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12:15 PM ET, May 31, 2022

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Andy Hayes / Sky News:
Emmanuel Macron says Frédéric Leclerc-Imhoff, a journalist at French 24-hour news channel BFM TV, was killed in Ukraine while covering an evacuation operation  —  “On board a humanitarian bus, alongside civilians forced to flee to escape Russian bombs, he was fatally shot,” President Macron tweeted.
Joan Biskupic / CNN:
Sources: Supreme Court officials are requiring law clerks to provide cell phone records and sign affidavits in the aftermath of the Politico leak  —  (CNN)Supreme Court officials are escalating their search for the source of the leaked draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade …
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
The Financial Times rebrands its How To Spend It magazine as HTSI, inviting readers “to interpret the ‘S’”, suggesting “save” or “savor”, as inequality rises  —  Newspaper says possible definitions of renamed HTSI include ‘how to save it’ as cost of living crisis bites
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
A profile of Paramount three years into its streaming shift, an underdog choosing to continue alone as Netflix and Disney dominate and other streamers cut deals  —  The dominance of Netflix and Disney in streaming has forced many companies to join forces.  So far, Paramount has gone its own way.
Aisha Majid / Press Gazette:
Association of Online Publishers report based on a sample of 12 UK publishers finds digital audio revenue in Q1 2022 hit £4.2M, up 500% YoY  —  Publishers reported a 500% increase in digital audio revenue in the first quarter of 2022, according to the Digital Publishers' Revenue Index (DPRI).
Discussion: @pressgazette
Cat Zhang / Pitchfork:
How musicians like Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo use Discord: artists share ideas, host parties, and engage with fans, who help with moderation and other tasks  —  Originally launched as a messaging app for gamers, the platform has become an intimate place for artists and fans to connect and build community.
Gerrit De Vynck / Washington Post:
A profile of software engineer and Wikipedia editor Molly White, who is documenting the cryptocurrency industry's failures on her blog Web3 Is Going Just Great  —  Molly White, a veteran Wikipedia editor, is fast becoming the cryptocurrency world's biggest critic
David Pierce / The Verge:
An interview with The Weather Channel Chief Content Officer Nora Zimmett about TWC's new streaming service, why visualizing data is its “superpower”, and more  —  It's ... a cable network.  Streaming.  —  The Weather Channel is not trying to win you over by spending big on its version of House of Cards.
Discussion: @pierce
Jesse Whittock / Deadline:
Former Disney executive David Levine leaves CoComelon-owner Moonbug Entertainment, where he was the Head of Studios since December 2020 , to “explore new areas”  —  EXCLUSIVE: Former Disney exec David Levine is exiting kids entertainment powerhouse Moonbug Entertainment, Deadline has learned.
Discussion: C21Media
Santiago Villa / Global Investigative …:
Freelance journalist Nadja Drost and her team describe their reporting on US-bound migrants crossing the Darién Gap, which earned Drost a Pulitzer Prize in 2021  —  Every year thousands of migrants from Africa, South Asia, the Middle East, South America, and the Caribbean cross …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Scriber, a startup that gives fans access to exclusive content via text message for $5/month or more, launches  —  The Jonas Brothers are giving fans a new way to access exclusive videos — charging $5 per month for the privilege — on Scriber, a smartphone-based subscription startup.
 
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Kate Lyons / The Guardian:
Reporters say they have been blocked from filming or accessing events on the Chinese foreign minister's Pacific tour and press conferences have barred questions
Zoe Samios / Sydney Morning Herald:
Non-profit Minderoo helps 24 publishers in Australia strike a Google news content deal, taking the number of local outlets in the country paid by Google to 180+
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Neal Justin / Star Tribune:
Minnesota Public Radio says it is shutting down its award-winning program APM Reports, which specialized in long-form, investigative journalism for seven years
Shaun Walker / The Guardian:
An interview with EIC Viktor Muchnik, who shut down his Siberian TV station TV2, which was blocked by Russia amid strict war coverage laws, and left for Armenia
Rachel Monroe / New Yorker:
How the staff of Uvalde Leader-News covered the Texas school shooting; the local paper's employees lost neighbors, acquaintances, and a daughter in the shooting
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
An interview with co-CEO Ted Sarandos on Netflix's recent 75% stock drop, backing Dave Chappelle's transgender comedy special, Hollywood schadenfreude, and more