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YouTube Blog:
YouTube says it will “remove content denying that well-documented violent events, like the Holocaust or the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, took place” — Over the past few years, we've been investing in the policies, resources and products needed to live up to our responsibility …
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Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
YouTube suspends monetization of Steven Crowder's channel after continued review finds “pattern of egregious actions” that are against Partner Program policies — Right-wing performer gay-bashed a Vox reporter for years. They initially declined to do anything, then ‘demonetized’ him …
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Casey Newton / The Verge:
YouTube updates guidelines to ban videos that promote the superiority of any group to justify discrimination, resulting in the removal of thousands of channels — YouTube is trying to reduce the prevalence of extremist content on the platform — YouTube is changing its community guidelines …
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@fordfischer, YouTube Blog, @kevinroose, VICE News, @bostonjoan, @kevinroose, @inafried, @reckless, VICE, @oliverdarcy, @tim_stevens, @the_moviebob, @kevinwglass, @caseynewton, @oliverdarcy, @oneunderscore__, @kevinroose, @tbskyen, @caseynewton, The Mary Sue, Slate, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, The A.V. Club and Variety, more at Techmeme »
Amy He / eMarketer:
In 2019 US consumers will, for the first time, spend more time using their mobile devices than watching TV — For the first time ever, US consumers will spend more time using their mobile devices than watching TV, with smartphone use dominating that time spent.
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Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg, Light Reading and Marketing Dive, more at Techmeme »
Daily Hive:
CNN hires the Toronto Star's Daniel Dale as a reporter on the fact-checking beat in Washington DC — After 11 years, The Toronto Star's Daniel Dale is leaving his position as their Washington bureau chief. — The award-winning political reporter says he will be working with CNN …
Pew Research Center:
Survey: 50% of Americans say made-up news is a very big problem today, more than climate change; 68% say it impacts confidence in government institutions — Politicians viewed as major creators of it, but journalists seen as the ones who should fix it — Many Americans say the creation …
Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
Le Anne Schreiber, who in 1978 became the first woman to run a major American daily newspaper's sports section, dies at 73 — Le Anne Schreiber, who became the first woman to run a major American daily newspaper's sports section when The New York Times appointed her to that position in 1978 …
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Poynter, @mirinfader, @britnidlc, @georgevecsey, @emmabaccellieri and @shelbygrad
ProPublica:
Philanthropist Herb Sandler, who funded ProPublica's launch and chaired its board until 2016, has died — Whatever difference ProPublica has made in the world over the past 11 years — and we like to think we've had significant impact — it has been a team effort, the combination of hundreds of staff …
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@ryangabrielson, @rodboydilm, @ericuman, @tracyweber and Inside Philanthropy
Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
The Boston Globe now has three journalists covering Rhode Island, as local papers like the Providence Journal dwindle — The Boston Globe, the first local newspaper to have more digital subscribers than print, is now investing in more local coverage. In Rhode Island.
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@joyjenkins, @jbenton, @heatherciras and BostonGlobe.com
Jason Rezaian / Washington Post:
State Dept. suspends funding for the Iran Disinformation Project, meant to combat foreign propaganda, after it spread disinformation about journalists, others — Even after spending a year and a half in prison in Tehran, I knew that if I wanted to go on writing about Iran …
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The Guardian, Mother Jones, @elise_jordan and @sinatoossi
Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
Without mentioning climate change, EPA chief Andrew Wheeler faulted the media for the rise of bad environmental news — WASHINGTON — Borrowing one of President Trump's favorite refrains, Environmental Protection Agency administrator Andrew Wheeler criticized the news media at length Monday …
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Etan Vlessing / Hollywood Reporter:
Viacom says it will debut Pluto TV Latino, a version of its streaming service with Spanish-language channels, in US on July 1 and in Latin America in early 2020 — The U.S. market debut of the Spanish language product will be followed by a release in Latin America in early 2020.
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CNN:
Two police raids in two days on Australia's national broadcaster and the home of a prominent journalist raise concerns about press freedom in Australia — New Delhi (CNN Business)Two police raids in two days on Australia's national broadcaster and a prominent journalist have raised concerns about press freedom in the country.
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BBC, @theprojecttv, @thelyonsden, @julieposetti, @macloo, @trevortimm, New York Times, The Guardian and Quartz
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ABC:
Federal police raid the Sydney headquarters of Australia's ABC News in relation to claims of publishing classified material in a 2017 series, The Afghan Files
Federal police raid the Sydney headquarters of Australia's ABC News in relation to claims of publishing classified material in a 2017 series, The Afghan Files
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James Cridland:
Apple makes substantial changes to podcast categories, which will go into effect later this summer, apparently without consulting the podcast community — Quietly, late on Tuesday, Apple sent an email to podcasters with a little news. As announced at WWDC the day before …