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2:25 PM ET, June 25, 2020

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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Google announces a licensing program to pay publishers for content for a new news product, launching later this year, as part of the Google News Initiative  —  In a major departure from its long-standing practice of not paying publishers directly to distribute their work …
Nieman Lab:
Laura Hazard Owen named editor of Nieman Lab, replacing Joshua Benton, who will return to reporting as a senior writer  —  Two journalists at Nieman Lab, the Nieman Foundation's publication covering digital innovation and change in journalism, are moving into new roles beginning on July 1, 2020.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Gone with the Wind returns to HBO Max with an intro video saying the film “denies the horrors of slavery” and a one-hour panel discussion of its legacy  —  “Gone With the Wind” is back on HBO Max — with two additional videos that discuss the historical context of the classic film.
Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch:
Facebook says it is globally rolling out a notification screen warning users if they try to share content that's more than 90 days old  —  Facebook announced Thursday that it would introduce a notification screen warning users if they try to share content that's more than 90 days old.
Jason Kelly / Bloomberg:
LeBron James and Maverick Carter's media company SpringHill consolidates Robot, SpringHill Entertainment, and Uninterrupted, and raised $100M at its March debut  —  “We've been through a lot this year,” said LeBron James.  The three-time NBA champion and Los Angeles Laker talked …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
TikTok launches a new site, TikTok for Business, as a home for marketing products and resources and launches a new AR ad format to rival Snapchat  —  TikTok is announcing to advertisers that it's open for business.  The company is today officially introducing a new brand and platform called …
Jill Goldsmith / Deadline:
Vice launches Vice World News, which will create international TV, audio, and digital news programming across beats like climate, drugs, privacy, inequality  —  Vice Media Group Wednesday set the premiere for Vice TV's Disruptors (working title), a new series with sports journalists Jemele Hill …
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Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
Vice News will launch a weekly investigative podcast, distributed on the iHeartPodcast Network  —  Weekly series ‘Vice News Reports’ will launch in the fall.  —  Vice Media Group is prepping an investigative podcast series with the help of iHeartMedia.  —  The company will debut weekly …
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Tom Stites / Poynter:
UNC report finds that ~25% of the 9K papers published in 2004 have failed and 1,800 communities that had newspapers in 2004 are now news deserts  —  The relentless spread of news deserts was speeding up even before the coronavirus incapacitated local economies, and since then the rate has accelerated some more.
Kate Irby / The Fresno Bee:
Judge rules that Rep. Devin Nunes cannot sue Twitter for defamation over @DevinCow account, agrees with Twitter that it is protected by Section 230 in this case  —  WASHINGTON A judge has ruled that Rep. Devin Nunes has no right to sue Twitter over statements made by a fake Internet cow …
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Once a niche product, e-replica editions are now central at several news publications like the Tampa Bay Times, as print days drop during the pandemic  —  Once a flawed product, e-editions are now central at several news publications, especially during the pandemic-caused ad downturn
Tiffany Hsu / New York Times:
Ben & Jerry's, Eddie Bauer, and Magnolia Pictures join Patagonia, REI, and others suspending Facebook ads in July to protest amplification of hate speech  —  Eddie Bauer, Magnolia Pictures, Ben & Jerry's and others have suspended campaigns over the platform's content moderation practices.
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Hannah Murphy / Financial Times:
Sources: Facebook's head of trust and safety policy admits to a “trust deficit” on a call with 200+ advertisers, as the company tries to stem an ad boycott
 
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All five of IRE's executive committee members are resigning to allow for a new election of officers, after a recent election led to an all-white committee
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Dell Cameron / Gizmodo:
Twitter has banned the account of Distributed Denial of Secrets, a group that recently made accessible one of the largest dumps of leaked US police documents
Rachel Abrams / New York Times:
ViacomCBS says The Comey Rule mini-series will air in September, ahead of election day, after its director criticized its late-November release date