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Alexandra Topping / The Guardian:
A UK judge rules that 15 out of 33 Daily Mirror articles about Prince Harry were a result of phone hacking and awards him £140,600 in damages for the “distress” — Duke awarded £140,600 in damages after judge rules articles were product of hacking or unlawful information gathering
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Alan Rusbridger / Prospect Magazine:
The Prince Harry hacking verdict shows that newspaper management at two of the UK's biggest media companies lied to parliament, other journalists, and others — Piece by painful piece, the murky truth about the darker corners of the British newspaper industry has been revealed
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The Guardian:
Piers Morgan, Daily Mirror's editor from 1995 to 2004, denies he was aware of the paper's phone hacking, after a UK judge said there “can be no doubt” he knew — Former Daily Mirror editor says Prince Harry 'wouldn't know truth if it slapped him in his California-tanned face'
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Cox Media Group claims it can listen to consumers' conversations through microphones in smartphones, smart TVs, and other devices and use the data to target ads — A marketing team within media giant Cox Media Group (CMG) claims it has the capability to listen to ambient conversations …
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Al Jazeera:
Israeli drones fired missiles in Khan Younis, Gaza, killing Al Jazeera Arabic journalist Samer Abudaqa on December 15 and wounding bureau chief Wael Dahdouh — Al Jazeera Arabic journalist Samer Abudaqa has died while covering an Israeli attack on a school in Khan Younis, southern Gaza.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Arkansas-based publisher Helena World Chronicle sues Google on antitrust grounds and says Search Generative Experience and Bard make issues even worse — A new class action lawsuit filed this week in the U.S. District Court in D.C. accuses Google and parent company Alphabet of anticompetitive behavior …
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Patrick Frater / Variety:
Alibaba Pictures plans to release Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour in theaters in mainland China on December 31, to be distributed by state-owned China Film Group — “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” movie has cleared multiple stages of approvals and will release in mainland Chinese theaters on Dec. 31.
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Martin K.N Siele / Semafor:
TV BRICS, which focuses on Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, and is owned by Russia's MKR Media, expands with media company partnerships in Africa — The News — The BRICS economic bloc of countries is aggressively expanding its media presence in Africa through …
Bloomberg:
Memo: Weibo sent notices warning users to “avoid expressing pessimism about the economy” and “avoid crossing the red lines” around economic or financial topics — - The social media service sent warning notices to users — China has stepped up control on online discourse in past years
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Ben Strauss / Washington Post:
A look at local sports news coverage, particularly in places where The Athletic cut staff, as rabid fandom and proprietary coverage may make for a good business — Inside the Baltimore Orioles' clubhouse after Game 2 of the American League Division Series this fall, reporters surrounded …
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@afkostka, @toddbigphoto, @ddiamond and @dcsportsbog
Ash Parrish / The Verge:
Days after updating its content policy to permit certain kinds of sexual content, Twitch rescinds the “artistic nudity” portion, citing “community concern” — Mere days after Twitch updated its content policy to permit certain kinds of sexual content …
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Financial Times:
The trial of Hong Kong media mogul and activist Jimmy Lai, accused of collusion with foreign forces and publishing seditious material, starts on December 18 — One of Chinese Communist party's most outspoken critics faces prospect of life in prison — Jimmy Lai believed in “delivering freedom through media”.
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