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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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@mathewi and @emmahunt10
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
Discussion:
@kurtwagner8 and MediaNama, more at Techmeme »
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.
Ken Klippenstein / The Nation:
Leaked DHS document describes how to arrest journalists and expose them to crowd suppressants without being liable per the terms of the Oregon restraining order — In spite of a federal restraining order, a leaked document describes when DHS agents can still arrest journalists and legal observers.
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bookforum.com, Politico, @blakehounshell, @thedemcoalition, @petersterne and @spytalker
Politico:
North Face and Heineken are among the companies who say they will resume Facebook ads from August, Levi Strauss and Smucker Co. will continue the boycott — More than 1,000 organizations stopped ads for the month of July, without getting many concessions. Can they keep it going and build global pressure?
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The Geyser, CNET, Search Engine Land and Free Press
Mike Snider / USA Today:
Charter Spectrum debuts Spectrum News app, free for Charter customers, featuring text and video local news and content from partners like the Texas Tribune — Charter Spectrum, best known for its broadband and pay TV services, is championing local news with a new mobile app.
Discussion:
@lindseychrist and corporate.charter.com
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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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 …
Discussion:
Marketing Land, @googleadmanager and AdExchanger
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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