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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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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 — For good reasons, Chris Wallace's extensive interview with President Trump was widely praised.
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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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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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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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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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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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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
Megha Rajagopalan / BuzzFeed News:
Ex-editor of Cosmopolitan Sri Lanka says after she criticized skin whitening products Unilever reps launched a pressure campaign leading her to exit 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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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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Maureen Ryan / Vanity Fair:
30 people detail bullying and abusive behavior by Peter Lenkov, the showrunner that CBS fired this month, and say CBS must have known about the issues for years — Earlier this month, CBS fired Peter Lenkov, who'd overseen a powerful fiefdom. V.F. spoke to 30 sources about what happens …
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Katherine Turman / Variety:
Music magazine Hit Parader, published from 1942 to 2008, returns as a branded production studio for TV, film, and live events, but without a magazine component — Music magazine Hit Parader, published from 1942 to 2008, has been reimagined as a branded production studio for TV, film …
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Ben Beaumont-Thomas / The Guardian:
Bauer Media shuts down British music magazine Q after 34 years, as its circulation fell to 28,359, down from a peak of more than 200,000 in 2001 — Magazine that celebrated breadth of pop music spectrum was under review following further losses during coronavirus pandemic
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