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After meeting Zuckerberg on Facebook's proposal for harmful content regulation, commissioner overseeing EU data strategy calls it “not enough” and “too slow” — Social media company warned that it will have to accept more responsibility for illegal content
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
BBC News deputy political editor John Pienaar is leaving after almost three decades to join News UK's upcoming Times Radio to front its new drivetime program — Longtime BBC presenter to front drivetime show on Radio 4 rival station — Times Radio has hired the BBC's deputy political editor …
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The Guardian:
Source: Boris Johnson is “strident” on reforming the BBC, threatening to replace the license fee with a subscription model and cut most of its radio stations
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Sources: News UK's upcoming Times Radio is making lucrative offers to leading BBC presenters like Nick Robinson, promising higher salaries and editorial freedom
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Bloomberg reporters say the EIC's decision to not investigate Michael Bloomberg left them vulnerable and wonder what a President Bloomberg may mean for the pub — Michael Bloomberg's rise in the polls has increased the pressure on political reporters employed by his news outlet.
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Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
As Caroline Flack's death sparked anger at tabloid coverage, UK's Reach offered help to targeted staff and to remove links to their Twitter accounts in bylines — The death by suicide of TV presenter Caroline Flack has seen renewed anger towards tabloid newspapers over recent coverage of the Love Island host.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Redbox launches ad-supported Free Live TV, which offers a curated set of movies and TV shows organized into channels, from brands like TMZ, USA Today, NowThis — Redbox has entered the ad-supported streaming market with the launch of Redbox Free Live TV. The company, best known …
McKinsey Insights & Publications:
Research: women made up 49% of the media and entertainment workforce in 2019, but accounted for 27% of its C-suite positions; news media had similar patterns — There are many reasons to care about gender issues in the media and entertainment industry—not the least of which is the importance …
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@kim_bode, @dcbigjohn, @lisatozzi, @tinatchen, @kimbui and @timesupnow
Katie Notopoulos / BuzzFeed News:
Facebook allowing sponsored content for political campaigns with little oversight further muddies the waters, as #sponsored labels are often difficult to spot — This week, Instagram meme accounts like @fuckjerry and @tank.sinatra posted sponsored ads for former New York mayor Michael …
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Rebecca Jennings / Vox:
A look at influencer gossip accounts, which occupy a new media landscape where the line between reporting and brand building is very thin — They just might be the future of media. — If you were following the almost definitely not legally binding wedding of YouTubers Jake Paul …
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@voxdotcom, @kerrymflynn, @liahaberman, @gabrielsnyder, @rebexxxxa, @rebexxxxa and Why tho?
Lucinda Southern / Digiday:
Axel Springer survey finds European publishers are seeing modest subscription gains from platforms run by Facebook, Apple, and Google — Facebook, Google and Apple now have more ways to drive subscriptions, but in Europe at least, the impact is still negligible.
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
UK newspaper groups, including the Daily Mail, express concerns that Ofcom's plan to monitor social media posts could result in censorship of their websites — News Media Association asks UK government for ‘harmful content’ opt-out for news publishers — Newspaper groups fear …
Julia Alexander / The Verge:
App Annie: YouTube dominated 70% of time spent on Android phones watching the top 5 streaming apps in 2019; the other four were fueled by viewing time in China — YouTube is top dog when it comes to keeping people's attention — Here's a fun number to think about: in 2019 …
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@glenngabe, @convergencetr, @carlospache_co, @loudmouthjulia and @loudmouthjulia
Rachel Abrams / New York Times:
White House proposes cutting public broadcasting funds from $30M in 2021 to $0 in 2023; Republican chairman of NPR's board says public media is not in danger — Donations to the public broadcaster went up sharply after the president said it was “a very good question” to ask why it still existed.
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