Mediagazer: The Economist's head of social media discusses how the magazine is reaching new audiences on Instagram, where two-thirds of its 5.8M followers are aged 18 to 34 (Liv Moloney/INMA)

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Jeremy Fuster / The Wrap:

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Liv Moloney / INMA:

The Economist's head of social media discusses how the magazine is reaching new audiences on Instagram, where two-thirds of its 5.8M followers are aged 18 to 34 — Instagram is a busy, visual platform. To its users, “news” can mean anything from holiday photos or the arrival of a baby to a product launch.

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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:

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Jesse Whittock / Deadline:

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Thomas Claburn / The Register:

The White House issues guidance to agencies to update policies by 2026 to make publicly funded research papers accessible, without embargoes or paywalls — Remembering Aaron Swartz — Fourteen years after the late Aaron Swartz published his Guerilla Open Access Manifesto calling …

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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:

Magazine and newspaper subscription app Readly has 447K full-paying subscribers, £37.1M in revenue in 2021, and is testing adding podcasts — Digital magazine and newspaper app Readly's “North Star goal” is engagement as it endeavours to reach profitability and keep hold …

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Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:

How the AP, USA Today, and Northeastern created a database of mass killings in the US since 2006, which is now available to the public — Public mass shootings — ones that unfold in elementary schools, supermarkets, and parades — tend to receive the most media attention but a new database compiled …

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Constance Grady / Vox:

A deep look at long-term consolidation in book publishing and the arguments in the antitrust case against the Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster merger — The Justice Department is suing to block Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster's proposed merger.

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