Mediagazer: The Wikimedia Foundation is financially healthy and nearing a $100M endowment target five years ahead of schedule, yet fundraising appeals imply it's struggling (Andreas Kolbe/The Daily Dot)

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Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open after being fined $15K for not speaking to media, saying the interactions cause huge anxiety, impacting mental health — The world no. 2 had chosen not to face the media in Paris, citing mental health — Women's tennis world No. 2 Naomi Osaka withdrew …

Jonathan Liew / The Guardian:

The post-match press conference has lost its meaning, as young athletes are expected to answer intimate questions in a cynical and often predatory environment — Young athletes are expected to answer the most intimate questions in a cynical and often predatory environment

David Goldman / CNN:

AP explains its reasoning for firing Emily Wilder, claiming she had a pro-Palestinian bias in her tweets, and denies that AP was pressured by a Republican group — New York (CNN Business)The Associated Press' managing editor is speaking out after a firestorm that followed the ousting of former AP journalist Emily Wilder.

Ben Smith / New York Times:

Thanks to a recent shift in how many Americans view their past, Atlas Obscura is reviewing thousands of its stories about places to add perspectives and context — Atlas Obscura has reviewed how it tells its stories about curious places in light of last year's shift in how Americans view their past.

Discussion: @douglasmack, @s_m_i, Simon Owens's Media Newsletter, @rafat, @nytimes, @benyt, @krisnaudus, @zora and @douglasmack

Victor Luckerson / New Yorker:

Profiles of Mary Parrish and Eddie Faye Gates, who preserved the story of the Tulsa race massacre, after the attack destroyed Tulsa's two Black-owned newspapers — Two pioneering Black writers have not received the recognition they deserve for chronicling one of the country's gravest crimes.

Discussion: New York Times, @vluck, @seramak, @debonairpierre, @michaelluo, @baileymperkins, @holacindy, @jcstearns and Insider

Patrick Frater / Variety:

CJ ENM, the Korean company behind the film Parasite, says it will spend $4.4B on content over the next five years as it seeks to “compete with global platforms” — CJ ENM, the Korean corporation behind Oscar-winning film “Parasite,” and the “Snowpiercer” TV series …

Discussion: Deadline

Andreas Kolbe / The Daily Dot:

The Wikimedia Foundation is financially healthy and nearing a $100M endowment target five years ahead of schedule, yet fundraising appeals imply it's struggling — The site is way richer than it wants you to know. — The Wikimedia Foundation (WMF), the non-profit that owns Wikipedia …

Discussion: @wikiland, @andreworlowski, @andreworlowski, @wikiland and Telegraph, more at Techmeme »

John Drescher / The Assembly:

UNC top donor Walter Hussman Jr. warned against hiring Nikole Hannah-Jones in emails to its top leadership, arguing that “she is trying to push an agenda” — Emails obtained by The Assembly show that UNC-Chapel Hill's largest journalism-school donor warned against Nikole Hannah-Jones' hiring.

Zoe Samios / Sydney Morning Herald:

Nine Entertainment has signed multiyear deals to supply news content to Google and Facebook, expects its publishing division to grow AUD$30M+ this fiscal year — Nine Entertainment Co will receive hundreds of millions of dollars to support its newsrooms over the next five years …

Discussion: Financial Times, Reuters, @withmeaa, Mumbrella, @billisdoing, @manjusrii, Australian Financial Review, @strom_m, @sophia_phan, @della79, 9News, @chrizap, ABC and AdNews

Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:

A look at the labor concerns, like timely renewals and cancellations of shows, that Hollywood unions will take on at future negotiations with streaming services — Writers and agents have made peace and the pandemic helped avert a potential strike, but there could be rough waters ahead …

Discussion: Insider and @eriqgardner

Mark Stenberg / Medialyte:

Charging infrequent readers for monthly access to a publication, with a clear end to the commitment, could ease the untenable costs of multiple subscriptions — How my theoretical payment model could fix the paywall problem. — A song to read by: “Heart Shaped Face,” by Angel Olson

Discussion: @markstenberg3, @simonowens and @markstenberg3

Maggie Fick / Reuters:

Press freedom in Ethiopia has deteriorated after briefly flourishing following the 2018 election as journalists are increasingly persecuted — When Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took over in 2018 and freed dozens of jailed members of the media as part of a raft of political reforms …

Discussion: @sanyiikoo_oromo, @giuliaparavicin and @rcoreyb

Wall Street Journal:

Profile of James Bond film producers Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, whose control over the franchise isn't expected to change after Amazon's MGM purchase — To make the most of the Bond franchise, Amazon will need permission from the powerful family that owns the rights