Mediagazer: American Public Media Group ends production on Live From Here, the successor to A Prairie Home Companion, and lays off 28; CEO blames the pandemic for cuts (Neal Justin/Star Tribune)

8:15 PM ET, June 16, 2020

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Google cracks down on The Federalist and ZeroHedge for violating policies on race-related content and may permanently suspend their access to Google Ads revenue — - Google is cracking down on two right-wing outlets, ZeroHedge and The Federalist, for violating its policies on race-related content.

Jim Waterson / The Guardian:

Report: just 15% of UK left-leaning voters say they mostly trust news media, down from 46% in 2015, trust is down 20%+ overall in UK; BBC is most trusted org — Overall trust down 20 points since 2015, and ‘silent majority’ want ‘neutral and detached’ news

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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:

Reuters digital news report based on surveys of 80K+ people in 40 countries: more people are paying for news, many prefer sources with “no point of view”, more — The percentage of people paying for news online continues to increase — and people may even pay for more than one subscription.

Discussion: What's New in Publishing, Journalism.co.uk, MediaPost, Reuters, @tysonbrody, @yarasilva1, @matthewkeyslive, @benyt, @parkermolloy, @davidmdrucker, @benyt, @trengriffin, @jeffjarvis, @them_l_g, @trengriffin, independent, The Irish News and The Guardian

BBC:

Report finds 11% of people under 25 use Instagram for news compared with 12% for Twitter, predicts Instagram will overtake Twitter next year as a news source — Photo-sharing app Instagram is set to overtake Twitter as a news source, research suggests. — The 2020 Reuters Institute Digital …

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Nicholas Quah / Hot Pod News:

On Monday, Axios will launch a daily news podcast called Axios Today, hosted by Niala Boodhoo with ten-minute episodes every weekday morning before 6am ET — Word of Axios making a push into the ever-competitive genre has been around for a while, dating back to a NBC News write-up from March, but we're getting final details today.

Discussion: Nieman Lab, @sarakgoo and @myhlee

Sara Fischer / Axios:

Disney consolidates its ad tech teams under one unit, housed under its direct-to-consumer arm, streamlining ad campaign management across its brands — Disney has consolidated all its advertising technology teams under one unit led by former Hulu advertising lead Jeremy Helfand, executives tell Axios.

Discussion: Axios and @sarafischer

Neal Justin / Star Tribune:

American Public Media Group ends production on Live From Here, the successor to A Prairie Home Companion, and lays off 28; CEO blames the pandemic for cuts — Cancellation part of cuts at St. Paul-based American Public Media Group. — TEXT SIZE — American Public Media Group …

Discussion: Bring Me The News, @christhile, @christhile, @anamariecox, @dtaberski, Current and @nwquah

Kristen Hare / Poynter:

Community-centered nonprofit newsroom The Oaklandside, a Berkeleyside sister publication, officially launches with $1.56M in funding from Google News Initiative — The Oaklandside is a nonprofit newsroom that's already covered the pandemic and protests — Oakland's newest newsroom wasn't supposed to launch until today.

Discussion: Nieman Lab, The Keyword, The Oaklandside, @oaklandside, Berkeleyside, @dw_grant, @savethenews, @lpostcollective, @poynter, @oaklandside, @poynter, @kristenhare, @berkeleyside and @citysidelocal

Andreas Wiseman / Deadline:

Universal resumes filming of Jurassic World and will spend an additional ~$5M on coronavirus safety protocols — EXCLUSIVE: Universal's Jurassic World: Dominion is set to be the first major studio movie to re-start filming proper in the UK, we can reveal. Cameras are due to roll the second week …

Discussion: @jorcru, @pinewoodstudios, @girlpash, @media_evan, @amestris_star and Fortune

David Shortell / CNN:

Court docket: the Trump admin sues to block John Bolton's book, set to publish June 23, alleging breach of contract and that it's “rife” with classified info — Trump team concerned over release of Bolton's book — (CNN)The Trump administration is suing former national security …

Discussion: @kaitlancollins, @paulareidcbs, @meridithmcgraw, @lizmair, Reuters, Boing Boing, Just The News, Wall Street Journal and Vanity Fair

Rachel Abrams / New York Times:

The AP apologizes for supplying newspapers with a Jefferson Davis quote as part of its Today in History feature; it will no longer run Thought for Today quotes — The wire service, which serves more than 2,000 newspapers, published a quotation from the leader of the Confederacy on his birth date.

Discussion: Newser, @rebekahlsanders, @blackamazon, @alxthomp and Talking Points Memo

Hanna Ziady / CNN:

Cineworld, which owns Regal Cinemas, says it will start reopening theaters next week and plans to reopen all in the UK and US by July 10 — London (CNN Business)Cineworld Group, the owner of Regal Cinemas, will begin reopening movie theaters next week following a three-month shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Discussion: regmovies.com, /Film, Observer, The Playlist and @mrseangerber

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Chloe Schama / Vogue:
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Tim Baysinger / The Wrap:
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Lila Shapiro / Vulture:
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Kevin Truong / VICE:
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Elizabeth Culliford / Reuters:
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International Center of Photography:
International Center of Photography partners with the Black Press Freedom Fund to offer $400 grants for PPE to Black photojournalists covering the protests

Lucinda Southern / Digiday:
Some publishers are prioritizing subscription volume, often by offering discounts, over immediate revenue, lowering the value of each subscriber

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Wall Street Journal:
Black producers say more representation in management and creative roles is needed to make real change in Hollywood, not just empty gestures like canceling Cops

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Olivia Solon / NBC News:
Dozens of Tunisian, Syrian, and Palestinian activists and journalists say their Facebook accounts have been deactivated recently on the pretext of terrorism

Wall Street Journal:
Staffers across US newsrooms seek changes on diversity, hiring, and coverage; sources: at WSJ, 150+ journalists sent letter to top execs expressing concerns

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Benedict Evans:
Analysis: while US newspaper ad revenue has collapsed since the 2008 financial crisis, newspapers have been losing marketshare of ad spend since the 1950s

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Marc Malkin / Variety:
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences postpones the 93rd Academy Awards by two months to April 25, 2021

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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Memo: Voice of America Director Amanda Bennett and Deputy Director Sandy Sugawara have resigned as Trump appointee Michael Pack takes over VOA's parent agency

CBS Boston:
Six former employees of eBay charged with leading a cyberstalking campaign against a couple they believed was critical of eBay in an online ecommerce newsletter

Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
In response to Australian regulator, Facebook says it will not pay for shared news links and that not having them at all would not significantly impact business

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Raffaele Huang / Wall Street Journal:
Apple removes WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China, saying it was ordered to do so by China's cyberspace officials citing national security concerns

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