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Federal police raid the Sydney headquarters of Australia's ABC News in relation to claims of publishing classified material in a 2017 series, The Afghan Files — Australian Federal Police officers are raiding the ABC's Sydney headquarters over a series of 2017 stories known as The Afghan Files.
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CNN:
Two police raids in two days on Australia's national broadcaster and the home of a prominent journalist raise concerns about press freedom in Australia — New Delhi (CNN Business)Two police raids in two days on Australia's national broadcaster and a prominent journalist have raised concerns about press freedom in the country.
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Paul Karp / The Guardian:
Australian federal police raided the home of News Corp Australia journalist Annika Smethurst over her reporting on a leaked plan to expand government spying
Australian federal police raided the home of News Corp Australia journalist Annika Smethurst over her reporting on a leaked plan to expand government spying
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Daily Hive:
CNN hires the Toronto Star's Daniel Dale as a reporter on the fact-checking beat in Washington DC — After 11 years, The Toronto Star's Daniel Dale is leaving his position as their Washington bureau chief. — The award-winning political reporter says he will be working with CNN …
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Pew Research Center:
Survey: 50% of Americans say made-up news is a very big problem today, more than climate change; 68% say it impacts confidence in government institutions — Politicians viewed as major creators of it, but journalists seen as the ones who should fix it — Many Americans say the creation …
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Nick Statt / The Verge:
YouTube investigation finds that the flagged Steven Crowder videos, which include derogatory remarks about Vox's Carlos Maza, don't violate its policies — The company sides with edgy commentator Steven Crowder — YouTube has at last formally responded to an explosive …
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Gillian Cleary / Symantec Blogs:
Archive of ~10M tweets from Russia's IRA reveals a vast, coordinated, and incredibly successful misinformation campaign; one account was retweeted 6M times — Internet Research Agency archive reveals a vast, coordinated campaign that was incredibly successful at pushing out and amplifying its messages.
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Kali Hays / WWD:
Elle Executive Editor Emma Rosenblum named editor in chief of Bustle Media's lifestyle group, which includes Bustle, Elite Daily, The Zoe Report, and Romper — The growing digital media operator has lured an editor in chief from the Hearst-owned fashion magazine.
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Sahil Patel / Digiday:
Sources: Quibi, initially marketed as a mobile-first platform, will be mobile-only with a streaming app designed exclusively for mobile devices — This article is part of the Digiday Video Briefing, which features must-reads, confessionals and key market stats. To receive the Digiday Video Briefing, please subscribe.
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John H. Tucker / Observer:
How alleged conman Daniel Spence grifted people in the US via dating apps, and offered to inject millions into Northside Media to become CEO before being jailed — Daniel Spence used dating apps to scam his way across the U.S. Could he be caught before taking over one of Brooklyn's hottest media companies?
Julia Wick / Los Angeles Times:
The Bakersfield Californian is bought by Sound News Media, led by Steven Malkowich, an Alberta Newspaper Group exec involved in other US local paper purchases — Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It's Tuesday, June 4, and I'm writing from Los Angeles.
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Elizabeth Schulze / CNBC:
Google appeals the EU's $1.7B fine over alleged anticompetitive advertising practices; EU says it will defend its decision in court — KEY POINTS — In March, the European Commission fined Google $1.7 billion for anti-competitive practices in the online advertising market.
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Nicholas Quah / Hot Pod News:
Spotify begins a small scale test of curated podcast playlists to enhance podcast discoverability — This came in overnight. Fresh off its run of podcast company acquisitions, Spotify is now taking a crack at the problem that's perhaps most groaned about in the community: discoverability.
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Max Read / New York Magazine:
The Daily Beast confirmed the identity of the uploader of the distorted Pelosi video via a source at Facebook, who apparently accessed private user activity — What mastermind created the infamous, slowed-down video of Nancy Pelosi — the one intended to make her sound drunk that went viral across right-wing media two weeks ago?
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Mathew Ingram / Columbia Journalism Review:
Daily Beast article exposing the man allegedly behind fake Pelosi video sparks debate over whether media should ID private individuals spreading misinformation
Daily Beast article exposing the man allegedly behind fake Pelosi video sparks debate over whether media should ID private individuals spreading misinformation
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