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1:30 PM ET, June 6, 2024

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New York Times:
Sources: Washington Post CEO Will Lewis criticized Sally Buzbee's judgment in publishing a May 2024 article about a UK phone-hacking lawsuit that involved him  —  Will Lewis, the chief executive of The Washington Post, objected to coverage of a legal development involving him in a phone hacking case.
OPB:
Rachel Smolkin, SVP of global news for CNN Digital, is leaving to become president and CEO of Oregon Public Broadcasting  —  today announced that Rachel Smolkin has been chosen as the next president and chief executive officer, bringing a veteran journalist focused on changing audience needs to lead the organization.
Discussion: CNN, Deadline and @benmullin
Mia Sato / The Verge:
Twitch announces a program in which DJs can use copyrighted music in streams by paying a fee; Twitch signed deals with UMG, WMG, Sony Music and indie labels  —  Livestreaming platform Twitch announced a new program aimed at DJs today that will allow creators to use copyrighted music in their streams by paying a fee.
Neel Dhanesha / Nieman Lab:
Climate Nexus, a communications firm that incubated The Water Hub and gave updates during UN climate meetings, is closing June 21; The Water Hub will continue  —  Last week, Zack Colman of Politico reported that Climate Nexus, a climate communications firm that's been a stalwart …
CNN:
The WSJ article on Biden's mental acuity relies largely on comments from Republican sources and Kevin McCarthy, who praised Biden's performance a year prior  —  The Wall Street Journal owes its readers — and the public — better.  —  The business broadsheet published and hyped …
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Amazon acquires key assets of Indian video streaming service MX Player; a source says the deal values the streamer at <$100M, below its $500M valuation in 2019  —  Amazon has agreed to acquire key assets of Indian video streaming service MX Player from the local media powerhouse Times Internet …
more at Techmeme »
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Regional UK news startup Mill Media, which offers online newsletters, plans to launch in London, as the Evening Standard scales back, and open a Glasgow office  —  Regional UK news start-up says there is an opportunity after years of savage cutbacks in local media industry
Discussion: Mill Media and City A.M.
New York Times:
Sources: Costco plans to stop selling books regularly at US stores year-round from January 2025, and will instead sell them during the holiday shopping period  —  The decision, which will be implemented in January 2025, could significantly impact publishers.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
How New Zealand's Stuff is using a sentiment tracker, which asks readers for their response to stories, and a softer explainer-style for contentious stories  —  New Zealand's Stuff “abandoned” the traditional inverted pyramid structure for its “most contentious” stories as part of its battle against news avoidance.
Discussion: @pressgazette
The Wall Street Journal:
Vice founder Shane Smith returns as Vice News EIC, but with no management responsibilities, and will host a series of shows and create social media content  —  Shane Smith is sorry, but not sorry.  The 54-year-old co-founder of Vice Media said he has few regrets as he embarks on a new role at the company …
 
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Stability AI releases Stable Audio Open, a text-to-audio model for generating up to 47 seconds of samples and sound effects, prohibited for commercial use
Mike Catalini / Associated Press:
New Jersey's governor signs a bill overhauling state public records law; critics say the bill makes it harder for journalists and the public to get documents
Will Shanklin / Engadget:
YouTube plans to restrict some content pertaining to the real use of guns from viewers under 18 starting on June 18, a year after a watchdog group report
Discussion: The Hill and Associated Press
Liam Scott / Voice of America:
Five former colleagues of exiled Uyghur journalist Kasim Kashgar have been imprisoned in China's Xinjiang region, seemingly over their ties to the VOA reporter
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Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Substack adds the ability for writers to send videos to their subscribers via its direct messaging feature Chat
Discussion: On Substack
James Pearson / Reuters:
China-linked app NewsBreak used AI to write 40+ inaccurate local US stories since 2021 and in March added a note that its content “may not always be error-free”
 

 
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Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
The US NHTSA suggests easing rules allowing for fully driverless cars and urges companies operating driverless cars to share more data for greater transparency

Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

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