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Greg Dool / Folio:
Bimonthly California Sunday Magazine, which is owned by Pop-Up Magazine Productions, shuts down its print edition — After six years and 40 issues, The California Sunday Magazine is saying goodbye to print. The bimonthly title produced by parent company Pop-Up Magazine Productions …
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Kristen Hare / Poynter:
Google News Initiative, Local Media Consortium, and the Local Media Association launch Support Local News, a $15M ad campaign in North America — The campaign is in partnership with the Local Media Consortium and Local Media Association — Local newsrooms hurt by the shutdown of the economy …
Wendi C. Thomas / MLK50:
Journalist and MLK50 founder Wendi C. Thomas on finding out she was being monitored by Memphis PD, likely because her sources were organizers and activists — Wendi C. Thomas is on a long list of prominent black journalists and activists who have been surveilled by police over decades.
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
MSN's AI editor confused a mixed-race member of the band Little Mix with another; source: MSN staff were told to hide stories on the error as the AI found them — Firm's plan to replace editors with AI backfires after wrong image of musician is published — Microsoft's decision …
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Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap:
At a Condé Nast town hall, CEO Roger Lynch claims ignorance of diversity and pay issues and says the company plans to conduct internal studies of these matters — A Conde Nast company-wide town hall on Tuesday about diversity and pay equity drew skepticism and scorn from former employees.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Bon Appétit editor alleges only white editors have been paid for video appearances; a Condé Nast representative denied the allegation
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Marina Fang / HuffPost:
Bon Appétit EIC Adam Rapoport says he is stepping down after a photo of him in brown face surfaced causing an uproar from staffers
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Flipboard expands its local news feature from 23 to 50 US and Canadian metropolitan areas and now allows users to personalize their feeds by choosing sub-topics — In January, personalized news app Flipboard announced it was expanding into local news. From the new “Local” tab in the app …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Facebook News, a dedicated section linking to journalism sources, launches in the US, first on mobile, following a limited test that rolled out in October — Facebook News, the social network's dedicated section devoted to journalism, is today launching for all users in the U.S. The feature …
David Roberts / Vox:
To defend values like respect for accuracy and shared facts, media cannot remain neutral when those values are under threat from racialized authoritarianism — It cannot remain neutral when those values are under threat from racialized authoritarianism. — Last week, the New York Times …
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New York Times:
Authors compare their book advances using #PublishingPaidMe hashtag, exposing racial pay inequality in the industry, as major publishers address concerns raised — A viral hashtag encouraged black and nonblack book authors to compare their pay. Publishers pledged to improve their diversity efforts.
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Tom Jones / Poynter:
McClatchy is exiting the office leases of seven newsrooms, whose staff will continue to work remotely; the goal is to find new offices next year — Disposing of big, iconic headquarter buildings has happened before. But this move means eliminating newsrooms altogether, at least for the time being.
Zoe Williams / British Vogue:
Profile of Roula Khalaf, the Financial Times' first female editor, who believes that “capitalism needs a reset” and her plans for the newspaper — Roula Khalaf enters her office dressed for a war zone and an invitation to Chequers, all on the same day.
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@financialtimes, @khalafroula and @petervanham
Ben Strauss / Washington Post:
ESPN, which has sought to project an apolitical image, has thrown its full capacity into covering the George Floyd protests, through a sports lens and beyond — “SportsCenter” host Michael Eaves arrived at ESPN's campus in Bristol, Conn., on the evening of May 30 with a heavy heart.
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