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Philip Oltermann / The Guardian:
Die Zeit publishes leaked messages suggesting Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner tried to influence Bild's election coverage, panned climate activism, and more — Mathias Döpfner's reported comments on climate, Muslims and east Germany - and his apparent political manoeuvring - create shock waves
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Insider plans to start a group to test ways to incorporate AI; EIC says the outlet doesn't plan on including disclosures about AI for each individual article — Insider plans to begin experimenting with ways to leverage AI in its journalism, its global editor-in-chief Nicholas Carlson told Axios.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
PBS has not tweeted from its main Twitter handle since April 8, after Twitter labeled it “Government-funded Media”, and says it has no plans to resume tweeting — PBS has not tweeted from its main Twitter handle since April 8, following Elon Musk's decision to label the outlet “government-funded news.”
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Kendra Pierre-Louis / Nieman Reports:
Major news outlets have amplified voices pathologizing those who remain cautious about COVID-19 and minimized the health risks associated with the disease — Too much coverage minimizes the health risks researchers attribute to the virus — In December 2020, before the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
In Dominion-Fox pretrial hearings, the judge excludes discussion of January 6 and allows Fox to use “newsworthiness” as a factor in deciding liability — WILMINGTON, Del. — The hordes of Fox News “experts” — journalists, academics, nonprofit analysts, politicians …
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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
The Dominion lawsuit judge plans to appoint a special master to investigate whether Fox lied by saying Rupert Murdoch was a Fox Corp officer and not at Fox News
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Nine media companies, including NYT and Politico, sue for copies of January 6 Capitol riot surveillance videos given exclusively to Fox News by Kevin McCarthy — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy exclusively released security video from the Capitol riot to Carlson this year.
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Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
Twitch CEO Dan Clancy defends cutting 400 staff, saying the move was necessary to keep the service viable, and is meeting with creators to address their worries — Dan Clancy, Twitch's new chief executive officer, has led projects at NASA and Google, and once wanted to look for life on Mars.
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Reuters:
Russia says a possible prisoner swap involving Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich can only be considered after he is put on trial — Russia said on Thursday that a possible prisoner swap involving Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich can only be considered after he is put on trial …
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Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with Substack CEO Chris Best about Notes, asking for investment without sharing financial details, and more, as he evades some content moderation questions — Can Substack handle the wrath of Elon Musk and the pain of content moderation? — It is fair to say that Substack …
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J. Clara Chan / The Hollywood Reporter:
Spotify rolls out its “broadcast-to-podcast” technology via Megaphone, letting publishers convert radio shows into podcasts; Fox Corp is a partner — Fox Corp. is one partner using the audio giant's “broadcast-to-podcast” technology to turn existing Fox radio shows into on-demand podcasts.
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Jay Peters / The Verge:
Warner Bros. Discovery announces a Harry Potter TV series based on the books, to be produced over ten years with J.K. Rowling as an executive producer — Warner Bros. Discovery is officially working on a Harry Potter series for its new streaming service, Max.
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Kim Bhasin / Bloomberg:
Buzzer, which streams live sports on mobile in a short-form format, raised $20M led by Sapphire Sport, bringing its total funding to over $44M — Sports streaming startup Buzzer Media Inc. has raised new funding and entered discussions with leagues, teams and networks as it opens up the platform for licensing deals.
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