Mr. Lerer is leaving the viral-happy website that has lately experienced turbulence after a sharp rise in prominence. Source: NYT > Business – Marc Tracy and Edmund Lee
Mid-Storm, Atlantic Editor Explains His White Male Writer Comments. Or Tries To.
“It’s really, really hard to write a 10,000-word cover story,” Jeffrey Goldberg said in an interview about writers who can produce marquee magazine pieces. He said his comments were misconstrued. Source: NYT > Business – Marc Tracy
In China, a Reuters Partner Blocks Articles on Tiananmen Square Massacre
The 30th anniversary of the pro-democracy protests prompts a censorship wave in China. Refinitiv, a data company partly owned by Reuters, complies. Source: NYT > Business – Marc Tracy
Vice.com Editors Exit in Ongoing Shake-Up
After layoffs and a move toward video, two editors leave Vice.com. Source: NYT > Business – Marc Tracy
Trump Suggests a Boycott of AT&T to Punish CNN
The president apparently didn’t like what he watched during a long flight to Britain. Investors yawned after his call for action. Source: NYT > Business – Michael M. Grynbaum and Edmund Lee
The Fox News Primary? How Trump’s Favorite Network Became a Democratic Power Player
A Sunday town hall with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was another sign of Fox News’s ability to influence the Democratic primary, despite a ban by party leaders. Source: NYT > Business – Michael M. Grynbaum