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David Pegg / The Guardian:
Leaked list shows 180+ journalists, working for FT, CNN, NYT, WSJ, and others, are among potential targets of surveillance by government clients of NSO Group — Data leak and forensics suggest NSO's surveillance tool used against journalists at some of world's top media companies
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The Guardian:
Over 80 journalists from 16 outlets, members of the Forbidden Stories consortium, collaborated on the Pegasus project, which investigated the NSO Group leak — The Pegasus project poses urgent questions about the privatisation of the surveillance industry and the lack of safeguards for citizens
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Washington Post, MediaNama, Washington Post, Forbidden Stories, @paullewis, @paullewis, @emilybell, @paullewis, The Sun, Gizmodo, newslaundry.com, @fbdnstories and The Indian Express
Washington Post:
Of the seven phones known to be infected with NSO malware in India, out of 22 checked, five belonged to journalists — NEW DELHI — A powerful surveillance tool licensed only to governments was used to infiltrate mobile phones belonging to at least seven people in India and was active …
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Mediaite, The Guardian, @jslaternyc, Committee to Protect …, Streams of Crunchiness and Shobharam Post, more at Techmeme »
Brian Stelter / CNN:
CNN says its streaming service CNN+ will debut in Q1 2022, with original content, a library of past CNN programming, and 8-12 hours of live, daily programming — New York (CNN Business)CNN is hiring hundreds of people and developing dozens of programs for a subscription streaming service that will launch early next year.
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CNN, @awallenstein, TVNewser, Fortune, @brianstelter, Los Angeles Times, @carloslozadawp, @jasonkilar, FierceVideo, Axios, @sarahljorgensen, @backlon, @willoremus, @stevenbeynon, @marceelias, @donie, @keithboykin, @willoremus, @awallenstein, @awallenstein, @awallenstein, @brianstelter, @dylanbyers, @martinsfp, @pkafka, @pkafka, @pkafka, @brianstelter, @brianstelter and @loudmouthjulia
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Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:
Q&A with CNN's chief digital officer about CNN+; sources: CNN+ will probably be bundled with HBO Max and Discovery+ after WarnerMedia/Discovery merger is closed — CNN disclosed the first details of its long-awaited new subscription streaming service Monday, which will launch …
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Ad Age, The Streamable, Engadget, The Hill, The Verge, @kerrymflynn, @awallenstein and @bristei
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBC News' Kasie Hunt is moving to CNN, which offered her a salary between $1M and $1.5M/year as it seeks to hire talent for its streaming programming
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@kasie, Poynter, The Hill, @ashleyrparker, @bristei, @dandrezner, @jentaub, @colbyitkowitz, @kenwheaton, @variety, Mediaite and New York Post
Helen Rosner / New Yorker:
Experts say consent and disclosure are key to the ethical use of synthetic media, amid controversy surrounding Bourdain's deepfake voice in a new documentary — The new documentary “Roadrunner” uses A.I.-generated audio without disclosing it to viewers. How should we feel about that?
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Variety, @samgregory, Quartz, @variety_claudia, @owengleiberman, The Ringer, Mindful Moments, @laurenweinstein, @hels, @samgregory, @hels, @hels, The Starting Block, Critical Linking, @_karenhao, @jenniferbrandel, @maghielse, @jamesgleick, Quick Brown Fox, @tribelaw, @hels, @jonahblank, @martinaustwick, @anniegowen, New York Times, @lainnafader, @hels, @markberman, @davidsunlee, @tomphilpott, @hels, @williams_paige, @brianmfloyd, @velliniv, @lainnafader, @kainazamaria, @mtrc, @yashwinacanter, @paisleyfred, @ritajking, Kellie's Newsletter, Insider and @ottaviabourdain
MIT Technology Review:
MIT Technology Review names BuzzFeed News' executive editor Mat Honan as its new editor in chief — Honan brings a track record of building and running award-winning digital reporting teams to storied, 122-year-old MIT Technology Review. — MIT Technology Review announced today …
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@kerrymflynn, @william_fitz, @mat, @joeljohnson and @willoremus
Rick Porter / Hollywood Reporter:
Nielsen: the share of viewers' TV usage per day grew for cable and streaming services in June to 40% and 27% respectively, while it fell for broadcast to 23% — ‘Manifest,’ meanwhile, is the top streaming title in Nielsen's rankings for June 14-20 and ‘Loki’ rises to No. 1 among originals.
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@mulvihill79, @aliciadfortner, @wendykrouse, @jeff_rake, @nielsen, @savemanifest and The Streamable
Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
National Association of Theatre Owners claims Black Widow's opening weekend may have been $92M+ instead of $80M if it had not simultaneously launched on Disney+ — Disney announced in March that “Black Widow,” among several of its 2021 films, would premiere simultaneously …
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/Film, MediaPost, Collider, The Wrap, @thedanbarrett, @zachbgilbert, @waltisfrozen and ScreenRant
Eric Frederick / NC Local News Workshop:
Q&A with NC Policy Watch reporter Joe Killian on covering the Nikole Hannah-Jones story, his philosophy of reporting, the failures of journalism, and more — Check out the full NC Local newsletter from July 14, which includes related reporting on this UNC story, details …
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@ncnewsworks and @hbcompass
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The Daily Wire launches the Morning Wire, a daily morning news podcast being pitched as a conservative alternative to The Daily — The Daily Wire on Monday launched its newest podcast, “The Morning Wire,” a 14-minute morning news update that's being pitched as the conservative alternative to shows like …
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@sarafischer
Nikkei Asia:
FT and its parent company Nikkei will open their first joint bureau in Houston, Texas, as a hub to cover the energy industry — First joint office will track policy, corporate management trends and US economy — TOKYO — Nikkei Inc. on Monday announced that together with the Financial Times …
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