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Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Over 280 WSJ and Dow Jones employees sign a letter to WSJ's publisher seeking a clearer distinction between news and opinion online, citing accuracy concerns — Letter to publisher Almar Latour cites concerns about Opinion section's accuracy and transparency
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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Carolina A. Miranda / L.A. Times Guild:
LAT's Latino caucus demands the paper stop treating Latinos as minorities and hire more Latinos, who now comprise 13% of the newsroom vs. 50% of LA county — As a union, we support the efforts of our journalists in shaping a newsroom that is more reflective of the people we serve and the communities we cover.
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Matthew Anderson / Roku Blog:
Survey: ~32% of US households don't have a traditional pay TV subscription, 17% of recent cord cutters said they'd re-subscribe when live sports return — Today, we announced findings from our annual Cord Cutting study, including new insights from U.S. consumers about how the COVID-19 pandemic is influencing the shift to streaming.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Challenger, Gray & Christmas: more than 11K newsroom jobs were cut in the first half of 2020, almost as many as were lost in all of 2009 — Even after the financial crisis, the annual number of newsroom layoffs won't come close what we're expected to see this year during the coronavirus pandemic …
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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 …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Matthew Lysiak's upcoming book, The Drudge Revolution, covers Matt Drudge's life and influence as The Drudge Report's reach falls relative to other aggregators' — In an upcoming book about Matt Drudge's life and influence, author Matthew Lysiak, a former New York Daily News reporter …
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Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC:
Snap reports Q2 revenue of $454M, up 17% YoY, vs $439.1M est., global DAUs of 238M, up 17% YoY, a net loss of $326M, up from $255M, and ARPU of $1.91, flat YoY — - Snap's stock price fell more than 8% on Tuesday after the company reported its second-quarter earnings.
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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