Mediagazer: Tech improvements helped news outlets like the NYT, the LAT, and The New Yorker become more competitive with short documentaries, taking on HBO at the Oscars (Alex Weprin/Hollywood Reporter)

8:15 AM ET, December 13, 2021

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Ben Quinn / The Guardian:

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Axios:

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Maxwell Strachan / VICE:
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Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:

Tech improvements helped news outlets like the NYT, the LAT, and The New Yorker become more competitive with short documentaries, taking on HBO at the Oscars — News outlets have embraced original streaming content, resulting in Oscar-qualifying documentary shorts: “This explosion …

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Wall Street Journal:

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Zeyi Yang / Protocol:

Dot Dot Stand, an English-language “third-party tech blog” covering China with 13K Twitter followers appears to be operated by Tencent's public relation arm — With about 13,000 Twitter followers, Dot Dot Stand looks like a promising new publication covering China's technology trends.

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Knight First Amendment Institute:

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