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Shawn McCreesh / New York Magazine:
A profile of Wall Street Journal EIC Emma Tucker, the former Sunday Times editor, on navigating internal Murdoch politics and the fight to free Evan Gershkovich — Emma Tucker got her first inkling that something bad might be happening on the afternoon of March 29.
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@nytliz, @shawnmccreesh, Talking Biz News, @katebevan, @johnvoelcker and @carlstwitt
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Vivian Salama / Wall Street Journal:
The US designates Evan Gershkovich as “wrongfully detained”, enabling the State Department to exert more pressure on Russia and unlocking other resources — Official designation enables U.S. to press a foreign government, unlocks other resources to free detainee
The Guardian:
Russian media: the Federal Security Service formally charged Evan Gershkovich with carrying out espionage for the US and the WSJ reporter denied all accusations
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@marykaymarrell1, Al Jazeera, Reuters, Politico, USA Today, The Independent, The Daily Beast, CNN, BBC, Financial Times, CBS News, Al Jazeera, Associated Press, Nieman Lab and Newser
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Sources: Bret Baier repeatedly proposed devoting an hour-long special to debunk US election fraud myths in November 2020, but never got an answer from Fox News — Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier is perhaps the best personification of Fox Corp chief Lachlan Murdoch's description …
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@davidfolkenflik, Newsweek, @hunterw, Mediaite, @badfoxgraphics, @froomkin, @hunterw and @owillis
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Fox Corp settles a defamation lawsuit by Venezuelan businessman Majed Khalil over false 2020 US election claims made by Sidney Powell in a Lou Dobbs interview — Majed Khalil had sued Fox and former host Lou Dobbs in 2021 over claims made about the 2020 presidential election.
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CNN, Law & Crime, Reuters, @klasfeldreports, The Hill, New York Times, Deadline, Los Angeles Times, Insider, Variety, Newser, MediaPost, @kencox and Bloomberg
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Twitter replaces the week-old “US state-affiliated media” label on NPR's account with a new label describing the nonprofit media company as “Government Funded” — Twitter removed the “state-affiliated media” label it had affixed on NPR's account this week …
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@jake_kanter, Axios, Ars Technica, @michaelgrantbks, Techdirt, @satoshijournal, @deggans, @shankerasingham, @sarafischer, @digiphile, @alistaircoleman, @maxkeiser, Wall Street Journal, @mfcannon, @deggans, @sankrant, Fox News, Mashable, CNN, Fortune, Mother Jones, @johnmcquaid@journa.host, @johnmcquaid@journa.host, @bradmossesq, @dkiesow@social.kiesow.net, @BobbyAllyn, @mattdpearce, Engadget, @dkiesow@social.kiesow.net, @wurzbacher@ohai.social, Forbes, @Lundemo@mstdn.social, @tchambers@indieweb.social, TMZ.com and New York Daily News
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Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Twitter labels the @BBC account “Government Funded Media,” but not @BBCNews and other news-related accounts; the BBC asks Twitter to change the inaccurate label
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BBC, Mediaite, MediaPost, Financial Times, The Desk, New York Post, Vanity Fair, The Daily Beast, @derbychrisw, @slimshady1961, @jake_kanter, @jamesclayton5, The Guardian, @elonmusk, @jake_kanter, @leokelion, @oliverdarcy, @fizapirani, @poast_bridau, @karengeier, @thattimwalker, @kianpourworld, @isaiah_bb, @ec2man, @malwaretech@infosec.exchange, @davegreenidge57, @thebenevolus, @azeem, @jake_kanter, @arthur_spirling, @1147x1147, @bondhack, @frasernelson, Gizmodo and Boing Boing
Igor Bonifacic / Engadget:
In a reversal, Twitter lets users like, retweet, and reply to tweets with Substack links, but searches with “Substack” still just give results for “newsletter” — In a reversal of a limitation the platform put in place earlier in the week, Twitter is once again allowing users …
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The Verge, Techdirt, Mashable and MediaPost, more at Techmeme »
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Matt Novak / Forbes:
Elon Musk claims Substack links “were never blocked” and Substack tried to “download a massive portion of the Twitter database to bootstrap their Twitter clone”
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Reason, @elonmusk, New York Times, @sofain, @jbenton, @ericnewcomer, @noahcarl90, @craigcalcaterra, @mikeisaac, @markyzaguirre, @drkarlynb, @jamesrbuk, @charlesarthur, @damonimani, @redsteeze, @alexandrosm, @ruskin147, New York Post, Mediaite, The Verge, Boing Boing, Mashable, The Daily Beast, The Information and Techdirt
Matt Taibbi / Racket News:
Matt Taibbi plans to use Substack Notes instead of Twitter after learning Twitter is blocking Substack links because the company is upset about Substack Notes
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Very Serious, @bigtechalert, @maxwelltani, National Review, @zoeschiffer, @mtaibbi, @mehdirhasan, @mehdirhasan, Insider, Newser, Mediaite, @thetomzone, The Daily Beast, @ewong, @jbenton, @sahilkapur, @marccormier, @harikunzru, @chrismessina, @aravosis, @olganyc1211, Mashable, @emptywheel, @emptywheel, @emptywheel, @emptywheel, @heerjeet, @halomancer1, @plinz, @mehdirhasan, @sarahw, @ijbailey, @davidcorndc, @mikeduncan, @iron_spike, @oneunderscore__, @samuelaadams, @edzitron, @mattbinder, @thelincoln, @keyvaiuepair, Washington Post, Mediaite, The Verge, New York Post, Forbes, Fox News, The Wrap, New York Magazine, New Republic, Awful Announcing, Fortune, Fast Company and The Verge
Thomas Germain / Gizmodo:
An interview with Victor Wong, Google's senior director of product management for Privacy Sandbox, about replacing third-party cookies, Apple's ATT, and more — To replace the cookie in Chrome and Android, Google has an offering for the world called “Privacy Sandbox.” Here's an exclusive peek into how it will work.
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@puns_n_roses, @blakersdozen, @vkw, @spencertrask, @jonassickler, @vkw, @vkw, The Privacy Sandbox and @thomasgermain
Christopher Grimes / Financial Times:
Sources detail WBD CEO David Zaslav's efforts to revive the studio by backing classic franchises, investing in new films, repairing ties with talent, and more — After a painful first year, CEO David Zaslav is backing classic franchises and investing in new films to revive the legendary studio
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New York Post, @michellemanafy, @richlightshed and The A.V. Club
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Sophia Cai / Axios:
Sources: The White House is weighing giving social media influencers a dedicated briefing space, an unprecedented move that would give them more access to Biden — - Biden's digital strategy team will connect with influencers across the nation to target those who may not follow the White House …
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Mediaite, Fox News, New York Post, @levinejonathan, @davidhogg111, @racheljanfaza, @marcorubio, @clistonbrown, @sophiacai99 and Insider
Andrew McCormick / Columbia Journalism Review:
Q&A with Amal Ahmed, a Dallas-based journalist with Floodlight News, on covering environmental justice for communities in the often oil-and-gas friendly Texas — b … What led you to focus on climate change as a reporter? — I was an intern at Texas Monthly when Hurricane Harvey hit in 2017.
Paul Grein / Billboard:
The HFPA increases the international voters in its voting body for the 2024 Golden Globes from 87 to 215, as part of a pledge to grow the body and its diversity — The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has more than doubled the number of international voters in its voting body for the 2024 Golden Globe Awards.
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The Wrap, Variety, IndieWire, @terryanzur and The Hollywood Reporter
James Titcomb / Telegraph:
Tests show Elon Musk's Twitter removed limits on Kremlin-linked accounts, including Putin's, with some showing in For You feeds, reversing an April 2022 policy — Elon Musk's social media site lifts restrictions on Kremlin-linked tweets — Twitter has removed restrictions on Kremlin-linked accounts …
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@jayrosen_nyu, @vickerysec, TechCrunch, @auspolmate, @denestorteli, @politicussarah, @donmoyn, @rvawonk, @warbirdusa, @pbump, @pleizar, @oalexanderdk, @paulachertok, @info_rosalie, @politicussarah, @pourteaux, Insider, Livemint, India TV News, @rvawonk@newsie.social, @EugeneMcParland@mastodon.ie and Kyiv Independent
Jessica Piper / Politico:
Tests show Twitter, which resumed political ads this year, offers incomplete data on the ads through its “disclosure” tool, missing some promoted tweets — The platform started accepting political ads again in January. — Elon Musk took over Twitter last fall with a pledge …
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@digiphile, @jsscppr, @jsscppr and @mjbeckel, more at Techmeme »
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