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The Daily Beast:
YouTube reinstates the channel of Right Wing Watch, a watchdog group that monitors far-right media outlets, saying it was mistakenly suspended — Right Wing Watch was banned while the right-wing extremists they merely exposed via the platform continue to publish misinformation on YouTube.
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The Atlantic:
A eulogy for Hong Kong's free press, as the closure of Apple Daily and arrest of journalists signals a dark new chapter — Apple Daily was a flawed symbol for media rights. But its closure marks a dark new chapter in Hong Kong. — On the morning of July 1, 2020, newsstands across Hong Kong had a conspicuously uniform appearance.
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Helen Davidson / The Guardian:
Local media reports Hong Kong police arrested former senior Apple Daily journalist Fung Wai-kong at the airport as he attempted to leave for the UK — Fung Wai-kong is seventh senior figure from publication to be arrested in two weeks — Hong Kong police have arrested …
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@kerrymflynn:
Insider becomes the latest digital publisher to unionize its newsroom after CEO Henry Blodget emails staff that the union, representing ~300 staff, won the vote — Insider CEO Henry Blodget emailed staff today with a “welcome” to Insider union, declaring votes were counted and the union won. “We look forward to working with our team's representatives...” @InsiderUnion represents about 300 US editorial employees https://twitter.com/...
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Financial Times:
A collective of almost 30 Danish media companies will meet on Friday for their first general assembly to discuss making Facebook and Google pay for news — Test of collective bargaining approach in seeking copyright payments from Google and Facebook — Denmark's media industry is pioneering …
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@rasmus_kleis, @marklittlenews, @ftbrussels and @charispapaev
Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube gets 10-year naming rights to the upcoming 6,000-seat theater at LA's Hollywood Park Complex, in the company's first naming-rights deal — YouTube has clinched its first naming-rights deal. — The 6,000-seat performance venue at the Hollywood Park sports and entertainment complex in Inglewood …
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Katelyn Fossett / Politico:
Interview with four female DC editors on the post-Trump newsroom, harassment of women journalists and reporters of color, women in leadership, and more — In one part of Washington, women are in charge like never before: Four of the largest newsrooms in D.C.—the Washington Post, Politico …
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Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Universal's F9 collects $70M in North America and $405M globally in its opening weekend, the biggest start for a movie since 2019's Star Wars — The only thing stronger than family? The box office debut of “F9,” the latest entry in Universal's “Fast & Furious” saga.
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Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Source: Manchester-based LadBible, a youth-focused digital outlet, is exploring a possible partial sale or London flotation, valuing the company at £350M-£400M — The Manchester-based youth content group is working with Zeus Capital on a review of strategic options, Sky News learns.
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CNN:
Sources: Facebook to roll out its newsletter product, called Bulletin, on Tuesday, and has recruited dozens of writers across categories like sports and finance — You heard it here first: Facebook is rolling out its new newsletter product, called Bulletin, on Tuesday, according to sources involved with the initiative.
Jackson Ryan / CNET:
Inside the intense debate among Wikipedia editors to include the coronavirus lab leak theory on COVID-19 pages, as the theory has gained more media attention — Building a better encyclopedia requires consensus and neutrality, but behind the scenes, editors wrangle with the pandemic's most contentious question.
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
EU's right-to-be-forgotten movement has highlighted journalists' tendency to publish news about arrests but pass on stories about exoneration or dropped charges — Crime and the American newspaper grew up together. As the press broke free from the political parties in the early 1830s …
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