Mediagazer: The London Standard, the new-look weekly edition of London's Evening Standard, and City AM strike a distribution deal; City AM also debuts a major brand refresh (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)

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Gregory P. Perreault / Nieman Lab:

Interviews with 20 journalists focused on why they stayed in the profession: emotional ties with audiences, chances to learn for a living, camaraderie, and more — “The day-to-day work of news, journalists reminded us, was the opportunity to learn for a living.”

Discussion: @gregperreault, @niemanlab and @mbalter

Sanjai P R / Bloomberg:

UK filing: Zee Entertainment says Disney's Indian unit is seeking $940M in damages after Zee defaulted on payment for TV rights of cricket matches — Disney Star, previously called Star India, filed the claim for damages and termination of the alliance pact before the London Court …

Discussion: Variety and Reuters

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:

The London Standard, the new-look weekly edition of London's Evening Standard, and City AM strike a distribution deal; City AM also debuts a major brand refresh — City AM also debuts first major brand refresh in its 19 years. — City AM has struck a deal to take up the vacant spots …

Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:

In her new memoir, “Connie”, Connie Chung discusses her career as CBS' anchorwoman, the sexism that shadowed her career, and her experiences with Dan Rather — In a frank and entertaining new memoir, the TV newscaster recounts how sexism, and Dan Rather, sidelined her groundbreaking career.

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Michael Brice-Saddler / Washington Post:

The foundation backing Washington, DC's Fallen Journalist Memorial unveils concept designs and expects completion in 2028, funded entirely by private donations — The concept designs are for D.C.'s first public memorial to celebrate press freedom and honor the journalists who have been slain while doing their jobs.

Katie Campione / Deadline:

Union members at Powerhouse Animation Studios in Austin ratify their first contract; the local union affiliated with the Animation Guild represents 129 workers — The Animation Guild now officially, successfully represents animation workers in a right-to-work state.

Discussion: @deadline

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:

Sources: Air Mail, founded in 2019 by Graydon Carter, hires investment bank Raine Group to explore a sale; talks with Standard Investments are no longer active — The company, founded in 2019, is known for its weekend newsletter of deeply reported features, travel recommendations and shopping tips.

Discussion: @matthewkassel and @mediaevan

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Five contestants in Beast Games sue MrBeast and Amazon, claiming unpaid wages, emotional distress, the production failed to prevent sexual harassment, and more — Lawsuit on behalf of five unnamed participants seeks class-action status — A class-action lawsuit against YouTube star MrBeast …

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Nathan J. Robinson / Current Affairs:

The Atlantic poses as a magazine of thoughtful ideas, but its writers get away with sloppy, unsupported arguments, and its errors are long-lasting and insidious — Regular Current Affairs readers know that I have a tendency to make grumbling remarks about a magazine called The Atlantic.

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Alex Heath / The Verge:

Snapchat gets a redesign that pares down five tabs to three, including a new unified For You feed of full-screen videos from publishers and creators — Snapchat is undergoing its biggest redesign in years by simplifying from five to three tabs: one for messages and Stories with friends …

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Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Snap debuts a tool that lets select creators generate AI videos from text prompts and, soon, from image prompts, powered by Snap's own foundation video models

Discussion: TVNewsCheck and Business Insider, more at Techmeme »

Rachel Tashjian / Washington Post:

A look at the growth of fashion and shopping on Substack, including coverage of New York Fashion Week and Substack's plans for a Paris Fashion Week event — The newsletter platform has become a place to discuss, offer advice on and celebrate shopping — and make a lot of money doing so.

Discussion: Christina Loff on LinkedIn and Marc Bridge on LinkedIn

Ian Wylie / The Guardian:

German nonprofit Media in Cooperation and Transition is providing sanctuary for exiled journalists exposing human rights abuses in their own countries — As attacks on the press rise, the House of Critical Voices offers sanctuary for media workers exposing abuses

Discussion: Klaas Glenewinkel on LinkedIn

Sam Sabin / Axios:

Microsoft: starting in late August 2024, Russian cyber operatives focused on Harris' campaign, with disinformation including videos spread by a fake news outlet — - One claimed to show a group of alleged Harris supporters attacking an assumed Trump rally attendee.

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The Guardian:

Guardian Media Group announces talks to sell The Observer, acquired in 1993, to Tortoise Media, which would invest £25M in The Observer over the next five years — Guardian Media Group announces it is in negotiations with Tortoise Media over world's oldest Sunday newspaper

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Guardian reports revenue down 2.5% YoY to £257.8M for the year to March 31, 2024, ad revenue down 13% to £62.2M, and digital reader revenue up 8% to £88.2M

Discussion: Charlotte Tobitt on LinkedIn and The Guardian