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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, The Hill, @tuckercarlson, TechCrunch, @jeremymbarr, Forbes, Talking Points Memo, @nickkristof, @dbongino, @reillyadam, 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, CNN, @_lindsaymoore 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
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@jbflint, @bwilliliou, @wsj and @ethanwsj
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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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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The Wrap, The Guardian, Gizmodo, Deadline, Engadget, @timmarchman, @davidmackau, @mgsiegler, @variety, @xpangler, Always Be Watching, /Film, The A.V. Club, Vanity Fair, The Week, Nerdist, NME, Observer, The Verge and The Playlist
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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
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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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 …
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NBC News, Associated Press, Fox News and Boing Boing
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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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
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.
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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.
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@alexstamos, @mchrisriley and @ellanso
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
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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@ryandowney