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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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Nieman Lab:
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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@jbenton, @niemanlab, @shansquared, @rasmus_kleis, @jeffjarvis, @mathewi, @clockwerks, @dskok, @loisbeckett, @emilybell and @craigsilverman
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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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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Tom Dotan / The Information:
Sources: E.W. Scripps is exploring a sale of podcasting service Stitcher in the wake of big TV station acquisitions last year — TV broadcaster E.W. Scripps Co. is shopping podcasting service Stitcher around, according to people familiar with the matter, in an apparent effort to cash …
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@nwquah, @lauramandaro and @jbenton
Jason Kelly / Bloomberg:
LeBron James and Maverick Carter's media company SpringHill consolidates Robot, SpringHill Entertainment, and Uninterrupted, and raised $100M at its March debut — “We've been through a lot this year,” said LeBron James. The three-time NBA champion and Los Angeles Laker talked …
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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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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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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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Nieman Lab, @niemanstory, @karrieurbanist, @ericfish85, @theturkishlife, @jennerowell and The Intercept
Tom Stites / Poynter:
UNC report finds that ~25% of the 9K papers published in 2004 have failed and 1,800 communities that had newspapers 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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@mirakamdar, @penamerica, @poynter, The Rural Blog, @poynter, @brettdl, @borzou, @kreissdaniel and Columbia Journalism Review
Reporters Without Borders:
Nora Younis, editor of independent news site Al-Manassa, has been arrested in Cairo on charges of operating an illegal website — Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the immediate release of Nora Younis, the editor of the independent news website Al-Manassa, who was arrested …
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Mada Masr, @monaeltahawy and @monaeltahawy
Kate Irby / The Fresno Bee:
Judge rules that Rep. Devin Nunes cannot sue Twitter for defamation over @DevinCow account, agrees with Twitter that it is protected by Section 230 in this case — WASHINGTON A judge has ruled that Rep. Devin Nunes has no right to sue Twitter over statements made by a fake Internet cow …
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Raw Story, Poynter, @lizmair, @mollypriddy, @stompthegop, @davidfrum, @rschooley, @adamsteinbaugh, Mashable, Engadget, Boing Boing, Multichannel News and Media Law Prof Blog, more at Techmeme »
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Once a niche product, e-replica editions are now central at several news publications like the Tampa Bay Times, as print days drop during the pandemic — Once a flawed product, e-editions are now central at several news publications, especially during the pandemic-caused ad downturn
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@raju, @poynter, @dalton_main and American Press Institute
Tiffany Hsu / New York Times:
Ben & Jerry's, Eddie Bauer, and Magnolia Pictures join Patagonia, REI, and others suspending Facebook ads in July to protest amplification of hate speech — Eddie Bauer, Magnolia Pictures, Ben & Jerry's and others have suspended campaigns over the platform's content moderation practices.
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