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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
MSNBC names Alex Wagner to succeed Rachel Maddow as the host of its weekday 9pm show four days per week, the only Asian American to host prime-time cable news — MSNBC President Rashida Jones said that Ms. Wagner's experience covering politics would be crucial as the network prepares to cover the midterm elections.
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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
The US Supreme Court declined to revisit the landmark 1964 First Amendment decision in New York Times v. Sullivan; Clarence Thomas dissented from the refusal — (CNN)The Supreme Court declined to revisit the landmark First Amendment decision in New York Times v. Sullivan.
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Newmark J-School:
CUNY's Newmark J-School names Graciela Mochkofsky, who launched its bilingual master's program in 2016, as new dean starting August 1, succeeding Sarah Bartlett — Graciela Mochkofsky, who has distinguished herself as a journalist, author, and academic in two languages on two continents …
Kevin Rector / Los Angeles Times:
Journalists covering abortion rights protests in Los Angeles on Friday say police pushed, hit, and removed them from areas, ignoring newly expanded protections — Independent journalist Tina-Desiree Berg was standing on a sidewalk filming the arrest of an abortion rights protester …
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Richard J. Tofel / Second Rough Draft:
By overturning Roe v. Wade, SCOTUS has abandoned any pretense of being an apolitical actor, which the media needs to accept to increase scrutiny and coverage — We need a new approach to an ambitious political actor … News coverage of the Supreme Court has always been difficult …
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William Turvill / Press Gazette:
Analysis: the top 25 US newspapers' print circulations was down 12% YoY on average in the six months to March 2022; the WSJ fell 11% YoY and the NYT fell 9% YoY — The largest US newspaper circulations fell 12% in the year to March 2022, new figures obtained by Press Gazette show.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Roku is adding eight NBC local news channels to the Roku Channel, its first local news offering, with more channels to be added in the coming months — Roku is thinking local: In the streaming platform's first local news programming pact, Roku is adding eight NBC local news channels to the Roku Channel …
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Shirley Zhao / Bloomberg:
Netflix plans to grow its investment in the Asia Pacific, which has 15% of Netflix's subscribers and is forecast to be the biggest driver of further expansion — Netflix Inc. is looking to Asia after its shock first-quarter slowdown, seeking to both maintain growth in the one region …
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Javier Garza Ramos / Nieman Reports:
A reporter explains how lone shooter events in the US, or “gringo style” shootings, are covered in Mexico, where gun violence outside of organized crime is rare — What American gun violence looks like to reporters who have to deal with a very different kind of threat
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Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Fast Company names Brendan Vaughan as its EIC, starting on July 18; Vaughan was previously a deputy editor at Insider and a senior editor at The Atlantic — Brendan Vaughan has been hired as editor in chief of Fast Company magazine. — Vaughan will start July 18.
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
BBC apologizes and will pay a “significant sum” to a former journalist who alerted it to his suspicions over how Martin Bashir got his Princess Diana interview — The BBC has apologised and agreed to pay a “significant sum” to a former Panorama journalist who alerted the broadcaster …
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Tim Baysinger / Axios:
Omdia: the US is expected to lose nearly 17M pay-TV subscribers between 2021-2027, India 3.4M, Brazil 2.3M, Canada 2.2M, and Germany 2M — Exit Content Preview — The United States is expected to lose nearly 17 million pay-TV subscribers between 2021-2027, according to a new report from Omdia.