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Reframing “tech vs. journalism” discussion as “managers vs. employees” shows why journalists who have called attention to workplace activism have become targets — Last week, the worlds of technology and journalism were transfixed by a conflict that played …
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Sources: SiriusXM is near a deal to buy Stitcher's podcasting unit from Scripps for around $300M — Deal would follow similar moves by Spotify and iHeartMedia to enter podcasting industry — Sirius XM Holdings Inc. SIRI .51% is near a deal to buy E.W. Scripps Co. SSP 1.45% 's Stitcher Inc. podcasting unit …
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[Thread] Media companies that received PPP loans after US disclosed recipients: $5M-$10M for Wikimedia, $2M-$5M for Fortune, $1M-$2M for Digiday, and more — Now that the list of PPP loans is out, we can see which media companies got them, not just rely on owners publicizing it: https://home.treasury.gov/... Already spotted: - Forbes: https://twitter.com/... - Crain: https://twitter.com/... - Daily Caller: https://twitter.com/...
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TikTok to pull its app from Google Play and App Store in Hong Kong in light of new security law, says it doesn't and wouldn't share info with Chinese government — TikTok said Monday night that it would pull its social video platform out of the Google and Apple app stores in Hong Kong amid …


Inside Quibi's implosion, aided by the divisive management styles of Katzenberg and Whitman, compounded by a failure to understand its digital-native audience — The Emmy race has begun! Vulture is taking a close look at the contenders until nomination-round voting closes on July 13.
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Some publishers like BuzzFeed and The Strategist are capitalizing on rising sex toy sales, as social platforms block paid posts by sex toy retailers — It may, or may not, come as a surprise that as people entered into quarantine back in March, the online sales of sex toys have, well, risen.
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TV networks scale back plans to cover upcoming party conventions; sources: GOP's focus on a packed house is causing tensions between the party and network execs — Instead of the usual media circus, this summer's made-for-TV political confabs will have a whole lot less TV.
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Conservative news sites like Newsmax have published opinion pieces from a network of at least 19 fake personas pushing Middle East propaganda over the past year — DOES NOT EXIST — Conservative sites like Newsmax and Washington Examiner have published Middle East hot takes from “experts” …


India's shutdown of TikTok has dealt a devastating blow to the careers of many influencers as some say it has “erased the last two years of their lives” — TikTok built an influencer base of over a million people in India in less than two years. Now, it's crumbling down
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Trump frames his opposition to BLM using the same language Tucker Carlson lays out on Fox, showing Carlson's key role in defining Trump's re-election messaging — If you want to understand the rhetorical roots of Trump's Independence Day speech at Mount Rushmore, go back and watch Tucker Carlson's monologues for the past six weeks.
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Colin Kaepernick partners with Disney to create scripted and unscripted content on race and social injustice that showcases directors and producers of color — Under terms of the pact, announced Monday, Disney and Ra Vision will emphasize scripted and unscripted stories that deal with race …
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Google launches a free digital training program for small- and medium-sized publishers in Europe, starting with Spain, UK, Germany, Italy, Poland, and France — San Francisco, July 6 (IANS) Google on Monday launched a free training programme for small-to-medium sized news publishers …
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