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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Twitter shares draft of its new deepfakes policy for public input through Nov. 27, says it won't ban deepfakes but will label them and warn users before sharing — Twitter last month said it was introducing a new policy to help fight deepfakes and other “manipulated media” that involve photos …
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Bloomberg:
Instagram covers IGTV video production costs for some creators as long as the videos do not include content about social issues, elections, or politics — - Contract clause conflicts with Facebook stance on free speech — IGTV asks stars not to post about politics and social issues
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@sarahfrier, @rasmus_kleis, @tarletong, @fryan and @lucas_shaw, more at Techmeme »
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
During the impeachment hearings journalists should focus on the substance of what is being proved or not proved, not distracting speculation or publicity stunts — The national media's shortcomings have been all too obvious in recent years as Donald Trump has gleefully thrown the norms of traditional journalism into a tizzy.
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Todd Richmond / Associated Press:
Lafayette, WI county committee to vote on a resolution threatening prosecution of reporters if they alter an upcoming water study news release before publishing — MADISON, Wis. (AP) — At least one Wisconsin county official wants to warn any journalists who cover the upcoming release …
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@marknyt, @journomurph, @benleubsdorf, @bruno_j_navarro, @jrosenworcel, @moorehn, @dsladenews and @cwarzel
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Hearst Magazines staff say they plan to unionize with WGA East, with support from the vast majority of the 500+ editorial employees across 24 major properties — From Cosmo and Road & Track to Esquire and Elle, the new unit will become one of the largest new unions in media.
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Broadcasting & Cable, Variety, CNN, HuffPost, Common Dreams, @berniesanders, @bdwilliams910, @jackholmes0, @heykmenz, @hearstunion, @hearstunion and @jlorileman
Barbara Allen / Poynter:
As The Texas Tribune turns 10, EIC Emily Ramshaw, cofounders John Thornton and Evan Smith, and others reflect on its early days and lessons learned since launch — In 2008, John Thornton, the managing partner of a venture capital firm and an Austin philanthropist, started seeing …
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@niemanlabfuego and @texastribune
New York Times:
In a letter, WhatsApp says 121 users in India were targeted with NSO spyware; 22 of the alleged targets were activists, journalists, and civil rights lawyers — Recent revelations in India show that the threat from the company's spyware to activists and journalists isn't limited to autocratic regimes.
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@nicoleperlroth, Memex 1.1, @tamarmegiddo, @petercronau, @nytimes, @alexstamos, @emptywheel, @peterwsinger, @snowden, The Hindu and Reuters
Deanna Ting / Digiday:
Dow Jones' Barron's Group combines two of its brands, Barron's and MarketWatch, to launch MarketBrief, a live, weekly 10-minute show covering financial news — Dow Jones' Barron's Group is combining two of its brands — Barron's and MarketWatch — to launch a new live …
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Julia Alexander / The Verge:
YouTube's updated ToS says it is under “no obligation” to host content and reinforces its right to terminate users it deems “no longer commercially viable” — Other changes affect children's content — YouTube is rolling out updated terms of service on December 10th …
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@fordfischer, @backlon and 9to5Google, more at Techmeme »
Janko Rottgers / Variety:
Vevo is launching ten ad-supported linear channels on Viacom-owned Pluto TV in the coming weeks; the first channel, Vevo Pop, is launching November 12 — Music television is back: Major label-owned music video platform Vevo is launching a series of linear channels for leanback viewing on Pluto TV …
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The Streamable, Multichannel News and Broadcasting & Cable
David Uberti / VICE:
Al Jazeera sent a letter to Facebook demanding it remove pages for what the broadcaster claims is an Emirati-backed disinfo campaign to discredit its reporting — Al Jazeera wants Facebook to crack down on a network of Saudi-backed pages, including “QatariLeaks.”
Ted Macdonald / Media Matters for America:
Study: only 8 of 243 network news segments and 20 of 419 cable news segments on the California wildfires between Oct. 21 and Nov. 1 mentioned climate change — A string of destructive wildfires spread across parts of California in October. Broadcast and cable TV news shows have been quick …
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