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8:40 AM ET, July 22, 2020

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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
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
NYT marks 30 years since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act with a special package available in Braille and audio versions for all articles  —  Thirty years ago, the United State passed landmark disability legislation known as the Americans with Disabilities Act or, simply, the ADA.
Discussion: New York Times
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 …
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 …
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.
Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Spotify signs new licensing agreement with Universal, who will also be a partner for developing and testing services and tools Spotify hopes labels will pay for  —  Agreement includes label giant's sign-on to streamer's ‘two-sided marketplace’ where it envisions music companies paying for marketing and data tools
Discussion: Business Wire
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.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Kantar: Amazon spent $6.9B on US advertising in 2019, making it the top US ad spender, ahead of Comcast's $6.1B, AT&T's $5.5B, P&G's $4.3B, and Disney's $3.2B  —  Amazon spent nearly $7 billion on U.S. advertising in 2019, making it the top ad spender in the country, according to a new analysis from Kantar featured in AdAge.
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.
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
Meaghan Winter / Columbia Journalism Review:
Profile of Nexstar Media, the US' largest local TV news company, which has become a unique bellwether of whether consolidation can be in the public interest  —  Is a national conglomerate the future of local news?  —  The must-watch TV of the moment is local news.
Discussion: @cjr, @danmcgowan, @eli_sherman, @cjr and @cjr
 
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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
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
Cameron Faulkner / The Verge:
Google's Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max smart displays now have official support for Netflix
Discussion: TechCrunch, Variety, @backlon and Engadget
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
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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
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