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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Reuters Institute report: US ranks last among 46 countries for trust in media, with just 29% saying they trust the news; Finland has the highest trust at 65% — Just 29% of people surveyed in the U.S. said they trust the news, compared to 45% in Canada and 54% in Brazil.
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Julie Reynolds / Nieman Lab:
Alden and Tribune Publishing's board bent the rules for acquisitions, including misrepresenting Alden's cash and failing to disclose a secret investor meeting — The ink wasn't dry, but the hushed deal to finance Alden Global Capital's takeover of Tribune Publishing fell quickly into place in May.
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Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
Sources: ~100 people nationally took buyouts at Tribune Publishing; all papers to cut pages by 20%, move deadlines by up to two hours, pause special sections — Tribune Publishing's newspapers including the New York Daily News and the Chicago Tribune this week found out what a new round …
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The Guardian, Chicago Tribune, Poynter and Robert Feder
New York Times:
Apple Daily says it will cease operations, with online and print editions ending today, after Chinese police froze its accounts and arrested executives — The police also arrested an editorial writer as part of an expanding national security investigation into the newspaper that has raised concerns about free speech.
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Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with Patreon CEO Jack Conte on its relationship with Apple, App Store's 30% cut, supporting creators across platforms, competing with tech giants, and more — Today's guest on Decoder is Jack Conte, the co-founder and CEO of Patreon, a platform that allows people to pay …
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@reckless, @annehummert, @sopandeb, @taylorlorenz, @pbakaus, @iiiitsandrea, @ia, musically.com, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac and Creative Confidential, more at Techmeme »
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
International coalition of consumer groups, digital and civil rights organizations, and data protection experts call for ban on “surveillance-based advertising” — An international coalition of consumer protection, digital and civil rights organizations and data protection experts …
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Forbrukerrådet, @edri, @edri and @edri, more at Techmeme »
Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
NBCUniversal gives Peacock live streaming rights to some of the most high-profile events at Tokyo Olympics; gymnastics and track and field will stream for free — High-profile sports including gymnastics and track and field will stream for free, while men's basketball will stream on Peacock Premium.
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The Streamable, The Wrap, TVNewser, Cord Cutters News and @alexweprin
Axios:
News coverage of climate is intensifying with initiatives like Currently and Climate Central, as TV newscasts still focus primarily on extreme weather events — Climate-focused news initiatives are pushing media outlets to devote more coverage to the way climate change impacts extreme weather events.
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@afreedma, @sarafischer, @axios and The Phoenix
Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
Survey of 2K+ Australians: 80% haven't read a newspaper or magazine in the past week, 52% say they're interested in news; print readership halved since 2016 — Number of people paying for news has not increased despite surge in consumption during Covid crisis
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@mathewi, @dannymk, @abcmediacomms, @daily_telecrap, @tommcilroy and @saffronhowden
James Batchelor / GamesIndustry.biz:
Q&A with Walt Disney Games' SVP Sean Shoptaw and Disney & Pixar Games' VP Luigi Priore on opening Disney's IP to game studios of all sizes, and more — Walt Disney Games' Sean Shoptaw and Disney & Pixar Games' Luigi Priore on opening their vault of world-famous IP to studios of all sizes
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@loudmouthjulia, @cartridgegames, @gibiz, @gibiz, @agenttinsley, @zoescaman, @cade_onder and @gibiz
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
UK government confirms it will study privatization of Channel 4, created in 1982 and currently required by law to reinvest profits in new shows — End of an era looms for British broadcasting as government pushes ahead with plans to sell the channel — Channel 4's four decades …
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Politico, @thattimwalker, Digital TV Europe, Deadline and Deadline
Tim Hardwick / MacRumors:
UK government says it will study plans to regulate US video streaming services, including Apple TV+ and Netflix, similar to traditional broadcast regulation — U.S. video streaming services including Apple TV+, Netflix, and Disney+ are likely to face tighter regulation in the U.K. as part …
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FierceVideo, AppleInsider, GOV.UK and Hollywood Reporter
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