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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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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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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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“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 …


YouGov poll of UK adults: 23% have one active news subscription, while 52% don't and won't; 39% say access to free news undermines needing a subscription — Three-quarters of regular news readers do not currently pay to subscribe to any print or online newsbrand, and more than half say they have no plans to do so in future.


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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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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Google starts adding Fact Check labels under the thumbnail image results in Google Images globally — Photos and videos are an incredible way to help people understand what's going on in the world. But the power of visual media has its pitfalls—especially when there are questions surrounding …
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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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Spotify says it is testing in-app ads on podcast episode pages so users won't have to remember offer codes — Tap through for cheaper razors — Spotify wants to ensure you never forget a podcast advertiser's promo code again. The company announced today that it's testing a new feature called …
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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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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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