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Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC:
Twitter launches its subscription service Twitter Blue in Canada and Australia for CAD $3.49 and AU $4.49/month, with features like Undo Tweet, Bookmark Folders — - Twitter Blue is designed for power users who are willing to pay a monthly fee for exclusive features.
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Casey Newton / Platformer:
Trump shutting down his blog shows the significance of social media platforms' amplification mechanics and how they give free and huge reach to the worst actors — What a failed blog tells us about the power of Twitter — Last month, after months of hyping up a forthcoming “social media platform” …
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New York Times:
In 2020, Trump's DOJ secretly seized phone records from 2017 of four NYT reporters: Matt Apuzzo, Adam Goldman, Eric Lichtblau, and Michael S. Schmidt — The admission by the Biden Justice Department followed similar recent disclosures to The Washington Post and CNN.
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Columbia Journalism Review:
30+ newsrooms have signed a Climate Emergency Statement recognizing the need for better climate coverage, but some outlets fear the phrase sounds like activism — TV newsman Bill Moyers likes to tell the story of how Edward R. Murrow, the pre-eminent US broadcast journalist of his time …
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Joshua Darr / FiveThirtyEight:
Researchers say Americans are more likely to vote for one party up and down the ballot when local newspapers close and they get their news from national outlets — The laws of supply and demand aren't working for local news. — The local news business was devastated by COVID-19, even though consumers wanted more of its product.
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Condé Nast:
Condé Nast appoints Millie Tran as vice president of content strategy and growth — New role further unifies global content operations — Condé Nast today announced the appointment of Millie Tran as vice president, content strategy and growth.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
HBO Max head Andy Forssell says news and sports may require new formats on the service and WarnerMedia is weighing whether CNN content can be part of HBO Max — News and sports programming are a significant factor in keeping consumers tethered to cable and satellite subscriptions in an era rife …
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Lucas Matney / TechCrunch:
Twitter starts rolling out Birdwatch fact checking notes on iOS, Android, and desktop, visible only to participants in its pilot program — Twitter is looking to crowdsource its way out of misinformation woes with its new product Birdwatch which taps a network of engaged tweeters to add notes to misleading tweets.
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Taraneh Azar / Poynter:
Visual journalists must rethink their ethical obligations to protesters, who are vulnerable groups, and need to ask for consent to photograph and publish images — In the age of viral media and punitive surveillance, visual journalists have an ethical obligation to minimize harm when covering protests.
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Christina Maas / Reclaim The Net:
Washington State Supreme Court rules that YouTubers are not members of the “news media,” and therefore do not qualify for press privileges — Cementing the dominance of mainstream media. — If you're tired of cancel culture and censorship subscribe to Reclaim The Net.
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Insider:
Journalist Roman Protasevich appeared again on state TV, praising Belarus' president and “admitting” guilt after his arrest when his plane was diverted — - Dissident blogger Roman Protasevich praised Belarus' authoritarian president Alexander Lukashenko on state TV.
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Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
Former Rep. Katie Hill ordered to pay about $220K in attorney fees to The Daily Mail and two conservative journalists in her unsuccessful revenge porn lawsuit — Former Rep. Katie Hill has been ordered to pay about $220,000 in attorneys' fees to a British tabloid and two conservative journalists …
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