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David Ljunggren / Reuters:
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge demands that Meta lift its “reckless” news ban on Facebook and Instagram for the safety of people fleeing wildfires — The Canadian government on Friday demanded that Meta (META.O) lift a “reckless” ban on domestic news from its platforms …
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Pete Evans / CBC News:
Evacuees from the wildfires threatening Yellowknife say that Meta's news fight with Canada's government makes it harder for them to share lifesaving information — Meta notes government sources not blocked as northerners duck ban by sharing screenshots of information
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Sources: news outlets in the US say Meta made changes that cut their Facebook referral traffic; one publisher said traffic fell by 30%+ YoY, another by ~40% YoY
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New York Times:
Sources: Donald Trump plans to upstage the first GOP primary debate on August 23, hosted by Fox News, to instead sit for an online interview with Tucker Carlson — The former president's apparent decision to skip the first debate is a major affront both to the Republican National Committee and to Fox News, which is hosting the event.
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Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
A district court judge upheld a US Copyright Office finding that artwork created by AI isn't eligible for copyright protection because it lacks human authorship — A federal judge on Friday upheld a finding from the U.S. Copyright Office that a piece of art created by AI is not open to protection.
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Steven Kurutz / New York Times:
A look at Standard Industries, a roofing conglomerate that employs some Vanity Fair alumni and has invested in media startups like Puck, Air Mail, and Pushkin — Technically, none. So why has Standard Industries hired several of them? — When Graydon Carter started his digital newsletter …
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Liam Scott / Voice of America:
US Press Freedom Tracker data shows that out of 90+ search-and-seizure instances involving journalists documented since 2017, nine have involved search warrants — The police raid on a local Kansas newspaper in August stunned many First Amendment advocates. But it was far from an isolated incident.
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@kaleidic, @bubbaprog and @bubbaprog.ilovecitr.us
Amaris Castillo / Poynter:
How journalists in Hawaii from the Honolulu Civil Beat and Akakū Maui Community Media are covering and coping with the Maui wildfires — 'We're going to be here for the long haul, so we have a huge task in front of us.' — Just before noon on Aug. 9, Courtney Teague felt a rush of adrenaline.
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Pjotr Sauer / The Guardian:
Russia bans dozens more UK journalists, media figures, and politicians from entering the country, including staffers from The Guardian, BBC, and Daily Telegraph — List of 54 Britons includes Guardian reporters and executives, a defence minister and the culture secretary
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@reasonabledr, @emilybell.bsky.social, @emilybell and Voice of America
Lauren Hirsch / @laurenshirsch:
Filing: ValueAct, an activist investor that took around a 7% stake in The New York Times a year ago, sells part of its stake, bringing its ownership to 4.62% — New: Per filing, activist investor ValueAct has sold off part of its stake in The New York Times, bringing it down to 4.62% from 6.21%. ValueAct first revealed its stake on August 11 of last year. Shares of $NYT are up 34% over the last 12 months. https://www.sec.gov/...
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Barron's Online and US Securities and Exchange Commission
Bloomberg:
Email: Amazon offers some creators up to $12,500 for 500 videos, or $25 per video, for its TikTok-like shopping feed; creators typically charge $200+ per video — - Content creators typically charge more than $200 a pop — Amazon.com Inc., looking to amp up its TikTok-like shopping feed …
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Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Elon Musk claims “block is going to be deleted as a ‘feature’, except for DMs”, without giving any details, in a reply to a user's X post about block vs. mute — Elon Musk says X's — formerly Twitter's — block feature is on the chopping block …
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Sophie Culpepper / Nieman Lab:
A look at nonprofit news outlet The Conversation's first foray into investigative reporting, which pairs journalists' reporting chops with academics' expertise — “It is elevating investigative reporting to a level where we are able to access ... jewels lying on the beach in the research of the academic world.”
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@sarakcuster, @edwardericsonjr, @gijn, @jjosephmiller, @magdabarascu, @risj_oxford, @mallarytenore, @niemanlab and Nation
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