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11:05 AM ET, July 12, 2022

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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
The Atlantic digitizes its archive of over 1,900 print magazines, dating back to its 1857 founding, available on its website and subject to its standard paywall  —  The library includes original writing from Twain, Hemingway, Plath and other authors  —  The Atlantic announced Monday morning …
J. Clara Chan / Hollywood Reporter:
Spotify buys Heardle, a music trivia game inspired by Wordle, describing it as a “tool for musical discovery” and with plans to keep it as a standalone site  —  The game, which challenges users to identify a song based on short audio clips, will remain free to play for users.
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Warner Bros. Discovery is in talks with Amazon about returning HBO Max to Prime Video, if Amazon agrees to terms such as sharing viewer behavior data  —  Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. has been in talks with Amazon.com Inc. about restarting a distribution agreement for the online retailer …
Jennifer Orsi / Sarasota Herald-Tribune:
The Herald-Tribune apologizes for publishing a guest column on its opinion page describing the white nationalist group the Proud Boys as “caring school parents”  —  To our readers:  —  The Herald-Tribune erred Sunday in publishing a guest column on our opinion page and website with the headline …
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Sources: the UK's next prime minister could drop Channel 4's privatization; several Conservative leadership candidates have previously doubted the sell-off plan  —  As well as ambivalence among Conservative MPs towards the issue, there is uncertainty over what the caretaker government can do
Discussion: @eyeswideopen69 and @jamalmosman
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Netflix interviewed various executives including Pooja Midha, chief growth officer of Comcast's ad unit, to lead the creation of an ad-supported tier  —  Streaming company plans to bring ads to its service for the first time  —  Netflix Inc. NFLX -3.96%▼ …
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
The Evening Standard, which relies on ads for 90% of its revenue, reports revenue of £28M in 2021, down 36% YoY, with a loss of £14M, down from £17M in 2020  —  Evgeny Lebedev's London freesheet reports £14m loss for last year as Covid continues to hit advertising
Discussion: Press Gazette
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The Information is launching a social network for subscribers, which will include user profiles, a directory, DMs, and a news-feed like page  —  The Information is rolling out a series of features designed to make it easier for its network of influential tech and business subscribers to connect …
Discussion: @jessicalessin
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
Journalist groups criticize the UK's governing Conservative party for charging up to £1,250 to attend its October conference to “discourage over-accreditation”  —  Journalist groups and free speech organisations have criticised the introduction of fees for media attending the UK Conservative party conference.
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Discussion: Deadline and TBI Vision
 
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Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Pluto TV reorganizes its US channel lineup, adding four channels and categories Game Shows, Daytime TV, Home, Food, and Lifestyle & Culture, to draw in viewers
Discussion: @tvgrimreaper
Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
BuzzFeed News resumes regular hiring after jobs cuts in early 2022; The Washington Post, Forbes, Bloomberg, Hearst, and others also resume or continue hiring
Discussion: Gawker
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Jim Milliot / Publishers Weekly:
HarperCollins Union, which represents more than 250 employees, plans to hold a strike on July 20, demanding “a more accessible, equitable, and just workplace”
Discussion: @sarahw
New York Times:
Over 300 bookstores opened in the US in the past two years and many have seen profits jump, in a surprising revival that has increased book and author diversity
Jim Milliot / Publishers Weekly:
NPD BookScan: US print book sales fell 6.6% YoY in H1 2022 to 362.6M units, after soaring 18.9% YoY in H1 2021; all major categories except adult fiction sank
Discussion: thebookseller.com
Tom Jones / Poynter:
An interview with Phoebe Connelly, director of The Washington Post's Next Generation Audiences, which was launched to acquire younger and more diverse audiences