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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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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.


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 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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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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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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Roku launches Roku Recommends, a weekly 15-minute program featuring the top five trending titles on The Roku Channel or partner channels — Roku is debuting an entertainment show designed to give the company a new bucket of ad inventory to sell, as well as a vehicle to promote streaming content on its platform.
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Trans writers and journalists struggle to get old bylines corrected, as company policies for updating bylines vary greatly across academic and news publishing — When Theresa Tanenbaum transitioned in 2019, she changed her name and began a years-long quest to correct the one she was given at birth …
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Censorship is becoming a crisis for social networks, as governments crack down on dissent and corporate content moderation stifles more speech than intended — A new presidential administration has a way of resetting the conversation. — The election of Donald Trump in 2016 triggered …
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Nonprofit news outlets across the globe with a focus on health coverage showed their strengths during the pandemic with in-depth reporting — When the COVID-19 pandemic took hold last year, editors scrambled to rapidly assemble teams to cover the crisis. Readers suddenly wanted …
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In email to developers, Google says it will soon cut off access to “Advertising IDs” when Android users opt out, instead showing developers a “string of zeros” — Search giant introduces new safeguards for users who do not want to be tracked by advertisers
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VTimes, one of Russia's last remaining independent media outlets, to shut this month after it was labeled a “foreign agent” by the justice ministry in May — VTimes, one of country's last remaining independent media outlets, to shut this month — One of Russia's …
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