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The BBC, ITV, and Sky removed five pieces of footage from the Queen's funeral featuring members of the royal family, following a veto from Buckingham Palace — Exclusive: Five short pieces of video removed from circulation under agreement between broadcasters and Buckingham Palace
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Examining the differences between “pink slime” local sites, often with partisan paid PR posts, and partisan news outlets that mix advocacy with solid journalism — When the doors of the Texas Senate Chamber opened for the 2019 session, there were two new faces at the press table.
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Jake Tapper will host CNN's 9pm show from October 10 through the week of the November 8, as part of the network's programming lineup for the 2022 Midterms — John Berman, Brianna Keilar and Wolf Blitzer will fill in during the afternoons, with more changes to come.
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CNN, @davidfolkenflik, @alexweprin and @oliverdarcy


Daily Mail and General Trust CEO Paul Zwillenberg plans to step down, replaced by Jonathan Harmsworth, the great-grandson of the newspaper's founder — Great-grandson of newspaper's founder and chair of DMGT will take charge at end of the month — The chief executive of the Daily Mail publisher …
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Press Gazette, The Guardian, Yahoo News, @pressgazette, @pressgazette, @jimwaterson and @janinegibson


BBC Studios hires Vice Studios global president Kate Ward to oversee its factual portfolio, spanning its Natural History, Documentary, and Science units — Vice Studios global president Kate Ward is joining BBC Studios to oversee its factual portfolio, Variety can reveal.
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An interview with the authors of the book Meme Wars, on what journalists don't understand about the power of memes, damaging manipulation campaigns, and more — In 2019, after BuzzFeed and Verizon Media announced a combined 1,000 layoffs on the same day, many people who had shared their layoffs …
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@reportbywilson, @janinezacharia, @tad_walch, @karavoght and @craignewmark


Google refreshes Chromecast with Google TV, dropping the price to $35, adding a remote control, and supporting only 1080p content, down from 4K — Confirming rumors, Google has unveiled the Chromecast with Google TV (HD) device that offers features from the $50 4K model at a significantly cheaper $30 price.
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The Verge, Gizmodo, 9to5Google, @richontech and The Keyword, more at Techmeme »


Microsoft President Brad Smith says the company can't “use what others might consider censorship as a tactic” regarding labeling content that seems to be false — Microsoft Corp. won't label social media posts that appear to be false in order to avoid the appearance that the company …
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@carnage4life, @jordannovet, @daveyalba, @alexhern, @middleeast and @jeffstone500, more at Techmeme »


Florida's attorney general asks the Supreme Court whether the First Amendment prohibits states from regulating how social media companies moderate content — The state attorney general filed a petition to the Court on Wednesday, after two lower courts split on decisions about social media laws


German media group Bertelsmann puts French broadcaster M6 up for sale, after plans to merge M6 with competitor TF1 fell apart due to antitrust concerns — German media group Bertelsmann has put its French television business M6 back on the block, asking for indicative bids by Friday to …
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Variety, Digital TV Europe, Deadline, Broadband TV News and The Hollywood Reporter


Postmedia Network plans to end Monday editions for nine urban daily newspapers, including the Vancouver Sun, Montreal Gazette, and Ottawa Citizen, on October 17 — Postmedia Network Inc., owned by Postmedia Network Canada Corp. PNC-A-T, says nine of its urban daily newspapers will no longer …
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Toronto Star, @aaronwherry and @perreaux, Thanks:@vtuss


The CPJ demands that Iran release photojournalist Yalda Moaiery, who was beaten, arrested, and imprisoned for covering anti-state protests in Tehran — Iranian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release journalist Yalda Moaiery, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday.
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@ichri, @pressfreedom, @kombiz, @jasminramsey, @pressfreedom, @jrezaian, @pressfreedom, @nahayatt, IranWire, CNN and New York Times