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New York Times:
Behind the work to get journalists, relatives, and others tied to NYT, WSJ, and WaPo out of Afghanistan, with aid from diplomatic contacts, military, and Qatar — The evacuation of those who worked for outlets like The New York Times and The Washington Post came after a global rescue effort stretching from the Pentagon to Qatar.
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Two female journalists at Radio Television Afghanistan say they've been barred from working and that there are no more female presenters or reporters at RTA — Afghan women journalists on Thursday asked the Taliban to respect their right to work. — Shabnam Khan Dawran, an anchor at RTA …
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DW.COM:
Taliban have killed a family member of a DW journalist they were seeking and raided the homes of three other DW journalists
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Pew Research Center:
Survey of 11,178 US adults: 48% say the government should restrict false info online, up from 39% in 2018; 59% think tech companies should, up from 56% in 2018 — Amid rising concerns over misinformation online - including surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, especially vaccines …
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
OnlyFans says it will prohibit users from posting any “sexually explicit conduct” starting in October, but will allow nude photos and videos — - Popularity of the website has exploded during the pandemic — Many sex workers use OnlyFans to charge customers online
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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Vox Media hires BuzzFeed's former SVP of global brand licensing Eric Karp as its head of brand licensing, signaling its growing emphasis on commerce — Vox Media announced today that it has hired Eric Karp, formerly the svp of global brand licensing at BuzzFeed, as its new svp …
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Sam Roberts / New York Times:
Joe Galloway, decorated war correspondent for UPI and co-author of We Were Soldiers Once...and Young, dies at 79 — He chronicled the first major battle of the war in “We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young” and raised questions about the invasion of Iraq. — Joe Galloway, a war correspondent …
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Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch:
Spotify announces it will spend up to $1B, or just under 2.5% of its current market cap, through early 2026 to repurchase its own shares — Y tho? — Music streaming service Spotify today said it will spend up to $1 billion between now and April 21, 2026 to repurchase its own shares.
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Interview with FuboTV CEO David Gandler, who says the company aims for 5M subscribers to its TV bundle by 2026 and it is considering original sports content — - FuboTV CEO David Gandler predicts about 50 million U.S. households will eventually subscribe to digitally delivered video networks.
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
BBC inquiry dismisses News UK's complaint alleging that a BBC Two documentary implied Rupert Murdoch “posed a threat to liberal democracy” — Complaints unit backs makers of Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty, except over section on Tory ‘sleaze’ stories
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David Hellier / Bloomberg:
Amazon bought rights to most of France's Ligue 1 soccer games and is charging French customers €13 extra rather than bundling sports into Prime Video — The everything store gets a GOAT — Amazon.com Inc. surprised the sporting world last month when it took over French soccer broadcasting.
The Daily Beast:
News Corp has sold Knewz, its shuttered news aggregator, to Dylan Howard, former AMI executive and editor implicated in “catch and kill” stories linked to Trump — NewsCorp will offload the failed news aggregator onto the infamous tabloid editor who played a major role in covering …
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