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Ben Smith / New York Times:
An interview with Andrew Sullivan, who says he's earning ~$500K/year on Substack, after his positions on race and genetics pushed him out of mainstream media — He's one of the most influential journalists of the last three decades, but he's shadowed by a 1994 magazine cover story that claimed to show a link between race and I.Q.
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Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
A spike in print book sales, up 12% from early June and mid-August, and capacity issues at printing companies are forcing publishers to scramble to meet demand — Capacity issues at the two largest printing companies are among the factors creating havoc for authors and publishers.
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Victor Luckerson / New Yorker:
Amid the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, some Black-owned bookstores have reported sales boosts as high as 400% — When Onikah Asamoa-Caesar saw people arriving at Fulton Street Books & Coffee, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, an hour and a half before its grand opening, in July, she grew nervous.
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Ethan Anderton / /Film:
Marvel Studios and ABC showed Black Panther without commercials on Sunday along with a tribute to Chadwick Boseman — Fans around the world are still reeling from the shocking, tragic death of actor Chadwick Boseman. The Black Panther actor passed away at the young age of 43 …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
As CNN's Daniel Dale and others get more TV airtime to highlight Trump's lying, the effectiveness of fact-checking at changing minds is questionable — Daniel Dale met President Trump's convention speech with a tirade of truth Thursday night — a tour de force of fact-checking …
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Sarah Bahr / New York Times:
NYT will stop publishing its daily TV listings in NYC print edition after this weekend, ending a run of 81 years; the national edition hasn't had them for years — The Times will no longer include the programming lineup in its print edition, ending an eight-decade run.
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Robyn Dixon / Washington Post:
Belarus revoked accreditation of 17 journalists working for international media, including BBC and Reuters, and blocked several local independent news sites — MOSCOW — Belarusian authorities Saturday launched a crackdown on international and local media, stripping accreditation from journalists …
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Variety:
Black sports journalists, who have been criticized for commenting on racial injustice in recent years, now see reporting on social issues as part of their jobs — When the Milwaukee Bucks refused to take the court for their playoff match-up against the Orlando Magic Wednesday night …
Emma Copley Eisenberg / Esquire:
An in-depth look at fact-checking in nonfiction publishing, where there are no standard guidelines and it is the author's responsibility to hire a fact-checker — Emma Copley Eisenberg discusses the dangers of authors being forced to hire their own fact-checker out of pocket. If they do so at all.
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Ofcom awarded a broadcast license to GB News, which is planning a Fox News-style TV station in UK; there is a similar effort being planned by the Murdochs — Groups pitching to perceived desire for alternative output as trust in BBC falls — Rival efforts are under way to launch …
Carla Murphy / Source:
Survey of 101 journalists of color who left journalism: most left at mid-career, 65% because “they decided to”, 33% because of downsizing or not finding work — Within the diversity represented by the sample, a typical Leaver profile emerged. (Illustration by William Lager)
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Ev Williams / The Official Medium Blog:
Medium says it had 1.2B page views in Q2 and now has “several hundred thousand” paying subscribers, will start offering custom domains again — Upcoming features and a status update — We've had a busy summer. — Last month, we announced new features coming to our publishing tools …
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