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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
MSNBC names Alex Wagner to succeed Rachel Maddow as the host of its weekday 9pm show four days per week, the only Asian American to host prime-time cable news — MSNBC President Rashida Jones said that Ms. Wagner's experience covering politics would be crucial as the network prepares to cover the midterm elections.
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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
The US Supreme Court declined to revisit the landmark 1964 First Amendment decision in New York Times v. Sullivan; Clarence Thomas dissented from the refusal — (CNN)The Supreme Court declined to revisit the landmark First Amendment decision in New York Times v. Sullivan.
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Kevin Rector / Los Angeles Times:
Journalists covering abortion rights protests in Los Angeles on Friday say police pushed, hit, and removed them from areas, ignoring newly expanded protections — Independent journalist Tina-Desiree Berg was standing on a sidewalk filming the arrest of an abortion rights protester …
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Richard J. Tofel / Second Rough Draft:
By overturning Roe v. Wade, SCOTUS has abandoned any pretense of being an apolitical actor, which the media needs to accept to increase scrutiny and coverage — We need a new approach to an ambitious political actor … News coverage of the Supreme Court has always been difficult …
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@ericuman, @davidsirota, @ericuman, @ccadelago, @anthony, @eisingerj, @qhardy, @peterhamby, @waltmossberg, @nicdawes, @johnson_carrie, @lisalsong, @mlcalderone and Los Angeles Times
Newmark J-School:
CUNY's Newmark J-School names Graciela Mochkofsky, who launched its bilingual master's program in 2016, as new dean starting August 1, succeeding Sarah Bartlett — Graciela Mochkofsky, who has distinguished herself as a journalist, author, and academic in two languages on two continents …
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Javier Garza Ramos / Nieman Reports:
A reporter explains how lone shooter events in the US, or “gringo style” shootings, are covered in Mexico, where gun violence outside of organized crime is rare — What American gun violence looks like to reporters who have to deal with a very different kind of threat
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
A look at Netflix's challenges in building an ad business; ad execs are surprised by its pace and its interest in programmatic ads over a more bespoke approach — As Netflix plots an advertising-supported version of its popular TV service, executives at the company have been on a listening tour …
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@francoolivera, @lucas_shaw, @lucas_shaw, MarTech and Metro.co.uk
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Fast Company names Brendan Vaughan as its EIC, starting on July 18; Vaughan was previously a deputy editor at Insider and a senior editor at The Atlantic — Brendan Vaughan has been hired as editor in chief of Fast Company magazine. — Vaughan will start July 18.
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William Turvill / Press Gazette:
Analysis: the top 25 US newspapers' print circulations was down 12% YoY on average in the six months to March 2022; the WSJ fell 11% YoY and the NYT fell 9% YoY — The largest US newspaper circulations fell 12% in the year to March 2022, new figures obtained by Press Gazette show.
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Bill Adair / New Yorker:
A profile of Howard Polskin, a news veteran who founded TheRighting newsletter after the 2016 US election to offer a daily roundup of 50 conservative outlets — Howard Polskin spends a morning trawling the Daily Caller and Infowars for TheRighting, his newsletter summarizing …
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Matt Donnelly / Variety:
Sources: NBC hasn't made a decision to bring back the Golden Globes broadcast as some publicists representing talent say they aren't satisfied with HFPA changes — A bonfire of vanities is blazing around the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, as the mid-year mark approaches and discussions intensify …
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Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
A profile of trans Twitch streamer Clara Sorrenti, known online as Keffals, who has 3,000+ subscribers paying $4.99 per month for her news and politics streams — Known online as Keffals, Clara Sorrenti's streams are one of the few spaces in media where people can hear the news from a trans person
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