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Lawyers for Dominion and Fox News try to persuade a judge to resolve the defamation lawsuit against Fox without the jury trial scheduled to start on April 17 — Ask lawyers about Eric Davis, the judge overseeing the $1.6 billion defamation suit against Fox News by Dominion Voting Systems …
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Fox News producer Abby Grossberg sues Fox, accusing its lawyers of trying to coerce her into giving misleading testimony and taking the blame in Dominion's case — The producer, Abby Grossberg, said in a pair of lawsuits that the effort to place blame on her and Maria Bartiromo …
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With a trial looming, some experts expect Fox News to settle the Dominion lawsuit as the company must weigh the risk of more legal fees against its cash on hand — With dueling motions for summary judgment pending and a trial looming, lawyers watching the fight expect it to end in a draw …
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Fox claims hosts who aired election fraud lies acted as pundits with the leeway to express opinions and that they're entitled to the same rights as journalists — The issue could cut both ways for Fox, which argues that hosts who aired false claims of election fraud acted as pundits …
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Fox News drops its lawsuit seeking a restraining order against producer Abby Grossberg but places her on leave after she filed two lawsuits against the network — New York CNN — — A Fox News producer on Monday filed a pair of explosive lawsuits against the right-wing talk channel …
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Sources describe staff acrimony after Rolling Stone covered an FBI raid on James Gordon Meek's home sans stating CSAM allegations; the EIC edited out the claims — Warning: This story contains references to disturbing accusations and incidents of child sex abuse.
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An analysis of 105K+ variations of Upworthy headlines: negative words and sad words in headlines generate more clicks while words of joy and fear reduce clicks — Why is all the news so negative? — Maybe it's because journalists are naturally drawn to aberrations — outliers from the norm …
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Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake, departing hosts of DPReview TV on YouTube, plan to join PetaPixel to lead its new YouTube Channel that launches in May — Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake are joining PetaPixel and will lead its new YouTube Channel. The two have been a mainstay …
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Digital photography site DPReview, owned by Amazon, is closing April 10; people can request downloads of photos or texts they uploaded to the site until April 6 — DPReview, easily one of the most beloved publications among photography enthusiasts, will shut down and its content will be deleted.
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An Ecuavisa TV presenter was hurt after inserting a bomb disguised as a USB stick into his computer; other journalists across Ecuador received similar devices — Lenin Artieda was one of several journalists targeted by explosive devices mailed out across the country
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TikTok refreshes its Community Guidelines, expanding a section to cover “synthetic and manipulated media”, or deepfakes, as US political pressure increases — As the prospect of a US TikTok ban continues to grow, the video app has refreshed its content moderation policies.
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Ahead of Shou Zi Chew's testimony, TikTok confirms having 150M MAUs in the US, up from 100M in August 2020; in September 2021, TikTok reported 1B+ MAUs globally
Ahead of Shou Zi Chew's testimony, TikTok confirms having 150M MAUs in the US, up from 100M in August 2020; in September 2021, TikTok reported 1B+ MAUs globally
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WGA East members who work for Hearst Magazines plan a half-day walkout on March 23 to demand a fair contract; rallies are planned at four Hearst office sites — Hundreds of WGA East members who work for Hearst Magazines Media are planning to stage a walkout Thursday to demand a fair contract.
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