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In 2020, Trump's DOJ secretly seized phone records from 2017 of four NYT reporters: Matt Apuzzo, Adam Goldman, Eric Lichtblau, and Michael S. Schmidt — The admission by the Biden Justice Department followed similar recent disclosures to The Washington Post and CNN.
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Joshua Darr / FiveThirtyEight:
Researchers say Americans are more likely to vote for one party up and down the ballot when local newspapers close and they get their news from national outlets — The laws of supply and demand aren't working for local news. — The local news business was devastated by COVID-19, even though consumers wanted more of its product.
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Condé Nast:
Condé Nast appoints Millie Tran as vice president of content strategy and growth — New role further unifies global content operations — Condé Nast today announced the appointment of Millie Tran as vice president, content strategy and growth.
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Lucas Matney / TechCrunch:
Twitter starts rolling out Birdwatch fact checking notes on iOS, Android, and desktop, visible only to participants in its pilot program — Twitter is looking to crowdsource its way out of misinformation woes with its new product Birdwatch which taps a network of engaged tweeters to add notes to misleading tweets.
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CNN:
Trans writers and journalists struggle to get old bylines corrected, as company policies for updating bylines vary greatly across academic and news publishing — When Theresa Tanenbaum transitioned in 2019, she changed her name and began a years-long quest to correct the one she was given at birth …
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Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC:
Twitter launches its subscription service Twitter Blue in Canada and Australia for CAD $3.49 and AU $4.49/month, with features like Undo Tweet, Bookmark Folders — - Twitter Blue is designed for power users who are willing to pay a monthly fee for exclusive features.
Casey Newton / Platformer:
Censorship is becoming a crisis for social networks, as governments crack down on dissent and corporate content moderation stifles more speech than intended — A new presidential administration has a way of resetting the conversation. — The election of Donald Trump in 2016 triggered …
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Christina Maas / Reclaim The Net:
Washington State Supreme Court rules that YouTubers are not members of the “news media,” and therefore do not qualify for press privileges — Cementing the dominance of mainstream media. — If you're tired of cancel culture and censorship subscribe to Reclaim The Net.
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Lauradixon / Global Investigative Journalism Network:
Nonprofit news outlets across the globe with a focus on health coverage showed their strengths during the pandemic with in-depth reporting — When the COVID-19 pandemic took hold last year, editors scrambled to rapidly assemble teams to cover the crisis. Readers suddenly wanted …
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Patrick McGee / Financial Times:
In email to developers, Google says it will soon cut off access to “Advertising IDs” when Android users opt out, instead showing developers a “string of zeros” — Search giant introduces new safeguards for users who do not want to be tracked by advertisers
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Agence France-Presse:
VTimes, one of Russia's last remaining independent media outlets, to shut this month after it was labeled a “foreign agent” by the justice ministry in May — VTimes, one of country's last remaining independent media outlets, to shut this month — One of Russia's …
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Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
As a source says Gawker will return in fall, some Gawker alumni question its role in a crowded media world and whether Bustle will give it free reign — “Pugilistic” new editor in chief Leah Finnegan and her burgeoning masthead are drawing raves, but Gawker veterans question the notorious site's role …
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