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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Amid the chaos and dysfunction at the Kabul airport, the Biden administration left behind 100+ USAGM employees, plus their families and contractors — Now that the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan is complete, many stories of heroic efforts to save Americans and Afghan allies are pouring out …
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Joel Simon / Wall Street Journal:
The Biden administration pledged to support press freedom around the world, but so far has failed the test in Afghanistan — Joe Biden pledged to support press freedom, but so far he hasn't followed through on his promises. — The Biden administration came to power pledging to put human rights …
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@davidakaye, @kenweinstein, @jrezaian, @peterlattman, @nicdawes, @kathleencarrll, @wsjforero, @pressfreedom, @cjchivers, @wsjopinion and New York Times
Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal:
NYT is adding a paywall to Wirecutter, starting after users read 10 stories/month, charging $5/month or $40/year but free for NYT premium digital subscribers — Site will be available for $5 every four weeks or as part of a Times premium bundle — New York Times Co. plans to put …
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The Associated Press names Julie Pace, its Washington bureau chief, as its new executive editor and senior vice president — Julie Pace, The A.P.'s Washington bureau chief, started out wanting to be an international correspondent. Now she has the top newsroom job.
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Harry McCracken / Fast Company:
Flipboard adds features that suggest related topics and let readers quickly choose subjects they care most about; it plans to expand topic fine-tuning soon — The magazine-style aggregation app always wanted to steer clear of the ugly side of virality. Now it's even easier to customize it to your passions.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Facebook plans to downrank current events content and political posts in the News Feed, which could reduce traffic to some news publishers — Facebook plans to announce that it will de-emphasize political posts and current events content in the News Feed based on negative user feedback, Axios has learned.
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Garett Sloane / Ad Age:
LinkedIn is abandoning its Stories format at the end of September and has told advertisers to adjust their ad campaigns accordingly — Brands will have to adjust ad campaigns when video format leaves the platform after September — LinkedIn is telling advertisers to prepare for the end …
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Tom Horton / London Evening Standard:
UK government launches a consultation on new rules that would make streaming services subject to the same standards as traditional broadcasters — Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said the Government is looking to introduce ‘proportionate’ new rules. — N
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Shelley Hepworth / The Guardian:
Salman Rushdie will publish his next book on Substack with new sections coming out approximately once per week over the course of about a year — The author on why he's chosen to release his next book on the online platform - and why he hopes digital won't see off the medium he loves most
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Publishers Weekly and @kolatubosun
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: Amazon is developing a live audio feature, led by its Music division, with a focus on live music and potentially radio and podcasts — Amazon is investing heavily in a new live audio feature that's similar to other live audio offerings like Clubhouse, Twitter Spaces and Spotify's new live audio platform, sources tell Axios.
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@lucas_shaw, The Signal, @emilybinder, @richlightshed, musically.com, @chrismessina, @thespoilist, @thekenyeung, @axios, @badnetworker, @sarafischer, New York Post and Hot Takes
Elizabeth A. Harris / New York Times:
Conflicts over race, culture, and inclusion have roiled the Romance Writers of America and other groups devoted to books and literature — Conflicts over race, culture and inclusion have roiled the Romance Writers of America, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and other groups devoted to books and literature.
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@liz_a_harris, @xanalter, @penamerica and @nytimesbooks
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Disney is shifting Hotstar US streaming programming to other properties, with Indian Premier League cricket going to ESPN+ and Bollywood content going to Hulu — Disney has shifted streaming programming from Hotstar U.S. to ESPN+ and Hulu, notably Indian Premier League cricket matches …
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