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Abigail Geiger / Pew Research Center:
Survey: the percentage of US adults using the internet (89%), smartphones (77%), and social media (69%) has plateaued and remains nearly unchanged since 2016 — The use of digital technology has had a long stretch of rapid growth in the United States, but the share of Americans who go online …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Examining the lack of diversity among the White House press corps: The NYT, Politico, The WSJ, Reuters, and USA Today have no minority reporters covering Trump — The New York Times hired its seventh reporter to cover the White House last month, giving the newspaper one of the largest contingents of correspondents on the beat.
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Eric Nuzum / Audio Insurgent:
Despite some worries about falling ad prices, podcasting audiences and ad budgets are growing as the medium matures and moves past the gold rush stage — What tulips, cryptocurrency, and bespoke home-delivered dog food can tell us about the resilience of audio and the madness of crowds
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Netflix is developing a number of specials where viewers can choose their own storyline, including an upcoming episode of “Black Mirror” — - Sci-fi series is part of company's push into interactive shows — Streaming service is looking for new ways to entice viewers
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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
The Washington Times settles suit with Aaron Rich, brother of Seth Rich, issues retraction and deletes column; Rich to keep pursuing legal action against others — The Washington Times on Monday issued a lengthy retraction and apology for an editorial it published in March about Aaron Rich …
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Maxwell Strachan / HuffPost UK:
Q&A with C-Span host Steve Scully on the network's “town hall” moment last Thursday, when women called in to share their stories about being sexually assaulted — Steve Scully has been at the network for decades. But as he fielded call after call on Thursday, he could tell something different was happening.
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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
There is much speculation about what James Murdoch will do when the Disney-Fox deal closes, with many believing he intends to start a VC fund — With the Disney-Fox merger speeding toward a close, Rupert Murdoch's younger son is finally stepping out from under his father's shadow.
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@joepompeo, @ben_landy and @themurdochtimes
Lucinda Southern / Digiday:
Bloomberg Media's text-to-audio function, introduced in May, has become the second-most popular media type on its app, behind live TV — Bloomberg Media in May introduced a text-to-audio function in its app and online with the hunch that commuters would prefer to multitask while getting their news.
James Andrew Miller / Hollywood Reporter:
Jemele Hill discusses leaving ESPN, her new staff writer role at The Atlantic, and future plans: developing a TV series and podcast, and more — In her first interview on her high-profile exit from the Disney-owned network, Hill explains why politics made sports people nervous …
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
CBS says acting CEO Joseph Ianniello will be given “good faith consideration” for permanent role, though some see his association with Moonves as problematic — CBS Corp. acting CEO Joseph Ianniello will not receive extra compensation for taking on the role as CBS' interim leader following …
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Carmen George / Fresno Bee:
William Patterson, a longtime Fresno Bee reporter whose imprisonment for protecting a source led to changes in California's shield law, has died at age 91 — William “Bill” Patterson, a longtime Fresno Bee reporter who unflinchingly faced an unknown amount of jail time to protect a confidential source and …
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@fresnobee and @raju
David Taylor / The Guardian:
The literary world continues to be divided over Ian Buruma's firing from the NYRB but one source said most NYRB staff had longstanding concerns about the editor — A controversial piece by Jian Ghomeshi in the New York Review of Books cost editor Ian Buruma his job and sparked a debate about free speech
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