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1. BuzzFeed Pulls Out Of $1.3M Advertising Deal With RNC Over Donald Trump (Hadas Gold, Mike Allen and Alex Spence / Politico)
2. New York Times ‘Exploring’ Ad-Free Digital Subscription (Jeremy Barr / AdAge)
3. Donald Trump’s Phony War on the Press (Jack Shafer / Politico)
4. Associated Press Rolls Out Native Advertising Network (Brendan James / International Business Times)
5. No Longer Chasing Scale, Longform Is Building a Site Meant To Last For Years (Benjamin Mullin / Poynter)