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Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC:
Facebook to launch Facts about Covid-19, a new section in the Covid Information Center, to debunk myths about the pandemic — - Facebook announced it will launch a new section of its social network dedicated to dispel inaccurate myths about Covid-19. — Mark Zuckerberg will conduct …
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Substack Blog:
Substack begins offering legal support to US-based writers with paid subscriptions who publish work that may attract unreasonable legal pressure — For the last few months, we have been piloting a legal support program for independent writers on Substack. As part of this program …
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Guardian to cut workforce by 12%, with 70 jobs to go in editorial and 110 in commercial roles, as revenues are expected to be down by £25M+ on the year's budget — Revenues expected to be down by more than £25m as effects of pandemic hit media industry
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Frank Pallotta / CNN:
Q&A with Matt Strauss, the head of NBC's new Peacock streaming service, about the name, its free-tier approach, launching during a pandemic, and more — New York (CNN Business)After a Max, a Plus and another Plus, the streaming world is now being introduced to a Peacock.
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Josef Adalian / Vulture:
Owners of TV stations reaching about half of US TV homes told NBC they will preempt Thursday's 30 Rock reunion, reasoning it is too much of a Peacock promotion
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Jordan Moreau / Variety:
ViacomCBS fires actor and TV host Nick Cannon, after he made anti-Semitic comments on his podcast — In the June 30 episode of “Cannon's Class,” the actor and TV host interviewed Professor Griff, a rapper who was a part of Public Enemy before leaving the group after making anti-Semitic remarks.
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Apple:
Apple updates News to include audio stories on Apple News+, a daily audio news briefing, and curated local news collections in five US cities and regions — Apple is introducing several new features for Apple News and Apple News+, including audio stories of some of the best feature stories from Apple News+ …
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Christopher Testa / ABC:
News Corp Australia will launch more than 50 digital-only regional titles over the next two to three years, with the first 15 by the end of September — News Corp is preparing to launch more than a dozen new digital-only titles in major centres of regional Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
NYT is moving part of its Hong Kong office to South Korea after China passed a national security law; some NYT staff in Hong Kong also faced work-permit issues — A sweeping national security law passed by China in June has unsettled news organizations and created uncertainty about the city's prospects as a hub for journalism in Asia.
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Raphael Satter / Reuters:
A freelancer with Jerusalem Post and The Algemeiner bylines, who attacked critics of NSO Group, seems to be an elaborate fiction with a deepfake profile photo — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Oliver Taylor, a student at England's University of Birmingham, is a twenty-something with brown eyes, light stubble, and a slightly stiff smile.
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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Appeals court revives a libel suit against Joy Reid by a Trump supporter, a setback for media orgs who fear suits intended to chill First Amendment activity — MSNBC's Joy Reid, who just a week ago earned a promotion to anchor a nightly news program, is on the losing end of an appellate decision …
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New York Times:
As 1,000+ companies join the Facebook ad boycott, Hollywood has been silent; Walt Disney spent $212M from Jan.-June, making it Facebook's top advertiser by far — The entertainment business is a big advertiser but has been noticeably silent as other industries protest the social network's handling of hate speech.
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Steven Perlberg / Digiday:
Slack, introduced to newsrooms to boost efficiency, is now serving another purpose: letting journalists organize and criticize, forcing management to respond — On the evening of June 6, New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet entered the chat. — Times employees were in open revolt following …
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