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5:45 PM ET, May 20, 2021

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Washington Post:
Sources: Chris Cuomo took part in Governor Cuomo's strategy sessions on how to respond to harassment allegations; CNN says his involvement was a mistake  —  CNN anchor Chris Cuomo advised his brother, New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, and senior members of the governor's staff on how to respond …
The Verge:
Twitter is rolling out its new verification program, with revamped categories that include activists and journalists; applications will be reviewed by humans  —  It also previewed potential changes coming to profiles  —  Twitter is relaunching its public verification program, allowing anyone to apply for a coveted blue check mark.
Associated Press:
The Knight Foundation, which funds the UNC professorship offered to Nikole Hannah-Jones, is urging the university to reconsider its decision to deny her tenure  —  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — The foundation that funds the University of North Carolina professorship offered to investigative …
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Over 200 journalism faculty from across the US protest UNC's declining of tenure for Nikole Hannah-Jones, calling the move “blatant partisanship and racism”
Hussman Faculty / Medium:
About 40 members of UNC's journalism school faculty sign a letter demanding tenure for Nikole Hannah-Jones as Knight Chair in Race and Investigative Journalism
NC Policy Watch:
UNC backs down from offering Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure, instead offering a fixed five-year contract, after conservatives object to her work on The 1619 Project
Theo Francis / Wall Street Journal:
Filing: Discovery gave CEO David Zaslav 14.8M stock options, valued at ~$190M, the day before the company and AT&T announced the Discovery/WarnerMedia merger  —  David Zaslav is expected to run the newly combined media firm, and received the award as part of a new employment contract
Discussion: Variety and @theofrancis
CNN:
BBC apologizes after a report finds Martin Bashir used “deceitful” methods to get his interview with Princess Diana and that BBC covered up Bashir's behavior  —  (CNN)The BBC has offered an unconditional apology after a report found a prominent journalist used “deceitful” …
Patricia Nilsson / Financial Times:
Open letter expresses concern that the UK government is being advised on the BBC by a panel that meets in secret with no public record of its agenda or advice  —  More than 120 public figures call for government to be more open about its plans for UK broadcaster
Alice Yin / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago mayor said she would talk only to reporters of color on one day to confront lack of newsroom diversity; NABJ says it can't support excluding journalists  —  Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday defended her decision to grant interviews on her two-year anniversary in office only to journalists of color …
Lucy McNulty / MarketWatch:
LSE, which bought data provider Refinitiv from Reuters in 2018, says Reuters' paywall breaches deal terms; Refinitiv has a $325M/year deal for news from Reuters  —  A rift between the London Stock Exchange Group and Reuters has opened up over the media company's plans for a new paywall …
Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
A look at big Tribune shareholder Patrick Soon-Shiong's early days as owner of The LA Times, ahead of his vote on Tribune's sale to Alden on Friday  —  As he geared up for his new sideline as a newspaper publisher, biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong invited four veteran executives …
Marisa Sarnoff / Mediaite:
Report: James Murdoch is behind a “whisper campaign” to undermine Lachlan at Fox; Lachlan has been defending Tucker Carlson and calls Fox News “center-right”  —  James Murdoch, the one-time would-be heir to the Rupert Murdoch media empire and brother to current Fox CEO Lachlan …
Max Sanderson / The Guardian:
The Guardian partners with Google for Auditorial, a storytelling project designed to showcase articles made accessible to blind and low-vision audiences  —  The Guardian has launched an experimental feature format on World Accessibility Awareness Day, in partnership with Google and the Royal National Institute of Blind People
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MDIF:
Media Development Investment Fund launches MDIF Ventures, which will invest $1M in 12 young media companies in places where access to news is threatened
Amanda Ripley / The Atlantic:
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Two USA Today Network journalists were arrested in NC while covering a protest of the lack of criminal charges in the death of Andrew Brown Jr., then released
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Axios plans to launch local newsletters in eight more cities by the end of 2021, with a goal of expanding to 50 total by the end of 2022
Joan E. Solsman / CNET:
WarnerMedia says HBO Max's cheaper, ad-supported tier will cost $10 per month and launch in the first week of June
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Google is testing a “Follow” button in Chrome for sites that support RSS, with content appearing in the New Tab page, initially with Chrome Canary users
Ben Thompson / Stratechery:
AT&T and Verizon conflated controlling distribution with controlling demand and hence wasted billions by buying media businesses like Time Warner and Yahoo