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5:15 AM ET, July 27, 2022

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Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
Some Republican candidates are barring traditional media from events and ignoring debate requests as midterm elections approach, favoring rightwing outlets  —  GOP politicians are increasingly shirking sit-down interviews, barring journalists from 2022 events, and skipping debates …
The Daily Beast:
Sources: ABC's The View plans to name former White House communications director Alyssa Farah Griffin as its conservative co-host, filling Meghan McCain's slot  —  At long last, the daytime talk show is set to announce their pick to fill the conservative hosting vacancy left by McCain.
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
In his first TV appearance since CNN fired him, Chris Cuomo announces he will host a prime-time show on Nexstar Media's cable news network NewsNation this fall  —  Veteran TV journalist Chris Cuomo is coming back to cable news with a new prime-time program on NewsNation starting in the fall …
Ruchira Sharma / The Guardian:
TikTokers and teenagers say young news consumers want bite-size stories shared by personalities on Instagram and TikTok, while critics warn about disinformation  —  As Ofcom confirms that young people now stay informed through Instagram and TikTok, we meet the online newshounds
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
Research: 31% of images accompanying ~250 pieces of online news covering a 2019 heat wave in four countries were positive, showing people having fun in the sun  —  As heatwaves become more common, more intense, and more lethal, the contrast between news articles that spell out the impact …
Emily Baker-White / BuzzFeed News:
Four former ByteDance employees say the company promoted pro-China content to Americans in its now-defunct news app TopBuzz; ByteDance denies the claims  —  Former employees claim the company placed pieces of pro-China content in its now-defunct US news app, TopBuzz, and censored negative stories about the Chinese government.
Tiffany Hsu / New York Times:
How the Genesis Communications Network, a talk radio network that has syndicated Alex Jones' show since 1999, built a lucrative business peddling misinformation  —  The Genesis Communications Network built a lucrative business alongside the radio host, whose show the company has syndicated for more than two decades.
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
TelevisaUnivision reports revenue up 7% YoY to $747.5M, as profit slipped due to the launch of the free Vix streaming service on March 31 and Vix+ on July 21  —  In its first full quarter of results, TelevisaUnivision reported a modest uptick in revenue and reiterated its belief in having …
Alexandra Turner / Press Gazette:
Study: between September 2020 and July 2022, 33 local UK newspapers have shut down while 27 have launched, and three news sites closed while 41 launched  —  Thirty-three UK local newspapers have closed since September 2020 but new launches in print and digital outnumber this figure.
@erikwemple:
[Thread] A judge grants judgments in favor of the NYT, ABC, Gannett, CBS, and Rolling Stone in Covington Catholic student Nick Sandmann's defamation lawsuits  —  A federal judge in Kentucky today granted summary judgment motions from five media companies (NYT, ABC News, Gannett, CBS News and Rolling Stone) in defamation cases from Nick Sandmann.
 
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@noahpinion:
[Thread] If Substack figures out bundling, mainstream outlets should ditch op-eds, writers of which they homogenize and lend an undeserved imprimatur
Joseph Gedeon / Politico:
Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to meet slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh's family; niece Lina Abu Akleh: the US has press freedom “double standards”
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
The WSJ's and NY Post's Trump condemnations don't necessarily indicate a change for the Murdochs, since Fox News maintains support and has a much greater reach
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Bloomberg:
The UK's CMA publishes its music streaming report, saying the market being dominated by a handful of major players is not “currently causing consumers harm”
Danny Nelson / CoinDesk:
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao sues Bloomberg Businessweek's Hong Kong publisher for defamation, claiming a June 23 profile depicted him as running a “Ponzi scheme”
Lachlan Cartwright / The Daily Beast:
Sources: The New Yorker's letter firing Erin Overbey notes “previous incidents” of “baseless accusations against colleagues”; she calls the accusations “absurd”
Megan Graham / Wall Street Journal:
Digital ad company Tremor International plans to buy adtech firm Amobee's TV platform and demand-side platform for $239M from Singtel, set to close in Q3 2022
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
The NFL launches its NFL+ streaming service, offering a $4.99/month tier and $9.99/month Premium tier with full game replays; NFL+ replaces Game Pass in the US