Mediagazer: The ESA announces organizer ReedPop will not be working on future E3 events and informs the Los Angeles Convention Center that 2024's E3 will not be held there (Christopher Dring/GamesIndustry.biz)

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Katie Robertson / New York Times:

The MacArthur Foundation and 20+ non-profits announce Press Forward, an initiative to invest $500M over five years in local news, eventually rising to $1B — The effort, spearheaded by the MacArthur Foundation, will give grants to support newsrooms and start-ups as concern grows over the rapid disappearance of local news outlets.

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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:

Memo: Andrew Golis, WNYC's chief content officer and formerly VP of network development for Vox Media, is leaving WNYC — Per an internal memo to staff today, chief content officer Andrew Golis is leaving WNYC.

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Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:

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Christopher Dring / GamesIndustry.biz:

The ESA announces organizer ReedPop will not be working on future E3 events and informs the Los Angeles Convention Center that 2024's E3 will not be held there — E3 2024 may still happen, but not at the Los Angeles Convention Center — News by Christopher Dring Head of Games B2B

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Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:

An interview with Jonathan Knight, head of games at the NYT, on the paper's new game Connections, creating a “news plus games” daily habit for readers, and more — “Come for the news, stay for the games.” — Jonathan Knight, head of games for The New York Times, has a few rules for new games.

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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Snapchat adds new safety features for minors, including making it harder for strangers to contact teens and removing accounts marketing inappropriate content — Snapchat today is announcing a series of new safeguards for its app, aimed at better protecting teen users, similar …

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Rick Reger / Local News Initiative:

A survey of 1,507 US teens aged 13 to 17 finds 46% saw local TV news daily or weekly, while 42% encountered national network TV news daily or weekly — New Medill survey shows higher-than-expected news engagement among young people — An oft-cited factor in the continued struggles …

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Gene Park / Washington Post:

Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser describes the company's evolution from a gaming company to a broader entertainment company, including live events — For decades, Nintendo was synonymous with video games. Now in its second century, the Japanese company wants to be much more.

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Mia Sato / The Verge:

Patreon adds Discord-like group chats, with support for up to four chats and letting creators restrict access based on subscriber tiers, starting on mobile — Beginning today, Patreon creators who want a dedicated space to interact with fans will have a built-in option: group chats.

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Financial Times:

Sources: DMGT, which owns the Daily Mail and Metro newspapers, has held talks with Qatari investors about a combined £500M+ bid for the Telegraph Media Group — Gulf finance in demand as rival media groups circle conservative broadsheet — Lord Rothermere's Daily Mail and General Trust …

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Josef Adalian / Vulture:

How Paramount Network reversing the release order of 1883 and Yellowstone on streaming and broadcast helped grow viewers, a tactic other companies could adopt — The 2010s USA Network drama Suits might have been the hottest thing on Netflix this summer, but over on cable …

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