Mediagazer: Asked about their coverage of the hospital blast in Gaza, the WSJ declines to comment, the AP and Al Jazeera ignore inquiries, Reuters and CNN admit no fault (CNN)

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Asked about their coverage of the hospital blast in Gaza, the WSJ declines to comment, the AP and Al Jazeera ignore inquiries, Reuters and CNN admit no fault — Most news organizations seem eager to sweep last week's negligent coverage of the Gaza hospital explosion under the rug …

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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:

The Israel-Hamas and Ukraine wars are fueling graphic videos online, reaching a global audience, sometimes as propaganda, and potentially causing more trauma — The Israel-Gaza and Ukraine wars have flooded the web with grisly content. One researcher says, 'It's like there are suddenly …

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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:

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A dozen female former Rolling Stone employees describe Jann Wenner's office culture as “a dictatorship” with “palpable fear” and “a horrible place for women” — “The men were very angry all the time, and some of them would have full on fits—like, full-on toddler-like tantrums."

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Anja Karadeglija / National Post:

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters urges the government to also regulate services beyond Google's and Meta's, like Apple News, under the Online News Act — The association said only Google and Meta are covered by the Online News Act, ‘even though there are other platforms that benefit from the distribution of news content’

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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:

Tucker Carlson's Last Country signed its first advertising deal, worth at least $1M, with conservative-friendly shopping app Public Square, on October 20 — - Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson's new media company signed its first advertising deal. — The agreement is with conservative …

Discussion: The Hill, @pogue.bsky.social, The Wrap and Michael Seifert on LinkedIn

Chris Welch / The Verge:

Crunchyroll launches its streaming service on Amazon's Prime Video Channels in the US for $7.99+ per month, and coming to Canada, Sweden, and the UK this week — If you're a Prime Video subscriber, beginning today, you can start streaming Crunchyroll, the popular anime service, right from inside the Prime Video app.

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