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| Axios AM |
| By Mike Allen ·Jun 29, 2021 |
| Happy Tuesday! Smart Brevity™ count: 1,091 words ... 4 minutes. Edited by Zachary Basu. |
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| 1 big thing: Media's post-Trump slump |
 Data: Comscore. Chart: Connor Rothschild/Axios In the months since former President Trump left office, news audiences have plunged — and publishers who rely on partisan warfare have taken an especially big hit, Axios' Neal Rothschild and Sara Fischer report. - Why it matters: Outlets that depend on controversy to stir up resentments have struggled to find a foothold in the Biden era, according to an Axios analysis of publishers' readership and engagement trends.
Web traffic, social media engagement and app user sessions suggest that while the entire news industry (including Axios) is experiencing a drop, right-wing outlets are seeing some of the biggest plunges. - A group of far-right outlets, including Newsmax and The Federalist, saw aggregate traffic drop 44% from February through May compared to the previous six months, according to Comscore data.
- Lefty outlets including Mother Jones and Raw Story saw a 27% drop.
- Mainstream publishers including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Reuters dropped 18%.
Engagement on social media has taken the biggest dive, according to data from NewsWhip. - Left-leaning and right-leaning publishers have seen social interactions on stories drop by more than 50%, while mainstream publishers have experienced a slightly more modest drop of 42%.
The big picture: Opposition media traditionally relies on traffic booms when a new party takes office. But right-wing outlets have seen some of the most precipitous declines in readership since a Democratic president took office. What's happening: The personality-driven controversies of the Trump years have been largely absent under President Biden. - Changes to the media landscape could also be at play. There's been enormous growth in conservative podcasts over the past year.
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| 2. Ruling slams brakes on tech's legal foes |
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| A federal judge tossed out antitrust lawsuits against Facebook yesterday — and threw cold water on the heated campaign to brand Big Tech's leading companies as illegal monopolists, Axios' Scott Rosenberg writes. - Facebook investors received the news with glee, sending the stock up nearly 5%, and driving Facebook's market cap over $1 trillion for the first time.
Why it matters: The rulings show just how tough it will be for regulators at the FTC and Justice Department to make their charges of tech malfeasance stick. - But it also could strengthen the hand of lawmakers who argue that today's outdated antitrust laws lack the teeth to restrain tech giants.
The big picture: The rulings came at a moment of high hopes for tech critics. |
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| 3. Axios-Ipsos poll: Vaccine puts the sparks back in July 4 |
 Data: Axios/Ipsos poll. Chart: Michelle McGhee/Axios Just four in 10 Americans say attending a Fourth of July celebration this year feels risky — about half as many as a year ago, Axios' Margaret Talev writes from the Axios/Ipsos Coronavirus Index. - Our weekly national survey finds broad awareness and concern around the emerging Delta variant. But people's behavior really isn't changing in the face of that threat.
Why it matters: The vaccine's effectiveness so far and its wide availability seem to be acting as a shield, psychologically as well as scientifically. |
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| A message from Facebook |
| The internet has changed a lot since 1996 - internet regulations should too |
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| It's been 25 years since comprehensive internet regulations passed. See why we support updated regulations on key issues, including: - Protecting people's privacy.
- Enabling safe and easy data portability between platforms.
- Preventing election interference.
- Reforming Section 230.
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| 4. Co-working spaces prioritize wellness as well as WiFi |
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| A conference table at The Ring in Clearwater, Fla. Photo: Kim Hart/Axios |
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| As people return to work, some office spaces are betting that workers would prefer to spend their days in health-conscious spaces, Axios' Kim Hart writes from Clearwater, Fla. - At a Clearwater co-working space called The Ring, conference rooms and elevator banks all have plants — living or preserved moss and hanging ferns — to filter the air.
To keep the air fresh in individual offices, trash cans and printers are in common areas. A specialized ventilation system immediately whisks away the air in the communal "printing room" when a print job is done, removing harmful chemicals from the air. - Rooms are equipped with special lighting designed to reinforce occupants' circadian rhythms. Natural light pours in through large windows. Cork walls absorb excess sound.
- Aromatherapy is optional. A nap pod is popular.
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| 5. United bets on travel with biggest plane order in its history |
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| New planes will feature more legroom, seat-back entertainment and faster WiFi. Photo: United Airlines |
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| United Airlines placed the biggest aircraft order in its history, and expects to create 25,000 unionized jobs by 2026 in an effort to capitalize on the rebound in passenger travel, Axios' Joann Muller writes. - Why it matters: Domestic leisure travel has bounced back, but business and international travel remain depressed, making United's plan a significant bet on future growth.
United announced the purchase of 270 new Boeing and Airbus aircraft, — the largest order by any carrier in the past decade. - "Everything we see, every day, tells us that business and international travel will ultimately come back 100%," United CEO Scott Kirby told reporters.
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| 6. Biden takes the local |
| President Biden meets yesterday with Israel President Reuven Rivlin. Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters With his infrastructure deal in precarious shape in Washington, President Biden today heads to the La Crosse Municipal Transit Utility in Wisconsin as part of a campaign to begin selling the plan locally. - Axios' Sarah Mucha reports that Biden will come armed with state-specific nuggets: 82,000 children in Wisconsin lack reliable internet ... 1,000 bridges in Wisconsin are rated structurally deficient ... nearly half of Milwaukee's 160,000 water lines are lead.
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| 7. Charted: The true cost of child care |
 Reproduced from the Center for American Progress. Chart: Axios Visuals There's a growing gap between the costs of quality child care and what parents can afford, Courtenay Brown writes in Axios Closer, using data from the liberal think tank Center for American Progress. |
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| 8. New push for equality in space |
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| A NASA proposal to update radiation limits for astronauts would make space more equal for women, Axios Space author Miriam Kramer writes. - Historically, female astronauts haven't been able to fly as often as their male counterparts, in part because of strict limits on the amount of radiation exposure NASA finds allowable.
- A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine suggests NASA should move ahead with its plan to use one career-long radiation limit for all astronauts.
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| 9. "Guardians of the First Amendment" |
| Photo: Brian Witte/AP On the third anniversary of the mass shooting in their newsroom, a memorial was dedicated yesterday in Annapolis, Md., to honor five slain Capital Gazette staff members. |
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| 10. Sneak peek: Truman library gets a makeover |
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| Exhibit on 1948 election. Photo: Charlie Riedel/AP |
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| After nearly two years of renovations, the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library will welcome visitors back to Independence, Mo., on Friday with an updated focus on how Truman's legacy resonates today, AP reports. - The museum opens to the public July 2, with hours and visitor numbers initially restricted because of pandemic regulations.
Visitors will find a museum completely reimagined during its most extensive renovation since it opened in 1957 in Truman's hometown of Independence, an eastern suburb of Kansas City. - The museum was remade down to bare studs. The nearly $30 million project includes many more artifacts, photos videos and films.
Photo: Charlie Riedel/AP Courtship letters from Harry Truman to Bess Wallace, future first lady. |
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| A message from Facebook |
| Why Facebook supports updated internet regulations |
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| 2021 is the 25th anniversary of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the last major update to internet regulation. It's time for an update to set clear rules for addressing today's toughest challenges. See how we're taking action on key issues and why we support updated internet regulations. |
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