Mediagazer: Roskomnadzor asks a court to cancel Novaya Gazeta's website media license for “not providing its editorial statute within the timeframe established by the law” (The Guardian)

4:20 PM ET, July 29, 2022

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Twitter says it fielded 326 legal demands from governments globally about 349 accounts of verified journalists and news outlets in H2 2021, up 103% over H1 2021 — WASHINGTON (AP) — Twitter warned Thursday that governments around the globe are asking the company to remove content or snoop …

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Patrick Brzeski / The Hollywood Reporter:

Sony Pictures reports Q1 revenue up 41% YoY to ~$2.64B and profit up 70% YoY to ~$394M, driven by TV series, licensing, home entertainment, and Crunchyroll — Sony Corp. reported its latest financial results in Tokyo Friday, with revenue at the pictures division soaring 41 percent to $2.64 billion.

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Alexandra Turner / Press Gazette:

Advertising Association and WARC: UK ad spend rose 28.3% YoY to £8.6B in Q1 2022 and news brands grew 15.9% YoY in Q1 2022 compared to 16.6% YoY in Q4 2021 — UK ad spend hit a record high in the first quarter of this year but growth is expected to slow this year and then go into …

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Merlyn Thomas / BBC:

UK weather forecasters say they faced unprecedented levels of abusive tweets and emails during the heat wave, especially when stories referenced climate change — Weather forecasters faced unprecedented levels of trolling during this month's extreme heat in the UK, according to leading figures in the industry.

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A deep look at a reporter's claim that LA Times editors tried to kill his USC dean story; three editors say delays were to meet legal and journalistic standards — Listen — Gift Article — In reporter Paul Pringle's vivid retelling, his blockbuster exposé of a campus scandal …

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The Guardian:

Roskomnadzor asks a court to cancel Novaya Gazeta's website media license for “not providing its editorial statute within the timeframe established by the law” — Russia's media watchdog demands registration be declared invalid as independent newspaper vows legal fight

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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

YouTube rolls out a new tool that lets creators select up to 60 seconds of any video they posted and turn it into Shorts content, available on Android and iOS — YouTube wants to quickly ramp up the number of short-form “Shorts” videos available on its platform in order to better compete with TikTok.

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