A profile of Stand News, a nonprofit founded in 2014 that was Hong Kong's leading online media outlet before coverage of protests in 2019 led to its closure (Reuters)

Mediagazer: A profile of Stand News, a nonprofit founded in 2014 that was Hong Kong's leading online media outlet before coverage of protests in 2019 led to its closure (Reuters)

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Hong Kong Free Press:

A Hong Kong court finds two former editor-in-chiefs of defunct outlet Stand News guilty of sedition, the first such conviction of journalists there since 1997— Two former chief editors of defunct outlet Stand News have been found guilty of sedition, marking the first such conviction …
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Chris Lau /
CNN: Hong Kong journalists found guilty of sedition in case critics say highlights decline in press freedom

Austin Ramzy /
Wall Street Journal: Hong Kong Editors Convicted of Sedition in Landmark Press-Freedom Verdict

Nick Marsh /
BBC: HK journalists found guilty in landmark sedition case

Timothy McLaughlin /
@tmclaughlin3: “...our biggest opponent is the regime...” Chung Pui-Kuen, former chief editor of Stand News who was convicted today of sedition in Hong Kong, gave an unfortunately prescient response to an academic when asked about the media environment in Hong Kong in 2019. [image]

Aaron Busch /
@tripperhead: 🇭🇰👨 ⚖️ List of articles found to have sedition intentions in the Stand News trial. List via @HKFP [image]

Thomas van Linge /
@thomasvlinge: Another low in #HongKong. Back in 2019 Stand News was one of the best outlets to follow for minute-to-minute coverage of the mass protests. Now its chief editors are being send to prison for doing a great job.

Galileo Cheng /
@galileocheng: Judge Kwok Wai-kin argues Stand News was a media “supporting and promoting Hong Kong localism and autonomy...a tool of smearing and criticizing the Central and Hong Kong Government” 11 out of 17 articles were found seditious https://legalref.judiciary.hk/ ...

Tom Grundy /
@tomgrundy: 2/ Stand News' ex-editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen, 54, appeared in front of judge Kwok Wai-kin on Thur to hear the long-awaited verdict. The outlet's ex-acting editor-in-chief Patrick Lam, 36, was not present for the hearing due to a health issue, HKFP learned. [image]

Pete Radcliff /
@pete_radcliff: The heroic editors of Hong Kong's Stand News found guilty of sedition. Journalists and activists for democracy across the world need to stand in solidarity with them.

Tom Grundy /
@tomgrundy: 1/ A critical, years-long trial has concluded, with Stand News journalists facing jail over 11 “seditious” articles — a top story across the world. An interesting time to check on local news homepages: [image]

Tom Grundy /
@tomgrundy: Prosecutors said Stand sought to incite hatred against the gov't through 17 website articles. Included interviews w/activists, op-eds by democrats like Nathan Law, a feature about protests & a hard news piece about an activist winning a rights prize. 11 were found ‘seditious.’

Kristie Lu Stout /
@klustout: “Journalists do not have to be loyal to anyone, support anyone or be enemies of anyone. If we really have someone to be loyal to, it will be the public &only the public because we believe in freedom of the press&freedom of speech” -Stand News ex-editor Patrick Lam/ht @hkchrislau @xinqisu: Chung Pui-kuen, Stand News founding editor who was just found guilty of sedition, leaves court. [video]

Shibani Mahtani /
@shibanimahtani: Stand News' editors were defending the entire profession of journalism in Hong Kong when they pled not guilty. They pushed back against charges that op-eds, features and articles were anything other than normal journalism. Their guilty verdict will have profound implications.

Rasmus Kleis Nielsen /
@rasmus_kleis: “Stand News was among the last openly pro-democratic publications until its closure in December 2021, which saw seven arrested.” Now, editors Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam have been found guilty of “sedition”. #journalismisnotacrime https://www.bbc.com/...

Ian Brown /
@1br0wn: Starmer is busy cosying up to Xi, so sadly doubt we'll see any significant pushback from 🇬🇧 (and how can the few remaining British judges not now resign from 🇭🇰 Court of Final Appeal?)

Beh Lih Yi /
@behlihyi: Journalism is not seditious. Let's be clear: all they are guilty of is doing journalism. This oppressive ruling shows #HongKong is descending further into authoritarianism #StandWithStandNews

Tom Grundy /
@tomgrundy: 1/ 🚨BREAKING: Two former chief editors of defunct outlet Stand News have been found guilty of sedition, marking the first such conviction of journalists in Hong Kong since the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997. In full: https://hongkongfp.com/... [image] Reporters Without Borders: Hong Kong: RSF condemns the guilty verdict for Stand News editors-in-chief

Hans Tse /
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP: Stand News: Verdict in sedition trial of Hong Kong journalists expected almost 2 years after trial began

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A profile of Stand News, a nonprofit founded in 2014 that was Hong Kong's leading online media outlet before coverage of protests in 2019 led to its closure— After Hong Kong police raided Stand News and arrested two editors, its staff decided that to avoid more arrests they had to shut …

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CNN:

A jury in Las Vegas finds former Nevada politician Robert Telles guilty of fatally stabbing Las Vegas Review Journal reporter Jeff German in September 2022— A jury has sentenced Robert Telles, a former Nevada politician found guilty of fatally stabbing a Las Vegas investigative reporter …

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Las Vegas Review-Journal, Washington Post, The Hill, @day_of_lemay@threads.net, @hadas_gold, Rolling Stone, Associated Press, @pressfreedom, Newser, Reuters, Axios, Voice of America, Metro.co.uk, @alexleff, NPR, Al Jazeera, New York Daily News, ABC7, Committee to Protect …, Fox News, New York Times, Boing Boing, CBS News and The Nevada Independent

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Katelyn Newberg /
Las Vegas Review-Journal: Jury finds Robert Telles guilty in murder of RJ reporter Jeff German — WATCH LIVE

Praveena Somasundaram /
Washington Post: Ex-county official convicted of murdering Las Vegas reporter

Lauren Sforza /
The Hill: Ex-Nevada politician Robert Telles convicted of investigative journalist's murder

Johnathan Lemay /
@day_of_lemay@threads.net: It's very easy to hate on the media and journalists these days, and I have my fair share of issues with them as well. But, we shouldn't forget how vital a job it is to hold power to account, or how dangerous it can become https://abcnews.go.com/...

Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: Robert Telles, a former Clark County Public Administrator, was found guilty Wednesday of murdering Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German, who had reported extensively on Telles. https://www.reviewjournal.com/ ...

Jon Blistein /
Rolling Stone: Former Nevada Politician Convicted of Murdering Investigative Journalist Jeff German @pressfreedom: “While Wednesday's ruling will not bring #JeffGerman back to his family, friends, and colleagues, the conviction sends an important message that the killing of journalists will not be tolerated,” CPJ's @kajtweets said. Read more: https://cpj.org/...

Jessica Kwong /
Metro.co.uk: Politician shakes head as he's found guilty of killing journalist over unflattering stories

Alex Leff /
@alexleff: Two years ago, Las Vegas was shocked by the stabbing of one of its best-known journalists, Jeff German. German's investigative reporting had dug into the world of a local official at the time. That ex-official has been found guilty of murdering German. https://www.npr.org/...

David Matthews /
New York Daily News: Ex-politician Robert Telles found guilty in murder of Las Vegas reporter Jeff German

Ken Ritter /
ABC7: Jury finds ex-politician guilty of murder in 2022 killing of Las Vegas investigative reporter Committee to Protect Journalists: CPJ welcomes conviction in killing of Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German Fox News: Robert Telles verdict: Dem Vegas politician accused of killing journalist found guilty, sentenced to life

Isabelle Taft /
New York Times: Former Las Vegas Official Convicted in Journalist's Murder CBS News: Jury in trial of Robert Telles finds former politician guilty in killing of Las Vegas journalist Jeff German

The Verge:

ESPN launches a Where to Watch feature on its website and app, which aims to be a universal guide for streaming sports with data from 250+ streaming services— ESPN's newest feature will be a welcome bookmark for sports fans everywhere: the company just launched “Where to Watch,” …

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Los Angeles Dodgers /
ESPN: U.S. Open Cup

Kenny Smith /
@kennysmith.bsky.social: From the same company that won't allow their writers to create hyperlinks to other sites in their sports copy ... [embedded post]

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: ESPN moves forward with aggregate sports discovery feature

Ryan Christoffel /
9to5Mac: Apple TV tried being a sports hub, but now ESPN's launching a competitor

David Satin /
The Streamable: ESPN Is Trying to Make It Easier to Find Out Where Games Are Streaming

Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: ESPN launching first-of-its-kind ‘Where to Watch’ feature in app

Roger Palmer /
What's On Disney Plus: ESPN Launches New “Where To Watch” Feature

Brian Steinberg /
TVNewsCheck: ESPN Will Vie For Local Sports Rights

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Variety:

ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro says the company has suggested to sports leagues that it could help distribute games to specific markets via its streaming products— BRISTOL, Conn. — ESPN, best known for its comprehensive portfolio of national sports rights, sees a chance to get into the business …

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Colin Mann /
Advanced Television: Survey: Fans open to more streamed sports

Roger Palmer /
What's On Disney Plus: ESPN “Flagship” Looking To Include Local Sports Associated Press: Your own personalized “SportsCenter”? ESPN working on that for an upcoming streaming service

Jacob Feldman /
Sportico: AI SportsCenter, Local In-Market Games Could Boost New ESPN App

Timothy Burke /
@bubbaprog.ilovecitr.us: >Pitaro said the company would be able to “geotarget” subscribers to its streaming services & make games available to people in specific markets. — you mean that thing the leagues already do with their own streaming products, two of which use the exact same MLBAM/BAMTEC platform that ESPN does? [embedded post]

Eric Fisher /
Front Office Sports: ESPN's Pitaro: RSN Turmoil Is Chance to Expand Local Game Coverage

David Satin /
The Streamable: ESPN Aims to Add Local Rights as ‘Flagship’ Streamer Prepares for 2025 Launch

Kayla Cobb /
The Wrap: ESPN Launches ‘Where to Watch’ on ESPN App and Website to Find Games Anywhere

Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: Hub: Sports Fans Open to Live-Streaming Events, Games

Caitlin Huston /
The Hollywood Reporter: ESPN Launches New ‘Where to Watch’ Feature Online

New York Times:

Russia bars 14 WSJ employees, including EIC Emma Tucker, five NYT journalists, four WaPo journalists, and dozens of other Americans from entering the country— The list of barred journalists includes the top editor of The Wall Street Journal. Dozens of other Americans are also forbidden to enter Russia …

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The Hill, Associated Press, @katie_robertson, Talking Biz News, Reuters and Columbia Journalism Review

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Sarah Fortinsky /
The Hill: Russia bans multiple US journalists from entering the country

Katie Robertson /
@katie_robertson: Russia barred more than a dozen @WSJ journalists from entering the country, as well as journalists from NYT and WaPo “The Putin regime is farcically consistent in its all-out assault on free press and truth. This laughable list of targets is no exception,” a WSJ spox said

Jon Allsop /
Columbia Journalism Review: Reporters across borders

Poynter:

How students at the Independent Florida Alligator used public records and cultivated sources to cover college president Ben Sasse's spending and resignation— Independent Florida Alligator's stories drew national attention to former senator's high-dollar consulting and remote personnel spending

Louisiana Illuminator:

A look at Chevron's local news site Permian Proud, produced by the same PR firm behind California's The Richmond Standard, pushing positive oil industry news— In the fossil fuel-rich Permian Basin, a major producer runs a regional website that combines industry perspective with feel-good local stories.

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Media Matters for America, @reporteralvarez,

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Evlondo Cooper /
Media Matters for America: Chevron's faux news site exploits local journalism's decline, epitomizing the fossil fuel industry's insidious greenwashing strategies

Felicia Alvarez /
@reporteralvarez: Many thanks to my reporting partners @MarLaMariposa and Richard Tzul who always inspire good accountability journalism in me.

Felicia Alvarez /
@reporteralvarez: Excited to see this story out, new deep dive into how the oil industry manipulates local news in oil-rich Texas and New Mexico https://floodlightnews.org/...

Digiday:

Excerpts from an interview with Jessica Sibley, CEO of Time, on negotiating with AI companies, taking down the paywall, predicting a “very strong” H2, and more— Even billionaire-backed media companies are not immune to the challenges facing the media and digital advertising industries.

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@digiday

New York Times:

Yelp sues Google, alleging Google used its dominance in general search to gain an unfair advantage in local search services and local search advertising markets— Yelp complained for more than a decade that Google tilted the search market in its favor. After its rival's landmark legal loss, it finally decided to sue.

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Jeremy Stoppelman /
Yelp: Fighting for fair competition, consumer choice, and a more helpful Google search experience

Rob Tornoe /
Editor and Publisher: Searching for search traffic

Chris Boese /
@ChrisBoese@newsie.social: Google's Antitrust Defeat Opens the Door to Lawsuit From Yelp — Yelp complained for more than a decade that Google tilted the search market in its favor. After its rival's landmark legal loss, it finally decided to sue. https://www.nytimes.com/...

Dr. Fröhlich /
@edgarallandoh.bsky.social: The extortionists suing the slumlords. Love it. [embedded post]

Amy Sezak /
Amy Sezak on LinkedIn: Today, Yelp filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google in federal court in SF. Google has illegally abused its monopoly in general search …

Laurie Sullivan /
MediaPost: Yelp Sues Google Over Self-Preferencing Reviews

Lauren Feiner /
The Verge: Yelp sues Google for antitrust violations

Ramishah Maruf /
CNN: Yelp files lawsuit against Google

Michael Bishop /
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Christian J. Ward /
Adweek: Search Is Fragmenting Quickly. Brands Need to Develop Knowledge Graphs

Anna Washenko /
Engadget: Yelp files antitrust lawsuit against Google

New York Times:

MSG Networks and YES plan to launch the Gotham Sports App, with Yankees, Knicks, Nets, and NY area NHL games, for $42/mo., ahead of the Knicks and Nets seasons— For New York fans, the Yankees, Knicks, Nets and all the area NHL teams will be available on one service as YES and MSG Networks will launch the Gotham Sports App.

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Brian Steinberg /
Variety: YES Network, MSG Networks Back Gotham Sports App That Streams Yankees, Knicks, More

Reice Shipley /
Awful Announcing: YES, MSG Networks to launch Gotham Sports App, air games of six NY sports teams

Jacob Feldman /
Sportico: MSG, YES Launch Combo Streaming App for New York-Area Sports

Matthew Keys /
The Desk: Gotham Sports App to launch with MSG Networks, Yes Network

Alex Weprin /
The Hollywood Reporter: YES and MSG Networks Launch Joint Streaming App In Shake Up of RSN Business

Daniel Frankel /
Next TV: Gotham Sports App Unites Yankees, Knicks, Nets, Devils, Islanders and Sabres Under One $42-a-Month DTC Home

Eric Fisher /
Front Office Sports: New York First: Yankees and MSG Go All In on Live Sports Streaming Pact

Kenny Smith /
@kennysmith@mstdn.social: Forty-two bucks a month seems steep. — From: @Mediagazer — https://mstdn.social/... Barrett Media: MSG Networks, YES Network to Launch ‘The Gotham Sports App’ Ahead of NBA, NHL Seasons

Reuters:

A US court rules TikTok must face a lawsuit over a 10-year-old's death and the “blackout challenge”, saying algorithmic curation isn't protected by Section 230— A U.S. appeals court has revived a lawsuit against TikTok by the mother of a 10-year-old girl who died after taking part in a viral …

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KXTV: US appeals court revives a lawsuit against TikTok over 10-year-old's ‘blackout challenge’ death

Olivia Carville /
Bloomberg: US Appeals Court Takes Aim at Big Tech Liability Shield

Virginia Glaze /
Dexerto: ‘Blackout Challenge’ TikTok lawsuit moves forward in court after death of 10-year-old

Ashley Belanger /
Ars Technica: Court: Section 230 doesn't shield TikTok from Blackout Challenge death suit

Taylor Herzlich /
New York Post: US court revives TikTok lawsuit over 10-year-old girl's ‘blackout challenge’ death

Lauren Feiner /
The Verge: TikTok must face a lawsuit for recommending the viral ‘blackout challenge’

Jessica Schladebeck /