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Leah Nylen / Bloomberg:
Filing: the US DOJ lays out “behavioral and structural remedies”, including a breakup, for the federal judge to consider in the Google Search antitrust case — - Antitrust officials also mull making Google share search data — Justice Department proposes multiple options in historic case
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Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword:
Google says the DOJ's “radical” and “sweeping” proposals in the Search antitrust case risk “hurting” consumers, businesses, developers, and US competitiveness — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today shared a broad outline of radical changes it may demand …
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Wall Street Journal:
US judges have little modern precedent to guide them on whether a breakup like the one the DOJ is proposing in the Google Search antitrust case is appropriate — Antitrust enforcers search for tough remedies to counteract alleged monopoly abuses — WASHINGTON—U.S. antitrust enforcers haven't broken up a company in 40 years.
Lora Kelley / The Atlantic:
Podcasters have become the mainstream media as the presidential candidates seek out large shows with friendly hosts and as legacy media brands lose influence — A conversation with Helen Lewis on how independent podcasters became the new mainstream — Kamala Harris is in the midst …
CNN:
The FCC's chairwoman says threats against stations for airing content that conflicts with government views “undermine the fundamental principle of free speech” — In a move that critics are calling a flagrant abuse of power, Florida's Department of Health is threatening …
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Gabrielle Russon / Florida Politics:
Florida's Department of Health sends a cease-and-desist letter to TV stations airing an ad supporting a pro-abortion amendment, calling it “false advertisement”
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
The Independent's US editorial team increased by 40% in 2023 to about 50 journalists as it beefed up before the US election, and US visitor numbers rose by 20% — US plans follow acquisition of Buzzfeed's UK operations earlier this year — The Independent, the London-based media group …
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Tony Dokoupil's Q&A with Ta-Nehisi Coates was one of several moments that led to CBS execs criticizing him; source: Shari Redstone disagreed with execs — Critique of Ta-Nehisi Coates book prompts turmoil as Paramount's controlling shareholder objects to how network handled matter
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Dylan Byers / @dylanbyers:
[Thread] CBS News leaders told staff that Tony Dokoupil's interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates about the Israel-Hamas war did not meet impartiality standards
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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
OpenAI's head of media partnerships says it does not currently intend to share SearchGPT ad revenue with publishers and “no one wants to read AI-generated news” — Varun Shetty also said that “no one wants to read AI-generated news”. — OpenAI's head of media partnerships …
ProPublica:
A once family-owned rural Ohio newspaper that is now owned by Metric Media plays a key part in an effort by fossil fuel interests to kill a proposed solar farm — Co-published with Floodlight and Tow Center for Digital Journalism … Reporting Highlights
Oliver Darcy / Mediaite:
Filmmaker Errol Morris, who made Separated, a documentary on Trump's child separation policy, questions why NBC has delayed its release until after the election — NBCU News Group boss Cesar Conde is — yet again — facing questions about an eyebrow-raising editorial decision that was made within his palace's walls.
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Netflix reports UK profit up 70% YoY to £53.7M in 2023 and its “member base” of subscribers rose by 7% YoY; its UK tax bill doubled to £14.2M — Netflix saw profits shoot up in the UK last year while its tax bill doubled. — The streamer, which for just the third year …
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Pew Research Center:
US adults on TikTok follow influencers and creators popular on social media but very few politicians, civic actors, or traditional media outlets and journalists — Adult TikTok users in the U.S. use the platform to follow pop culture and entertainment accounts much more than news and politics
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Paul Linford / HoldtheFrontPage:
Internal memo: UK publisher Reach tells staff that journalists “on a general shift” need to write “at least eight stories a shift” to help drive page views — Bosses at Reach plc have launched a drive to increase story count across its network of regional websites in a bid to boost online traffic.
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