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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Growing skepticism about big platforms' benefits for journalism can be seen in 42 interviews with people from 27 news outlets, 6 platforms, and 1 foundation — The era when publishers could be just mildly skeptical of platforms while continuing to work with them enthusiastically appears to be over.
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Columbia Journalism Review, @emilybell, @danielpmcdermot, @nushinrashidian, @mathewi, @niemanlab and NewsLab
Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:
White nationalist outlets including VDare and Red Ice TV still operate on Facebook despite its ban on white nationalism; Facebook says it is investigating — Guardian analysis finds VDare and Red Ice TV among several outlets that are still on the platform despite Facebook's promised ban
Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
Three major Democratic groups criticize Google for policies that may let politicians run false ads and ask platforms to reconsider plans to “bluntly limit” ads — I report on technology. And I got hacked. — Washington DC (CNN Business)The three major Democratic committees blasted Google …
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Jan Schaffer / CPB:
Ex-CPB board member: federal funds received by public radio stations to spend on national programming should instead be shifted to creating local news content — What role should public media play in supplying communities with more local news? — “I think it should be central,” …
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BKLYNER, Salon, @janjlab, @tomgara, @davidfbrand, @mwparrott, @maassp, @planetzainab and @ckrewson
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Decimation of local papers, and with it, a loss of unity and shared facts in communities, became a real possibility this week amid deals for Gannett and others — Given the tumult in the realm of government and politics, the dire state of the local newspaper industry may seem minor.
Variety:
Sources: Apple delays theatrical release and TV+ launch of The Banker as filmmakers check claims of inaccuracy and sex abuse allegations against co-producer — Apple is delaying the theatrical release of “The Banker,” originally set for Dec. 6 with assistance from Bleecker Street, insiders familiar with the company said.
Simon van Zuylen-Wood / Columbia Journalism Review:
National Enquirer's longtime editor Dylan Howard was removed after its Trump issues and its Bezos exposé; he is now writing and promoting true-crime books — What happened to the National Enquirer after it went all in for Trump? — Technically, Dylan Howard didn't invite me to his book party.
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@betsymorais, @cjr, @svzwood, @tomarnold and @cjr
Dylan Byers / NBC News:
Sources: in early October, The Athletic had tried to save Sports Illustrated by offering $50M, 11% more than Maven, to license SI content from Authentic — Moving the Market: Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann, the co-founders of the burgeoning sports news site The Athletic …
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@ckrewson, @dylanbyers, @ashkan, @maghielse and Awful Announcing
Al Jazeera:
Mada Masr, one of the few independent news websites in Egypt, says security forces have arrested one of its editors Shady Zalat, on Saturday — Plain-clothed police arrest Mada Masr editor Shady Zalat from his Cairo home in the early hours of Saturday. — A prominent investigative media outlet …
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Comcast criticized by the Congressional Black Caucus and The Africa Channel owner for challenging Byron Allen's racial discrimination suit at SCOTUS hearing — The Congressional Black Caucus and an owner of cable's Africa Channel have turned up the pressure on Comcast …
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Broadcasting & Cable
Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Cierra Hinton, executive director of five-year-old Southern mag Scalawag on its path to sustainability, fundraising, and reaching a diverse audience — One of the biggest frustrations in local media is how national outlets cover issues in their own communities — often …
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@ewalkerwells and @jbenton
Tim Shipman / The Times:
John Sweeney, a BBC investigative reporter, filed a complaint with Ofcom accusing BBC of suppressing reports into the close links between politicians and Russia — BBC bosses have been accused of pulling the plug on politically sensitive reports into the close links between leading politicians and Russia.
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