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Filing: the US DOJ lays out “behavioral and structural remedies”, including a breakup, for the federal judge to consider in the Google Search antitrust case — - Antitrust officials also mull making Google share search data — Justice Department proposes multiple options in historic case
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Google says the DOJ's “radical” and “sweeping” proposals in the Search antitrust case risk “hurting” consumers, businesses, developers, and US competitiveness — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today shared a broad outline of radical changes it may demand …
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US judges have little modern precedent to guide them on whether a breakup like the one the DOJ is proposing in the Google Search antitrust case is appropriate


Podcasters have become the mainstream media as the presidential candidates seek out large shows with friendly hosts and as legacy media brands lose influence — A conversation with Helen Lewis on how independent podcasters became the new mainstream — Kamala Harris is in the midst …
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The FCC's chairwoman says threats against stations for airing content that conflicts with government views “undermine the fundamental principle of free speech” — In a move that critics are calling a flagrant abuse of power, Florida's Department of Health is threatening …
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Florida's Department of Health sends a cease-and-desist letter to TV stations airing an ad supporting a pro-abortion amendment, calling it “false advertisement”
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A once family-owned rural Ohio newspaper that is now owned by Metric Media plays a key part in an effort by fossil fuel interests to kill a proposed solar farm — Co-published with Floodlight and Tow Center for Digital Journalism … Reporting Highlights


The UK government formally passes the Independent Film Tax Credit into law, with relief available for qualifying films starting October 30 — The UK government has formally passed the much-talked-about Independent Film Tax Credit into law and relief will be available for qualifying films starting October 30.
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Sources: Tony Dokoupil's Q&A with Ta-Nehisi Coates was one of several moments that led to CBS execs criticizing him; source: Shari Redstone disagreed with execs — Critique of Ta-Nehisi Coates book prompts turmoil as Paramount's controlling shareholder objects to how network handled matter
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[Thread] CBS News leaders told staff that Tony Dokoupil's interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates about the Israel-Hamas war did not meet impartiality standards
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The Independent's US editorial team increased by 40% in 2023 to about 50 journalists as it beefed up before the US election, and US visitor numbers rose by 20% — US plans follow acquisition of Buzzfeed's UK operations earlier this year — The Independent, the London-based media group …
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Filmmaker Errol Morris, who made Separated, a documentary on Trump's child separation policy, questions why NBC has delayed its release until after the election — NBCU News Group boss Cesar Conde is — yet again — facing questions about an eyebrow-raising editorial decision that was made within his palace's walls.


Internal memo: UK publisher Reach tells staff that journalists “on a general shift” need to write “at least eight stories a shift” to help drive page views — Bosses at Reach plc have launched a drive to increase story count across its network of regional websites in a bid to boost online traffic.
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US adults on TikTok follow influencers and creators popular on social media but very few politicians, civic actors, or traditional media outlets and journalists — Adult TikTok users in the U.S. use the platform to follow pop culture and entertainment accounts much more than news and politics
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Netflix reports UK profit up 70% YoY to £53.7M in 2023 and its “member base” of subscribers rose by 7% YoY; its UK tax bill doubled to £14.2M — Netflix saw profits shoot up in the UK last year while its tax bill doubled. — The streamer, which for just the third year …
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OpenAI's head of media partnerships says it does not currently intend to share SearchGPT ad revenue with publishers and “no one wants to read AI-generated news” — OpenAI's head of media partnerships has said the company does not currently intend to share ad revenue …
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Survey: across the UK's biggest news shows, there was an average of 1.97 men for every one woman expert between November 2023 and April 2024, vs. 4.1 in 2014 — Double the number of men are being quoted as experts compared to women on the UK's biggest broadcast news programmes, according to a new survey into gender inequality.