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Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: the NYT rushed to publish its story on Zohran Mamdani's Columbia application out of fear of being scooped by other reporters, such as Christopher Rufo — THE SCOOP — The afternoon before a long holiday weekend isn't always the best time to drop a major scoop.
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Liam Scott / Columbia Journalism Review:
Media ethics experts, New York Times contributors, and others say the way that the NYT presented its Zohran Mamdani article raises significant ethical concerns — “What matters most here is whether the information was true and factual,” the Times' Patrick Healy told CJR.
Patrick Healy / @patrickhealynyt:
[Thread] An NYT standards editor responds to criticism of its recent Zohran Mamdani story, saying the “ultimate source” was Columbia data that Mamdani confirmed
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Analysis: Mail Online is among major news brands most-impacted by Google's AI Overviews, with 68.8% of the top 100 keyword searches resulting in no site visits — Mail Online is among the most-impacted major newsbrands by the arrival of Google's AI Overviews, according to Press Gazette analysis of new Similarweb data.
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Jaspreet Singh / Reuters:
Trump Media launches its streamer Truth+ globally, featuring the cable channel Newsmax, allowing the conservative outlet to grow its presence outside the US — Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT.O) launched its TV streaming platform, Truth+, globally on Monday, featuring the cable channel Newsmax to support the company's expansion.
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Semafor:
Fortune told staff that former editor Nick Lichtenberg was returning to “test ways to use AI to deliver breaking news faster” via a Fortune Intelligence section — Media companies are continuing to push the boundaries of how AI can be incorporated into journalism.
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Sources: TikTok plans to launch a new app version on September 5, ahead of the US' September 17 divest-or-ban enforcement deadline, that US users must switch to — TikTok is building a new version of its app for users in the U.S. ahead of a planned sale of the app to a group of investors.
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Liam Scott / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the threats and harassment local reporters covering US extremism face and the importance of coverage of how extremists interact with their communities — The extremism beat has gone mainstream—but in local markets, it's still intensely personal.
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Richard Lawler / The Verge:
Bluesky rolls out Activity Notifications, letting users get push notifications about new posts and replies from specific accounts, as it doubles down on sports — A new update has also added much more control over which notifications users will see, and who can trigger them.
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Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
A look at various responses to AI companies' scraping, including open source Anubis that uses cryptographic JavaScript challenges and Cloudflare's “link mazes” — For someone who says she is fighting AI bot scrapers just in her free time, Xe Iaso seems to be putting up an impressive fight.
Dan Primack / Axios:
Private equity firm TPG completes its $7.6B acquisition of the remaining 70% stake in DirecTV from AT&T, marking AT&T's exit from media — Private equity firm TPG completed its $7.6 billion purchase of the 70% stake it didn't already hold in DirecTV from AT&T.
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Luke Bouma / Cord Cutters News:
FuboTV agrees to pay $3.4M to settle a 2023 class action lawsuit alleging it violated US and California privacy laws over user data; Fubo denies the claims — FuboTV Inc. and FuboTV Media Inc. have agreed to pay $3.4 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging the companies violated federal …
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The Streamable and Ars Technica
Reuters:
Reuters says its X account was restored a day after being suspended in India over a “legal demand”; the Indian government denies issuing an order to restrict it — The Reuters News account on X has been inaccessible to users in India since Saturday, when the social media platform suspended …
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