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Dan Froomkin / Salon:
NYT's op-ed page should be radically transparent: establish public standards for accuracy, good faith, and pertinence, and explain and contextualize exceptions — After the Tom Cotton snafu and the departure of James Bennet, the Times has a golden opportunity to set an example
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times:
Fox News website published digitally altered and misleading photos on stories about Seattle's Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, removed them after inquiries — Fox News published digitally altered and misleading photos on stories about Seattle's Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) …
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Yashar Ali / HuffPost:
Sources detail a history of insensitive and racist comments by Barbara Fedida, a powerful ABC News exec who has now been placed on administrative leave — Sources say Barbara Fedida, a powerful ABC News executive, has an extensive history of insensitive comments.
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@yashar, @liamstack, @janicedean, @itsgabrielleu, @donchampiontv, @amandaseales, @itsgabrielleu, @davidmweissman, @yashar, @yashar, @oliverdarcy and @brianstelter
Siraj Datoo / Bloomberg:
Twitter restored the account for financial website Zero Hedge, saying it “made an error” in suspending the account in January — Twitter Inc. reinstated the account of Zero Hedge after suspending it earlier this year, saying it made a mistake in accusing the libertarian financial website …
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Talking Biz News, The Verge and Finanz.dk
@niemanlab:
A thread collecting tweets by journalists of color speaking about racism and discrimination they faced while working in newsrooms — Over the last week, journalists of color have been talking about the racism and discrimination they've faced while working in newsrooms. Their experiences show that that racism in news media is institutionalized. We're collecting their tweets here (THREAD).
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Nieman Lab, @alwaysalejandra, @by_justin, @monachalabi, @im_pulse, @meena_thiru, @cande313, @karenyuan_, @dennisjting, @diinsilversmith, @thatsjonnyfrank, @marissanne2011, @webjournalist, @webjournalist, @webjournalist, @mitrakalita, @drnatmcpherson, @abhabhattarai, @michaelroston, @brittanybritto, @tailyrirvine, @sophiekasakove, @anupkaphle, @svatikirsten, @kainazamaria, @rljourno, @mattwaite, @zainaerhaim, @raphaeldelag, @balkissoon, @laurahazardowen, @tahtone and Nieman Lab
Ginny Marvin / Marketing Land:
Google says it's updating its advertising policies to prohibit demographic and zip code targeting for housing, employment, and credit ads — The update will roll out in the U.S. and Canada this year. — Google is updating its advertising policies around housing, employment and credit opportunities, the company announced Thursday.
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The Keyword, @caro_milanesi, @marypcbuk, @markrrobertson, Ars Technica, Search Engine Roundtable, Ad Age, Engadget and AdExchanger
Amal Clooney / Washington Post:
A preview of an expected verdict Monday for Maria Ressa, the Filipino American journalist charged with “cyber libel”; US response will send a signal to others — Amal Clooney is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers, Britain's special envoy on media freedom and counsel to Maria Ressa.
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@charlieangusndp, @jason_kint, @billbrowder, @pzfahad, @myhlee, @davidakaye, @davidakaye, @davidakaye, @postopinions and @rebecca_vincent
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
When TV shows like Tucker Carlson's spark controversy, companies can generate goodwill by withdrawing ads, but the money usually shifts elsewhere on the network — Tucker Carlson is, once again, losing advertisers. But the real question is whether Fox News Channel is losing any of the cash …
Noah Hurowitz / Columbia Journalism Review:
NYPD shouldn't be in charge of issuing press passes as they routinely deny them to freelancers and small outlets, and have broad discretion to confiscate them — Last week, before heading out to report on New York City's intensifying protests over the death of George Floyd …
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Columbia Journalism Review, American Press Institute, @noahhurowitz, @cjr, @noahhurowitz, @notscientific and bookforum.com
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
The Dallas Morning News tests promo codes that individual journalists can offer people for free one-month digital subscriptions — Journalists around the world are three months into working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic. As initial online traffic has surged and tapered …
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@hanaatameez, @jbatsell, @ananny, @meredithdclark, Medialyte and Dallas Morning News
Sean Burch / The Wrap:
HBO says it will be shutting down its HBO Go streaming app on July 31, following the recent launch of HBO Max; HBO Now will be rebranded as just HBO — HBO on Friday said it will be shutting down its HBO Go streaming app in July, following the recent launch of HBO Max, its new linchpin streaming service.
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Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Filing: Tencent took a 1.6% stake in Warner Music Group for $200M in Warner's IPO in separate transactions by two Tencent subsidiaries; shares now worth ~$250M — Chinese internet giant already had interests in Universal Music Group, Spotify — Tencent Holdings Ltd. TCEHY 1.56% took …
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