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Asha Barbaschow / ZDNet:
Australia's consumer watchdog says Google is disseminating misinformation as it fights new bargaining rules for Google and news media; Google denies the claim — Watchdog calls out Google as touting misinformation while the search giant says the new Media Bargaining Code as drafted is unworkable.
Laura Garbes / American Prospect:
Interviews with 70 POC who worked at NPR member stations reveal the importance editors gave to content that would appeal to a white middle-aged audience — How whiteness dilutes voices of color at public radio stations — The first employee of National Public Radio (NPR), Jack Mitchell …
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@jillianforstadt, @sfdirewolf, @thrasherxy, @themorningnews, @rachelagiese and @billlindeke
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
News publishers should carefully watch the dispute between Epic Games and Apple over Apple's 30% cut for App Store purchases — For more than a decade, handing 30 percent of subscription revenues to the tech giants has just been the cost of doing business. A gaming fight could unlock new ways to pay.
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@niemanreports, The Verge and The Chronicles of a Gringo …, more at Techmeme »
Alex Shephard / New Republic:
Newsweek has become a zombie magazine whose opinion section relies on the outlet's former legitimacy to launder extreme and conspiratorial ideas — Writing in The Columbia Journalism Review last year, Daniel Tovrov depicted Newsweek, once one of America's most distinguished magazines, as a shell of its former self.
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@newrepublic and The Intercept
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Interview with CoinDesk chief content officer Michael J. Casey about plans for CoinDesk TV, bitcoin coverage in the mainstream business press, and more — Michael J. Casey is chief content officer at CoinDesk, a news site specializing in bitcoin and digital currencies that he joined in September 2017.
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Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:
Physical newsroom closures diminish awareness of newspapers' presence in communities and reduce opportunities for young journalists to learn from colleagues — Through war, depression and every kind of turmoil the country endured over the past 100 years, the Morning Call's newsroom …
Peter Weber / The Week:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticizes NBC News for its “totally false and divisive” tweet saying she did not endorse Joe Biden in her DNC speech — The Democratic National Convention formally nominated Joe Biden as its presidential candidate on Tuesday night …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The UK lost a net 20 local newspapers between January 2019 and August 2020, bring the total net loss of local papers since 2005 to 265 — Thirty-three local newspapers have closed in the UK since the start of 2019, according to new Press Gazette analysis. — A further 13 print titles …
Wajahat S. Khan / Columbia Journalism Review:
Afghan and Pakistani journalists have been hit with increasing violence, surveillance, and new restrictions as US government and media retreat from the region — In February, the US and the Taliban reached a landmark agreement that will likely end America's longest war.
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Sharon Waxman / The Wrap:
Sources: directors Neil Marshall and Joshua Newton demanded money and threatened to expose NBCU executive Ron Meyer for his affair with Charlotte Kirk — Two movie directors, both of whom have dated actress Charlotte Kirk, attempted to extort veteran Hollywood executive Ron Meyer …
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Variety, @therochasays, @bilgeebiri, @scottwamplerbmd, @kirkwrites79, @ashkan, Hollywood Reporter and Variety
Stefanie Dazio / Associated Press:
IBM-owned Weather Channel app agrees to change how it informs users about location-tracking practices and sale of personal data as part of a settlement with LA — LOS ANGELES (AP) — The operator of The Weather Channel mobile app has agreed to change how it informs users …
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Engadget, 9to5Mac, LA City Attorney, The Verge, MediaPost and LA City Attorney Press …, more at Techmeme »
Reuters:
Taiwan to stop local sales for Chinese internet streamers iQiyi and Tencent, but won't block them as users will still be able to buy overseas subscriptions — TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan plans to stop local sales for Chinese internet television streaming services operated by the likes of iQiyi …
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