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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
After Fox's Tucker Carlson claimed the NSA was monitoring his communications and trying to take his show off the air, the NSA denied the allegations on Tuesday — New York (CNN Business)Fox News host Tucker Carlson made an explosive claim on his show Monday night: That he had learned through …
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Lauradixon / Global Investigative Journalism Network:
Despite the Indian government's hostility to critical coverage, local reporters have found ways to report out the true toll of COVID-19's second wave — Through April and May, government figures of COVID-19 deaths and infections were suspiciously low from the populous Indian state of Gujarat, north of Mumbai.
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Rana Ayyub / Washington Post:
The Indian government is attempting to present journalists as instigators of violence as a journalist faces harassment and criminal charges over a tweet
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Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
Facebook unveils Bulletin, its Substack competitor, with recruited writers including Malcolm Gladwell and Erin Andrews, won't take a revenue cut “at launch” — Facebook won't take a cut ‘at launch’ — Facebook is getting into the subscription newsletter game.
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Pew Research Center:
Pew State of the News Media 2020: daily newspaper circulation was down 6% from 2019, newsroom staff fell 12%, ad revenue fell 29% for public newspaper companies — Newspapers are a critical part of the American news landscape, but they have been hit hard as more and more Americans consume news digitally.
Elsa Keslassy / Variety:
France unveils rules that would require streaming services, including Netflix and Disney+, to invest 20%-25% of their French revenues in local content — Streaming services, including Netflix, Amazon and Disney Plus, will soon have to invest between 20%-25% of their French revenues …
Tiffany Hsu / New York Times:
Outbrain files for an IPO aiming to raise over $100M, says it had $767M in revenue last year, $4.4M in net income, and funnels ads to 7,000+ websites like CNN — Outbrain, one of the top purveyors of clickbait ads, filed on Tuesday to raise at least $100 million through an initial public offering …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: Instagram has begun outreach to a small set of publishers, including Group Nine Media, to begin testing an IGTV ads revenue share — Instagram will start testing IGTV ads with publishers this month, Axios has learned. — Why it matters: It's the first time Instagram …
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Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
Even as in-person events return, US news outlets like Politico are opting to keep putting on some virtual events, finding them cheaper and more accessible — In our annual predictions series, Rodney Gibbs, the senior director of innovation and strategy for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution …
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Annabelle Dickson / Politico:
Critics say UK's Online Safety Bill could undermine media watchdog Ofcom's independence and potentially politicize the regulation of the internet — The Online Safety Bill blurs the line between ministers and the independent regulator, say critics. — PRESS PLAY TO LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE
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Kim Bhasin / Bloomberg:
Buzzer, a live sports streaming service that launched in January, raises $20M from investors including Michael Jordan and Wayne Gretzky — - Osaka, Mahomes also join $20 million funding round for Buzzer — Service sends alerts that draw viewers to live clips on phones
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Suzanne Wrack / The Guardian:
Dazn signs a four year deal with Uefa to livestream Women's Champions League for free globally, with first two seasons available on Dazn's new YouTube channel — - Global sports platform Dazn signs four-year-deal with Uefa — All games in first two seasons will be on new YouTube channel
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Catie Keck / The Verge:
Senator Warren asks the FTC for a “broad and meticulous review” of Amazon's MGM acquisition, citing Amazon's anticompetitive history and growing monopoly power — Warren argues the deal could hurt consumers — Senator Elizabeth Warren is calling on the Federal Trade Commission …
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