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Cristiano Lima / Washington Post:
Congress omits the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act from the US defense spending bill, following intense pushback from industry and advocacy groups — Facebook threatened to block news in the U.S. over the measure, which was under consideration as part of a defense package
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Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
US judge dismisses a lawsuit against MBS for conspiring to kill Jamal Khashoggi, following the White House stating that he is entitled to sovereign immunity — Judge says Mohammed bin Salman entitled to sovereign immunity despite ‘credible allegations’ of involvement in journalist's murder
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press:
The RCFP and over a dozen news organizations urge the US Senate to pass the PRESS Act, which aims to shield reporters from being forced to reveal sources, more — The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and more than a dozen news organizations are urging the U.S. Senate to pass …
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Freedom of the Press …, The Reporters Committee …, @trevortimm, @trevortimm and Financial Times
Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: EU privacy regulators rule that Meta's TOS should not require that users agree to personalized ads based on their online activity; Meta can appeal — EU privacy regulators say Facebook and Instagram shouldn't use their terms of service to require users to accept ads based on their digital activity
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StreetInsider.com:
Filing: BuzzFeed plans to lay off ~12% of its staff, citing the economy, its Complex Media acquisition, and the audience shift to short-form, vertical video — Get inside Wall Street with StreetInsider Premium. Claim your 1-week free trial here. — BuzzFeed (NASDAQ: BZFD) …
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Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post:
Twitter ads for Amazon, Snap, Uber, and other major brands appeared on the pages of at least two white nationalists, whose accounts were restored by Elon Musk — Ads from dozens of major brands were appearing on white nationalist and extremist accounts — SAN FRANCISCO …
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The Verge, @faizsays, @tedlieu and Digiday, more at Techmeme »
Maria Bustillos / Columbia Journalism Review:
The Internet Archive launched Democracy's Library in November, offering a searchable repository of global government publications, a useful tool for reporters — A report on the rare minerals revealed under the melting ice in Greenland. Forms for applying for an “investor visa” in Italy.
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@internetarchive and @andykowl
Meduza.io:
Q&A with Dozhd CEO Natalia Sindeeva on cable accounting for ~20% of revenue, regretting firing a journalist expressing support for Russian troops, and more — On the morning of December 6, Latvian authorities revoked the broadcast license of the independent Russian TV channel Dozhd (TV Rain).
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Al Jazeera, @mdomanskaosw and The Guardian
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NewsGuard:
Analysis: the US had 1,202 partisan-backed news sites masquerading as local news outlets as of November 2022, vs. 1,230 daily newspapers left in the country — NewsGuard has now identified 1,202 “pink slime” sites masquerading as local news publishers at a time when there are only 1,230 daily local newspapers left in the U.S.
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@stevenwaldman, Poynter, @penamerica, @jbruce218, @cbcfletch, @mmbrussell and The Rural Blog
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with analyst Julia Alexander on Bob Chapek's missteps, including reorganizing Disney and his subscriber focus, how Bob Iger can course correct, and more — The best of Bobs, the worst of Bobs. — Today, we need to talk about Bob. Two Bobs, actually: Bob Iger …
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Deadline, @film_girl, @aexm, @sarthakgh and @loudmouthjulia
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
UK Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan says the government is discussing new funding models with Channel 4 that could help the broadcaster avoid privatization — Culture secretary tells MPs she is discussing alternative business models with broadcaster — Channel 4 is discussing …
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Broadband TV News and Digital TV Europe
John Seabrook / New Yorker:
How a young generation of musicians uses TikTok, amassing huge followings but making little money, while some older musicians remain opposed to the platform — The social-media platform is transforming the music industry. Is that a good thing? … In December, 2020, after spending nine months …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
HBO Max returns to Amazon's Prime Video Channels in the US, after losing ~5M subscribers following the two companies failing to reach a deal in September 2021 — Under a new deal between Warner Bros. Discovery and Amazon that extends at least through the end of 2024, customers who subscribe …
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