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Shane Harris / Washington Post:
DHS has compiled and disseminated “intelligence reports” on 2 US journalists who have published leaked, unclassified documents about DHS operations in Portland — The Department of Homeland Security has compiled “intelligence reports” about the work of American journalists covering protests …
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Josh Taylor / The Guardian:
Australia's Competition and Consumer Commission releases draft rules that would require Google and Facebook to share data and revenue with media companies — Consumer watchdog unveils ‘hundreds of millions’ in potential fines under code drawn up after talks stalled between tech and news companies
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John Canzano / Oregonian:
Documents and interviews reveal new details about the Pac-12 Conference's plan to buy advertising to support coverage at the Los Angeles Times in 2018-2019 — The Pac-12 Conference had a publicity problem. — The conference was in deep distress in 2018.
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Lara Seligman / Politico:
New Pentagon training course aimed at preventing leaks refers to journalists as “adversaries,” meant to describe anyone acting counter to security objectives — The training comes amid worsening relations between the federal government and protesters.
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
ViacomCBS is adding 70 TV series to CBS All Access from its Viacom cable networks and plans to officially relaunch with a new name in early 2021 — - ViacomCBS is adding content from its Viacom cable networks to CBS All Access, including all seasons of “Chappelle's Show,” “Snooki & Jwoww,” and “Hot in Cleveland.”
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
NYT should consider increasing the health of local news a core part of its mission and explore sharing data, ad inventory, content, tech stacks, subscriptions — Meredith Kopit Levien, everyone seems to agree, is the right person to lead the Times into the 2020s.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Alphabet reports YouTube ad revenue of $3.81B, up 5.8% YoY, but down from $4.04B in Q1 — Alphabet, Google's parent company, posted a 2% decline in revenue while it still topped Wall Street estimates. — For Q2, YouTube's ad revenue was $3.81 billion, up from $3.60 billion in the year-ago period.
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Nina Berman / Columbia Journalism Review:
Photojournalists describe the war zone-like hazards of covering protests in Portland, as some national news outlets offer hazard pay and protective gear — Tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets, and flash-bang grenades—instruments of violence frequently seen in authoritarian states and war zones …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Amazon and WarnerMedia agree to prolong access to HBO on Fire TVs as Jeff Bezos tells Congress he thinks the two companies will come to terms over HBO Max — Amid the stalled talks between Amazon and WarnerMedia over getting HBO Max on Fire TV devices, the two sides reached an agreement on one front …
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Vegard Johnsen / The Keyword:
Google's consent management platform to use IAB's CCPA and GDPR compliance frameworks to help publishers create consent messages and communicate with users — Funding Choices is integrating with the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Europe's Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) v2.0 …
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The Notebook:
Nonprofit education news outlet Chalkbeat expands to Philadelphia by partnering with the Philadelphia Public School Notebook news service — Together, we will continue the mission of delivering quality reporting on education in Philadelphia. — The Philadelphia Public School Notebook …
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@ckrewson, @williampennfdn, @psnotebook and Chalkbeat
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Michael Pack, CEO of USAGM, launches a probe into a video on VOA's Urdu-language site, claiming the video of the Million Muslim Votes effort is a pro-Biden ad — WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of U.S.-funded global media has ordered an investigation into the posting of a video package featuring …
Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:
Amazon reports Q2 “other” category revenue, which mostly covers its ad business, of $4.22B, up 41% YoY, and subscriptions services revenue of $6.02B, up 29% YoY — Amazon today reported earnings for its second fiscal quarter of 2020, including revenue up 40% to $88.9 billion …
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