Mediagazer: The Chicago Sun-Times names Jennifer Kho as executive editor, the first woman and person of color to lead its newsroom; interim EIC Steve Warmbir is leaving (David Roeder/Chicago Sun Times)

9:55 PM ET, June 4, 2022

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In a memo, Chris Licht says CNN added a “Breaking News” guideline to its stylebook to address the banner's overuse: “its impact has become lost on the audience” — CNN's new boss Chris Licht says that beginning today, CNN has added a “Breaking News” guideline to its stylebook …

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Creators who focused on the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard trial made thousands of dollars through platform incentives, influencing public opinion in the process — Influencers discovered there's money and clout to be made in covering breaking news — When the verdict came …

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Emily Langer / Washington Post:

Barry Sussman, the Washington Post editor who directly oversaw the Watergate investigation by reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, dies at 87 — Barry Sussman, the Washington Post editor who directly oversaw the Watergate investigation by reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein …

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:

Clubhouse eliminated “a handful of roles” as part of a broader restructuring; leaving staff include the heads of news partnerships, community, and international — Clubhouse, the social audio app that became a big hit during the early days of the pandemic, laid off multiple employees this week …

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Reuters:

Russia's foreign ministry summons the heads of US media outlets in Moscow to notify them of tough measures in response to US restrictions against Russian media — Russia's Foreign Ministry said it was summoning the heads of U.S. media outlets in Moscow to a meeting this Monday to notify …

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Andrew Albanese / Publishers Weekly:

Library groups, booksellers, and others warn that a Virginia Congressional candidate's effort to get two books declared obscene threatens the freedom to read — Library groups this week joined with booksellers, publishers, and public advocacy groups in sounding the alarm over a lawsuit …

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James Risen / The Intercept:

A look back at a failed FBI plan to ambush a source for reporter James Risen in 2014, as the source claimed to have documents about massive spying by the NSA — FBI agent Grayden Ridd had a confidential message for his informant. An FBI team had been given the green light by the Justice Department …

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Sara Fischer / Axios:

Latino Media Network, founded by Jess Morales Rocketto and Stephanie Valencia, raises $80M and acquires 18 radio stations from TelevisaUnivision for $60M — Latina activists and entrepreneurs Jess Morales Rocketto and Stephanie Valencia have raised $80 million to launch a new Hispanic media company called the Latino Media Network.

Brian Steinberg / Variety:

Paramount's ad-supported Pluto TV plans to launch a streaming channel in 2022, offering new and archived episodes of CBS News' 60 Minutes — CBS News' venerable “60 Minutes” is creating a time machine, of sorts. — The long-running newsmagazine will be form the bulk of a new channel at Pluto …

Discussion: @scavendish, The Streamable, @bristei, @tvmojoe and TVNewser

John Maher / Publishers Weekly:

NY passes the Freelance Isn't Free Act to ensure freelancers get contracts for their work, are paid in a timely manner, and have support to recoup unpaid wages — After being introduced as a bill back in February by Democratic New York state senator Andrew Gounardes and assembly member Harry Bronson …

Discussion: @gamalhennessy

The Strategist:

A coordinated campaign aligned with the CCP's narratives is targeting women journalists covering China at outlets including The Economist and The New York Times — The Chinese Communist Party has a problem with women of Asian descent who have public platforms, opinions and expertise on China.

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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:

A look at Tosca Musk's Passionflix, a $6/month streaming service for movie and series adaptations of romance novels and erotic fan fiction with ~$22M in funding — Tosca Musk, Elon's younger sister, is the force behind Passionflix, a streaming service dedicated to adaptations of romance novels and erotic fan fiction.

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David Roeder / Chicago Sun Times:
The Chicago Sun-Times names Jennifer Kho as executive editor, the first woman and person of color to lead its newsroom; interim EIC Steve Warmbir is leaving

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