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Sources: Elon Musk has told banks about ideas for monetizing tweets like charging third-parties a fee for quoting or embedding tweets on their sites — Elon Musk told banks that agreed to help fund his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) that he could crack down on executive …
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Source: Netflix lays off writers and editors from fan site Tudum, launched in December 2021, in a marketing reorganization that globally laid off 25 out of 500+ — Netflix's companion fan website Tudum — the streaming service's hub for news about its original content and additional marketing arm …
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White House correspondents complain that the storylines under the Biden Administration, while important, are “boring” and don't create star journalists — Washington reporters have long considered the role of White House correspondent to be the crown jewel of American political journalism.
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Report finds Amazon and third parties collect data from interactions with Alexa through Echo speakers and share it with as many as 41 advertising partners — Amazon and third parties use data from smart speakers to sell you stuff, says report — A report released last week contends …
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A look at the American Mosaic Prize, which annually awards $100K each to two freelance journalists reporting on underrepresented and/or misrepresented groups — The idea is, 'These are amazing leaders. These are people with incredible talent. Give them resources and let them decide what to do with them.'
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Turkish court acquits two Bloomberg reporters, indicted for allegedly trying to undermine economic stability in a 2018 article about Turkey's financial policy — A Turkish court on Friday acquitted two Bloomberg reporters along with dozens of other defendants facing jail terms on charges …
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Some US officials, including the LA County sheriff, are normalizing using power to attack or threaten journalists, sending an intimidating message to all media — A California sheriff's targeting of a reporter is the latest instance of authorities misusing power.
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[Thread] Study: nonprofit media and philanthropic support of accountability journalism appear to help curb public corruption by increasing prosecutions — Ok, I've never done this before, but here we go. I'm sharing a preprints like all the big kids super confident in their findings and convinced that there is something actually immediately useful for the world (w/ @SKimLeffingwell) https://ssrn.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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Epic Games, which acquired Bandcamp in March, asks a court to bar the app's removal from the Play Store if it doesn't implement Google Play Billing by June — Epic opens a new line of assault against Google payments — Epic Games has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to stop Google …
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China Computerworld, started in 1980 by IDG and a Chinese government agency, is closing amid financial losses; source: ~40 staffers haven't been paid since Feb. — China Computerworld was created in 1980 by US media firm IDG and China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology …
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Netflix's quest to grow in Asia faces formidable challenges, including a crowded field of foreign and local services, preferences for local content, and more — The competition is cutthroat across Asia, the world's key streaming battleground, with a crowded field of foreign and local services
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Dozens of local newsrooms in Ukraine are experiencing drops in revenue and audience on Facebook and Instagram, as Meta broadly applies its disinformation rules — Valerii Garmash, a 42-year-old Ukrainian coder and entrepreneur, remembers the devastation Russians left behind in Slovyansk …
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