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James Clayton / BBC:
EU study: social media companies have failed to stop pro-Russian disinformation and the “reach and influence of Kremlin-backed accounts” grew further in 2023 — Social media companies have failed to stop “large-scale” Russian disinformation campaigns since the invasion of Ukraine, the EU has said.
Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
A look at what's prolonging the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes as the economic damage grows: anger over pay disparities, union cohesion, and future of work worries — Jobs, Labor & Workplace — Hollywood had hoped its summer of strikes would end by Labor Day, but ongoing talks between the unions …
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
The US BLS August 2023 employment report shows the film, TV, and music industries shed 17,000 jobs, “reflecting strike activity”; other sectors saw job growth
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J. Kim Murphy / Variety:
ESPN, ABC, Disney Channel, and other Disney outlets go dark on Charter's Spectrum, which has nearly 15M subscribers, after failing to sign a new carriage pact — ESPN, ABC, Disney Channel and other outlets owned by the Walt Disney Co. have gone dark on Charter Spectrum cable systems …
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Charter says its Disney dispute “is not a typical carriage dispute”, and the cable company is prepared to “move on” from its video business if no deal is made
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Los Angeles Times:
The Marion County Record raid showed how vague US federal and state computer crime laws can threaten press freedom; lawmakers should add more media protections — This month, police officers in Marion, Kan., crashed into the newsroom of the Marion County Record, a weekly newspaper …
Miles Ellingham / Rolling Stone UK:
A profile of Jake Hanrahan, a former Vice reporter who in 2018 founded Popular Front, which covers global conflict via YouTube, Instagram, a podcast, and more — As the founder and face of news outlet Popular Front, Jake Hanrahan is bringing unfiltered world events to the masses through …
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Cristina Criddle / Financial Times:
Senior YouTube staff express concerns that Shorts is drawing audiences away from longer-form videos, which produce more revenue but are “dying out” as a format — Concerns raised that TikTok rival is drawing audiences away from the platform's longer-form videos
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Associated Press:
Russian authorities declare Nobel Peace Prize winner and Novaya Gazeta EIC Dmitry Muratov to be a foreign agent, a label used to suppress critics of the Kremlin — Russian authorities on Friday declared newspaper editor Dmitry Muratov, a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, to be a foreign agent …
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David Robb / Deadline:
SAG-AFTRA's National Board votes unanimously to send a strike authorization vote to its members in preparation of upcoming negotiations with video game firms — SAG-AFTRA, which has been on strike against film and scripted TV productions since July 14, is now gearing up for another possible strike …
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Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
A US judge throws out the convictions of former Fox executive Hernan Lopez, who was found guilty in March of bribing soccer officials for broadcasting rights — A federal judge threw out the convictions of a former Fox executive and a South American sports media and marketing company …
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N Ram / Prospect Magazine:
The Hindu's former EIC says the Modi government hounding left-leaning Indian media website NewsClick is a state-engineered McCarthyite disinformation campaign — The hounding of media website NewsClick is a form of McCarthyism, writes a former editor of the Hindu
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Emilia David / The Verge:
A Gizmodo en Español writer says Gizmodo owner G/O Media shut down and laid off editors of the Spanish-language site, and is now using AI to translate articles — Gizmodo owner G/O Media shut down and laid off editors of its Spanish-language site Gizmodo en Español and is now using AI to translate articles.
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Clare Malone / New Yorker:
A profile of Mark Thompson, CNN's new CEO and a veteran of the BBC and The New York Times, as Dean Baquet says his hiring indicates a strategy beyond job cuts — After a turbulent year under new ownership, the cable news network is hoping that Mark Thompson, a veteran of the Times and the BBC, can turn things around.
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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
Q&A with Sky News anchors Sophy Ridge and Trevor Phillips on their new shows, the state of UK political journalism, Sky's “big investment in politics”, and more — Ridge's Politics Hub will focus on the “daily machinations”, while Phillips on Sundays will go deeper.
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