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One politics editor has quit The Messenger; sources detail tensions over organizational confusion and demands to mass-produce articles based on rivals' stories — The company's high-volume approach to digital publishing has led to duplicated stories and alienated some of its journalists.


Sources: days after Linda Yaccarino's appointment, media agency GroupM tells its clients that Twitter is no longer “high risk”, a designation from November 2022 — WPP-owned GroupM removed designation of platform after appointment of Linda Yaccarino
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The Verge, @titterdaily, The Information, @johnlegere, The Week, @catthekin, @mshannahmurphy, @jason_kint, @goldengateblond, @pt, @ivanthek, Comic Book and Media Matters for America


A UK appeals court orders Carole Cadwalladr to pay 60% of Arron Banks' libel trial costs, or £1M+, plus £35K in damages, despite finding her Ted Talk “lawful” — Brexit donor Arron Banks entitled to damages over Carole Cadwalladr's Ted Talk, appeal judges have ruled.
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@carolecadwalla, @arusbridger, @ianclucas, The Guardian, @pipsinks, @guardiancomms, @carolecadwalla, @dgurdasani1, @dgurdasani1, Reporters Without Borders, @arron_banks, @denismacshane, @danielmgmoylan, @bournemouth4eu, @jkosseff, @emilybell, @bremaininspain, @jason_kint, @epkaufm, @frank3davies, @stepbd, @marcowenjones, @mariaressa, @carolecadwalla, @marcowenjones and @jacobbe79601492


An interview with brothers Eric and Jeff Rosenthal, whose podcast The Blog Era chronicles the time when a network of quasi-anonymous publications remade hip-hop — The new podcast from the brothers Eric and Jeff Rosenthal explores what made hip-hop blogs matter — and why they faded away.
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An actress and filmmaker argues now is the last time “any labor action will be effective in our business”, unless strong rules for the use of AI are introduced — What does it mean to be human? — You look human, you act human, you learn lessons, you have challenges, you feel emotions.
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@valleymrk, @sandrabernhard, @alexandercubis and VentureBeat


President Biden's last-minute Australia trip cancellation stuck media outlets with big bills, showing that such trips are impractically costly for most outlets — Some correspondents think it could prompt media bosses to pull back from covering the president on future overseas tours
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@farhip, @emptywheel, @dceiver, @jkbjournalist, @michaelsocolow, @washingtonpost and @krisnelson@legal.social


For the second time, Russia rejects US officials' request to visit WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich, after the US denied visas for Russian journalists in April — In barring U.S. officials from visiting Evan Gershkovich, Moscow blames Washington over visa status of its reporters
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@suneengel and The Moscow Times


A look at SCOTUS' Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh rulings and why Justice Thomas' explanation for Section 230's existence bodes well for the internet — Our long national wait for how the Supreme Court would rule regarding Section 230 is over, and the answer is... we need to keep waiting.
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@digiphile, @jess_miers, The Nation, TechCrunch, Technology & …, Washington Post, Next TV, The Hill, CNBC, Politico, Reason, ABC7, MediaPost, Quartz, CNN, Fast Company, Variety, The Messenger, Fox Business, The Verge and Boing Boing


ABC News hires The Economist's G. Elliott Morris as its editorial director of data analytics for the news division, which includes overseeing FiveThirtyEight — EXCLUSIVE: ABC News is hiring The Economist's G. Elliott Morris to be the editorial director of data analytics for the news division …


Bandcamp workers vote 31-7 in favor of forming a union, Bandcamp United, and await certification from the NLRB — Bandcamp workers voted 31-7 today in favor of forming Bandcamp United. — Back in March, a year after their company was purchased by Epic Games, Bandcamp workers announced …
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Bandcamp Updates, @bandcampunited and @bandcampunited


Sources: Amazon takes a 50% subscription fee cut for the streaming services on Prime Video Channels while YouTube is offering 40% or less for Primetime Channels — YouTube and Netflix are the most-watched streaming services in America. But it is Amazon that has come closest to building …
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@sizpatel, TechCrunch and Screen Rant


UK B2B information and events business Informa, which owns Industry Dive, acquires Winsight, which owns Foodservice Director and Restaurant Business, for $380M — Winsight's brands include titles such as Foodservice Director and Restaurant Business. — B2B information and events business Informa …
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Dow Jones Newswires