Mediagazer: Inside the revolts erupting in the biggest US newsrooms, as some staff have pushed back on approaches to covering racism and Trump (Ben Smith/New York Times)

2:15 PM ET, June 8, 2020

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Ben Smith / New York Times:

Inside the revolts erupting in the biggest US newsrooms, as some staff have pushed back on approaches to covering racism and Trump — Staff members' demands helped end the tenure of James Bennet as Opinion editor of The New York Times. And they are generating tension at The Washington Post.

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Jay Rosen / PressThink:

Trump's fact-free presidency has antiquated the idea of newspapers uncritically presenting both sides; “view-from-nowhere” journalism is no longer an option — Dean Baquet has a phrase for it: We are not the resistance. But if that were entirely true, James Bennet would still have a job.

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Craig R. McCoy / The Philadelphia Inquirer:

The Philadelphia Inquirer Executive Editor Stan Wischnowski announces his resignation, days after uproar over the newspaper's “Buildings Matter, Too” headline — Stan Wischnowski, the top editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer, has announced his resignation, days after discontent among …

Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:

In this polarized moment, the choice for journalists is not to become activists or stenographers but decide how to best serve their mission of telling the truth — With the country in turmoil over racial injustice, a public health crisis and devastating job losses, it should be no surprise that journalists are caught up in the tumult.

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Ryan Deto / Pittsburgh City Paper:

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is accused of barring two Black reporters from covering protests, retaliating against reporters who supported them by censoring stories — Late in the evening on June 5, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette removed two stories from its website that were shared earlier in the day on the paper's social media platform.

Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:

Sources: at all-hands meeting, Maven announced 15% salary cuts across the org, while some staffers called for shutdown of its pro-police blog Blue Lives Matter — During a series of tense all-hands meetings, employees called upon Maven to cut ties with a “disgraceful” pro-police blog.

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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:

Comcast commits $100M to a three-year plan to advance social justice and equality with a $75M cash commitment and $25M in media — Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts vows to fight “injustice and inequality against any race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation or ability.”

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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Study of kids aged 4 to 15 in the US, UK, and Spain finds they spent an average of 85 min/day on YouTube and 80 min/day on TikTok from February 2019-April 2020 — A new study on kids' app usage and habits indicates a major threat to YouTube's dominance, as kids now split …

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Alyssa Rosenberg / Washington Post:

Hollywood should immediately halt production of cop shows and movies, which too often whitewash and glamorize, in solidary with people of color — Like many other industries, entertainment companies have issued statements of support for the protests against racism and police brutality now filling America's streets.

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Michael Cavna / Washington Post:

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Julia Alexander / The Verge:

In a breakdown of its guidelines from May, YouTube offers more transparency around demonetization of videos, including those with “hateful content” and pranks — Examining everything from pranks to sensitive subjects — YouTube offered more transparency into which videos …

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