Mediagazer: Appeals court prevents USAGM head Michael Pack from replacing Open Technology Fund leadership, arguing his authority doesn't extend to control of OTF's board (Politico)

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 …

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Spotify launches video podcasts worldwide, starting with select creators, letting free and paid users seamlessly move between the video and audio versions — Spotify today announced the global launch of video podcasts. The new feature at launch will allow users, including both free users …

Discussion: Spotify, Variety, The Verge, @brettbivens, Engadget, Los Angeles Times, @lucas_shaw, @kerrymflynn, @loudmouthjulia, @richlightshed and CNET, more at Techmeme »

Politico:

Appeals court prevents USAGM head Michael Pack from replacing Open Technology Fund leadership, arguing his authority doesn't extend to control of OTF's board — A federal appeals court has blocked a bid by one of President Donald Trump's appointees to take over a government-funded nonprofit organization …

Discussion: Bloomberg

John Keim / ESPN:

NBC Sports Washington anchor Julie Donaldson to oversee the Washington NFL team's broadcasts, following the abrupt retirement of announcer Larry Michael — The NFL's Washington football team has hired Julie Donaldson to oversee all of its broadcasts as senior vice president of media …

Discussion: NBCSports.com, Awful Announcing, USA Today, Washington Post, @espnnfl, New York Post, @edtoooflatt and @ourand_sbj

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 …

Discussion: New York Times, New York Times, CNN, @_lindsaymoore and Detroit News

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

Discussion: @jbflint, @bwilliliou, @wsj and @ethanwsj

Rick Edmonds / Poynter:

As hedge funds own more local newspaper chains, many advocate the alternative of local ownership, but past deals show it comes with mixed results at a high cost — A number of barriers make prying newspapers away from hedge fund-owned chains difficult. Even when it happens, local ownership doesn't cure all woes.

Discussion: @ylichterman, @rickedmonds, @poynter, @mikeorren, @itsren, @poynter, @poynter, @ckrewson, @mediavoicespod and @poynter

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.

Discussion: eBay Inc., Reuters, CNET and Talking Biz News, more at Techmeme »

Sara Fischer / Axios:

A look at broadcasters' fall lineups, which have been severely disrupted by paused TV production and an uncertain sports schedule due to the pandemic — TV's infamous fall lineup of new shows and series is going to look a lot different this year, thanks to paused production during …

Discussion: The Streamable and Hollywood Reporter

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

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.

Discussion: @alexstamos, @mchrisriley and @ellanso

Cameron Faulkner / The Verge:

Google's Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max smart displays now have official support for Netflix — If you want YouTube and Netflix, Google's smart displays are the way to go — Google's Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max smart displays have beaten Amazon in being the first to get official support for streaming Netflix content.

Discussion: Variety, TechCrunch and Engadget

Rebecca Falconer / Axios:

ACLU sues the Trump administration “for imprisoning Michael Cohen in retaliation for his plans to publish a book” that is critical of President Trump — The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Trump administration “for imprisoning Michael Cohen in retaliation for his plans …

Discussion: Axios, The Guardian, NBC News and Associated Press

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 …

Discussion: TVNewser, The Streamable, @tvnewser, @cnn, @thewrap, UPI, Realscreen, Hollywood Reporter and Deadline