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Jem Bartholomew / Columbia Journalism Review:
Examining the differences between “pink slime” local sites, often with partisan paid PR posts, and partisan news outlets that mix advocacy with solid journalism — When the doors of the Texas Senate Chamber opened for the 2019 session, there were two new faces at the press table.
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Sara Rafsky / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at 90 readers' reactions to “pink slime” local news sites: a very narrow majority rated coverage as balanced and most found the content non-newsworthy — EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND KEY FINDINGS — The Tow Center for Digital Journalism started researching the phenomenon …
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Twitch Blog:
Twitch announces subscription revenue above $100K will be split 50/50, not 70/30, starting on June 1, 2023, for streamers on premium deals, citing hosting costs — Hello, Twitch community. I'm Dan Clancy, President of Twitch and responsible for the day-to-day operations of the service.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Charter appoints senior executive Chris Winfrey as its president and CEO, starting on December 1, succeeding Tom Rutledge, who will become executive chairman — Chris Winfrey, a longtime senior executive at cable giant Charter Communications, will become president and CEO of the company, starting December 1.
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Rupert Neate / The Guardian:
The Telegraph, openDemocracy, TBIJ, and OCCRP face libel lawsuits in the US and UK over reporting on a fund named after ex-Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev — Complaints filed by charity named after ex-president reopen the debate over legal action against public interest journalism
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
An ex-employee sues Axel Springer and Bild in the US, accusing them of failing to prevent sexual harassment and retaliation by former Bild EIC Julian Reichelt — In a lawsuit filed in California, a former employee said the media company did not appropriately handle her complaints about a top editor.
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Bloomberg:
An analysis of October 2020 to August 2022 streams: Twitch's moderation tools often failed to stop kids from streaming and adults from finding and grooming them — The gaming platform's design enables people to find and exploit kids in real-time — Graphics and illustrations by Rachael Dottle
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James Vincent / The Verge:
Getty Images bans uploading and selling images generated with AI tools like DALL-E, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion, citing concerns users may face legal risks — Getty Images has banned the upload and sale of illustrations generated using AI art tools like DALL-E, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion.
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Warner Music Group appoints YouTube's Chief Business Officer Robert Kyncl as CEO, replacing Stephen Cooper early in 2023 — Kyncl, who had been YouTube's chief business officer, will succeed Stephen Cooper early next year. — Warner Music Group has found its next CEO.
Andrew Limbong / NPR:
PEN America: 1,600+ books were banned in the US throughout the 2021-2022 school year, due to coordinated campaigns by well-resourced advocacy organizations — Throughout the 2021-22 school year, more than 1,600 book titles were banned, according to a new report by the group PEN America, which advocates for freedom of expression.
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Pew Research Center:
Survey of US adults: 82% often or sometimes get news on a smartphone, computer, or tablet; those who get news from TV decreased from 40% in 2020 to 31% in 2022 — The transition of the news industry away from print, television and radio into digital spaces has caused huge disruptions …
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Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Florida's attorney general asks the US Supreme Court whether the First Amendment prohibits states from regulating how social media companies moderate content — The state attorney general filed a petition to the Court on Wednesday, after two lower courts split on decisions about social media laws
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