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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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Axios:
Analysis: after Trump left office, monthly traffic to outlets has declined across the ideological spectrum, from -43.8% for far-right to -27.3% for far-left — In the months since former President Donald Trump left office, media companies' readership numbers are plunging …
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@wexler, @whcos, @sarafischer and @joshsternberg
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
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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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nyguild.org, @ungarino, @kerrymflynn, @markstenberg3, @kimrrenfro and @bethanybiron
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.
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@kimberlynfoster, @kantrowitz, @donie, @kantrowitz, @brianstelter, @clarajeffery and @ebboyd, more at Techmeme »
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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The Wakeup, @rkyncl, Junghoon's Direct Media …, The Verge, 9to5Google, The Wrap, MediaPost, Deadline, Tubefilter, Los Angeles Times, Engadget, Forbes and Hollywood Reporter
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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What's New in Publishing, @charispapaev, @ftbrussels, @rasmus_kleis and @marklittlenews
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Bloomberg says clickthrough rate for Odd Lots newsletter is up 100% and open rate is up 50%, two months after beginning to offer subscriber-only content — The two words every publisher wants to hear? “Subscriber retention.” As publishers gradually shift their focus from attracting …
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@subspaceforce and @markstenberg3
The Objective:
The Objective, a nonprofit launched in June 2020 to critique journalism and highlight underrepresented communities, will take a three month break — The Objective launched in June 2020 to challenge systems of oppression in newsrooms for the sake of both journalists and the communities we cover.
Song Su-hyun / The Korea Herald:
A South Korean court has ruled that Netflix is obligated to pay network usage fees to mobile carriers; Netflix made up 4.8% of the country's traffic in Q4 2020 — A Seoul court's decision last week that effectively confirmed Netflix's obligation to pay network usage fees to mobile carriers suggests …
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The Korea Economic …, TechCrunch, Fortt Knox and @sub8u
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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@digiphile, @ivanoransky, @coreyhutchins, @kieranjforde and @jeffjarvis
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
NBC News says it will make its Today news program available as a podcast, after making a live audio broadcast of Today available on a SiriusXM channel — NBC's “Today” has long been part of many an American morning ritual. Starting today, however, fans of the program can truly interact …
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