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“On Sunday, Amber Hunt, investigative reporter at The Cincinnati Enquirer, wrote about the protests in her community in a story titled, ‘Another nightfall brings more tear gas, arrests as Cincinnati protests escalate for the 3rd day.’ But as of 12 a.m. on Monday, Hunt must halt her coverage: she’s on furlough for a full week.” —LO

“So often these awful instances of violence are framed and treated as one-off events. A tragedy in isolation, an unfortunate escalation. But experiencing these protests in dozens of cities and neighborhoods, night after night and witnessing the endless stream of videos, the pattern is undeniable. The system has long been broken, but it is now impossible to hide from the reality.” —LO

“The deal comes roughly a week after The Post inked a partnership with the Local Media Consortium, which represents 3,500 local media outlets from 90 media companies. The Post already works with several local TV stations and newspapers, like the Dallas Morning News and Seattle Times.” —LO

When Cooper, 42, took the role in 2015, she also became the youngest woman ever to lead a major metropolitan newsroom in the U.S. —LO

“While the Audio tab shows up for all users, only Apple News+ subscribers will have access to full stories. If you are not a subscriber, you can only listen to previews of the latest news available.” —LO

“The paper’s front page was dominated by a blue rectangle bearing the words ‘Rebuilding America’ — the Gannett newspaper chain’s business-friendly collaboration between its newsrooms and ad departments.

The protest coverage, except for a small teaser box at the top of the front page, was relegated to the metro section.

Anyone who surveyed the front pages of the chain’s Sunday papers would be greeted by a sea of bright blue graphics with words like ‘We’re in this together’ — but, in many cases, with precious little indication that the nation has been roiled by protests on a scale we haven’t seen in decades.”

“As of Monday night, the video had amassed more than 45 million views from Mr. Uhl’s tweet alone. After he posted a Dropbox link so that anyone could download and share the video, it garnered tens of millions more views.”