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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: NYT is looking into a full acquisition of The Athletic, not a merger or a joint venture — The New York Times is looking into a potential acquisition of The Athletic, three sources familiar with the matter tell Axios. — Driving the news: Sources say The Times approached …
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
AP says it's starting a review of its social media policies, asking staff for suggestions, and hopes to have a committee presenting recommendations by September — NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press said Monday that it is launching a review of its social media policies after questions …
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Media Nation, @penenberg and @baekdal
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Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap:
Over 100 AP staff sign a letter saying they “strongly disapprove” with how Emily Wilder's firing was handled and call on AP to update social media policies — Over 100 Associated Press employees signed a letter to management Monday saying they “strongly disapprove” …
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@kat__stafford, @davidfolkenflik, Politico, @brianstelter, @tasneemn, BuzzFeed News, @parrillaga, Democracy Now, @anatpeled1, @janinezacharia, The Intercept, CNN, NPR, @arielbogle, @jayrosen_nyu, @rafsanchez, Poynter, @sammy_roth, @davidfolkenflik, @adamelmahrek, @nachristakis, @ryanjreilly, @econ_marshall, @omarjsakr, @omar_gaza, @alexgibneyfilm, @ericboehlert, @dmrider, @lizsly, @dylanbyers, Media Nation, @jordanchariton, @debrajsaunders, @karenattiah, @juliareinstein, @froomkin, @jakemgrumbach, Fox News, @nycsouthpaw, @bruce_arthur, @oliverdarcy, @brianstelter, @froomkin, @w7voa, @feliciasonmez, @laurie_garrett, @thegarance, @dctello, @bcrodriguez, @dakekang, @jnicholsonindc, @chrisrugaber, @sameralatrush, @jayrosen_nyu, @elaheizadi, @jdakwar, @miriamelder, Mediaite and The Hill
Times of India:
Delhi police visited two Twitter offices in India after demanding Twitter explain why a “manipulated media” tag was given to a BJP spokesperson's tweet — - Tribunals are in pathetic condition, make appointments in without specifying tenure: SC to Centre
Canadian Press:
Facebook has signed deals with 14 Canadian publishers to pay for the ability to link to their news stories that are not already posted on its platform — MENLO PARK, Calif. — Facebook Inc. says it will pay some Canadian publishers for the ability to link to news stories not already posted on its platform.
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Facebook Journalism Project, @reicurran, @navalang, @brianjjackson, Globe and Mail and @mathewi
Sara Fischer / Axios:
AP and FanDuel sign an agreement to make FanDuel the exclusive provider of sports odds across the AP's global sports report — FanDuel and The Associated Press have reached an agreement to make FanDuel the exclusive provider of sports odds across AP's global sports report, executives tell Axios.
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Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
In a staff meeting, Jeff Zucker said a CNN streaming platform will launch within the next year, and he defended the lack of a suspension for Chris Cuomo — President Jeff Zucker also said during a town hall that he would consider his future at the cable network given CNN parent company's merger with Discovery
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TVNewser, Mediaite, The Daily Beast, @newspolitics, The Daily Beast, @benmullin, Raw Story and New York Post
Aymann Ismail / Slate:
Some journalists covering Israel and Palestinians say they've faced doubts on their reporting, including from senior editors who treat IDF statements as facts — Some journalists covering Israel and Palestine say an “illusive concept of impartiality” led them to face persistent doubts and skewed editing for years.
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Columbia Journalism Review, @theyoungturks and @zainab_mudallal
Shibani Mahtani / Washington Post:
Myanmar junta detained American managing editor of Frontier Myanmar magazine as he was trying to leave the country; the magazine says he's being held in prison — Myanmar's military junta detained an American journalist on Monday as he was trying to leave the country, the man's employer said …
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ABC News, @jordanackermi, @matthewfsmith, @ishaantharoor, Al Jazeera, CNN, Bloomberg and Reuters
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Fox Nation to start streaming Fox News' primetime opinion lineup of Tucker Carlson Tonight, Hannity, and The Ingraham Angle the day after it airs on cable — Fox News Channel said it would make its lineup of primetime opinion programs available on its Fox Nation streaming-video service …
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TVNewser, The Streamable and The Wrap
Reuters:
Vimeo, which spun off from IAC today, opened at $47.15/share and has dropped to $43/share, down about 17% from its earlier $52.08/share “when-issued” price — Shares of online video platform Vimeo Inc (VMEO.O), which was spun off from InterActiveCorp (IAC.O), were down 9.5% on their debut on Nasdaq on Tuesday.
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Variety, TechCrunch, PR Newswire and Yahoo Finance
Megan Graham / CNBC:
Report: Amazon's ad revenue is 2.4x larger than the combined revenue of Snap, Twitter, Roku, and Pinterest, and is growing 1.7x as quickly — - The major growth in Amazon's advertising unit means its revenue contribution is now 2.4 times larger than Snap, Twitter, Roku and Pinterest combined …
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CNBC
David McCabe / New York Times:
A new Florida law regulates how Twitter, YouTube, and others moderate speech, with fines for banning candidates; the law exempts companies that own theme parks — The new law, a direct response to Facebook and Twitter's suspension of former President Donald J. Trump, affects candidates for statewide offices.
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@govrondesantis, Washington Post, @hannahgais, Fox News, @davidafrench, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, The Week, @joyannreid, @tedlieu, @justinamash, @justinamash, Engadget, Ad Age, @brandon_bird, @parkermolloy, @adamweinstein, @mmasnick, @aricohn, @thetomzone, Wall Street Journal, @athertonkd, @devilstower, @scout_finch, @jaredlholt, @samstein, @hesherman, @nberlat, @jeffreyasachs, The Verge, @lexnfx, @radleybalko, @fmanjoo, @cfarivar, @peterschorschfl, @johnpaczkowski, @govrondesantis, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, The American Independent, New York Post, WKMG and Associated Press
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