree, @laobserved, @cnbc, @socflyny, @justinbaragona, @jivedurkey, Newser and TVNewser
Popular Information:
Email reveals Facebook execs mulling how to remove a well-founded fact check label from a viral climate misinfo post from The Daily Wire after pressure from GOP — This is a special joint edition of Popular Information and HEATED, a climate newsletter by journalist Emily Atkin.
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@juddlegum, Ad Age, @andymstone, @brynstole, @ketanj0, @brendannyhan, La Wikly, @drvox, @foe_us, @emorwee, @emorwee, @johnpaczkowski, @emorwee, @michaelemann, @emorwee, @emorwee, @jbenton, @andymstone, @andymstone, @leahstokes, @asmith83, @marcacaputo, @emorwee, @rashadrobinson, @yaeleisenstat, @juddlegum, @juddlegum and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Megha Rajagopalan / BuzzFeed News:
Ex-editor of Cosmopolitan Sri Lanka says the pressure campaign Unilever reps launched after she criticized skin whitening products led her to quit journalism — LONDON — Kinita Shenoy ignored the first package. But then a second one arrived at her home in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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@caleweissman, @buzzfeednews, @scottlucas, @lollardfish, @southasianbuoy, @joeybear85, @meghara, @meghara, @gadyepstein, @robcrilly and @meghara
Daphne Keller / Stanford CIS Blog:
Analysis of why the PACT Act is a far better approach to reforming CDA 230 than the EARN IT Act, even with its shortcomings and need for improvement — Alex Feerst, one of the great thinkers about Internet content moderation, has a revealing metaphor about the real-world work involved.
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@alexstamos, @mchrisriley and @ellanso
Barbara Erling / Notes From Poland:
Increasing politicization of the Polish public radio led to an exodus of some of its most popular stars, who are creating independent, crowdfunded alternatives — The increasing politicisation of the Polish state radio service has led to an exodus of some of its most popular and longest-serving stars.
Discussion:
American Press Institute and @notesfrompoland
Jennifer Maas / The Wrap:
CNN Films' “On the Trail: Inside the 2020 Primaries”, a documentary that follows CNN's female journalists on the campaign trail, to debut on HBO Max on August 6 — CNN Films-produced “On the Trail: Inside the 2020 Primaries” launches Aug. 6 — HBO Max is bringing you the story …
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TVNewser, The Streamable, Realscreen, @tvnewser, UPI, @cnn, @thewrap, Hollywood Reporter and Deadline
Ned Desmond / TechCrunch:
Ned Desmond says he will step down as TechCrunch COO in August, after more than eight years at the tech publication — Let me lead with the news: After more than eight years as TechCrunch's COO, I am leaving on August 21. My decision is as much about my appetite for a green field …
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@johnkoetsier, @dannycrichton, @arrington and @neddesmond
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