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Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
Google News Initiative and LION Publishers pilot a free 8-week virtual boot camp on journalism entrepreneurship, run by Phillip Smith, from Sept. 21 to Nov. 9 — The biggest challenge for news entrepreneurs often isn't building a news product — it's developing a sustainable business model.
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
CNBC says it has signed former Fox News journalist Shepard Smith to anchor a new one-hour evening news show, a significant shift in programming strategy — ‘The News with Shepard Smith’ will debut this fall on the cable news business channel — CNBC has signed former Fox News journalist Shepard Smith …
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Nick Statt / The Verge:
Sensor Tower: of the ~910K users that signed up for Quibi's 3-month free trial in April, only 8%, ~72K, converted to a paid subscription after the trial ended — The struggling streaming video platform has a not-so-great conversion rate — Streaming service Quibi only managed to convert …
Maya Tribbitt / Bloomberg:
Global Disinformation Index study: websites spreading COVID-19 misinfo will get at least $25M this year from ad platforms run by Google, Amazon, and others — Digital advertising platforms run by Google, Amazon.com Inc. and other tech companies will funnel at least $25 million …
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GDI and Business Insider
New York Times:
Journalists at Radio Television Hong Kong, a government-funded news org with a fierce independent streak, appear vulnerable to China's new national security law — RTHK, a government-funded news organization, has a fierce independent streak that has long angered the authorities.
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@nytimesworld, @jotted, @ezracheungtoto, @corpwatch, @steve_dunthorne, @ianbremmer, @xinwenxiaojie and Wired
Jack Crosbie / Discourse Blog:
Q&A with Ben Smith on shifting power in newsrooms, the compromised position of a media reporter, firewall at NYT between reporting and opinion, and more — Ben Smith, the former editor of BuzzFeed News, is now a media columnist for the New York Times. It sounds like a great job, and I would love to have it.
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@mathewi, @mlcalderone, @esaagar, @benyt, @jscros and @thejewishdream
Kevin G. Hall / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Alden Capital Group challenges parts of Chatham Asset Management's bid for McClatchy in court filings Wednesday, delaying and complicating McClatchy's auction — The hedge fund Alden Capital Group challenged portions of a competitor's bid for McClatchy Co. in court filings late Wednesday …
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@kdoctor, @dangillmor, @lelindstrom, @jkbjournalist, @kevinghall, @kdoctor, @katieperalta and @briannacalix
Free Press:
After meeting between leaders of Facebook, ADL, Free Press, NAACP, and Color Of Change, boycott organizers are unconvinced meaningful change will occur — Contact: Timothy Karr, 201-533-8838 — WASHINGTON — On Tuesday afternoon, leaders of four of the organizations coordinating …
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Mike Isaac / New York Times:
An independent audit commissioned by Facebook harshly criticizes the company, arguing that some of its decisions were “significant setbacks for civil rights”
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Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
Facebook's Oversight Board says it won't be operational until “late fall”, likely after the US Presidential election
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The Guardian:
BBC to end free TV licenses for those over 75, with exceptions for low-income households, starting August 1 after a two-month delay — Licence will be means tested from next month, corporation announces — The BBC is to end free TV licences for most over-75s after a two month-delay because of coronavirus it has been announced.
Megha Rajagopalan / BuzzFeed News:
Nandini Jammi leaves social media campaign group Sleeping Giants, which targeted Fox News, Breitbart, Facebook, and others, over disagreements with Matt Rivitz — Since 2016, copywriter Matt Rivitz and marketer Nandini Jammi have run Sleeping Giants, a social media campaign group …
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@shannoncoulter, @beccalew, @scottlucas and @kerrymflynn, more at Techmeme »
David Westphal / Poynter:
Newspapers have managed to retain nearly all their public notice business, and for many, the revenue has become indispensable to survival — With three-fourths of advertising dollars to U.S. newspapers dried up, public notices have become a dominant share of their income
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@scottbrodbeck, @spj_tweets, @ckrewson, @g_piechota, @coreyhutchins and @danielpetty
Harper's:
Over 150 journalists, academics, and writers sign a letter criticizing what they see as narrowing boundaries of debate and increasing self-censorship — We welcome responses at letters@harpers.org — Our cultural institutions are facing a moment of trial.
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Techdirt, Fox News, @harpers, Reason, Washington Post, Extremely Brave, @lindaholmes, American Press Institute, @emilyvdw, @mattwelch, @jessesingal, @chris_broussard, The Daily Beast, @mmasnick, Protocol, @carolinemoss, GEN, Breitbart, New York Post, New Republic, @jordanfreiman, Rantt Media, MediaPost, @jonathanchait, @jk_rowling, @yascha_mounk, @baddiel, @juddlegum, @parkermolloy, @ositanwanevu, @divinadecampo, The Editorial Board, TheBlaze, The Wrap, Twelve Thirty Six, NME, Tangle, @popehat, @sapinker, @nberlat, @ritapanahi, @nberlat, @jmrivera02, @greenidgekerri, The Guardian and @emilyvdw
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New York Times:
How the Harper's letter grew from a core of about 20 people, led by Thomas Chatterton Williams, and how blowback built especially to J.K. Rowling's inclusion
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@jennyboylan, @surlybassey, @jilliancyork, @jackshafer, @yascha_mounk, @ezraklein, @tessplease, @wolfejosh, @tabathasouthey, @brunophilipe, @ibjiyongi, @mathewi, @_ashlake_, @jilliancyork, @alecmacgillis, @popehat, @jilliancyork, @sulliview, @timcast, @mccormick_ted, @mathewi, @ezraklein, @mattyglesias, Fox News, @ryanlizza, @dankennedy_nu, @biblioracle, @emmacarew, @bopanc, @enbrown, @elnathan_john, @ilvestoomas, @surlybassey, @rupertmyers, @damiencave, @glennf, @blakersdozen, @wajahatali, @kittypurrzog, @southasianbuoy, @politicoryan, @erinbiba, @rottenindenmark, @davidbix, @apoorva_nyc, @choire, @scott_tobias, @greenj, @aaronhuertas, @erikloomis, @lorakolodny, @davidastinwalsh, @davidastinwalsh, @thomaschattwill, @amyjko, @grouchybagels, @thomaschattwill, @diannaeanderson, @alketrolyat, @louisathelast, @dstfelix and @emilyctamkin
Torrey Hart / The Streamable:
Comcast launches an app for Dish's Sling TV on its Xfinity Flex boxes, making it the first live TV streaming service available for its broadband customers — Comcast Xfinity Flex users now have access to the Sling TV app as a way to stream live television without a cable deal.
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