July 22, 2015

FCC Set to Approve AT&T’s Acquisition of DirecTV

This story, plus a look at the struggles of digital media companies, independent online local news sites and their revenue, President Obama’s final interview with Jon Stewart, and more, all in today’s media headlines.

Top Stories

Jul 21, 2015

FCC Set to Approve AT&T’s Purchase of DirecTV

Jim Puzzanghera, Meg James / Los Angeles Times

Jul 21, 2015

Limits at Gawker? Rules at Reddit? Wild West Web Turns a Page

Jonathan Mahler / The New York Times

Jul 21, 2015

Who’s Making Money — and Who Isn’t — in Local Online News?

Joshua Benton / Nieman Journalism Lab

Jul 21, 2015

President Obama on ‘Daily Show’: ‘Jon Stewart Cannot Leave’

Frank Pallotta, Kevin Liptak / CNN Money

Press & Government

Jul 22, 2015

Covering the 2016 US Elections: Tools, Resources and Interactives

Valerio Bassan / journalism.co.uk

Jul 21, 2015

White House to Engage Iran Critics Through @TheIranDeal

Nahal Toosi / Politico

Jul 21, 2015

McCrory Administration Criticizes Coalition Over Records Lawsuit

J. Andrew Curliss / The News & Observer

Media Business

Jul 21, 2015

Fusion’s Cable Programs, Website Have Yet to Explode

Rene Rodriguez / Miami Herald

Jul 21, 2015

Titans Clash as Donald Trump’s Run Fuels His Feud With Rupert Murdoch

Amy Chozick, Ashley Parker / The New York Times

Jul 22, 2015

Post-Paywall, WCPO Mum On Subs but Meeting Revenue Goals

Michael Depp / Net News Check

Jul 21, 2015

Tegna’s Profit Falls in First Report Since Gannett Spinoff

Lisa Beilfuss / The Wall Street Journal

Online Media

Jul 21, 2015

Hearken Aims To Help Media Gain Traction With Readers By Crowdsourcing Story Ideas

David Lumb / Fast Company

Jul 21, 2015

Flipboard Has Filed to Raise Another $50M

Ingrid Lunden, Matthew Lynley / Tech Crunch

Jul 21, 2015

In Philly, Millennial Boom Town, Audience Fragmentation Touches All

Patrick Duprey / Net News Check

International

Jul 21, 2015

Three Spanish Journalists Missing in Syria, Feared Kidnapped by Islamic State

Ben Quinn / The Guardian

Jul 22, 2015

Worries Grow About Freelance Japanese Journalist in Syria

Yuri Kageyama / Associated Press