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Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal:
Tumblr starts testing Post+, which allows users to charge their followers a monthly fee in exchange for access to exclusive content, with Tumblr taking a 5% cut — Social platform is the latest to let users earn money from posting — Microblogging stalwart Tumblr on Wednesday began …
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Kim Masters / Hollywood Reporter:
Looking back at the tough tactics of Disney's top comms officer, Zenia Mucha, who took an effective scorched-earth approach to PR and plans to retire in 2022 — Bob Iger's top communications officer, retiring after 20 years in the role, was by far the most powerful female player over the years …
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@kimmasters, @dawnc331, @hankstuever, @sethabramovitch, @edmundlee, @kheller, @nekesamumbi, @sulliview and @claireatki
South China Morning Post:
Hong Kong police arrest executive EIC of now-defunct Apple Daily, the eighth senior newspaper figure to be arrested, and detain two senior employees — Lam Man-chung is the eighth senior executive from the now-defunct newspaper to have been arrested since sweeping operation …
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The Hill, Reuters, Associated Press and @shefaly
Isabell Hülsen / Spiegel Online:
Interview with FT Editor Roula Khalaf on attracting more female readers, how page views grew 42% YoY in 2020, and FT's reputation as a bible of capitalism — Former foreign correspondent Roula Khalaf has served as the top editor of the Financial Times since 2020.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Sean Hannity drew praise after urging people to “please take COVID seriously”, but Fox News' broader messaging on vaccines remains contradictory and sows doubt — That effort to sow doubt was on full display Monday night — It was a sentiment that has been heard only rarely …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Verizon Media reports Q2 revenue of $2.1B, up 50% YoY and 13% from Q2 2019, its third consecutive quarter of double-digit growth; FiOS TV lost 62,000 subs — Verizon Media is getting ready to fly out of the Verizon nest as a private company — and CEO Guru Gowrappan says the digital-media group …
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Sam Stanton / Sacramento Bee:
Matthew Keys sent back to prison for 6 months after judge finds he deleted Comstock's mag's YouTube account after quitting his job with the pub in January '20 — Solano County journalist Matthew Keys was sentenced Monday to another six months in prison following a Sacramento judge's finding …
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@sacbee_news and @kevincollier
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Ofcom launches a formal investigation into BBC's plan to bring back BBC Three to broadcast TV over concerns that it might damage commercial rivals — Corporation aims to attract younger viewers by bringing back channel, but plan has been challenged — The BBC's plan to bring back BBC Three …
Paul Takahashi / Houston Chronicle:
Maria Reeve has been named executive editor of the Houston Chronicle, the first journalist of color to lead the paper; she has been a managing editor since 2019 — Maria Douglas Reeve, managing editor of the Houston Chronicle since November 2019, has been named the newspaper's top editor.
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@demianbulwa, @joysewing and @jenzchang
Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC:
Netflix reports Q2 revenue of $7.34B vs. $7.32B est., up 19% YoY, global paid net additions of 1.54M vs. 1.19M expected; US and Canada region lost 433K subs QoQ — - Netflix reported earnings that missed on the bottom line. — The company's revenue and global paid net subscriber additions beat estimates.
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Jay Peters / The Verge:
Netflix says its expansion into gaming will start with mobile games, which will be included with a subscription at no additional cost
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Jessica Toonkel / The Information:
Sources: Vice Media's plan to go public by merging with a SPAC has stalled as it struggles to raise more financing amid questions about Vice's valuation — Vice Media's plan to go public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company has stalled as the company struggles …
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@lauramandaro, @sherman4949 and @kerrymflynn
Michael De Dora / Committee to Protect Journalists:
US news orgs ask Biden and Congress for emergency visas for Afghans who worked with US media, saying they face “grievous harm and death” as troops withdraw — The Committee to Protect Journalists joined a coalition of U.S. news and press freedom organizations in joint letters …
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The Guardian:
A proposed UK secrecy law would increase prison sentences for leakers of state secrets, remove the public interest defense, and possibly put journalists in jail — Home Office plans would remove the public interest defence for whistleblowing, and could put reporters in jail — ere we go again.
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