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11:30 PM ET, August 8, 2020

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Olivia Solon / NBC News:
Internal docs: Facebook removed “strikes” so that at least 2 conservative pages, from PragerU and Diamond & Silk, dodged penalties under misinformation policies  —  Facebook has allowed conservative news outlets and personalities to repeatedly spread false information without facing …
Hollywood Reporter:
WarnerMedia's new CEO Jason Kilar shakes up top ranks, with Bob Greenblatt and Kevin Reilly leaving; HBO Max GM Andy Forssell will lead a new HBO Max unit  —  Ann Sarnoff will oversee a newly expanded content group for the company, with Casey Bloys overseeing programming for HBO, HBO Max and linear cable networks.
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Elaine Low / Variety:
Interview with Jason Kilar on HBO Max, its importance in WarnerMedia's restructuring, streaming subscriber goals, and leaning into shorter theatrical windows  —  WarnerMedia sprung the news Friday of a major internal reshuffling, which translated to the departures of WarnerMedia Entertainment …
Lindsey Ellefson / The Wrap:
G/O Media, owner of Gizmodo, Jezebel, The Onion, and Deadspin, lays off 15 video staffers, says it will reallocate resources to other areas including editorial  —  G/O Media saw more layoffs Friday as the company reallocated money from video production to other areas, like editorial. 15 staffers lost their jobs.
Edmund Lee / New York Times:
In a memo to staff, Bon Appétit says a third-party investigation found that race played no part in video team members' pay, as two Black editorial staffers quit  —  Troubles at the magazine surfaced in June, when the top editor resigned under pressure after staff members complained of a toxic culture.
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Rachel Premack / Business Insider:
Multiple Bon Appétit Test Kitchen stars say they'll no longer appear in videos; their statements follow staff concerns about equitable pay and diversity efforts
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Judge approves termination of 71-year-old consent decrees that barred US studios from owning theaters, noting they didn't apply to all studios or any streamers  —  A federal judge has given the green light to Justice Department to terminate the 71-year-old consent decrees …
Matt Rodbard / TASTE:
A look at the variety of in-depth food newsletters, as publishing tools like Substack grow and food magazines and newspaper food sections dwindle  —  Indie newsletters are booming, and they're home to some of the most exciting food writing today.  —  The motivations vary.
Lauren Harris / Columbia Journalism Review:
Q&A with Kristen Hare on her coverage of media cuts during the COVID-19 crisis and future issues like returning to physical and accessible newsrooms  —  Since early April, Kristen Hare—a reporter who typically covers local news innovations for the Poynter Institute …
Alex Barker / Financial Times:
Sources: UK's Evening Standard proposes to cut 115 jobs, or one third of staff, including 69 editorial positions, a ~40% reduction of the newsroom  —  London free sheet is keeping its print edition but speeding up restructuring after years of losses  —  About a third of jobs at the Evening Standard …
PEN America:
How China's economic clout affects Hollywood, which self-censors and works with censors to avoid angering Beijing and is rewarded for pushing certain storylines  —  This report examines the ways in which Beijing's censors have affected and influenced Hollywood and the global filmmaking industry.
 
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Caleb Ecarma / Vanity Fair:
A group of influential women urges media execs to avoid racist and sexist “stereotypes and tropes” when covering the woman Biden picks as a running mate
Washington Post:
The general manager of WAMU has stepped down after staff complaints about newsroom culture and a DCist story about harassment claims against a former reporter
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Ryan Ori / Chicago Tribune:
Filing: Tribune Publishing has terminated eight leases since March; sources: the company is in talks for a buyout of its Prudential Plaza 137K-square-foot lease
Kate Irby / The Fresno Bee:
A judge reiterated Rep. Devin Nunes can't sue Twitter over @DevinCow account, but Nunes filed an amended complaint; Twitter says prior immunity ruling was right
News Corp:
News Corp reports Q4 revenue of $1.92B, down 22% YoY, and a net loss of $401M; WSJ digital-only subscriptions grew 23% in the quarter
BBC:
Twitter says it will start labeling government-linked media accounts, as well as “key government officials”, from China, France, Russia, the UK, and US
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
Apple removes WhatsApp, Threads, Signal, and Telegram from its App Store in China, after orders from the country's regulators citing national security concerns

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
Sources: EU may accept Apple's proposal to open its NFC payments tech to rivals, and may close its antitrust probe in May, letting Apple avoid hefty fines

Ryan Browne / CNBC:
Telegram partners with Tether to let the messaging app's ~900M users send USDT to each other through The Open Network blockchain

 
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