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Parker Molloy / The Present Age:
The mainstream press, which continues to disregard the gravity of Trump's efforts to overturn democracy, isn't ready for his potential third run — The date was September 23, 2020, and President Donald Trump had just finished delivering a short set of remarks in the White House's briefing room.
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Alex Heath / The Verge:
Facebook details the types of posts that get demoted in News Feed, such as clickbait and spam, but stops short of saying exactly how a demotion works — A high-level look at what gets suppressed by Facebook's algorithm — The way that Facebook controls its News Feed is often controversial and largely opaque to the outside world.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Fox News' Tucker Carlson gets more explicit in invoking replacement theory, a white nationalist concept that Lachlan Murdoch previously said Carlson rejected — It's hard to imagine the sort of desperation and fear that would prompt people to abandon their homes and neighborhoods …
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Pew Research Center:
Pew: US adults who in April '20 said they relied most on national news and public health bodies for COVID-19 news are among the most highly vaccinated Americans — Americans who relied most on former President Donald Trump and the White House coronavirus task force for COVID-19 news …
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Recording: GMA producer told staff that Disney isn't pursuing an independent investigation into its handling of sexual assault allegations against Michael Corn — ABC President Kim Godwin called for external probe last month; top staffer said Disney executive Peter Rice won't pursue one
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Martha Muir / Financial Times:
Researchers: as social networks clamp down on disinformation, Russia has begun spreading propaganda in comments sections on news outlets, such as Daily Mail — Online sites test new methods as social media platforms try to scrub their platforms of propaganda
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Group Nine's NowThis hires Serena Marshall as its first-ever Washington correspondent, covering the White House, midterms, and Capitol Hill — Serena Marshall will be tasked with covering the Biden White House, the 2022 midterm elections, and the goings-on on Capitol Hill.
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William Turvill / Press Gazette:
Q&A with Indian Express Online CEO Sanjay Sindhwani as the paper readies a metered paywall for its main site, which has about 100M+ monthly unique users — Before the Covid-19 crisis shook up the global news industry, Indian Express Online chief executive Sanjay Sindhwani believed …
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Adela Suliman / Washington Post:
White House press corps files a formal complaint after a Biden meeting with Boris Johnson ended with questions only from the British press; Psaki blames Johnson — Members of the White House press corps filed a formal complaint after a meeting between President Biden and the British Prime …
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Bob Chapek says Disney plans to get “aggressive” about expanding its sports wagering services, by striking licensing deals with gambling operators through ESPN — The company may be wagering that the line between football and gambling will inevitably be erased.
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Critics say the intensity of reporting on Gabrielle Petito's disappearance and death once again highlights that missing people of color get less coverage — Major outlets have highlighted the case of Gabrielle Petito while often ignoring stories about women of color who go missing.
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Wendy Davis / MediaPost:
Appeals court rules Section 230 doesn't preclude PA's “right of publicity” law, after a news anchor sued Facebook for showing a dating ad with her image — Siding against Facebook, a federal appellate panel has revived Philadelphia news anchor Karen Hepp's claim that the company violated …