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Joshua Robinson / Wall Street Journal:
Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open after being fined $15K for not speaking to media, saying the interactions cause huge anxiety, impacting mental health — The world no. 2 had chosen not to face the media in Paris, citing mental health — Women's tennis world No. 2 Naomi Osaka withdrew …
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Jonathan Liew / The Guardian:
The post-match press conference has lost its meaning, as young athletes are expected to answer intimate questions in a cynical and often predatory environment — Young athletes are expected to answer the most intimate questions in a cynical and often predatory environment
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David Goldman / CNN:
AP explains its reasoning for firing Emily Wilder, claiming she had a pro-Palestinian bias in her tweets, and denies that AP was pressured by a Republican group — New York (CNN Business)The Associated Press' managing editor is speaking out after a firestorm that followed the ousting of former AP journalist Emily Wilder.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Twitter launches Tomorrow, a weather news service, which includes newsletters, ticketed audio sessions, Q&As, and is led by climate journalist Eric Holthaus — Twitter is partnering with veteran climate journalist and meteorologist Eric Holthaus to launch a local weather news service …
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@sarafischer, @thekenyeung, @tzm_tmt, @tomorrow, @afreedma, @growingwisdom and @rasmus_kleis, more at Techmeme »
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Thanks to a recent shift in how many Americans view their past, Atlas Obscura is reviewing thousands of its stories about places to add perspectives and context — Atlas Obscura has reviewed how it tells its stories about curious places in light of last year's shift in how Americans view their past.
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@douglasmack, Simon Owens's Media Newsletter, @rafat, @krisnaudus, @douglasmack, @zora, @s_m_i, @nytimes and @benyt
Victor Luckerson / New Yorker:
Profiles of Mary Parrish and Eddie Faye Gates, who preserved the story of the Tulsa race massacre, after the attack destroyed Tulsa's two Black-owned newspapers — Two pioneering Black writers have not received the recognition they deserve for chronicling one of the country's gravest crimes.
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Patrick Frater / Variety:
CJ ENM, the Korean company behind the film Parasite, says it will spend $4.4B on content over the next five years as it seeks to “compete with global platforms” — CJ ENM, the Korean corporation behind Oscar-winning film “Parasite,” and the “Snowpiercer” TV series …
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Arit John / Los Angeles Times:
A look at TikTok's incubator program for Black creatives, which ran from Feb. to May; over 5,000 people applied for the 100 spots, 3,000 just in the first day — At first, Kirby Dockery found the thought of joining TikTok overwhelming. There were so many questions: “How do I record?
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@skinnty_, @hshaban, @aritbenie and @latimes, more at Techmeme »
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
AMC is raising $230.5M and is in discussions with landlords of theaters formerly operated by Arclight Cinemas and Pacific Theatres — Leading cinema chain AMC is raising $230.5 million to purchase additional cinema leases and grow the consumer appeal of its existing properties.
Andreas Kolbe / The Daily Dot:
The Wikimedia Foundation is financially healthy and nearing a $100M endowment target five years ahead of schedule, yet fundraising appeals imply it's struggling — The site is way richer than it wants you to know. — The Wikimedia Foundation (WMF), the non-profit that owns Wikipedia …
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Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: CNN has struck deals with many of its anchors that will include work for CNN+, has considered putting ads on it, and won't stream prime-time shows — Service, known informally as CNN+, to feature new shows from anchors including Don Lemon and Anderson Cooper
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Reuters, hotpodnews.com and @wsj
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Book by WSJ reporter Mike Bender alleges Sean Hannity helped create a Trump 2020 campaign ad that aired only during his show on Fox News — Hannity worked on ‘swamp creature’ ad that ran during Hannity's show, according to Mike Bender's Frankly, We Did Win This Election
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Media Matters for America, Insider, @reedfrich, @rebeccaballhaus and @theweek
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