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NPR plans to stop using Twitter as the social network “is taking actions that undermine our credibility” by implying that NPR is not editorially independent — The broadcaster said that the label undermined its credibility “by falsely implying that we are not editorially independent.”
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Joanna Partridge / The Guardian:
In a Twitter Space, Elon Musk said Twitter will change @BBC's “government-funded media” tag to “publicly funded” and he had “utmost respect” for the broadcaster — Billionaire also says pain level from owning site is ‘extremely high’ but the business is ‘breaking even’
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Jody Serrano / Gizmodo:
Twitter considers outlets to be “Government-funded Media” when “the government provides some or all” of their funding and “may” be involved in editorial content
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
A look at Rupert Murdoch's mounting problems; sources blame the 92-year-old's erratic behavior for the disarray in both his media empire and personal life — With the $1.6 billion Dominion lawsuit threatening to hobble Fox News, the ink on his divorce to Jerry Hall still wet …
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Vox Media spins off NowThis as an independent company, a year after acquiring the outlet; Vox will take a minority stake and continue to sell ads for NowThis — Known for its viral videos of politicians and other newsmakers, NowThis is preparing to cover the 2024 election as an independent company.
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Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times:
Emails: UMG asked Spotify, Apple, and other services to block developers training AI services from scraping melodies and lyrics from their copyrighted songs — Universal Music Group says new technology relies on unauthorised use of copyrighted material — Universal Music Group …
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Fox News will host the first 2024 Republican presidential primary debate, set to be held in Milwaukee; the debate will also be live streamed on Rumble — Fox News will host the first Republican presidential primary debate in Milwaukee later this year, Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel announced on Wednesday.
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Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look back at the UK tabloid phone-hacking case, ahead of the Dominion-Fox case: Rupert Murdoch and Fox survived the scandal and press rules changed little — A little over ten years ago, a long-awaited report, authored by Lord Justice Leveson, examined the incestuous relations between …
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
The Guardian US names Dana Canedy, the former publisher of Simon & Schuster, as managing editor, reporting to Editor-in-Chief Betsy Reed — Ms. Canedy, the first Black woman to serve as the publisher of Simon & Schuster's flagship imprint, will oversee the newsroom's daily operations.
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The Guardian and @justinbaragona
Erin Ailworth / Wall Street Journal:
A team of Russian reporters, scholars, programmers, and database specialists launches the Russian Independent Media Archive, starting with work from 13 outlets — Partnership between PEN America, Bard College comes as WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich remains imprisoned in Russia
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Talking Biz News and @penamerica
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
ESPN, Slate, and NPR explain why they're putting more podcasts on YouTube: more traffic thanks to Shorts and reach that allows them to monetize a new audience — ESPN, NPR, and Slate are experimenting with watchable podcasts. — It has recently come to my attention that some people prefer to watch podcasts.
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Brian Stelter joins Vanity Fair as a special correspondent to cover the Fox News trial, with a weekly column and podcast episodes about the defamation case — Elon Musk is ratcheting up the chaos on Twitter. — The erratic thin-skinned billionaire, who already destabilized Twitter last year …
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Mack DeGeurin / Gizmodo:
Artifact, the personalized news sharing app founded by Instagram's co-founders, adds article comments and plans to give new profiles a public “reputation score” — Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger's article app is taking a page from Reddit's playbook with upvotes, downvotes, and graded credibility—as well as AI moderation.
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TechCrunch, @mattnavarra, Engadget, @chrismessina@mastodon.xyz, @chrismessina@mastodon.xyz and Artifact News
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