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11:50 PM ET, July 30, 2021

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Wall Street Journal:
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell says he is pulling ads from Fox News after Fox rejected an ad for a symposium that would “prove” the 2020 election was stolen  —  Mike Lindell, CEO of MyPillow, says Fox News refused to run ad promoting an event linked to claims of widespread election fraud
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
NYT indefinitely postpones its return to office, planned for Sept. 7, and will require proof of vaccination from those who want to go in voluntarily  —  The New York Times on Friday indefinitely postponed its planned return to the office as the contagious Delta variant causes a surge in coronavirus cases across the country.
Angela Fu / Poynter:
In email to members, WGAE says it “put a pause” on organizing new digital newsrooms, as debate grows over its membership and whether to accept more journalists  —  At issue is whether the union, which has primarily represented screenwriters in the past, should take on more journalists
Celine Castronuovo / The Hill:
NYT sports reporter Karen Crouse resigns after being suspended earlier this month for failing to disclose a book deal with swimmer Michael Phelps  —  A New York Times sports reporter who was suspended earlier this month for failing to disclose a book deal with Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps …
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The Guardian:
News Corp Australia's Daily Telegraph ended a regular column from broadcaster Alan Jones, amid controversy over his COVID-19 and anti-lockdown comments
Freddie deBoer:
The original Gawker was born to mock an elite New York publishing world of money and privilege, and that world doesn't exist anymore for New Gawker to mock  —  Frequently readers want me to skewer somebody or something, and while I occasionally oblige they usually come away disappointed.
Wall Street Journal:
Scarlett Johansson sues Disney for breach of contract over concurrent release of Black Widow to Disney+ and theaters; source: release could cost Johansson $50M+  —  Star alleges simultaneous release of the latest Marvel movie in theaters and on Disney+ service was a breach of contract
Gavin Bridge / Variety:
Analysis: so far in 2021, streaming services have released 512 new shows, up 86% on 2019, led by Netflix, as cable networks released 453, down 28%  —  One of the most bandied about industry phrases of the last decade was “peak TV,” the phenomenon of the seemingly limitless growth of original content on television.
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Disney mandates vaccinations for all salaried and non-union hourly employees working at any of its US sites and is talking with unions about vaccinations  —  The Walt Disney Co. has added its name to the growing list of major corporations mandating that employees to be fully vaccinated.
Sarah Bahr / New York Times:
Study: films and TV shows with disability themes rose from 41 in 2000 to 150 in 2020, but 95% of disabled characters are played by actors without disabilities  —  The study published Wednesday also showed that television is far behind film when it comes to representation of characters with disabilities.
Kelly McBride / NPR:
New NPR ethics policy ends a blanket ban on journalists participating in marches or rallies, but in practice requires them to discuss specific cases with bosses  —  NPR rolled out a substantial update to its ethics policy earlier this month, expressly stating that journalists may participate …
 
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