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4:00 PM ET, June 28, 2021

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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  —  Fung Wai-kong is seventh senior figure from publication to be arrested in two weeks  —  Hong Kong police have arrested …
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Right Wing Watch, a watchdog group that monitors disinfo and violent rhetoric from far-right media outlets, says it has been permanently banned from YouTube  —  Right Wing Watch has been banned while the right-wing extremists they merely exposed via the platform continue to publish misinformation on YouTube.
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 …
Katelyn Fossett / Politico:
Interview with four female DC editors on the post-Trump newsroom, harassment of women journalists and reporters of color, women in leadership, and more  —  In one part of Washington, women are in charge like never before: Four of the largest newsrooms in D.C.—the Washington Post, Politico …
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 …
Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Universal's F9 collects $70M in North America and $405M globally in its opening weekend, the biggest start for a movie since 2019's Star Wars  —  The only thing stronger than family?  The box office debut of “F9,” the latest entry in Universal's “Fast & Furious” saga.
Jackson Ryan / CNET:
Inside the intense debate among Wikipedia editors to include the coronavirus lab leak theory on COVID-19 pages, as the theory has gained more media attention  —  Building a better encyclopedia requires consensus and neutrality, but behind the scenes, editors wrangle with the pandemic's most contentious question.
Bloomberg Law:
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  —  Antitrust investigators at the U.S. Justice Department have stepped up scrutiny of Google's digital ad market practices in recent months …
 
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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
Dave Cantor / Poynter:
Newsrooms should reassess their use of words around mental health like “crazy” or “insane”, which can result in mislabeling, stigmatization, and trivialization
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Ted Williams / Axios Charlotte:
Founder of The Charlotte Ledger, a local business newsletter that started as an experiment, says it now generates ~$12.5K/month in revenue from 2,000 paid subs
Sid Bedingfield / Washington Post:
A look at the history of Black journalism and its longstanding activist tradition
Josef Adalian / Vulture:
Interview with Conan O'Brien, who ended his 28-year run as host of a nightly talk show on June 24, on his career, his future project for HBO Max, and more
Shirin Ghaffary / Vox:
Google is showing a warning on some searches that it may not have reliable sources to show, usually on trending topics
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK's largest commercial publisher Reach says it will hire an online safety editor, the first of its kind in UK, to tackle “endemic” abuse of its journalists
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

Reuters:
Albania bans TikTok for a year from January 2025, part of a broader plan to make schools safer following the killing of a 14-year-old near a school in November
 
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