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1:55 PM ET, August 1, 2022

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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Fox News has not interviewed Trump in 100+ days, nor aired his recent rallies live; sources: the snubs are intentional and extend to the highest levels of Fox  —  The former president hasn't been interviewed on the Rupert Murdoch-owned cable network in more than 100 days, and other Republicans often get the attention he once did.
Kathleen Kingsbury / The New York Times Company:
Nicholas Kristof returns to the New York Times as a columnist after stepping down to run for governor of Oregon  —  The journalist who first started here in 1984 and began writing columns for us in 2001 returns to Times Opinion.  Read more in this note from Opinion Editor Kathleen Kingsbury.
Clark Hoyt / Mercury News:
Jerry Ceppos, who was the dean of two journalism schools and the managing editor of The Mercury News when the newspaper won two Pulitzer Prizes, dies at 75  —  He led the organization to two Pulitzer Prizes while focusing its lens on technology and diversity
Kent Faulk / AL.com:
Alabama prison officials examined female reporters' clothing and tried to block an AL.com reporter from witnessing an execution because her skirt was too short  —  Alabama prison officials examined female reporters' clothing and tried to block a female reporter with AL.com …
Oscar Lopez / New York Times:
Reggie Ugwu / New York Times:
A profile of Sam Sanders, the founding host of NPR's It's Been a Minute show who left public radio after 12 years to launch a pop culture podcast for Vulture  —  After 12 years at NPR, the former host of “It's Been a Minute” is stepping out with a new pop culture podcast — uncensored, uninhibited and unbothered.
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Free Speech Systems, which operates Infowars, filed for bankruptcy protection on Friday amid a trial about Alex Jones paying damages to two Sandy Hook families  —  New York CNN Business —  Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' primary company filed for bankruptcy protection on Friday …
Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
A profile of The Washington Post's Sally Buzbee, including interviews with her and colleagues on newsroom restructuring, Twitter, and managing a remote newsroom  —  The executive editor opens up about her first frenetic year atop the masthead—tackling everything from newsroom restructuring …
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
John Lasseter's first film as head of Skydance Animation, Luck, releases on Apple TV+ this week; Lasseter was ousted from Pixar in 2017 over workplace behavior  —  John Lasseter was toppled five years ago by allegations about his workplace behavior.  He's back with an animated film and a studio that could be Pixar 2.0.
Discussion: @nytimesbusiness and @brycecovert
New York Times:
The DOJ's lawsuit to block Penguin Random House's proposed acquisition of Simon & Schuster for $2.18B goes to trial today  —  The Biden administration is suing to block Penguin Random House from buying Simon & Schuster.  A United States District Court will decide if the sale can proceed.
Water & Music:
An analysis of music NFT secondary sales and trading activity from late 2021 to mid-2022, to provide a more in-depth and nuanced understanding of NFT markets  —  tl;dr: This article presents an analysis of secondary sales and trading activity across several notable, multi-edition music NFT drops from late 2021 to mid-2022.
Kerry Flynn / Axios:
GoDigital Media Group, owner of Latino digital media outlet mitú, acquires NGL Collective, which connects advertisers with Latino audiences  —  Exit Content Preview  —  GoDigital Media Group, owner of Latino digital media company mitú, said today it is acquiring NGL Collective in a deal valued at more than $60 million.
Discussion: PR Newswire and Los Angeles Times
 
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New York Times:
Some streamers on Twitch, a more intimate platform than others, endure threats and stalkers and say Twitch gives limited support when dangerous situations arise
Wall Street Journal:
White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield reverses her decision to step down; source: Joe Biden and chief of staff Ron Klain encouraged her to stay
Christine Mui / Fortune:
Users edited Wikipedia's “recession” page 180+ times this week; it is now semi-protected after a “persistent addition of unsourced or poorly sourced content”
Alice Markham-Cantor / Curbed:
A Manhattan trip reveals the dwindling availability of The New York Times in print: newsstands don't always stock it, and those that do have few copies to sell
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
A deep look at a reporter's claim that LA Times editors tried to kill his USC dean story; three editors say delays were to meet legal and journalistic standards
Merlyn Thomas / BBC:
UK weather forecasters say they faced unprecedented levels of abusive tweets and emails during the heat wave, especially when stories referenced climate change
New York Times:
Sources: Greek broadcaster Antenna Group is exploring an acquisition of Vice Media; Antenna helped Vice launch Vice World News in 2020
Discussion: Reuters and Digital TV Europe