Mediagazer: In a statement, the Student Press Law Center says it's disturbed by reports of assaults and arrest threats against student journalists, and offers legal help (Student Press Law Center)

9:25 PM ET, May 1, 2024

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Katie Notopoulos / Business Insider:

Columbia University's student radio station WKCR deftly covered live news late on April 30 as police entered the campus, amplified via Instagram Live and Twitch — - On Tuesday night, the NYPD entered Columbia University to break up ongoing protests. — Other press couldn't go on campus …

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Hadas Gold / CNN:

Journalists covering protests on college campuses have been denied access and faced assaults and arrest, as some student media websites struggle with outages — Journalists tasked with covering violent unrest on college campuses across the US have been arrested and barred access as police moved …

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Student Press Law Center:

In a statement, the Student Press Law Center says it's disturbed by reports of assaults and arrest threats against student journalists, and offers legal help — - Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) — In the midst of protests occurring at college campuses across …

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Audible tests a lower-priced AU$8.99/month tier, Audible Standard, in Australia, without credits that roll over, as Spotify expands its audiobook offerings — - Audible's new Standard Plan in Australia is about 50% cheaper — Subscribers receive one title a month but don't own the works

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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
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David Bauder / Associated Press:

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Discussion: The Hill, Mediaite, @brianstelter and @brianstelter

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Matt Pearce:

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Discussion: Matt Pearce on LinkedIn and Free Press

Umar Shakir / The Verge:

Snapchat announces the ability to edit messages for up to five minutes after sending them, rolling out “soon” and available first for Snapchat+ subscribers — Snap is launching a slew of new features in Snapchat, including the ability to edit already sent messages allowing you to rectify a …

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Marko Zivkovic / AppleInsider:

Source: Apple is testing an AI-enabled Safari browser with a Web Eraser feature for better content blocking, AI-powered text summarization, a new UI, and more — Apple is testing a version of its Safari web browser that includes UI tweaks, advanced content blocking features …

Discussion: @siddhantsahu92, BGR, Glenn Gabe on LinkedIn, @tomgara, @chronotope, @scottkrauss, Quartz and 9to5Mac

Alex Griffing / Mediaite:

Paul Farhi's weeklong unpaid suspension from The Washington Post in 2022 has been rescinded under a deal between WaPo and the Washington-Baltimore News Guild — Paul Farhi, a veteran media reporter and former top writer at The Washington Post, announced on Wednesday that he had won …

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