Mediagazer: David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash's music returns to Spotify, after they removed it in February in solidarity with Neil Young's Joe Rogan protest (Elizabeth Aubrey/NME)

5:15 AM ET, July 5, 2022

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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:

Allen & Co.'s annual Sun Valley conference begins on July 5 with executives from Warner Bros. Discovery, Disney, and more, as financial woes dampen dealmaking — As fleece-clad billionaires—and newcomers like Bari Weiss—flock to Idaho this week, Sun Valley fixtures are buzzing about Netflix's future …

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Manori Ravindran / Variety:

To cut costs, HBO will cease producing HBO Max originals in the Nordics, Central Europe, the Netherlands, and Turkey and will also remove some HBO Max content — As the media conglomerate looks to recalibrate its streaming priorities, it will no longer produce originals in the Nordics …

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Elizabeth Aubrey / NME:

David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash's music returns to Spotify, after they removed it in February in solidarity with Neil Young's Joe Rogan protest — Of the news, David Crosby said: “I don't own it now and the people who do are in business to make money”

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Colby Hall / Mediaite:

NPR ends its 33-year tradition of reading the US Declaration of Independence on July 4, instead discussing the meaning of the phrase “all men are created equal” — Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep typically celebrates July 4th with an annual reading of the Declaration of Independence to his loyal listeners on NPR.

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Gary Ng / iPhone in Canada Blog:

Canada's CBC News says it will launch a free, ad-supported streaming channel across its digital platforms this fall — CBC News announced on Thursday it will be launching a new ad-supported streaming channel across its digital platforms this fall. — The 24/7 streaming news channel …

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Angela Fu / Poynter:

The Aspen Times suffered a staff exodus after its new owner, Ogden, quashed coverage of a defamation lawsuit by billionaire Vladislav Doronin against the outlet — Ogden's decision not to cover a billionaire's lawsuit against The Aspen Times has sent the paper — and the town — spiraling

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Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:

As NESN and Sinclair-owned Bally Sports launch streaming offerings, regional sports networks envision a hybrid DTC and pay TV model for the foreseeable future — NESN and Sinclair-owned Bally Sports are the first out of the gate, but as the pay TV bundle declines, RSNs are looking …

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Miranda Bryant / The Guardian:

News UK's talkTV apologized to Mind on air after a presenter claimed the UK mental health charity funded the legal fees of asylum seekers — Channel apologises to Mind after claiming charity funded legal fees of asylum seekers — Rupert Murdoch's talkTV has apologised to Mind after claiming …

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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:

Analysis: since the UK's 2019 general election, GB News has paid £48,266 total to MPs for TV presenting gigs, behind LBC, which paid out £60,725, 98% to one MP — Sitting MPs have received almost £50,000 from presenting gigs on GB News since its launch a year ago …

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Alexandra Topping / The Guardian:

In a reversal, the BBC says it received six complaints against DJ Tim Westwood, alleging bullying and sexual misconduct, including one it referred to the police — Corporation reviewing six complaints, raising questions over what it said in public about presenter accused of sexual misconduct

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Press Gazette:

Daily Mail owner DMGT relaunches Mail+, giving users access to exclusive print content, podcasts, puzzles, and more for £10.99 per month or £131.88 per year — The publisher of the Mail brands has relaunched its paid digital edition service Mail+ after editor Ted Verity took the reins of a more unified operation.

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Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:

A Q&A with Votebeat EIC Chad Lorenz and co-founder and CSO Alison Go on changing from a pop-up to a permanent newsroom, measuring impact, elections, and more — “How do you produce journalism that strengthens elections? That's the question that runs through my mind every day."

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Electronic Frontier Foundation:

The JCPA, a US bill that would let news sites negotiate as a bloc with Google and Facebook, poorly addresses the digital ad market's domination by huge players — In response to the very real pressures that online news outlets are facing, Congress continues to believe the very flawed Journalism Competition …

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Voice of America:

Turkey's media regulator blocks access to VOA and Deutsche Welle's Turkish-language online content after the outlets declined to apply for licenses as requested — The heads of Voice of America and Germany's Deutsche Welle on Friday criticized actions by Turkey's media regulator to block access to their content.