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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Many journalists see Tucker Carlson as a go-to source for stories about Trump, which are sometimes unflattering, and for details on Fox News' internal politics — His platform on Fox News made him a big player in Donald Trump's circle. Off camera, he shapes the coverage of Trump's world and Fox's own internal politics.
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Anne Marie Roantree / Reuters:
Apple Daily will be forced to shut “in a matter of days” after Chinese authorities froze its assets, according to an adviser to jailed owner Jimmy Lai — Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily will be forced to shut “in a matter of days” after authorities froze …
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Brent Lang / Variety:
Steven Spielberg, previously seen as a Netflix skeptic, strikes a deal with the streaming service to produce multiple movies through his company Amblin Partners — Amblin Partners and Netflix have forged a partnership, one that will see the company headed by Steven Spielberg produce multiple …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Facebook rolls out Live Audio Rooms, available to verified public figures and select Groups, and its podcast service, available to select partners, in the US — In April, Facebook announced a series of planned investments in new audio products, including a Clubhouse live audio competitor as well as new support for podcasts.
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Kat O'Brien / New York Times:
Kat O'Brien, formerly of Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Newsday, says she was raped by an unnamed MLB player 18 years ago, wants change for women covering sports — Kat O'Brien is a former journalist and baseball writer for The Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Newsday.
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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Profile of The New Bedford Light, a nonprofit digital news outlet started by journalists in New Bedford, MA after Gannett's local paper became a “ghost” paper — An ambitious news site, The New Bedford Light, has sprung up in an old New England whaling town to fill a void in coverage.
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
In separate interviews, Nikole Hannah-Jones says the promise of objectivity is a subterfuge and Walter Hussman says news orgs are setting aside impartiality — On paper, The New York Times's Nikole Hannah-Jones is a dream hire for the journalism school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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The Information:
Sources: Shopify is rolling out a service that will let BuzzFeed and other content publishers link to merchants in exchange for a cut of transaction revenue — Shopify, which has become a major force in e-commerce by providing online tools to merchants, is rolling out a new service …
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@glenngabe and @scottbrodbeck, more at Techmeme »
Brier Dudley / The Seattle Times:
Q&A with Microsoft VP of Strategic Initiatives Mary Snapp, as the company partners with Report for America to support five newsrooms in KS, OK, AZ, CA, and WV — Microsoft just announced an expansion of its remarkable initiative to preserve and protect journalism.
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@report4america, @fredhum, @msftissues, @loupas, @bradsmi and Microsoft On the Issues
Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
Univision says it will launch a unified streaming service in 2022, with a subscription tier in addition to the ad-supported PrendeTV, following Televisa merger — Former Netflix vp, content Rodrigo Mazon will run the new streamer to include a subscription tier piggy-backing on the PrendeTV ad-supported service.
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Newspapers, including those owned by Gannett and McClatchy, are rethinking police coverage, sometimes removing old stories about minor crimes — The Boston Globe this year received an inquiry from a woman in its coverage area. Her son had died an untimely death.
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Vivendi's Universal Music Group to sell a 10% stake to a SPAC set up by Bill Ackman's hedge fund Pershing Square, valuing the label at $40B — The French media conglomerate finalized a deal to offload a 10 percent stake in the music major to a blank check company of Bill Ackman's hedge fund Pershing Square.
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