Mediagazer: A 25-year veteran editor at NPR says an “open-minded spirit” no longer exists there and blames ex-CEO John Lansing's focus on race and identity starting in 2020 (Uri Berliner/The Free Press)

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A 25-year veteran editor at NPR says an “open-minded spirit” no longer exists there and blames ex-CEO John Lansing's focus on race and identity starting in 2020 — Uri Berliner, a veteran at the public radio institution, says the network lost its way when it started telling listeners how to think.

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WBD confirms it'll close its Newshub outlet in New Zealand on July 5, cutting ~300 roles and leaving state-owned TVNZ with a near-monopoly on TV news production — Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has confirmed plans to close its Newshub news operation, as part of a wider restructuring …

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Sara Fischer / Axios:

Robinhood launches its independent media brand Sherwood News, with Joshua Topolsky as editor-in-chief — - It plans to focus on ad sales before expanding to other revenue streams, like events. … The content produced by Sherwood is editorially independent, says Topolsky …

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Gene Maddaus / Variety:

SAG-AFTRA is pushing for a CA bill requiring detailed consent to use actors' digital replicas and another banning use of dead performers without heirs' consent — Would you buy a car from an AI chatbot? What if it looked and talked like Tom Hanks?

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Katie Robertson / New York Times:

Fortune names Anastasia Nyrkovskaya as its CEO, making her the first woman to lead the publication, taking over Alan Murray; she had been CFO and CSO since 2019 — “The overarching goal for the company is growth,” Anastasia Nyrkovskaya said in an interview.Carly Zavala for The New York Times

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Sara Fischer / Axios:

Puck acquires Artelligence, a Substack newsletter about the global art market with 32K free and paid subscribers; Puck now has 17 journalists and 12 newsletters — Puck has acquired Artelligence, a Substack newsletter about the global art market authored by veteran art director …

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BDG Media's Nylon will release its first physical magazine this month since stopping print editions in 2017; the company plans biannual editions going forward — The music-themed issue coincides with its annual “Nylon House” experience at the Coachella music festival this weekend.

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Sara Fischer / Axios:

Campbell Brown, ex-Meta VP of media partnerships, becomes senior adviser for TollBit, a startup building a marketplace between AI companies and media outlets — Media veteran Campbell Brown is joining TollBit as a senior adviser, Brown told Axios. The startup is building a marketplace between AI companies and media outlets.

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Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:

YouTube adds shopping features, including creator-curated product lists for users to browse called Shopping Collections and a hub with info on commission rates — YouTube announced on Tuesday that it's launching new Shopping features that allow creators to curate shoppable collections …

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John Reed / Financial Times:

The BBC splits off its India operations to create a new independent media company, Collective Newsroom, following regulatory scrutiny over its Modi documentary — Move follows controversy about Modi documentary, which was labelled a ‘propaganda piece’ by New Delhi

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