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10:30 PM ET, June 6, 2024

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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Will Lewis repeatedly offered an exclusive interview about WaPo's future, in exchange for dropping a story on claims he helped cover up UK phone hacking scandal  —  The Washington Post has written twice this spring about allegations that have cropped up in British court proceedings involving its new publisher and CEO, Will Lewis.
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New York Times:
Sources: Washington Post CEO Will Lewis criticized Sally Buzbee's judgment in publishing a May 2024 article about a UK phone-hacking lawsuit that involved him  —  Will Lewis, the chief executive of The Washington Post, objected to coverage of a legal development involving him in a phone hacking case.
Mia Sato / The Verge:
Twitch announces a program that lets DJs use copyrighted music in their streams by paying a fee; Twitch signed deals with UMG, WMG, Sony Music, and indie labels  —  Livestreaming platform Twitch announced a new program aimed at DJs today that will allow creators to use copyrighted music in their streams by paying a fee.
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Cara, an artist-run, anti-AI social platform, grew from 40K to 650K users in the past week, as some Instagram artists leave over plans to train AI on user data  —  ‘Building a product is a bit like making art,’ said founder Jingna Zhang  —  Artists have finally had enough with Meta's predatory AI policies …
Samanth Subramanian / Wired:
Q&A with Bellingcat's Eliot Higgins on how being declared a foreign agent by Russia has affected his work, helping lawyers use open source evidence, and more  —  Eliot Higgins and his 28,000 forensic foot soldiers at Bellingcat have kept a miraculous nose for truth—and a sharp sense of its limits …
OPB:
Rachel Smolkin, SVP of global news for CNN Digital, is leaving to become president and CEO of Oregon Public Broadcasting  —  today announced that Rachel Smolkin has been chosen as the next president and chief executive officer, bringing a veteran journalist focused on changing audience needs to lead the organization.
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Amazon acquires Indian video streaming service MX Player's key assets from Times Internet, a source says valuing MX at <$100M, below its $500M valuation in 2019  —  Amazon has agreed to acquire key assets of Indian video streaming service MX Player from the local media powerhouse Times Internet …
CNN:
The WSJ article on Biden's mental acuity relies largely on comments from Republican sources and Kevin McCarthy, who praised Biden's performance a year prior  —  The Wall Street Journal owes its readers — and the public — better.  —  The business broadsheet published and hyped …
Neel Dhanesha / Nieman Lab:
Climate Nexus, a communications firm that incubated The Water Hub and gave updates during UN climate meetings, is closing June 21; The Water Hub will continue  —  Last week, Zack Colman of Politico reported that Climate Nexus, a climate communications firm that's been a stalwart …
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Regional UK news startup Mill Media, which offers online newsletters, plans to launch in London, as the Evening Standard scales back, and open a Glasgow office  —  Regional UK news start-up says there is an opportunity after years of savage cutbacks in local media industry
Discussion: Mill Media and City A.M.
 
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New York Times:
Sources: Costco plans to stop selling books regularly at US stores year-round from January 2025, and will instead sell them during the holiday shopping period
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Stability AI releases Stable Audio Open, a text-to-audio model for generating up to 47 seconds of samples and sound effects, prohibited for commercial use
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Mike Catalini / Associated Press:
New Jersey's governor signs a bill overhauling state public records law; critics say the bill makes it harder for journalists and the public to get documents
Will Shanklin / Engadget:
YouTube plans to restrict some content pertaining to the real use of guns from viewers under 18 starting on June 18, a year after a watchdog group report
Discussion: The Hill and Associated Press
The Wall Street Journal:
Vice founder Shane Smith returns as Vice News EIC, but with no management responsibilities, and will host a series of shows and create social media content
Liam Scott / Voice of America:
Five former colleagues of exiled Uyghur journalist Kasim Kashgar have been imprisoned in China's Xinjiang region, seemingly over their ties to the VOA reporter