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Bhanu Pratap / Reuters:
Facebook says it has removed 1.5M videos of the Christchurch attack in the first 24 hours; over 1.2M of those videos were blocked at upload — (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said it removed 1.5 million videos globally of the New Zealand mosque attack in the first 24 hours after the attack.
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Washington Post:
Inside YouTube's efforts to shut down uploads, coming as quickly as 1 per second, of the Christchurch shooting as uploaders managed to evade its detection tools — SAN FRANCISCO — As a grisly video recorded by the alleged perpetrator of Friday's bloody massacres at two New Zealand mosques played …
Facebook Journalism Project:
Facebook announces the Facebook Journalism Project Community Network to support projects aimed at building community through local news — Product Marketing Manager, Today In Local News Partnerships Lead — Over the last twenty-five years, news deserts - communities with little or no local reporting …
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Associated Press:
Facebook is struggling with Today In, its feature curating local news, because 40% of Americans live in places that do not have enough local news coverage — About 1,800 newspapers have closed in the US in the last 15 years, partly as a result of internet-based companies like Facebook
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Thom Geier / The Wrap:
Fox News did not air Jeanine Pirro's show on Saturday, a week after her remarks that Rep. Ilhan Omar may not support the US Constitution because she's a Muslim — Jeanine Pirro's weekly show on Fox News did not air on Saturday evening one week after the former federal judge suggested on air …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Former DNC Chair Donna Brazile, who left CNN over leaks to Clinton campaign, has joined Fox News as a contributor — Donna Brazile, the former chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, will join Fox News as a contributor, the cable-news network announced Monday.
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New York Times:
American officials citing intel reports say Jamal Khashoggi's killing was part of a broad campaign to silence dissenters, authorized by MbS over a year before — WASHINGTON — Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia authorized a secret campaign to silence dissenters …
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Kayleigh Barber / Folio:
Interview with Wired's EIC Nicholas Thompson and audience development director Indu Chandrasekhar on subscriptions, newsletters, Apple News, and more — A year after launching its paywall, Wired isn't done testing out new ways to capitalize on this and other consumer-based revenue models.
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John Koblin / New York Times:
An overview of Apple's big spending plan to challenge streaming incumbents like Netflix, ahead of its March 25 “It's show time” event — Apple is coming to Hollywood. — Delete that. — Hollywood is going to Apple. — On March 25, a delegation of producers …
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Dan Kane / Poynter:
How Sunshine Week, an annual emphasis on open public records, helped amplify reporting on a flawed NC law that hid government harm and waste, leading to reform — I suspect in a lot of newsrooms there's a good bit of groaning as Sunshine Week nears. We know the message is important …
Financial Times:
New York Times CEO Mark Thompson criticizes the UK government's decision to make the BBC pay the cost of free TV licenses for over-75s — The former director-general of the BBC has called on the government to reverse its decision to make the broadcaster carry the cost of free television licences …
Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
The EU has backed a resolution criticizing Iran's treatment of BBC Persian journalists, saying the country's authorities have “systematically targeted” them — The European Parliament has, for the first time, backed a resolution criticising Iran's treatment of BBC Persian service journalists …