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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Google announces a licensing program to pay publishers for content for a new news product, launching later this year, as part of the Google News Initiative — In a major departure from its long-standing practice of not paying publishers directly to distribute their work …
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Ben Shapiro's The Daily Wire has massive engagement on Facebook, helped by a network of pages that simultaneously post at least 10 Daily Wire links per day — Founder of The Daily Wire, Ben Shapiro. (MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images) — The success of The Daily Wire …
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
A group of newsroom employees filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the LA Times, claiming the paper has longstanding discriminatory pay practices — In the latest action by employees critical of the Los Angeles Times' fraught newsroom history of race and gender …
Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
An overview of 3 studies on the relationship between consuming rightwing media and believing in pandemic conspiracy theories or failing to try to avoid COVID-19 — The three studies paint a picture of a media ecosystem that entertains conspiracy theories and discourages audiences from taking steps to protect themselves and others
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Laura Hazard Owen named editor of Nieman Lab, replacing Joshua Benton, who will return to reporting as a senior writer — Two journalists at Nieman Lab, the Nieman Foundation's publication covering digital innovation and change in journalism, are moving into new roles beginning on July 1, 2020.
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Molly McCluskey / Poynter:
Freelancers and contractors are rarely counted in the tabulations of journalism jobs lost amid the pandemic, and they face higher risks, often without insurance — While nearly every industry is facing layoffs due to the coronavirus epidemic, journalism is bearing a particular brunt.
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Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch:
Facebook says it is globally rolling out a notification screen warning users if they try to share content that's more than 90 days old — Facebook announced Thursday that it would introduce a notification screen warning users if they try to share content that's more than 90 days old.
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The Daily Beast:
Judge tosses a suit to block Mary Trump's book on the Trumps, saying court lacked jurisdiction; lawyer Charles Harder says he'll refile in state supreme court — A Queens County Surrogate Court Judge cited “several improprieties” in Robert Trump's attempt to block niece Mary's tell-all, slated to be published this fall.
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Tom Stites / Poynter:
UNC report finds that ~25% of the 9K newspapers published in 2004 have failed and 1,800 communities that had papers in 2004 are now news deserts — The relentless spread of news deserts was speeding up even before the coronavirus incapacitated local economies, and since then the rate has accelerated some more.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
TikTok launches a new site, TikTok for Business, as a home for marketing products and resources and launches a new AR ad format to rival Snapchat — TikTok is announcing to advertisers that it's open for business. The company is today officially introducing a new brand and platform called …
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Jennifer Brandel / We Are Hearken:
Jennifer Brandel steps down as CEO of Hearken, which helps newsrooms connect with audiences, as Hearken merges with Switchboard, which helps manage communities — Hi reader. Thanks for seeing this headline and being curious enough to click. — The TL;DR: I'm moving out of the CEO role …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Gone with the Wind returns to HBO Max with an intro video saying the film “denies the horrors of slavery” and a one-hour panel discussion of its legacy — “Gone With the Wind” is back on HBO Max — with two additional videos that discuss the historical context of the classic film.
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Jill Goldsmith / Deadline:
Vice launches Vice World News, which will create international TV, audio, and digital news programming across beats like climate, drugs, privacy, inequality — Vice Media Group Wednesday set the premiere for Vice TV's Disruptors (working title), a new series with sports journalists Jemele Hill …
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Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
Vice News will launch a weekly investigative podcast, distributed on the iHeartPodcast Network
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