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6:30 PM ET, July 17, 2022

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Washington Post:
Saudi officials excluded two Washington Post reporters from a briefing during Biden's visit, but they were invited after raising the issue with the White House  —  Biden's greeting to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was criticized by human rights advocates as too friendly.
Monica Chin / The Verge:
A look at the state of accessibility coverage in tech journalism, as some reporters believe tech news outlets aren't covering assistive technology consistently  —  Six years ago, Apple introduced the touch bar, a thin touchscreen strip that replaced the usual row of function buttons on its MacBook Pros.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Disney plans to raise ESPN+'s monthly subscription from $6.99 to $9.99 and its annual price from $69.99 to $99.99, 43% increases, starting on August 23, 2022  —  The Disney-backed streaming-video sports service intends to raise its monthly subscription fee by $3 a month …
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Apple launches Apple Music Sessions, with performances by Carrie Underwood and Tenille Townes recorded in Apple's Nashville studio and released in spatial audio  —  Apple is introducing a new perk for Apple Music subscribers, Apple Music Sessions, which gives listeners access to exclusive releases …
Discussion: Apple, Macworld, CNBC and CNET
Tara McGowan / Poynter:
Increasingly, fact-based news necessary for a pro-democracy citizenry is behind paywalls; news outlets can do more, including making election stories free  —  Paywalls bolster news organizations' bottom lines, but leave Americans in the dark.  As a public service, let everyone read election stories for free.
Ray Schultz / MediaPost:
Fortune launches Fortune Well, a vertical providing health and wellness content geared toward business professionals, in collaboration with CVS Health  —  Fortune has debuted its home for Fortune Well, a destination for business leaders seeking content that will help them in their lives and careers.
Discussion: PR Newswire and Talking Biz News
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Protocol names MIT Technology Review Executive Editor Michael Reilly as editorial director; Protocol Editor-In-Chief Tim Grieve is leaving after four years  —  Michael Reilly, the executive editor of MIT Technology Review, has been hired as editorial director of tech news site Protocol.
 
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
LiveOne, formerly called LiveXLive and owner of Slacker Radio, raised $8.1M for its PodcastOne subsidiary, valuing it at $60M, as part of a plan to spin it off
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
Q&A with Runa Sandvik, whose Granitt startup helps at-risk people like journalists, activists, politicians, lawyers, and refugees prepare for digital threats
Maria L. La Ganga / Los Angeles Times:
A Los Angeles Times reporter says two former top editors tried to kill a story about drug use by the University of Southern California's medical school dean
Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
Simone Oliver steps down as global editor-in-chief of Vice Media Group's Refinery29 “to pursue other opportunities”; Oliver took on the role in September 2020
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Jordan Valinsky / CNN:
Hasbro is paying The New York Times a licensing fee to release Wordle: The Party Game, a Wordle board game, on October 1 for a suggested price of $19.99
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
The UK's The New European closes its fundraising scheme after raising £1M from 2,000 readers who editor Matt Kelly says “now own 16.7% of the business”
Gavin Bridge / Variety:
Analysis and estimates: the annual value of US TV and streaming sports rights will reach $21.5B in 2022 and $26.5B by 2023, a 74% increase since 2015
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Beyoncé joins TikTok, gaining 3.3M+ followers in her first day on the platform, and offers her entire catalog for users to choose from as music for their videos
Claire Atkinson / Insider:
Sources: former Disney CEO Bob Iger clashed with the company's board over succession planning and “greatly regretted” choosing Bob Chapek “as soon as COVID hit”
Sean Lyngaas / CNN:
Report: in the days before January 6, Chinese hackers targeted US journalists with malicious emails to find out if there would be a peaceful transfer of power