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Hayley Miller / HuffPost:
The Tennessean says it is launching an investigation into how a full-page anti-Muslim ad by a Christian doomsday cult was published in its Sunday print edition — The Tennessean said it's investigating how a full-page, anti-Muslim ad was published. — The Tennessean ― …
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Nicole Asbury / Poynter:
The AP updates its style to now capitalize “Black” when used in a racial, ethnic, or cultural sense for people who identify as Black — 'For all the newsrooms waiting on AP to set the example, there's no excuse' — The Associated Press announced Friday afternoon it's changing …
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Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:
eMarketer: Google's US ad revenue will decline in 2020 for the first time since it started tracking in 2008, due to a reliance on travel industry ads — Research firm eMarketer says decline would be the first since it started tracking Google's ad revenue in 2008
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@david_marcelis, @joshsternberg, @alexweprin, @mdudas, @keachhagey and MediaPost, more at Techmeme »
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
“Police said” journalism far too often misses the reality of police dishonesty in crime reporting, to the detriment of the perception of Black communities — The headline in the self-proclaimed People Paper — the Philadelphia Daily News — spelled it out in black and white …
Ann-Marie Alcántara / Wall Street Journal:
As BuzzFeed and other publishers experiment with texting to deliver news to readers, the immediate return on investment remains unclear — Media companies experiment with a different type of reader experience — When BuzzFeed News journalist Mat Honan began texting readers …
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@raju and @itstheannmarie
Joshua Nevett / BBC:
A look at Unsubscribe, a $0 budget, 29-minute DIY horror movie shot entirely on Zoom, which exploited a loophole to top the US box office earlier in June — In normal times, blockbuster movies usually dominate the box office charts. — The big-budget productions, directed by the likes of James Cameron …
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Tara Kelly / European Journalism Centre:
The Local Europe's paying members rose by 70% with reader surveys, explanatory articles, transparent membership messaging, and other small changes amid pandemic — Reader surveys, altered working hours, new membership messaging and cross-border collaborations: this Europe-wide network …
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@cataniavibe, @ejcnet, @paulrapacioli, @ejcnet, @mcpben, @charliebeckett and @catjredwards
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
BBC announces a Creative Diversity Commitment to spend £100M of its existing commissioning budget over three years on diverse and inclusive content — U.K. public service broadcaster BBC has set out a ‘Creative Diversity Commitment’ that will see the corporation spend £100 million …
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The Wrap, Deadline, @pressgazette and IndieWire
Aaron Mackey / Electronic Frontier Foundation:
Proposals by Sen. Hawley and the DOJ to amend Section 230 protections would violate the First Amendment and bury tech platforms in legal cost and liability risk — Whether we know it or not, all Internet users rely on multiple online services to connect, engage, and express themselves online.
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@senatorloeffler, @eff, @roshan_rinaldi, @davidafrench, @eff, @daviduberti, @mathewi, @eff, @eff, @kevinmkruse and Reason
Margaret Sullivan / @sulliview:
Email to New York Times staff: most employees won't be required back in physical offices until January 2021 — Most employees of @nytimes won't be required back in physical offices until January, 2021. (Sounds like there may be some exceptions.) Email to staff: https://twitter.com/...
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Delia Cai / Deez Links:
Q&A with Poynter's training and diversity director on newsrooms focusing on internal diversity, the role of professional organizations like AAJA, and more — This week's interview is with Doris Truong, Poynter's director of training and diversity — AKA, the person you should be calling …
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@niemanlab and @delia_cai
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Four authors resign from JK Rowling's literary agency after accusing it of declining to issue a public statement in support for transgender rights — Writers had asked company ‘to reaffirm their commitment to transgender rights and equality’ — Four authors represented by JK Rowling's literary agency …
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