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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Publications owned by Alden Global Capital plan to stop endorsing US candidates in presidential, senate, and gubernatorial elections in their opinion pages — The change will be announced in an editorial set to run in the company's newspapers as early as Friday.
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William Turvill / Press Gazette:
Report: if Canada passes its Online News Act, digital platforms could be forced to pay ~CA$329.2M per year to news publishers, covering ~30% of editorial costs — Google and Facebook could be forced to pay out CA$329.2m a year to Canada's news publishers after the country passes its Online News Act …
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Angela Fu / Poynter:
About 80 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette staff in production and advertising went on strike after losing health insurance; NewsGuild members are withholding bylines — Roughly 80 staff members are on strike after losing their health coverage. Journalists at the paper are holding a byline strike in solidarity.
William Turvill / Press Gazette:
An interview with Axios CEO Jim VandeHei on selling to Cox, inspiring journalists-entrepreneurs to create The Information and Puck, “smart brevity”, and more — Over nearly six years, Axios has demonstrated that start-ups grounded in quality journalism can make serious money in the digital world.
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Tiffany Hsu / New York Times:
Pew: 6% of US adults regularly get news on BitChute, Gab, Gettr, Parler, Rumble, Telegram, or Truth Social, but no one site drew over 2% of those seeking news — The appeal of platforms like Parler, Truth Social and Telegram is another symptom of the partisan divide in media, according to the Pew Research Center.
The Hollywood Reporter:
With ad-supported tiers, Netflix, Disney+, and other streamers aim to profit from user data, moving away from third-party data due to regulatory scrutiny — Privacy and transparency issues are increasingly coming into focus as the Hollywood giants aim to profit from user info.
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Too Much TV Newsletter
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Study: 60% of US Twitter users don't follow political elites like politicians and media; conservatives are twice as likely as liberals to share in-group content — You are weird. — It's okay — I'm weird too. But if you're reading a Nieman Lab story, chances are very good that your …
Blake Brittain / Reuters:
Shopify settles a lawsuit with five major education publishers that claimed the platform ignored notices of users selling pirated textbooks and other materials — Shopify Inc has settled allegations by a group of major educational publishers that the Canadian e-commerce company enables piracy …
Bloomberg:
Sources: the Kremlin told some state media to start admitting failings in the Ukraine invasion, worried that its upbeat propaganda was fueling people's doubts — With its troops losing ground almost daily, the Kremlin has told some of its state media to start admitting some of the failings …
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Jason Gurwin / The Streamable:
Philo, a live TV streaming service offering 60+ channels for $25/month, rolls out the first version of its app for Samsung smart TV models released since 2018 — Philo, the skinny bundle streamer that includes more than 60 popular television channels for $25 per month, is becoming more accessible for Smart TV users.
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Philo Blog, Fierce Video and Next TV
Deadline:
Fox Entertainment names President of Alternative Entertainment and Specials Rob Wade as CEO, replacing Charlie Collier and reporting to Lachlan Murdoch — Fox's reality supremo Rob Wade has been elevated to CEO of Fox Entertainment. — Wade, previously President, Alternative Entertainment …
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Digital TV Europe, The Wrap, MediaPost, Adweek, The Hollywood Reporter, Next TV, Variety and IndieWire
Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
Former reality TV star Bethenny Frankel sues TikTok, saying the platform failed to crack down on scam ads that used her videos to promote counterfeit products — The lawsuit highlights another gap in regulation of an online industry that has grown rapidly in recent years
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