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Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Political reporters need to be rebranded as government reporters, covering problems and those trying to solve them instead of who is winning messaging wars — The newly announced resignation of Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron, the abrupt stepping-down of Los Angeles Times …
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Survey: 42% of Americans trust journalists more if they keep their views private; 36% trust them more if they are “open and honest” on social media about views
Survey: 42% of Americans trust journalists more if they keep their views private; 36% trust them more if they are “open and honest” on social media about views
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Pranav Dixit / BuzzFeed News:
Twitter restored the account of India's leading investigative magazine Caravan after six hours, telling officials that its tweets constituted free speech — The government order to block included a movie star, a political commentator, and a prominent magazine. Their accounts have all been restored.
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Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Around 80 journalists were arrested in Russia over the weekend amid continued pro-Navalny demonstrations, according to PEN America citing local media reports — Around 80 journalists were arrested in Russia over the weekend amid continued protests against the detainment of opposition leader Alexei Navalny …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube hires Sony Pictures TV exec Craig Hunter as global head of preschool content for its originals team — YouTube tapped veteran executive Craig Hunter, most recently with Sony Pictures Television, as global head of preschool content for the internet platform's originals team.
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John McCarthy / The Drum:
Flipboard CEO Mike McCue says the service “put journalists in charge” of its algorithms to fight misinfo and calls Apple News a black box with no audience data — Flipboard, the media curation app that organizes news into a magazine format, has long balanced algorithms and human curation.
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Matthew Walther / The Week:
The future of GOP belongs to “Barstool conservatives”, as Dave Portnoy emerges as one of the most visible critics of lockdown policies in the US — Over the coming months, hundreds of thousands of words will be written about Donald Trump's presidency and the future of the Republican Party.
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Laurie Sullivan / MediaPost:
TikTok signs deal with media holding company WPP, allowing the latter's advertisers to have early access to TikTok's advertising products in development — Despite countries including India and the United States banning the app, TikTok has inked a partnership with media holding company WPP …
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Ryan McMorrow / Financial Times:
Profile of Kuaishou, ByteDance's biggest rival in China, which could hit a valuation of $60B+ during its IPO this week, as it pivots to livestreaming e-commerce — Video sharing app is pivoting business model to advertising and ecommerce — Gu Jing spends two hours a day filming himself skinning pigs …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Facebook is testing a notification for Facebook and Instagram iOS app users globally that encourages opting in to tracking for a “better ads experience” — Facebook is testing a notification that notifies Apple iOS users about ways the tech giant uses their data to target personalized ads to them.
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Steven Zhou / VICE:
Free copies of the Epoch Times appeared on Canadian doorsteps last month, leading to complaints as Canada Post suspends some carriers for refusing to deliver it — The newspaper, which has sent promo copies across the country, has come under fire for pushing pro-Trump and COVID-19 conspiracy theories.
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Jill Goldsmith / Deadline:
Broadcaster Gray Television acquires Quincy Media for $925M in cash, in a deal that will give it stations in 102 markets reaching over 25% of US TV households — Broadcaster Gray Television Monday has acquired smaller family-owned Quincy Media for $925 million in cash in a deal that will land …
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Alex Barker / Financial Times:
The New European, owned by Archant, has been bought by NYT's Mark Thompson, FT's Lionel Barber, and others; sources say owner Matt Kelly raised ~£750K — Weekly publication launched after 2016 referendum has been focal point for Brexit resistance — The New European …
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