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Twitter rolls out podcast integration into its redesigned Spaces Tab, starting with some English-speaking users globally on iOS and Android — Twitter helps people connect with unique and compelling voices around the world. With podcasts, we're taking that connection to a whole new level.
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, Lou Dobbs, Jeanine Pirro, and high-level Fox producers face depositions in Dominion Voting's defamation lawsuit against Fox News — The depositions are one of the clearest indications yet of how aggressively Dominion Voting Systems is moving forward with its suit against the media company.
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Josh Schafer / Yahoo Finance:
FanDuel says it will launch a sports cable TV network, FanDuel TV, in September, along with a new streaming app, FanDuel+, which will be free for FanDuel users — FanDuel (PDYPF) is launching a first-of-its-kind nationally distributed television network, FanDuel TV, the company announced on Thursday.
Queenie Wong / CNET:
Meta made 68 “newsworthiness allowances” from June 2021 to June 2022 for posts that may have violated its standards, letting them stay on Facebook or Instagram — Queenie Wong is a senior writer for CNET News, who focuses on social media companies including Facebook's parent company Meta, Twitter and TikTok.
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Constance Grady / Vox:
A deep look at long-term consolidation in book publishing and the arguments in the antitrust case against the Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster merger — The Justice Department is suing to block Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster's proposed merger.
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Liv Moloney / INMA:
The Economist's head of social media discusses how the magazine is reaching new audiences on Instagram, where two-thirds of its 5.8M followers are aged 18 to 34 — Instagram is a busy, visual platform. To its users, “news” can mean anything from holiday photos or the arrival of a baby to a product launch.
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@inmaorg and Journalism.co.uk
Jeremy Fuster / The Wrap:
Meghan Markle's new podcast, Archetypes, with Serena Williams as the first guest, takes the top spot on Spotify's charts, knocking off Joe Rogan in the US — Meghan Markle's new podcast “Archetypes” has soared to the top of Spotify's podcast charts, taking the top spot from longtime No. 1 title “The Joe Rogan Experience” in the US.
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Thomas Claburn / The Register:
The White House issues guidance to agencies to update policies by 2026 to make publicly funded research papers accessible, without embargoes or paywalls — Remembering Aaron Swartz — Fourteen years after the late Aaron Swartz published his Guerilla Open Access Manifesto calling …
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Publishers Weekly, New York Times, The Verge, The White House, STAT and Engadget
Alex Kirshner / The Atlantic:
Streaming has made watching sports more expensive and more difficult as games are fractionalized across different platforms — Few things are more satisfying for a certain type of college-football fan than a Notre Dame loss, and all the better if it's an upset.
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Jesse Whittock / Deadline:
Warner Bros. Discovery cuts 29 jobs in Europe, including top programming positions, as it shifts its approach to commissioning local content — EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros. Discovery is letting go of 29 staff in Europe, including key programming execs, as it moves to phase out HBO Max European originals …
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
The Guardian Media Group appoints Anna Bateson as CEO; previously, she helped develop its voluntary contributions strategy and served as interim CEO in 2020 — Former interim chief, who helped develop voluntary contributions strategy, returns to company — The Guardian's parent company …
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@kathviner, MediaPost, @arctictony and @vivian
Kirk McKeand / USA Today:
USA Today updates its article about the rumored acquisition of EA by Amazon, saying its content partner GLHF violated standards regarding the use of sources — Editor's note (10:37 a.m. ET): Earlier today, GLHF — a gaming/e-sports outlet and content partner of For The Win …
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