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Pope Francis thanks journalists for uncovering the Church's clerical sexual abuse, “helping us not to sweep it under the carpet”, and giving victims a voice — Pope Francis on Saturday thanked journalists for helping uncover the clerical sexual abuse scandals that the Roman Catholic Church initially tried to cover up.
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Ezra Klein / New York Times:
Interview with Jay Rosen on how US political coverage is now a choice between pro- and anti-democratic forces, what a pro-democracy media might look like, more — I'm Ezra Klein, and this is “The Ezra Klein Show.” — Hey, it's Ezra. While I'm on paternity leave, we have got an All-Star team sitting in for me.
Vivian Wang / New York Times:
A look at the sharp shift at Hong Kong broadcaster RTHK, which used to be known for its editorial independence but is now a mouthpiece for Beijing — RTHK has often set the news agenda with its aggressive coverage of the city. But a Beijing clampdown has changed that, with pro-China coverage filling the void.
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The Economist:
Hong Kong immigration authorities decline to renew the employment visa of Economist correspondent Sue-Lin Wong
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Survey of 132 senior news industry leaders from 42 countries found 89% are committed to hybrid work and 9% plan a return to the pre-pandemic working model — Pandemic-led changes to the nature of the newsroom look to be permanent and global, according to a new Changing Newsrooms report …
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France 24:
Cuban authorities revoked the credentials of journalists who work for Spanish news agency EFE on Saturday, days before planned anti-government protests — Havana (AFP) - Cuban authorities on Saturday revoked the credentials of journalists who work for Spanish news agency EFE …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
WaPo corrects and removes portions of two articles from 2017 and 2019 that identified a Belarusian American businessman as a key source of the Steele dossier — The Washington Post on Friday took the unusual step of correcting and removing large portions of two articles …
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
World's editor resigns after 27 years, as the Christian pub known for watchdog journalism debuts a secular opinion section on topics like Biden's spending plans — A clash over culture and politics comes to World, a groundbreaking journalistic institution that covers evangelical Christians.
Lise Olsen / The Texas Observer:
Interview with the authors of the book Surviving Mexico on how journalists working along the US-Mexico border collaborate and the threats they face — Celeste Gonzalez de Bustamante and Jeannine Relly, journalism professors based at the University of Arizona, spent the last decade collecting dozens …
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Adam B. Vary / Variety:
Disney+ Day, celebrating the streaming service's two-year anniversary by touting 45+ series, features, and specials, didn't deliver much news or amazing footage — The promotional cavalcade covered every section of the service — Marvel, Lucasfilm, Pixar, Disney animation and live action …
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Chris Stokel-Walker / Wired UK:
Substack touts itself as an alternative to toxic, ad-driven social media, but many of its top earners are polarizing figures who were deplatformed elsewhere — The company's CEO says the old way of social media is broken—but is his alternative much different?
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@bradesposito, @counternotions, @kantrowitz, @carnage4life, @jenniferm_q, @ggreenwald, @glennf, @stokel, @jessesingal and @rasmus_kleis
Paris Martineau / The Information:
Sources: Amazon formed a PR team in 2016 to find 90%+ of media reports it deemed inaccurate within two hours of publication, and to obtain corrections — There was a time when Jeff Bezos barely cared about public relations. But after years of increasingly hostile media coverage …
New York Times:
Apple, Spotify, and other companies that distribute podcasts have done little to rein in COVID-19 misinformation, escaping the scrutiny social media giants face — False statements about vaccines have spread on the “Wild West” of media, even as some hosts die of virus complications.
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