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8:30 AM ET, June 29, 2021

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The Daily Beast:
YouTube reinstates the channel of Right Wing Watch, a watchdog group that monitors far-right media outlets, saying it was mistakenly suspended  —  Right Wing Watch was banned while the right-wing extremists they merely exposed via the platform continue to publish misinformation on YouTube.
The Atlantic:
A eulogy for Hong Kong's free press, as the closure of Apple Daily and arrest of journalists signals a dark new chapter  —  Apple Daily was a flawed symbol for media rights.  But its closure marks a dark new chapter in Hong Kong.  —  On the morning of July 1, 2020, newsstands across Hong Kong had a conspicuously uniform appearance.
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Helen Davidson / The Guardian:
Local media reports Hong Kong police arrested former senior Apple Daily journalist Fung Wai-kong at the airport as he attempted to leave for the UK
@kerrymflynn:
Insider becomes the latest digital publisher to unionize its newsroom after CEO Henry Blodget emails staff that the union, representing ~300 staff, won the vote  —  Insider CEO Henry Blodget emailed staff today with a “welcome” to Insider union, declaring votes were counted and the union won. “We look forward to working with our team's representatives...” @InsiderUnion represents about 300 US editorial employees https://twitter.com/...
CNN:
Sources: Facebook to roll out its newsletter product, called Bulletin, on Tuesday, and has recruited dozens of writers across categories like sports and finance  —  You heard it here first: Facebook is rolling out its new newsletter product, called Bulletin, on Tuesday, according to sources involved with the initiative.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube gets 10-year naming rights to the upcoming 6,000-seat theater at LA's Hollywood Park Complex, in the company's first naming-rights deal  —  YouTube has clinched its first naming-rights deal.  —  The 6,000-seat performance venue at the Hollywood Park sports and entertainment complex in Inglewood …
Financial Times:
A collective of almost 30 Danish media companies will meet on Friday for their first general assembly to discuss making Facebook and Google pay for news  —  Test of collective bargaining approach in seeking copyright payments from Google and Facebook  —  Denmark's media industry is pioneering …
The Objective:
The Objective, a nonprofit launched in June 2020 to critique journalism and highlight underrepresented communities, will take a three month break  —  The Objective launched in June 2020 to challenge systems of oppression in newsrooms for the sake of both journalists and the communities we cover.
Jack Shafer / Politico:
EU's right-to-be-forgotten movement has highlighted journalists' tendency to publish news about arrests but pass on stories about exoneration or dropped charges  —  Crime and the American newspaper grew up together.  As the press broke free from the political parties in the early 1830s …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
NBC News says it will make its Today news program available as a podcast, after making a live audio broadcast of Today available on a SiriusXM channel  —  NBC's “Today” has long been part of many an American morning ritual.  Starting today, however, fans of the program can truly interact …
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Sources: US DOJ's antitrust investigators have increased scrutiny of Google's digital ad market practices in recent months, moving ahead with a Trump-era probe
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Nicole Lee / Engadget:
Sen. Ron Wyden proposes the Protect Reporters from Excessive State Suppression (PRESS) Act, to safeguard journalists' data from the government
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Jason Gurwin / The Streamable:
YouTube TV gets a 4K Plus add-on package with downloads and unlimited streams for $20 more per month, and adds 5.1 Dolby surround sound for all subs for free
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