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The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and more drop Dilbert after its creator Scott Adams went on a racist rant on YouTube — Newspapers across the United States have pulled Scott Adams's long-running “Dilbert” comic strip after the cartoonist called Black Americans a …
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Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Elon Musk tweeted that the US media is “racist against whites & Asians”, in reply to a tweet that was sympathetic to Scott Adams' rant against Black people — The Tesla and Twitter chief blasted media outlets for dropping Scott Adams's comic strip after the cartoonist's rant against Black people
The Guardian:
Despite laws criminalizing reporting, hundreds of independent journalists stayed in Russia, providing a surprising level of insight into its army's missteps — Jailed Mikhail Afanasyev one of many journalists refusing to be silenced despite laws criminalising much independent reporting
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Marina Chentsova / International Journalists' Network:
A year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, some Ukrainian journalists share how the war has impacted their lives and work, including becoming war correspondents — A year has passed since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. All-out fighting has continued over the past year …
Mia Sato / The Verge:
Editors at some literary magazines say they are getting overwhelmed by AI-generated submissions, potentially crowding out genuine submissions from newer writers — A short story titled “The Last Hope” first hit Sheila Williams' desk in early January.
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Ax Sharma / BleepingComputer:
Sources: The cyberattack on Dish Network was “by an outside bad actor, a known threat agent” and the company is working with an external vendor to fix the issue — American TV giant and satellite broadcast provider, Dish Network has mysteriously gone offline with its websites …
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@fgpalm and @ax_sharma, more at Techmeme »
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Anumita Kaur / Washington Post:
The Washington Post, CBS, CNN, Politico, ABC, Axios, Gannett, and others demand the January 6 footage that the House speaker exclusively gave to Tucker Carlson — Scores of news organizations — including The Washington Post — on Friday demanded congressional leaders release a trove …
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Ken Doctor / Nieman Reports:
US local news has no single “roadmap” to thrive and grow as emerging organizations need a new alignment of philanthropy and market-driven business building — Beware of road metaphors. — In the twisty-turny devolution of the local press since The Great Recession …
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@niemanfdn, @dicktofel, @mitrakalita, RTDNA, @kdoctor, @kdoctor and Knight Foundation
John Ourand / Sports Business Journal:
Sources: WBD seeks to shed regional sports networks, telling teams they need to take rights back from AT&T SportsNet by March 31 or channels face bankruptcy — Warner Bros. Discovery has told teams that it plans to exit the regional sports network business entirely within the next several weeks.
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Clare Malone / New Yorker:
A profile of Media Matters for America researcher Kat Abughazaleh, who is building TikTok and YouTube followings by needling Tucker Carlson and other Fox hosts — According to Kat Abughazaleh, a researcher at Media Matters for America, “You don't know Fox News until you are watching it for a job.”
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Glenn Peoples / Billboard:
Source: TikTok's test in Australia limiting how much licensed music some users' can access is to study what is trending, how users access its service, and more — The short-form video app known for breaking viral hits is using music in a different way Down Under. — What's TikTok without music?
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Foreign Policy, Reuters, Insider, New York Post, The Guardian and Gizmodo
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
A profile of Camille Padilla Dalmau, who co-founded 9 Millones, a publishing and crowdfunding platform for journalists investigating untold Puerto Rico stories — When Camille Padilla Dalmau decided to study journalism in the United States, it was with the intention of later returning home to Puerto Rico.
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