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7:05 PM ET, June 20, 2024

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James Ball / Politico:
The allegations facing Will Lewis and Rob Winnett are not remotely in line with either UK or US journalism ethics; blaming British media culture is wrong  —  The allegations of journalistic misconduct facing publisher Will Lewis aren't condoned in the U.K. either.
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The Guardian:
Sources: WaPo's Will Lewis advised Boris Johnson and others to “clean up” their phones during UK's COVID-era Partygate scandal in December 2021 and January 2022  —  Sources' claim suggests advice by Will Lewis, an informal adviser to then prime minister, contradicted instructions to staff
Jem Aswad / Variety:
Sources: Sony is acquiring Queen's music catalog, excluding live performances, for £1B; Disney retains recorded music rights in the US and Canada  —  The Queen music catalog, along with a number of other rights, is in the process of being acquired by Sony Music for £1 billion …
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Internal memo: ABC News Executive Editor Stacia Deshishku is leaving the network and her 35-year career in journalism  —  Deshishku has served as executive editor since 2022, overseeing shows and editorial strategy.  —  ABC News executive editor Stacia Deshishku has decided to leave …
Discussion: Variety and @bristei
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Bloomberg:
Elon Musk tried to repair his often strained relationship with the ad industry through an appearance at the Cannes Lions, after Twitter skipped 2023's event
Inside Radio:
The National Association of Broadcasters joins 54 other media organizations asking the US Senate to pass the PRESS Act to protect journalists' sources and data  —  Five months after the House of Representatives passed a bill that would prevent the government from compelling reporters …
Craig Robertson / Nieman Lab:
Reuters Institute: across 20 countries, 41% of online news subscribers say they pay less than full price; 54% in Canada and 46% in the US say they pay less  —  Is increasing subscriber numbers by offering people rock-bottom trial prices sustainable?  —  It's no secret that news publishers …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: Disney is lowering ad CPM rates for Disney+ in a bid to win overall commitments during the upfront market; rivals fret about matching Disney's rates  —  In a bid to win overall commitments, Disney has been striking deals that call for significant “rollbacks” in the rates it charges …
Rick Perlstein / American Prospect:
An interview with TPM's Josh Marshall, on the site's history, various revenue models, and how political journalism's economics can lead to “both-sides” framing  —  The book I'm working on now is about how the last 25 years of American politics brought our democratic republic to the brink of collapse.
Janko Roettgers / Lowpass:
A look at an early development version of a smart TV app for Venu Sports, offering DVR functionality, a multiview feature, a large library, and more  —  Unannounced features include DVR recordings, multi-view video. … Venu Sports, the upcoming sports streaming service jointly run by Fox …
Discussion: @bristei, Awful Announcing and Variety
Eltaf Najafizada / Bloomberg:
A French journalist says India refused to renew his journalism permit and forced him to leave this week, making him the third journalist to leave India in 2024  —  India has allegedly refused to renew a French correspondent's permit, making him the third journalist to leave India this year …
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Spotify now lets all podcasters upload videos, rather than only creators who signed up to Spotify for Podcasters hosting; Spotify has 250K+ video podcasts  —  Spotify is now letting non-hosted podcasters upload videos to the platform.  The company quietly rolled out the new feature last week …
Discussion: Neowin
 
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WBEZ:
Unionized journalists at WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times voted overwhelmingly for Chicago Public Media CEO Matt Moog's immediate removal, after layoffs in April
Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
MoffettNathanson: Q1 2024 was the worst quarter the pay-TV business has ever seen, losing 2.37M subscribers, down 6.9%, and even YouTube TV slightly shrank
Lara Korte / Politico:
Snap agrees to a $15M settlement with California after a three-year probe into employees' allegations of discrimination, retaliation, and sexual harassment
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Jem Aswad / Variety:
Timbaland and Swizz Beatz strike a distribution deal with X for their music series Verzuz, which they sold to Triller in 2021 but have since reacquired
Wired:
Analysis: Perplexity seems to scrape sites using surreptitious methods, ignoring robots.txt, with a Perplexity-tied machine doing so on Wired and other sites
Variety:
A look at Paramount's failed merger talks with Skydance and how Shari Redstone's unilateral decision to call off the talks shows her unusual power
 

 
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Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword:
Google files its proposed remedies in the DOJ's search antitrust lawsuit, including letting browser companies have multiple default agreements across platforms

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

Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica:
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