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Reporters Without Borders:
RSF investigation into Reuters reporter Issam Abdallah's death in Lebanon: one car was marked “press” and two strikes ~30 seconds apart hit seven journalists — Organisation: — RSF_en — Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has released a video reconstruction of the tragedy …
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Mark Bendeich / Reuters:
The Israel Defense Forces tells Reuters and the AFP that the military “cannot guarantee” their journalists' safety in Gaza, after the outlets sought assurances — Israel's military has told international news organisations Reuters and Agence France Presse that it cannot guarantee …
Jillian Deutsch / Bloomberg:
Meta plans to offer an ad-free option for Instagram and Facebook in the EU, EEA, and Switzerland, charging €9.99/mo. on the web or €12.99/mo. on Android and iOS — - Plans cost €9.99 per month on the web, €12.99 on mobile — The model follows increasing EU regulations on data access
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Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal:
Meta plans to temporarily suspend showing ads to all users under 18 in the EU and parts of Europe starting on November 6, to comply with EU regulations — Ad changes for Instagram and Facebook owner are aimed at navigating EU rules about targeted ads — Meta Platforms will stop showing adverts …
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Observer, @samschech, @rmendes.net, MarTech, 9to5Mac and @hoofnagle, more at Techmeme »
Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg:
Most of the 700 NYT tech staff plan a half-day work stoppage today, accusing the outlet of unilaterally implementing a return-to-office plan without negotiating — - News giant's Tech Guild held half-day work stoppage Monday — Workers include software engineers and product managers
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: at a private meeting with bank executives last week, Biden fumed at the NYT for saying that an Israeli airstrike was behind the Gaza hospital explosion — The Scoop — President Joe Biden raged against The New York Times in a private White House meeting early last week …
Reuters:
Graphic pro-Israel ads are appearing in kids' video games, like Angry Birds, across Europe; Israel has spent $1.5M on online ads since Hamas' October 7 attack — Maria Julia Cassis was sitting down to a meal in her terraced home in north London when her 6-year-old son ran into the dining room, his face pale.
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@xzherron, @leenavand and @samiranadkarni, more at Techmeme »
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
A look at the prospective buyers of The Telegraph, a long-standing power broker in conservative UK politics; DMGT would plan to launch the paper in the US — Everyone from Rupert Murdoch to Mathias Döpfner to Lord Rothermere is eyeing the historic broadsheet, which is on the block for the first time in two decades.
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Press Gazette, @joepompeo, @joepompeo and @brianstelter
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Q&A with Elle UK EIC Kenya Hunt about how the £149/year membership program Elle Collective can make up for falling newsstand revenue, future of magazines, more — Elle UK editor in chief Kenya Hunt explains why the future is bright for Elle magazine.
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David Montgomery / YouGov:
YouGov survey of 29,397 Americans: 85% own at least one physical book, 20% own one to 10, 14% own 11 to 25, and 13% own 26 to 50; 9% say they own 100+ e-books — Whether you sort your books by genre, author's name, the Dewey Decimal System, or the color of the spine, you're in the minority.
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@michellemanafy@journa.host, @dhmontgomery, @yougovamerica, @dhmontgomery, @markwgilson, @zjayres and @dhmontgomery
Julie DiCaro / Deadspin:
ESPN confirms that it has digitally altered a clip of NBA player Damian Lillard from 2020 and posted it after the Bucks' opening night win against Philadelphia — The network's latest gaffe is terrifying, and likely only the beginning — Last week, after the Bucks' opening night win against Philadelphia …
Megan Graham / Wall Street Journal:
Ad holding company Omnicom plans to acquire Flywheel, the digital commerce arm of UK-based B2B media, events, and analytics company Ascential, for ~$835M — Flywheel, part of Cannes Lions owner Ascential, aims to help brands sell on digital marketplaces such as Amazon
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MediaPost, AdExchanger, Adweek, @omnicom, @itsmanibro, @megancgraham, @bd2k, PR Newswire, @footsiebets, @tacoenthusiast2, @colinalewis and Reuters, more at Techmeme »
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