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Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Sources: WSJ plans to join the new paid tier of Apple News to be announced on Monday, expected to cost $10/month; NYT and The Washington Post have opted out — SAN FRANCISCO — The Wall Street Journal plans to join a new paid subscription news service run by Apple, according to two people familiar …
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Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google launches two new fact-checking tools for journalists and says 50 partners are working with Subscribe With Google, including The Washington Post and FT — The Google News Initiative launched in 2018 to tackle “fake news” and create products that support journalists and the broader industry.
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Digiday, The Keyword, @google, @googlenewsinit and Fortune
Lucia Moses / Business Insider:
Sources: top publishers with good subscription numbers think a paid Apple News tier could cannibalize existing subs; smaller publishers have little to lose — - Apple is expected to unveil a new all-you-can-read news subscription service along with other services at a big event next week.
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@bobbierman and @lmoses
Emily Bell / Columbia Journalism Review:
After the events in New Zealand, journalists and tech companies should once again reflect on their roles in how extremist material enters the public square — Journalism has a panopticon problem. Just like the watchman in the center of Jeremy Bentham's theoretical circular prison …
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@columbiajourn
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Refusing to broadcast footage of the New Zealand shootings amounts to censorship and is at odds with US news networks' decision to livestream footage of 9/11
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@jackshafer, @nickgillespie, @oliverdarcy and @yoda
Charlie Warzel / New York Times:
Instead of focusing only on moderation, the debate around New Zealand massacre should look at how platforms incentivize and provide infrastructure for extremism
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Analysts say ripple effects of the Disney-21st Century Fox deal may not be clear for years: predictions include 3,000+ layoffs and more competition in streaming — LOS ANGELES — “Everything the light touches is our kingdom.” — It's a line from Disney's “The Lion King,” spoken by Mufasa to young Simba as they sit atop Pride Rock.
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Interview with Donna Brazile on her job with Fox News, the role of the network and others in fomenting hate, and why she thinks reaching Fox viewers is valuable — Donna Brazile, who has twice served as the interim chair of the Democratic National Committee, is one of the most prominent political strategists of recent times.
Sarah Feldberg / Columbia Journalism Review:
A lawsuit in California about the employment misclassification of delivery truck drivers prompts some companies to stop working with freelance reporters — Carrie Bell likes being her own boss. A full-time freelancer for nearly 18 years, she covers entertainment and travel for outlets like Yahoo and PopSugar.
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@rachaelmyrow, @wordchem, @bu_law, @malenawatrous, @paperalphabet and @candjattorneys
EU Press Room:
The European Commission has fined Google €1.49B for “abusive practices in online advertising” and breaching EU antitrust rules — The European Commission has fined Google €1.49 billion for breaching EU antitrust rules. Google has abused its market dominance by imposing …
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The Keyword, New York Times, Washington Post, The Verge, @googleeurope, @mirkolorenz, @rasmus_kleis, Observer, @ecosia, NPR, @stevesi, @ruskin147, @eu_commission, Breitbart, Al Jazeera, XDA Developers, MediaPost, The Register, Ad Age, Search Engine Land, Adweek, Multichannel News, The Wrap, Gizmodo, BGR, 9to5Google, Engadget, Business Insider, Politico, The Next Web, VentureBeat, The Daily Caller, Fast Company and MIT Technology Review, more at Techmeme »
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Despite a diverse Democratic field for president in 2020, national media outlets focus on three white men, depicting candidates as characters in a drama — As amorous embraces go, few could be more ardent than the one Beto O'Rourke got this month from Vanity Fair magazine.
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@sulliview, @katzonearth, @karaswisher, @bobstep, @bykowicz, @sulliview, @amy_siskind, @jayrosen_nyu, @projomike, @amlwhere, @heidilifeldman, @jrubinblogger, @sjdemas, @sullivanamy, Slate and @nickconfessore
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Britain's counter-terrorism chief criticizes newspapers for publishing “manifestos” of killers while they blast digital platforms for hosting extremist content — Neil Basu criticises hypocrisy of mainstream news providers in wake of Christchurch attack
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@jamesrbuk, @nadiakhomami, @meralhece, @marklittlenews, @nealcurtis, @jimwaterson, @theauracl3, @owenjones84 and @cheng_christine
Rita Liao / TechCrunch:
In its first quarter since going public, Tencent Music posts net loss of $127M on $785M revenue, mainly due to a one-off share-based charge to label partners — Tencent Music Entertainment Group, the Chinese answer to Spotify that Tencent spun out and floated on the New York Stock Exchange in December …
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CNBC, Billboard, Variety, Billboard and Tencent Music, more at Techmeme »
Vlad Savov / The Verge:
By integrating Stadia into YouTube, Google plans to cement YouTube's dominance, as 200M users already watch gaming content there every day — Google's starting a revolution just to keep things as they are — Yesterday, Google announced plans for a new game-streaming service called Stadia.
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9to5Google, TechCrunch, Kotaku and Eurogamer.net, more at Techmeme »
Reading Eagle:
The Reading Eagle Company in PA, with 236 full-time employees, is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, plans to keep publishing its newspaper as it seeks a buyer — Reading Eagle Company, the family-owned business that has published the Reading Eagle newspaper for more than 150 years, is filing for bankruptcy protection.
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CNN, @rogerdupuis2, @bobcesca_go, @richterific and @riley_yates
Sara Guaglione / MediaPost:
Forbes launches Forbes8, a streaming service aimed at entrepreneurs, featuring over 2,000 pieces of video content for $8.99 per month — Forbesnhas created an over-the-top streaming video platform for entrepreneurs in partnership with global SaaS tech company AW3 Media.
Lauren Easton / The Definitive Source:
AP's VP for Standards, John Daniszewski, highlights attacks on journalists globally, at an International Press Institute event at the UN: “We need to get angry” — “Cold-blooded killing of journalists by powerful individuals and governments to achieve their political and economic aims …
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@dabeard
New York Times:
Facebook announces that it will stop allowing ad targeting of race, gender, and age groups in the housing, jobs, or credit categories by the end of the year — After years of criticism, Facebook announced on Tuesday that it would stop allowing advertisers in key categories to show their messages …
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@ddayen, @karolcummins, @nytimestech and @revodavid, more at Techmeme »
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Facebook settles with ACLU over allegedly discriminatory ads for employment, housing, and credit, paying ~$5M and making changes to prevent discrimination
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@mmasnick, Facebook, Slate, New York Post, The Atlantic, @byrosenberg, @metrosolomon, @sencortezmasto, @raju, @cristianafarias, @senblumenthal, @digiphile, @emilybell, @civilrightsorg, @cmcilwain, @reprokhanna, @alixtrot, @facebook, @lwmurphy, @profcarroll, @zackwhittaker, @propublica, @ktbenner, @leslieproll, @profcarroll and @lizzadwoskin
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