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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Pew research shows Americans who rely on social media for news are more misinformed than others; the numbers show Americans have given up amid the war on truth — You may have heard about the viral video featuring a group of fringe doctors spouting dangerous falsehoods about hydroxychloroquine as a covid-19 wonder cure.
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
Ann-Marie Alcántara / Wall Street Journal:
BuzzFeed's new standalone site BuzzFeed Shopping lets visitors buy directly on it, earning it an average commission of 25% — The publisher has ramped up its commerce division over the years — BuzzFeed has long recommended products to its audience, earning a cut of the revenue …
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Bloomberg:
Sources: Facebook has made deals with Sony, UMG, and Warner Music for the right to show music videos and approached artists about exclusive rights to videos — - Social giant also could bankroll some video production — Music videos have surged on YouTube during the pandemic
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MediaNama, more at Techmeme »
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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Matt Binder / Mashable:
Maffick LLC files a lawsuit against Facebook for applying “Russia state-controlled media” labels to its pages and posts — An online media company identified as “Russia state-controlled” on Facebook is now suing the social network over that very label.
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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Marketing Land, @googleadmanager and AdExchanger
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:
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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@loudmouthjulia, @loudmouthjulia, @loudmouthjulia, AdExchanger and VentureBeat, more at Techmeme »
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 …
Jill Goldsmith / Deadline:
Asked whether Amazon is asking for not only money but content in exchange for carrying HBO Max on Fire TV, Bezos said he isn't familiar enough with negotiations — The current throwdown between Amazon and HBO Max got pulled into a tech titan hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday.
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The Desk and Hollywood Reporter
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