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Blake Montgomery / The Daily Beast:
Trump campaign kicked out a NYT freelancer from a rally in Michigan; NYT says campaign refused to credential her, so she was attending as a member of the public — A Times correspondent wrote, “First for me: Trump campaign tracked me down from pics I tweeted and escorted me out.”
Discussion:
@michpoligal, Deadline, @michpoligal, @ruthbenghiat, The Hill, @pressfreedom, @espiers, Raw Story, @adamparkhomenko, The Wrap and WDIV-TV
Louise Matsakis / Wired:
A month after the launch of TikTok's $200M fund, some creators are complaining about the low payouts and lack of transparency in how payouts are calculated — Users say the platform's new Creator Fund is opaque and riddled with problems. The company says it's listening.
Discussion:
@lmatsakis, @cecianasta, @lmatsakis, @wired and @taylorlorenz, more at Techmeme »
Megan Graham / CNBC:
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri says the company needs to “make our case as strongly as we can” against Apple's planned changes to IDFA tracking in iOS 14 — - Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri said the company will push back on a planned change to Apple's iPhone operating system that would impact …
Discussion:
Search Engine Land, AppleInsider, @bmorrissey, @its_kminna, 9to5Mac and @nithin, more at Techmeme »
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
An SC man has filed a $10M lawsuit against longtime Fox News personality Andrew Napolitano, claiming Napolitano forcibly sodomized and assaulted him in 1987 — The lawsuit alleges that in 1987 Napolitano sexually assaulted the defendant of a case he oversaw as a New Jersey judge at the time.
Discussion:
New York Daily News and New York Post
Julia Alexander / The Verge:
Disney confirms it is testing GroupWatch, a watch party feature for Disney+, with some users in Canada and expects to roll it out to other markets this fall — In Canada now, with more locations coming this fall — Disney is currently testing a new feature that will allow Disney Plus subscribers …
Discussion:
@andrewbucholtz, Engadget and 9to5Mac
Esther Kezia Thorpe / What's New in Publishing:
The Correspondent launches apps in English and Dutch for its audio stories with plans to integrate live Q&As between journalists and members — The Correspondent, famous for their 2018 ‘unbreak the news’ crowdfunding campaign, are branching out into audio to bring their journalism to members in new ways.
Lucinda Southern / Digiday:
Politico Europe became profitable in 2019 with net income of €0.7M on revenue of €18.2M, says 60%+ of its revenue comes from subscriptions, which are up 20% YoY — Politico Europe hit its first year of profitability before going into 2020. Now, it plans to grow revenue between 9% …
Hija Kamran / Digital Rights Monitor:
UN expresses concern as more than 150 female journalists in Pakistan demand an end to violence directed at them online by people associated with the government — The United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR), expressed concerns over the prevailing situation …
Discussion:
OHCHR and @niemanlab
Rob Williams / MediaPost:
Apple to enable offer codes that publishers can create to unlock offers for use by readers using iPhone or iPad apps to read newspapers and magazines — Apple soon will give publishers another way to offer subscriptions to readers who use apps to read newspapers and magazines on their iPhones and iPads.
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
The Pentagon is drafting a formal memo rescinding its order to shut down Stars and Stripes by Sept. 30, following a Trump tweet vowing to continue funding — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department is rescinding its order to shut down the military's independent newspaper, Stars and Stripes …
Discussion:
@stevenbeynon, @stevenbeynon, Military.com and The Hill
Al Tompkins / Poynter:
RTDNA survey: Black staff at local news stations grew from 12% in 2019 to 13.3% in 2020, while Latinos fell to 10.9%; 17.4% of stations had POC news directors — A Radio and Television Digital News Association survey found the percentage of people of color in the TV news workforce increased by .7 points in 2020
Discussion:
@melissakxly4 and @poynter
Bijan Stephen / The Verge:
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, who left Twitch for an exclusive deal with Mixer in August 2019, is back on Twitch, exclusively, in a multiyear deal with the site — He's got an exclusive, multiyear deal — Ninja's back on Twitch, exclusively, in a multiyear deal with the site.
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