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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Newly released records show Chris Cuomo used his media sources to track the progress of Ronan Farrow's reporting about Andrew Cuomo and find info on accusers — - Chris Cuomo was actively in touch with a top aide to his brother Andrew Cuomo about incoming reports that detailed alleged sexual harassment …
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Marc Tracy / New York Times:
A look at the $1.67B payroll tax credit earmarked for local news organizations, including Gannett, in the Build Back Better bill passed by the US House — A small paper like The Storm Lake Times in Iowa would receive a big tax credit. So would Gannett, the nation's largest news publisher.
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
UK's CMA says Google has agreed to expanded oversight in the development of Privacy Sandbox as part of the regulator's antitrust investigation — As part of an ongoing antitrust investigation into Google's Privacy Sandbox by the UK's competition regulator, the adtech giant has agreed …
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Some stories are quickly labeled as “misinformation”, but it's the job of reporters to explain what's happening, even if it's messy and unsatisfying — Journalists and academics are developing a new language for truth. The results are not always clearer.
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The Daily Beast:
Current and ex-Politico staffers detail growing conflicts within the Playbook team, including complaints about internal “woke police” and a unionization drive — Nearly two dozen current and former Politico staffers told The Daily Beast of a series of burgeoning conflicts within the iconic Beltway publication.
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Vivian Wang / New York Times:
Disney+ in Hong Kong does not include a 2005 episode from season 16 of The Simpsons that ridicules Chinese government censorship — The episode mocked both Mao Zedong and the government's efforts to suppress memory of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. — HONG KONG — An episode of …
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Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
EU plans to introduce a Media Freedom Act next year to prevent large media groups from buying smaller rivals and to thwart government interference as in Hungary — The European Commission plans to introduce rules next year to prevent a few large media groups from acquiring smaller rivals …
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Documents: China's Henan province commissions a 3,000-camera surveillance system to track journalists, international students, and other “suspicious people” — Security officials in one of China's largest provinces have commissioned a surveillance system they say they want to use …
George Gene Gustines / New York Times:
Ex-Gimlet exec Chris Giliberti unveils Zestworld, a subscription newsletter service for comics that promises to help creators monetize their IP, coming in 2022 — Zestworld, which counts Alexis Ohanian as a supporter, will allow comic book writers and artists to present new work and reap the benefits.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
With signs that Trump could run again and the GOP widely adopting his political style, some journalists are debating ways to avoid the mistakes of 2016 and 2020 — With ominous signs mounting that Donald Trump really may run again for president in 2024, a debate has begun to simmer in newsrooms …
Elsa Keslassy / Variety:
ViacomCBS partners with Scandinavia's leading streaming company Nent Group to launch Pluto TV across Sweden, Denmark, and Norway in 2022 — ViacomCBS Networks International, a division of ViacomCBS, has joined forces with Scandinavia's leading streaming company NENT Group to launch …
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William Turvill / Press Gazette:
Eighteen small Australian news publishers form the Public Interest Publishers Alliance to collectively negotiate licensing deals with Google and Facebook — When the Australian government introduced its news media bargaining code earlier this year, it represented a world-first opportunity …