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Yochai Benkler / Columbia Journalism Review:
Study of 55K stories, 5M tweets, and 75K Facebook posts between March 1 and Aug. 31 shows how media helped Trump and GOP discredit the voting process for some — The presidential debate on September 29, 2020, ended with President Trump reiterating the false claim that mail-in ballots …
NBC News:
Facebook says it will ban QAnon across its platforms, removing all “Facebook Pages, Groups, and Instagram accounts” that represent QAnon — Facebook said Tuesday that it is banning all QAnon accounts from its platforms, a significant escalation over its previous action …
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Tim Balk / New York Daily News:
Twitter says it locked Trump's account Monday evening after the account tweeted the email address of a NY Post columnist — Twitter said it locked President Trump's account on Monday after the commander-in-chief violated company policies by sharing the email address of a New York Post columnist in a chirp.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
After years harshly criticizing Big Tech's impact on the publishing industry, News Corp now has partnerships with Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Snapchat, and others — One of the biggest news publishing companies in the world has slowly backed away from its harsh public criticism of Big Tech platforms …
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany says she has tested positive for COVID-19 — White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany is the latest administration official to test positive for Covid-19, she revealed on Twitter on Monday morning. — Her diagnosis means that nine people tied …
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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Following McEnany's diagnosis, reporters say they are furious about WH's cavalier attitude toward their safety and criticize the timidity of WHCA's statement
Following McEnany's diagnosis, reporters say they are furious about WH's cavalier attitude toward their safety and criticize the timidity of WHCA's statement
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Bill Grueskin / Columbia Journalism Review:
From his Rose Garden Garrett nomination party to his SUV joyride from Walter Reed, the media is right to say Trump is recklessly endangering others' lives
From his Rose Garden Garrett nomination party to his SUV joyride from Walter Reed, the media is right to say Trump is recklessly endangering others' lives
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK government report: local election turnout rose 0.37% for every 1% growth in daily newspaper circulation; an additional local title grew turnout another 1.27% — Government -backed research has found that for every percentage point growth in a local daily newspaper's circulation …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Facebook adds support for Netflix to Portal TV and introduces a new remote with buttons to launch streaming apps like Prime Video, Netflix, and Facebook Watch — Facebook announced this morning it's bringing a number of new features and services to its family of Portal devices, including support for Netflix and Zoom.
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Axios:
Democrats on US House committee urge changes to antitrust law, including letting news publishers team up to negotiate vs. tech platforms who want their content — The House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday laid out Democrats' vision of a U.S. antitrust policy built to rein in Google, Apple …
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Politico:
Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer, who have helmed Politico's newsletter Playbook for four years, are leaving the outlet at the end of the year — DRIVING THE DAY — HOW CAN YOU SAY you support masks, if the Covid-stricken president of the United States walks into the White House and takes off …
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
A grand jury in Texas has indicted Netflix for the film Cuties under a law that forbids lewd content of young children; Netflix says the charge is without merit — A Texas grand jury has indicted Netflix on a charge of disseminating lewd material by distributing the French film “Cuties.”
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Gillian Tan / Bloomberg:
Sources: Thomson Reuters is exploring the sale of its 50% stake in its Manhattan headquarters, becoming the latest media giant to rethink its property holdings — - Midtown Manhattan office tower co-owned with Rudin Management — Skyscraper opened in 2001, includes outdoor billboard space
Peter White / Deadline:
Soumya Sriraman, the president and CEO of streaming service BritBox, BBC Studios and ITV's joint venture, is stepping down at the end of October — Soumya Sriraman has stepped down as President and CEO of North American streamer BritBox. She will leave the platform at the end of the month …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google adds a Stories feature to its Google iOS and Android app, a carousel focusing on publisher content that can include audio, full-screen video, and photos — Google announced today it's introducing a Stories feature to its Google app for iOS and Android, which now reaches over 800 million people per month.
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