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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
In updated editor's note, Newsweek apologized for an op-ed questioning Harris' eligibility, calling it a tool for racism after staffers demanded it be retracted — The apology nevertheless fell far short of staffers' demands that the magazine retract and remove the supposedly erudite exploration of 19th century Supreme Court rulings.
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Ben Koo / Awful Announcing:
The LA Times sports columnist Arash Markazi announced his resignation, after being placed on paid leave in July amid alleged plagiarism and other ethical lapses — Sources indicated to Awful Announcing that Markazi's exit was being brokered behind the scenes between the paper's lawyers …
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Business Insider:
Current and former Complex Networks staffers detail a company culture where leadership fostered bullying, favoritism; Complex has launched “full cultural audit” — - Complex Networks is facing a reckoning after a number of current and former employees cited incidents …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
The White House breached its own COVID-19 social distancing rules to allow representatives from Gateway Pundit, Epoch Times, and OAN into press briefings — The White House press corps just got a little more Trump-friendly, thanks to a bit of maneuvering by the White House itself.
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Financial Times:
Sources: as ViacomCBS expands CBS All Access with programming from Viacom and Paramount, it is considering rebranding the streaming service to Paramount+ — ‘Paramount+’ tops shortlist as battle with Disney moves centre stage in attempt to lift shares — ViacomCBS is considering a plan …
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New York Times:
Some Hollywood blockbusters resume filming overseas, like the latest Jurassic World in the UK using Universal's 107-page safety manual and 18K COVID tests — “Jurassic World: Dominion,” filming in England, is a chance for the movie industry to see if it can move past the financial woes caused by the pandemic.
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Victoria Song / Gizmodo:
The death of Bon Appétit shows why media companies, which have no idea what makes videos work, failed with their half-baked plans to pivot to video — There are a zillion reasons why I have been mourning the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen. The one that hurts most is that the slow …
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Rob Pegoraro / Forbes:
Facebook's new policy to label promoted content with direct political ties won't affect sites, like Breitbart, which are funded by political actors — A new policy Facebook FB announced Tuesday suggests the social network will finally punish political propaganda disguised as news.
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Gabe Fleisher / Columbia Journalism Review:
The Wake Up to Politics daily newsletter, with nearly 50,000 subscribers, remains focused on offering an alternative to insidery, partisan, political journalism — I read my first book about politics when I was six years old. See How They Run, by Susan Goodman, was, appropriately …
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Natalie Degraffinried:
An ex-staff editor at Kotaku says she left the gaming news site due to its toxic work environment and deeply entrenched problems of racism and sexism — Hey folks! After a nightmarish process of trying to get medical leave and being taken off payroll on Juneteenth—the first one we got off as a holiday!
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CNN:
Interview with Apple Daily owner Jimmy Lai, who says his arrest was a “symbolic exercise” by China to show that Hong Kong's new national security law has teeth — Hong Kong (CNN Business)Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has called his arrest a “symbolic exercise” …
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
US Court of Appeals rules Charter can charge Netflix, other streaming services for network interconnection, despite merger conditions prohibiting the practice — Court kills ban on interconnection fees because FCC didn't defend merger condition. — Charter can charge Netflix …
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