1. The news about new digital-news sites? It’s tough going (Paul Farhi / Washington Post)
2. Gawker’s moment of truth (Jonathan Mahler / New York Times)
3. Making black lives matter in the news (Susan Smith Richardson / Nieman Reports)
4. The New York Times wisely blocks staff from viewing its desktop homepage (Nate Swanner / The Next Web)
5. Why ‘buy’ buttons will pose big challenges for Google, Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter (Jason Del Rey / Re/code)
6. Introducing “Actuality,” Quartz’s new podcast with Marketplace (Tim Fernholz & Kevin J. Delaney / Quartz)
7. PBS Online Film Festival returns with 25 diverse, indie films (via PBS)