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Marc Tracy / New York Times:
Ex-Deadspin staff launch digital media company Defector Media, which they will own and operate, led by EIC Tom Ley and open to subscribers for $8 per month — The journalists who took part in a staff rebellion last year are starting Defector Media, a company with a podcast and a website dedicated to sports and culture.
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
After pushback, Sinclair says it will not move forward with airing a segment featuring discredited researcher of the conspiracy theory-driven “Plandemic” — New York (CNN)The Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBGI) said Monday it will not move forward with airing a segment featuring …
Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
Times-Picayune treated David Duke “less as a politician than as a threat” during his 1991 run for governor, an approach that media can emulate in 2020 — In recent weeks, Slow Burn, the hit history podcast from Slate, has broadcast its fourth season, on the political rise of David Duke …
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Parker Molloy / Media Matters for America:
A look at five years of journalists and commentators talking about imminent pivots by Trump, praising him for always-temporary changes in his tone — It's been more than five years since Donald Trump rode down the golden escalator of his eponymous New York City tower to a crowd containing actors paid to cheer for him.
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@thekjohnston, @soledadobrien, @whstancil, @jgkoomey, @jayrosen_nyu, @froomkin, @soledadobrien and GeekChicGazette
Ashley Carman / The Verge:
Spotify debuts a Group Session feature in beta, letting up to five premium users simultaneously listen to the same content remotely — Simultaneously stream music or podcasts — Spotify is now allowing its paying users to listen to music and podcasts with friends and family at the same time …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Ofcom allows BBC to cut two out of three of its daily TV bulletins for children to focus on creating online content, given shifts in how children consume media — The BBC will cut two out of three of its daily Newsround TV bulletins for children after Ofcom gave the go-ahead for it to prioritise online coverage.
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
WaPo names Krissah Thompson as its first managing editor for diversity and inclusion, a role created in the wake of the protests over racial inequality — The Washington Post has named Krissah Thompson, a veteran editor and reporter with nearly 20 years of experience at the organization …
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@washingtonpost, @markberman, @gbrockell, @geoffedgers, @blackamazon and @malitzd
Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
Caitlin Roper named NYT's executive producer for scripted projects, a role in which she'll develop NYT stories for film and TV alongside Hollywood producers — Caitlin Roper, who has been a senior editor at The New York Times Magazine since 2016, will develop Times reporting into scripted TV and film projects.
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The New York Times Company, @caitlinroper and Breitbart
Matt Donnelly / Variety:
Internal memo: The Ellen DeGeneres Show is under an internal investigation by WarnerMedia following reports of problems including racism and intimidation — “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” has become the subject of an internal investigation by WarnerMedia following numerous accounts of workplace problems …
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Georgia Wells / Wall Street Journal:
Match Group names ex-CBS Interactive boss Jim Lanzone as Tinder's new CEO, beginning August 3 — Match Group's flagship dating app is navigating changes to online dating during the Covid-19 pandemic — Match Group Inc. MTCH 1.56% is naming a new chief executive for the company's flagship dating app Tinder …
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Euirim Choi / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Instagram has made lucrative offers, some in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, to some of TikTok's most popular creators to use Reels — Instagram makes lucrative offers to popular TikTok users to join its new competing service, raising stakes in social-media rivalry
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New York Post and Business Insider, more at Techmeme »
Dan Rys / Billboard:
Profile of FaZe Clan, an e-sports collective of 85 professional gamers and content creators, backed by big-time music investors, which has become a cultural hit — Esports company FaZe Clan is emerging as a cultural behemoth as gamers move from the basement into the entertainment business
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@chelseynorthern, @billboard and @freshtine_
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