Mediagazer: No evidence exists of bias in platforms' content moderation, and the First Amendment and Section 230 apply whether or not moderation is “politically neutral” (Electronic Frontier Foundation)

Kristen Hare / Poynter:

The (Charleston, SC) Post and Courier has avoided relentless layoffs and plans to add newsroom staff due to local owners and diverse revenue sources — This piece originally appeared in Local Edition, our newsletter following the digital transformation of local news. Want to be part of the conversation?

Discussion: Better News, @kristenhare and Poynter

Electronic Frontier Foundation:

No evidence exists of bias in platforms' content moderation, and the First Amendment and Section 230 apply whether or not moderation is “politically neutral” — In April 2018, House Republicans held a hearing on the “Filtering Practices of Social Media Platforms” …

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Discussion: @tonyromm, Raw Story and Breitbart, more at Techmeme »

Joanna Piacenza / Morning Consult:

Morning Consult/THR poll: amid attacks from Trump, the media's credibility among Republicans has dropped by 12%, while trust in Fox News has remained steady — Fox News was the only outlet whose credibility among GOP remained steady — People walk past the New York Times building on July 27, 2017.

Discussion: Hollywood Reporter, Poynter, @jpiacenza, @mattgrossmann, Fox News, @niemanlab, @juliaioffe, @michaelsocolow, @jpiacenza, @jpiacenza and The Conversation

Lisa DePaulo / Hollywood Reporter:

A look back at John F. Kennedy Jr. and George Magazine by insiders and colleagues including Robert De Niro, Newt Gingrich, Dan Quayle, and Ann Coulter — Nearly two decades after his tragic death, stars, insiders and colleagues — including Cindy Crawford, Robert De Niro …

Discussion: @abrower, @maggienyt, @kevinmillershow, @slaternfl, bookforum.com, @tatianasiegel27, @krispolaha, @thrmattbelloni, @stephenrodrick and @abeaujon

Todd Spangler / Variety:

YouTube TV is raising its price to $50 per month for all customers, a 25% to 43% increase depending on their existing package — - Ex-NFL Star Trevor Pryce, Creator of ‘Kulipari,’ Pacts With Cinedigm to Launch OTT Network (EXCLUSIVE) — Thought you were getting a price break with an over-the-top TV package?

Discussion: MediaPost, TechCrunch, The Wrap, Multichannel News, Broadcasting & Cable, Quartz, @jank0 and @alexeheath, more at Techmeme »

Max Willens / Digiday:

Profile of G/O Media CEO Jim Spanfeller, a digital media executive with two decades of experience, who sources think may struggle with G/O sites' culture — Jim Spanfeller has spent nearly two decades demanding that advertisers treat digital media with more respect.

Discussion: @lmoses, @rafat, Axios, @asharma, @gmgunion, @benmullin, @mlcalderone, @ryanfmandelbaum, @jimwaterson, @rafat and @jeremymbarr

Justin Ray / Columbia Journalism Review:

Captain America star Chris Evans is launching a site to present Democratic and Republican takes on key issues but journalists say it's a ham-fisted effort — Political polarization is a serious problem. Chris Evans, the actor who plays Captain America, hopes to unify the nation with a new outlet …

Discussion: Esquire, @cjr, @themediaisdying, @cscottmoody, @media_evan, @parkermolloy and Mashable

Wired:

Facebook rolls out multiple changes to combat the spread of disinformation: demoting untrustworthy sources in News Feed, changes to how Groups work, and more — FACEBOOK IS TRYING to redefine authoritativeness on the internet as part of its efforts to fight the spread of misinformation and abuse on its platforms.

Discussion: @issielapowsky, more at Techmeme »

Michael Luo / New Yorker:

NewYorker.com Editor Michael Luo examines the need for “slow journalism”, as the current system for delivering news online leads to information overload — The current system for delivering news online is broken. Readers and journalists will need to work together to find a new one.

Discussion: @ylichterman, @lainnafader, @ylichterman, @abenedikt, @michaelluo, @lindseychrist, @lrozen, @davidgrann, @asbolon, @kenburns and @newyorker

Guilherme Rambo / 9to5Mac:

Sources: the next major version of macOS will include standalone Music, Podcasts, and TV apps alongside a redesigned Books app — During the “It's show time” event in late March, Apple announced that the TV app would be coming to the Mac soon. This naturally sparked discussions …

Discussion: CNET, Engadget, The Verge, MacRumors and VentureBeat, more at Techmeme »

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

T-Mobile announces TVision Home, a rebrand of Layer3 TV, offering home TV streaming with 150+ channels for $90+/month — T-Mobile today officially unveiled its forthcoming home TV service, which will now be known as TVision Home. The service is the rebranding of Layer3 TV …

Discussion: MediaPost, Fast Company, Cell Phones, Engadget, @modestproposal1, GeekWire and @pkafka, more at Techmeme »

Andrew Ferguson / The Atlantic:

The Atlantic's Andrew Ferguson decided to conduct an experiment, subscribing to a daily newspaper, and discovered there's no substitute for print — Sometime this winter, I performed an experiment: I decided to subscribe to home delivery of a daily newspaper.

Discussion: @eggerdc, @victorinomatus, @katepmcandrew, @jeffreygoldberg, @jeffjarvis, @davidgrann, @adriennelaf, @jaynordlinger, @rick_bonnell, @jeffreygoldberg, @jeffreygoldberg, @dnvolz, @tmac0201 and @denisewills

Claire Atkinson / NBC News:

Former 60 Minutes correspondent Lara Logan will start a three-month assignment on May 1 as a special correspondent for Sinclair covering the US-Mexico border — Logan's hiring adds to recent moves by Sinclair that hint at the company's national news ambitions outside of the journalism produced by its local TV stations.

Discussion: The Daily Beast, Hollywood Reporter, @mlcalderone, @kyletblaine, @nbcnews, Raw Story, Contemptor, RealClearPolitics, TVNewser and Mediaite

Brian Welk / The Wrap:

Netflix Launches SiriusXM Radio Station to Repurpose Massive Library of Stand-Up Comedy — Netflix houses an enormous amount of stand-up comedy that's near impossible to keep up with, but not for much longer. — Netflix is launching a radio station on SiriusXM that will repurpose …

Discussion: Variety and Engadget

The Jakarta Post:

Nine groups including press agencies and legal aid organizations in Indonesia unite in the face of rising violence to form the Journalist Safety Committee — Journalists in Purwokerto, Central Java, stage a protest in response to the violence against their colleagues during a 212 Munajat prayer event …

Curtis Franklin Jr / Dark Reading:

With a gift from Craig Newmark, the Global Cyber Alliance is developing cybersecurity toolkits for journalists and election officials ahead of the 2020 election — The free tools will be developed by the Global Cyber Alliance to monitor election infrastructure and processes in the runup to the 2020 Presidential election.

Discussion: GCA