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Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
Ofcom report finds that 29% of UK teenagers use Instagram for news, 28% use TikTok and YouTube, 24% use BBC One and Two, down from 45% five years ago — Instagram, TikTok and YouTube are now the preferred mode of news consumption for British teenagers, a report by U.K. media regulator Ofcom has found.
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Press Gazette, Reuters, The Guardian, 9to5Mac, Times of India, The Independent and Broadband TV News, more at Techmeme »
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Taliban agents detained and threatened Lynne O'Donnell, a veteran war reporter from Australia, and forced her to tweet retractions for prior accurate reporting — A veteran war reporter in Afghanistan was told she would go to jail if she didn't tweet an apology for her reporting.
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@niemanlab, The Guardian, @katie_robertson, @nialakhalil, @pagossman, @shaharzadakbar, @lynnekodonnell, Foreign Policy and Mediaite
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
BBC agrees to pay damages to a former nanny after false allegations she had an affair with Prince Charles were used to get the Princess Diana Panorama interview — False claims that Tiggy Legge-Bourke had affair with Prince Charles ‘were likely spread to help secure exclusive’
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Press Gazette, Variety, CBS News and @cspencer1508
Ryan Barwick / Marketing Brew:
Research: Reddit's brand-safety approach to monetization is cautious, labeling all subreddits as no_ads until a manual human review applies some_ads or all_ads — New research may pull back the curtain on Reddit's seemingly inconsistent approach to monetizing its communities.
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Social Media Today, more at Techmeme »
Roshni Neslage / American Journalism Project:
American Journalism Project will give $3.15M to support three nonprofits: The City, ICT, and Verite, a sister newsroom of Mississippi Today launching this fall — Support will help nonprofits serving New Orleans, New York City and Native communities build sustainable growth models …
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@craignewmark, @indiancountry, Indian Country Today, @mstodaynews, @peterlattman, @tmorris504, @thecityny, @sarabethberman and @vegalteno
Dylan Smith / Digital Music News:
Warner Music Group becomes the first major label to adopt SoundCloud's user-centric payouts instead of the pro rata model used by Spotify — About three months after celebrating the anniversary of its fan-powered royalty model, SoundCloud has officially inked a global licensing deal with Warner Music Group.
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Engadget, The Verge, Complete Music Update and Music Ally, more at Techmeme »
Cristina Criddle / Financial Times:
Meta, Apple, Microsoft, Google, Twitter, and others register for a license in Indonesia under which they might have to censor content and hand over users' data — Meta, TikTok and Twitter among groups to register for licences under which authorities can censor platforms
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Reuters, AppleInsider, @neerajka, @mark_ajohnson and @hare_brain, more at Techmeme »
Rebecca Klar / The Hill:
A US House panel votes 53-2 to advance the American Data Privacy and Protection Act, which would affect ad targeting and how tech companies use people's data — A House panel advanced a comprehensive data privacy bill in a 53-2 bipartisan vote Wednesday, pushing forward legislation that aims …
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MediaPost, @commonsense, Free Press and Marketing Dive, more at Techmeme »
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Memo: CNN CEO Chris Licht elevates Virginia Moseley to EVP of US-based editorial, in charge of newsgathering for TV and digital, and lays out other execs' roles — CNN's new chief expanded the news outlet's leadership team Wednesday, keeping some senior executives in place while adding new ones to the mix.
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MediaPost, New York Times, Poynter, @iwmf, @raju, @benmullin, @sarafischer, @lacaldwelldc, @philiprucker, @mdornic, @edokeefe, @kriscoratti, The Wrap, Los Angeles Times and The Hollywood Reporter
Ashley Wong / New York Times:
Hell Gate, a New York City news outlet owned by five journalists, launches a subscription for $6.99 per month or $70 per year to keep the website afloat — After years of being put through the wringer of New York City media, five journalists created Hell Gate, the blog-style news site run on their terms.
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@jenist, @tvgrimreaper, @edmundlee, @silvermanjacob, @natashalennard, @hellgateny, @mjchiusano, @jaysonbuford, @kensingernathan, @macfathom, @molly__o, @jangelooff, @wongalum, @wongalum, @wongalum, @christrobbins, @christrobbins, @dannygroner, @caseynewton, @bernstein, @maxrivlinnadler, @knibbs, @jawnita, @bfishbfish, @emmabgo, @mollyknefel, @johnknefel and @jakedobkin
Cissy Zhou / Nikkei Asia:
Baidu's video streaming service iQiyi signs a content deal with Douyin, TikTok's sister app in China, ending a long dispute over alleged copyright infringement — Douyin users will be able to use iQiyi content to make their own short videos — Under a new agreement, users of short video platform Douyin …
Knight Foundation:
The Knight Foundation awards $20K grants to 25 newsrooms to upgrade their digital publishing tools; the program has given $1.5M to 75 newsrooms over three years — Twenty-five newsrooms will receive $20,000 grants to deploy an improved publishing solution, in third year of Knight initiative in partnership with News Revenue Hub
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@coachgharvey, @knightfdn, @knightfdn, @planetdetroit, @sfpublicpress and @berkeleyside