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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
MSNBC pulled Morning Joe on Monday, a source says due to worries that a guest might make an inappropriate comment about Donald Trump's attempted assassination — New York CNN — — MSNBC will not air “Morning Joe,” its celebrated politics roundtable program, on Monday …
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
MSNBC Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough says that he was “surprised” and “disappointed” after NBC leadership pulled his show on Monday — The MSNBC host returned to the channel Tuesday, saying he was “surprised” and “disappointed” by the decision to preempt his show Monday.
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Tom Jones / Poynter:
A look at the coverage of the assassination attempt on Trump, including top networks and outlets providing hours of reporting with no errors or controversies — The Associated Press photographer who made the now-famous photo said he never thought about the danger of the moment. He was too caught up in his job.
Edward Segarra / USA Today:
The Daily Show scraps its on-the-ground reporting at RNC, citing “logistical issues and the evolving situation”, following the assassination attempt on Trump
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Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
X's trending topics surfaced conspiracy theories around Donald Trump's assassination attempt; YouTube and Facebook primarily directed users to news outlets
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Wall Street Journal:
Nullbulge, a hacktivist group critical of AI art, leaks Disney's alleged Slack messages over “how it handles artist contracts” and AI; Disney is investigating — ‘Hacktivist’ group critical of AI-generated art says it has obtained swaths of data from Disney's Slack channels, some of which it has published online
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
UMG, Sony, and other record labels sue Verizon for $2.6B+ over allegations of violating copyright law by continuing to serve customers accused of pirating music — Lawsuit: One user's IP address was identified in 4,450 infringement notices. — Major record labels sued Verizon on Friday …
Adam Crafton / New York Times:
FIFA launches an invitation to tender for media rights covering Americas, Asia, and MENA for its Club World Cup, effectively ending its proposed deal with Apple — FIFA has launched an invitation to tender for media rights covering the Americas, Asia, and the Middle East & North Africa regions …
Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:
Six journalists who worked at DCist, closed by WAMU earlier in 2024, launch the 51st, a worker-run local news site for DC, and a $250K fundraising campaign — The worker-run newsroom will attempt to fill a niche its founders say opened when WAMU closed DCist.
Gabrielle Russon / Poynter:
A look at Fresh Take Florida, a University of Florida-run news service that shares content by its student journalists for free with ~100 outlets like CNN and AP — 'Frankly, they're doing the kind of digging and comprehensive work that the rest of us ought to be doing'
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Silas Joseph Morgan on LinkedIn
Financial Times:
Sources: DAZN will pay €400M/year for the rights to show the majority of France's Ligue 1 matches, while Qatar-owned beIN will spend €100M for one game per week — Accord with DAZN and BeIN helps stave off financial crisis at some clubs but locks in a lower price than first expected
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Max Tani / Semafor:
MSNBC and other liberal outlets face a backlash from some viewers and listeners about their coverage of Biden's age; NPR says it is flooded with complaints — The News — President Joe Biden has lost the media. Even the most sympathetic outlets — the liberal MSNBC, the gentle NPR …
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
A Moscow court sentences Russian-American journalist Masha Gessen to eight years in prison in absentia for spreading “false” information about Russia's military — A Moscow court on July 15 sentenced Russian-American journalist, writer, and outspoken Kremlin critic Masha Gessen …
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Chris Gardner / The Hollywood Reporter:
Southern California Public Radio names Alejandra Santamaria as its president and CEO; she was previously the interim president and GM of Univision Los Angeles — The Univision veteran succeeds Herb Scannell in the role after he announced plans to retire last fall.
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