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1:40 AM ET, July 13, 2021

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Megan Garber / The Atlantic:
How Tucker Carlson is using Tucker Carlson Today, his new daytime show on Fox News' streaming service Fox Nation, to poison the meaning of patriotism  —  The Fox host has a new daytime show, and he's using it to poison the meaning of patriotism.  —  First comes the piece of timber.
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Tiffany Hsu / New York Times:
How Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham, and other Fox News hosts helped elevate vaccine skepticism, once relegated to the fringes, to the conservative mainstream  —  Months after Rupert Murdoch got a Covid-19 dose, one of his network's stars, Tucker Carlson, called a Biden vaccination proposal “the greatest scandal in my lifetime.”
CNN:
Sources: Tucker Carlson is furious with Fox News executives and its PR team for not defending his evidence-free claims that NSA spied on him
Brandon Katz / Observer:
Pros and cons of streaming vs. theatrical releases: hit movies in theaters have more per-picture profitability, but streaming has recurring revenue and reach  —  In Greek mythology, Hecate was the goddess of intuition who possessed three-way perspective that allowed her to bridge the gaps between past, present and future.
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Jeremy Fuster / The Wrap:
Disney says Marvel's Black Widow has earned $60M+ on opening weekend via its Premier Access program, which lets Disney+ subscribers rent the movie for $30
New York Times:
A look at Facebook's long-term struggles with courting creators, as it falls behind YouTube, TikTok, and other rivals  —  The social network is aiming to be a destination for creators and their viral memes.  But TikTok and YouTube got there first.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Over the past 18 months …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Disney to raise the subscription fees for ESPN+ in the US to $7/mo. and $70/year, from $6/mo. and $60/year; price for a Disney bundle is unchanged at $14/mo.  —  Disney will raise the monthly and annual fees for ESPN Plus, one of three different subscription-based streaming services it operates in the U.S. …
Chris Quinn / Plain Dealer:
Editor of Cleveland's The Plain Dealer says its decision to ignore false statements and stunts by politicians is working well, with readers responding favorably  —  I wrote four months ago about our approach to covering political candidates who make false, irresponsible and potentially dangerous statements …
Sarah Bahr / New York Times:
NYT journalists discuss the tradeoffs in talking about their reporting on networks like CNN, CBS, and MSNBC; around 20 NYT reporters make regular appearances  —  Appearing on TV news shows lets Times reporters take their work to a wider audience.  But the opportunities must be handled with care.
BBC:
Some expat YouTubers in China are posting seemingly coordinated videos defending China on topics like Xinjiang, with some listed as CGTN's “global stringers”  —  Foreign video bloggers denouncing what they say is negative coverage of China on highly controversial subjects …
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Angela Fu / Poynter:
In the past decade, there were 200+ union drives at news outlets, with a 90%+ success rate; there were 37 union drives in 2020, all successful, and 29 in H1'21  —  Union leaders at newspapers, digital outlets and broadcast stations are seeing historic levels of organizing that show little sign of stopping
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Stream Publishing will launch a dedicated UK edition of Rolling Stone, over 50 years after an attempt by Mick Jagger dissolved in just a few months  —  Rolling Stone is getting a dedicated UK edition more than 50 years after the first attempt sponsored by Mick Jagger dissolved in just a few months.
Kate Kaye / Digiday:
Facebook confirms it is delaying a brand safety audit by industry body MRC, after publicly committing to the audit a year ago during an ad boycott  —  Facebook's brand safety audit is postponed.  —  The company promised the Media Rating Council, the industry's decades-old measurement verification body …
 
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