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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
The 5th Circuit federal court's ruling to uphold the Texas social media content moderation law is based on a misrepresentation of how Section 230 actually works — from the batshit-crazy dept — As far as I can tell, in the area the 5th Circuit appeals court has jurisdiction …
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Joe Schneider / Bloomberg:
A US federal appeals court upholds the Texas social media content moderation law, lifting an injunction that blocked it and remanding it back to the lower court — A federal appeals court upheld the validity of a Texas social-media law that companies like Twitter Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc …
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@berinszoka, @jeffjarvis, @nycsouthpaw, @dangillmor, @kt_so_it_goes, @publicknowledge, @kristaachavez, @berinszoka, @berinszoka, @lawfareblog, @katie_rcfp, @evacide, @popehat, @mmasnick, @caseymattox_, @berinszoka, @berinszoka, @adamkovac, @berinszoka, @berinszoka, @ericowensdc, Wall Street Journal, CNN, The Register, Politico, Public Knowledge, Protocol, Washington Post, Lawfare, Chamber of Progress and The Hill, more at Techmeme »
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
A look at falling traffic and advertising at local news sites, with regional papers seeing the worst of it, and how publishers are rethinking digital strategies — With advertising down and newsprint and delivery costs rising, reduced traffic puts pressure on an already ailing industry.
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Better News, @spj_tweets, @rodmickleburgh and @ampress
Bill McKibben / New Yorker:
Vermont's new and legacy local news sites, radio stations, and newspapers show that the decline of serious local journalism is not as inevitable as some imagine — Investigative journalism matters—and so does community journalism. — An extensive analysis conducted in 2020 by ProPublica …
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@niemanlab, @sesmith, @aaronpcalvin, @sarabethberman, @jwehrens, @newyorker, @mikaelalefrak, @azirulnick, @stormskijournal, @dankennedy_nu, @seanwoods12, @wcshaw, @bendangl and @billmckibben
Dylan Byers / Puck:
CNN's revamped morning show led by Don Lemon reveals linear media's hard new reality: in a post-Maddow, post-Cuomo world, it's no longer all about primetime — CNN's new morning show concept, led by Don Lemon with Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins, is a “mass appeal play” …
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@tvgrimreaper, @pucknews, @eugene_scott, @owillis, @joanespositochi, @protecttruth_, @jayrosen_nyu and @ericschultz
New York Times:
A look at Jomboy Media, a sports outlet that avoids toxicity and polarization on social media, has 64 staffers and nearly 24 podcasts, and raised a $5M Series A — Jimmy O'Brien's videos breaking down major events turned Jomboy Media into a big business, but O'Brien still sees himself as a fan.
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@zschonbrun, @yankeesgf and Barrett Media
Jim Milliot / Publishers Weekly:
Association of American Publishers: book industry sales rose 12.3% YoY to $29.33B in 2021, including ebooks down 5% to $1.97B and audiobooks up 12.8% to $1.75B — Final sales numbers for 2021 from the Association of American Publishers show a 12.3% increase in industry sales …
Politico:
Sources detail growing pains at LA Times relating to its billionaire owner Dr. Soon-Shiong, as he and his family face allegations of meddling with coverage — The ownership family faces accusations of meddling in coverage and endorsements, along with intense turmoil within the ranks.
The Hollywood Reporter:
Streaming is transforming documentary filmmaking by paying subjects, scrunching timelines, and introducing techniques from reality TV, which many find worrying — As streaming transforms the once-sleepy nonfiction space into a money-making juggernaut of hit series, cool parties …
Washington Post:
The Washington Post's Outlook, the “brains section” of commentary and analysis in the newspaper's Sunday edition for nearly 70 years, publishes its last note — Outlook, the print section of commentary and analysis that has graced this newspaper's Sunday edition for nearly 70 years …
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
French broadcasters TF1 and M6 drop their merger plans, saying the French Competition Authority would only approve the deal if one of the channels was divested — The merger of French broadcasters TF1 and M6 has been abandoned. — In the past few minutes, the channel's owners have said the pair …
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Sources: the BBC, ITV, and Sky, which invested heavily in covering the Queen's funeral, are pushing back on making their live feeds available to UK newspapers — Major British broadcasters have been engaged in a fierce stand-off with UK newspapers over the rights to the live coverage …
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@goldbart1, @goldbart1 and @jackshafer
Nico Grant / New York Times:
Leaked audio: YouTube will lower the barriers to entry for its partner program and bring ads to Shorts, paying creators 45% of ad money vs. 55% for YouTube ads — The video platform will let more creators earn payments and place ads in Shorts, its TikTok competitor, according to audio from an internal meeting.
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TechCrunch, Bloomberg, Tubefilter, The Verge, @dbfig, @pkafka, @mrstoh2o, @nicoagrant, @nicoagrant, @nicoagrant, Adweek, 9to5Google and Gizmodo
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