Top News:
Caleb Ecarma / Vanity Fair:
Sources: Biden deputy press sec T.J. Ducklo threatened Politico's Tara Palmeri after finding out she was reporting on his relationship with an Axios journalist — Deputy press secretary TJ Ducklo lashed out at journalist Tara Palmeri, spurring conversations between Politico's brass and the White House …
Discussion:
@tducklo, The Wrap, nexttv.com, @olivianuzzi, Axios, @alexburnsnyt, New York Times, @wesleylowery, CNN, The Independent, New York Post, The Sun, Washington Post, Deadline, @calebecarma, @nbcnews, @joshdcaplan, @briankarem, @nbcnews, Washingtonian, @oliverdarcy, @mattyglesias, ABC News, Between Rock and a Hard Place, The Week, @jbarro, @marymargolohan, @timalberta, Raw Story, @maggienyt, @clayaiken, NBC News, @soledadobrien, @goldietaylor, @asteadwesley, @charles_gaba, @connieschultz, @brianstelter, @lollardfish, @edasante77, @oliverdarcy, @gormogons, @piersmorgan, @jaketapper, @edasante77, @byronyork, @zachdespart, @rezaaslan, @cfanderegg, @meghanmccain, @ggreenwald, @aidachavez, @espiers, @byrdinator, @espiers, @wakeup2politics, @mattdizwhitlock, @alyssafarah, @kenvogel, @nkulw, @rizzotk, @ericmgarcia, @rodericka, @reesetheone1, @kairyssdal, @glennkesslerwp, @jamesrbuk, @katieglueck, @mccarthyryanj, @lissandravilla, @jerrydunleavy, @eoinhiggins_, @nycsouthpaw, @chrishongtu, @susanferrechio, @davidfolkenflik, Fox News, Overtime, Newser, Washington Post, USA Today, Insider, Boing Boing, Slate, The Daily Dot, CNBC, The Hill, Associated Press, The Media Nut, Mediaite, The Big Lead and Washington Post
RELATED:
Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
T.J. Ducklo announces his resignation on his personal Twitter account, saying he “embarrassed and disappointed” his White House colleagues and President Biden — White House Deputy Press Secretary TJ Ducklo has resigned after his controversial harassment of a Politico reporter came to light.
Oliver Darcy / @oliverdarcy:
Jen Psaki says T.J. Ducklo has been placed on a one-week suspension without pay and will no longer be assigned to work with any Politico reporters — TJ Ducklo has been placed on a one-week suspension without pay, @PressSec says. https://twitter.com/...
Discussion:
@presssec, @presssec, @calebecarma, @oliverdarcy, @film_girl, @kerrymflynn, @lizmair, @scotttaylorva, @slaternfl, @911corlebra777, @jaketapper, @iamsophianelson, @andrewfeinberg, @seanspicer, @stevekrak, @warondumb, @nealrogers, @presssec, @therriaultphd, @abbydphillip, @justinbaragona, @roon0292, @chriscillizza, @nathanwurtzel, @genepark, @jaketapper, @hansmahncke, @oliverdarcy, Reuters, The Sun, Fox News, The Wrap and Mediaite
Mathieu Rosemain / Reuters:
Settlement agreements for the copyright dispute between French media and Google show Google will pay $22M annually in total to 121 publications for three years — PARIS (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google has agreed to pay $76 million over three years to a group of French news publishers …
Discussion:
@tedgioia, @jeffjarvis, @iwelsh, @iron_emu and @mathewi
Kerry Flynn / CNN:
Bookazines, which are in-depth special issues focusing on a single topic and are cheaply produced, are flourishing at publishers; Meredith released 331 in 2020 — New York (CNN Business)Shopping in the pandemic often means buying supplies for working, cooking and exercising at home.
Discussion:
@sampjacobs, @kerrymflynn, @kerrymflynn, @amalt, @kerrymflynn and @kerrymflynn
Jem Aswad / Variety:
Vivendi says it plans to list 60% of its share of Universal Music Group in an Amsterdam IPO by the end of the year, with a minimum target value of €30B — Vivendi plans to list 60% of its share of Universal Music Group on the Euronext market in Amsterdam by the end of the year …
Discussion:
Music Business Worldwide, @gerberkawasaki, Financial Times and CityAM
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
In a staff meeting, NYT Executive Editor Dean Baquet retracts a recent statement that the news outlet does not “tolerate racist language regardless of intent” — New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet on Thursday rolled back a controversial standard regarding the use of racial epithets at the newspaper.
Discussion:
Slate, The Wrap, @dylanbyers, @nytimespr, @wesleylowery, NBC News, @kurtschlichter, @adriana_lacy, @profsunnysingh, @damiencave, @jacques_hyzagi, ...in Progress, @jenniferm_q, @studentactivism, @dylanbyers, @nhannahjones, @nhannahjones, @nhannahjones, @nhannahjones, @studentactivism, @gerrycanavan, @tripgabriel, @tripgabriel, @byronyork, @tripgabriel, @studentactivism, @studentactivism, @studentactivism, @studentactivism, @studentactivism, @studentactivism, @jeremymbarr and @benyt
Paul Glader / Poynter:
Vett News launches Cx, a tool that allows readers to more easily report corrections of online articles to their publishers — We can thank and reward readers who help us improve accuracy rather than treating them as nags. — The path to improve reader trust may be simpler than we realize.
Discussion:
@poynter and @paulglader
Margaret Barthel / DCist:
An independent journalist is suing Washington, DC police over his arrest at a racial justice protest and their withholding of his cameras and phone for 10 weeks — Local independent journalist and documentarian Kian Kelley-Chung was one of more than 40 people arrested by the Metropolitan Police Department …
Discussion:
@chuckmodi1, @graysonclary, @margaretbarthel, @jennygathright, @blackhousenew, @fordfischer, @uncleiso, @ericgeller, @uncleiso and @margaretbarthel
Taylor Lorenz / New York Times:
SAG-AFTRA's agreement to represent social media creators is the latest sign that the business of influence has become a key part of the entertainment industry — SAG-AFTRA has approved a new “influencer agreement.” — Social media creators have a new way to join Hollywood's biggest union.
Discussion:
@mvzagogo, @jacksonatucker, @terrygtnguyen, @sagaftra, @scottnover, @pftompkins, @bazineapologist, @taylorlorenz, @taylorlorenz and @taylorlorenz
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Michael Pack cited security concerns for not extending J-1 visas, but a memo shows the rationale was to prioritize jobs for US citizens, which VOA does anyway — Nabila Ganinda was awaiting a green light from the U.S. Agency for Global Media. — The agency had hired Ganinda …
Discussion:
@kaedotcom, @thisiswenhao, @5dollarfeminist, @wiczipedia, @mattboxer94, @beijingpalmer, @davidfolkenflik and @davidfolkenflik
Aliya S. King / LEVEL:
Roundtable interview with hip-hop journalists who wrote for Vibe, XXL, and The Source in the '90s and early '00s on their turn from journalism to movies and TV — Some of the genre's best and brightest come together to talk about why they made the transition from rap magazines to TV and movies—and how
Discussion:
@sowmyak, @erikgparker, @carlitomachete and @jlbarrow