UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy unveils plans to broaden the scope of media merger laws to include the purchase of UK online news outlets and news magazines (Georg Szalai/The Hollywood Reporter)
Mediagazer: UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy unveils plans to broaden the scope of media merger laws to include the purchase of UK online news outlets and news magazines (Georg Szalai/The Hollywood Reporter)
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CNN:
Reporters from Politico, Axios, and more were denied credentials to Trump's election night event; a source says Politico's were revoked after critical coverage— New York CNN — — Journalists from multiple news organizations have been denied credentials to former President Donald …
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Chris LaCivita /
@lacivitac: Actually this bullshit tweet is a result of the fact that “famed” gossip columnist @tarapalmeri was DENIED credentials to enter Mar-a-largo to cover election night due to her “proclivity” to write bullshit. well well well
Stephen Battaglio /
TVNewsCheck: NewsNation Is First TV Network To Call Presidential Race For Trump Thanks To Decision Desk HQ
Tom Jones /
Poynter: Who won the 2024 presidential election coverage?
Theresa Braine /
New York Daily News: Trump campaign bans journalists from election night event over critical coverage
Katie Robertson /
New York Times: Trump Team Revokes Election Party Access for Some Journalists
Charlie Nash /
Mediaite: Trump Campaign Denies Major Outlets Access to Election Watch Party After They ‘P*ssed’ Them Off With Coverage
Malcolm Ferguson /
New Republic: Trump Spends Election Night Taking Revenge on the Media
Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: Multiple reporters from major outlets have been denied credentials to tonight's Trump campaign election night watch event in Florida - and it's because of their coverage https://www.cnn.com/...
Hadas Gold /
@hadas_gold: .@tarapalmeri on her pod, who was supposed to in Palm Beach for the Amazon special: “I have been honest and fair this entire time covering this election and I will be now broadcasting in studio with Brian Williams from LA.”
David Gardner /
The Daily Beast: Trump Bans Amazon Reporter From Election Party Despite Bezos Kissing the Ring
Noah Pollak /
@noahpollak: The sense of entitlement that MSM journos have is epic. They shamelessly lie and manipulate every day about Trump and then complain when he doesn't invite them to his election night party. Incredible.
Haley Gunn /
RADAR: Trump Campaign Revokes Reporters' Press Credentials on Election Night Over Negative Coverage — After Former Advisers Brand Him a ‘Fascist’
Liam Scott /
Voice of America: Trump campaign blocks some journalists from watch party over coverage
A.J. Perez /
@byajperez: “Reporters at Politico, Axios, Puck, Voice of America and Mother Jones were among those denied credentials.” A downside of access journalism is getting shut out when journos stop sanewashing.
Maya Boddie /
Alternet.org: ‘Retaliation’: Trump camp ‘punishing reporters’ by denying credentials to Mar-a-Lago election event
Jeremy C. Owens /
@jowens510.bsky.social: The most remarkable news org on this list is Voice of America. Seriously? [embedded post]
Charlotte Klein /
New York Magazine: Trump Campaign Finishes the Election by Taking Revenge on the Media
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Business Insider:
Sources: ~100 NYT Tech Guild members cross the picket line to work on Election Day; NYT engineer and union steward Benjamin Harnett says the figure is under 50— - Dozens of New York Times tech workers crossed the picket line amid a tech strike. — The Tech Guild is striking over remote work …
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New York Times, @coreypein.bsky.social, @alexselbyb, Wall Street Journal, @corbinbolies, @nate_cohn, Semafor, Game File, Mother Jones, Fox News, Slate, Le Monde.fr, MediaPost, Boing Boing, Townhall, Eurogamer.net, Breitbart, The Western Journal, NBC News, The Verge, Washington Post, RedState, The Hill, Fast Company, ZeroHedge News, HuffPost, Poynter, Gizmodo, Axios, The Guardian, The Wrap, Fortune, One America News Network, DNyuz, Washington Examiner, Variety, New York Post and NewsGuild of New York
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Nate Cohn /
New York Times: Live Presidential Forecast
Corey Pein /
@coreypein.bsky.social: Some on work visas [embedded post]
Alex Selby-Boothroyd /
@alexselbyb: The Needle is dead. Long live the Pendulum. [video]
Corbin Bolies /
@corbinbolies: NYT's needle launches! Comes as @lmoses reports dozes of Tech Guild workers crossed the picket line and came into work https://www.businessinsider.com/ ...
Nate Cohn /
@nate_cohn: We have a needle https://www.nytimes.com/...
Max Tani /
Semafor: Needle at risk: In bitter, election-day labor dispute, union accuses Times of trying to ‘burn the house down,’ while paper accuses tech workers of trying to ‘block this public service’
Stephen Totilo /
Game File: Calls to boycott Wordle, Connections show where game industry strikes could go
Sophie Hurwitz /
Mother Jones: Why the New York Times Needle Might Break Tonight Fox News: New York Times tech employees on strike discuss impact on election coverage: ‘No contract, no needle’
Nitish Pahwa /
Slate: The New York Times' Worst Nightmare Is Happening Now
Aude Dassonville /
Le Monde.fr: With election count just hours away, the New York Times is facing a strike by its tech workers
Rob Beschizza /
Boing Boing: New York Times tech workers on strike
Leah Barkoukis /
Townhall: The NYT Has a Big Problem on Its Hands Heading Into Election Day
Matt Wales /
Eurogamer.net: New York Times tech staff striking, asking readers not to play Wordle and other games in solidarity
Olivia Rondeau /
Breitbart: Hundreds of New York Times Staffers Strike Before Election Day
Kassandra White /
The Western Journal: New York Times' Election Day Coverage in Jeopardy as Union Goes on Strike
Marlene Lenthang /
NBC News: New York Times tech union goes on strike, one day before election
Wes Davis /
The Verge: The New York Times Tech Guild is on strike
Laura Wagner /
Washington Post: New York Times Tech Guild goes on strike
Joanne Haner /
The Hill: New York Times tech workers go on strike before election
Kristin Toussaint /
Fast Company: ‘Can you imagine if our homepage went down?’ ‘New York Times’ tech workers go on strike before the election
Dave Jamieson /
HuffPost: New York Times Tech Workers Strike Just Ahead Of Election Day
Matthew Gault /
Gizmodo: Support Striking New York Times Tech Workers by Breaking Your Wordle Streak
Sara Fischer /
Axios: NYT tech workers strike ahead of Election Day
Chris Morris /
Fortune: ‘New York Times’ tech workers are going on strike just hours before the presidential election kicks off
Brian Stelter /
One America News Network: Hundreds Of New York Times Tech Workers Strike In Lead-Up To Election Day DNyuz: The Times Tech Guild, representing 600+ NYT devs, data analysts, and more, goes on strike ahead of the US election; management offered a 2.5% annual wage rise
Jenny Goldsberry /
Washington Examiner: NYT tech guild begins strike on eve of Election Day
Todd Spangler /
Variety: New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike on Eve of 2024 Election, Alleging Unfair Labor Practices
Taylor Herzlich /
New York Post: New York Times tech staff strikes, threatening Election Day coverage New York Times:
In the election run-up, TV networks had prepared for a long wait, like in 2020, that didn't come; around 2:30AM ET, every network covered Trump's victory speech— Anchors were ready to camp out in the studio for days on end. Instead, Donald J. Trump declared victory in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
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Variety, @davidoatkins and The Guardian
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Brian Steinberg /
Variety: As Trump Gained Election Lead, TV Anchors Tried to Convince Viewers to Keep Watching
David Atkins /
@davidoatkins: You cannot cede the information environment and algorithmic influence to the far right, and then make up for it with billions in paid media and ground volunteers.
Drop Site News:
In a November 3 internal email, Patrick Soon-Shiong cites Trump and Harris' stance on the Israel-Hamas war among the reasons the LAT didn't endorse a candidate— In an internal email sent on November 3, Patrick Soon-Shiong, medical technology billionaire and owner of the Times …
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Columbia Journalism Review, The Guardian, @petersterne, @dropsitenews and Scroll.in
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Jon Allsop /
Columbia Journalism Review: At War, Because We're at Work — At 2:16am, Eastern time, Eric Trump, son of Donald …
Robert Tait /
The Guardian: Los Angeles Times owner cites Gaza war as a reason not to endorse Harris
Peter Sterne /
@petersterne: This seems like a principled stand to take, though it's somewhat undermined by the fact that he repeatedly and publicly insisted this wasn't the reason for his decision. @dropsitenews: In an internal email dated November 3, Patrick Soon-Shiong, the billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times, explained his decision for the newspaper not to endorse a presidential candidate this year. The email, addressed to the Times' top editor and the president and COO, was
The Hollywood Reporter:
UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy unveils plans to broaden the scope of media merger laws to include the purchase of UK online news outlets and news magazines— The goal is “scrutiny in the public interest” of deals that include U.K. online news publications and magazines …
Discussion:
Advanced Television
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Colin Mann /
Advanced Television: UK media merger laws to be modernised
Axios:
How Trump and his allies could go after the media in his second term through harassment campaigns and lawsuits, draining the companies of time, money, and trust— - “The regulatory threat is on the edges at most,” said Andrew Jay Schwartzman, a veteran communications lawyer.
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Politico, @matthewkeyslive, Mediaite
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Josh Gerstein /
Politico: Trump promised to get revenge. Here are his targets.
Matthew Keys /
@matthewkeyslive: “Donald Trump ran a campaign based on retribution. Now he is perfectly positioned to carry it out.”
Matthew Keys /
@matthewkeyslive: The media has a major opportunity to course correct over the next four years. Or they can stay the course and repeat the same mistakes. Not sure which path the industry will take.
Columbia Journalism Review:
How journalists cover drug violence in Sinaloa, Mexico, avoiding “narco gossip” and terms like “executed” and attempting to verify videos made by cartels— For reporters covering cartels in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, ethical considerations are more than academic.
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CBS News
New York Post:
iHeart says it is laying off employees; a source says the layoffs affect less than 5% of a workforce of more than 10,000 employees— Hundreds of jobs will be slashed at iHeart Media as the debt-ridden radio and podcast giant has been crushed by music streaming, The Post has learned.
Discussion:
TVNewsCheck, Digital Music News, @jenlooper, @martybannister, @stansportsman, MacRumors, @ironhead334, @radiojody, @ronniekradio, @jeffwagnerradio, The Hollywood Reporter, Reuters, The Desk, @christopherterry.bsky.social, Barrett Media, Billboard, RadioInsight and RADIO ONLINE, more at Techmeme »
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Caitlin Huston /
TVNewsCheck: iHeartMedia Undergoes Significant Layoffs
Jen Looper, PhD /
@jenlooper: Laid off today, it's a sad thing to have your work “deprioritized” but the heart will go on, as Celine says. [image]
Marty Bannister /
@martybannister: Great way to start a Monday, a little “life” news. Due to company cutbacks, my position at @iHeartRadio has been eliminated. Thanks to all who listened to our show “The Press Box”, we had fun and once again, local radio loses. Been through this before, and will rebound as always.
Stan M. Norfleet /
@stansportsman: Today was my last on @SportsTalk790, as iHeart executed nationwide layoffs. Yes, I was caught off guard, given I'd just agreed to an extension. That said, I remain forever grateful for the opportunity! I have the utmost FAITH the next season will be as rewarding. Thank you!😉🤘🏿🙏🏿 @ironhead334: iHeart is cutting and slashing their budget and letting “talent” go. When it happens again at Audacy, this dunce will be the first one crying online.
Jody Oehler /
@radiojody: After an 11 year run, today was my last show for Fox Sports 910. A huge thank you to everyone who listened and supported me. I am incredibly grateful to have had the opportunity to entertain and challenge you every weekday morning. DM's are open for any opportunities.
Ronnie /
@ronniekradio: The yearly “right before the holidays” layoffs from iHeart. I always thought I'd spent my entire life in the Radio industry when I went to school for it. I learned they just do things backwards. Sad state it's in. Sad for the folks dumped in marketing, sales, music and sports
Jeff Wagner /
@jeffwagnerradio: I have a good friend who is a true radio icon. He estimates that he was fired at least nine times over his career. Radio is a brutal business where talented people (on-air and off) often lose their jobs thru absolutely no fault of their own. https://radioinsight.com/...
Caitlin Huston /
The Hollywood Reporter: iHeartMedia Undergoes Significant Layoffs Reuters: Amazon CEO Andy Jassy denies 5-day in-office mandate is ‘backdoor layoff’ as employees' frustrations mount
Matthew Keys /
The Desk: iHeart begins slashing jobs ahead of earnings report
Christopher Terry /
@christopherterry.bsky.social: We don't call it Clear Channel anymore, but even with the new name, the stench of failure remains the same. [embedded post]
Marc Schneider /
Billboard: iHeartMedia Faces Fresh Wave of Layoffs Amid Industry Struggles, Debt Woes
Lance Venta /
RadioInsight: More Names From Monday's iHeartMedia Cuts
Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe, a music distributor in 50+ countries, and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, accusing Believe of copyright infringement— Universal Music Group (UMG), along with ABKCO Music & Records, and Concord Music Group, filed a major copyright infringement lawsuit …
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Kristin Robinson /
Billboard: UMG Sues TuneCore Over Alleged ‘Massive’ Copyright Infringement of Rihanna, Ariana Grande & More Recordings
Theodore /
@theodorerop: This is BIG. Forget the major players involved (UMG, Believe); it's the issues being addressed that matter. Sped-up tracks, misspelling, and copyright infringement—basically calling out distributors (like @TuneCore in this case) for not having manual filters.
Dylan Smith /
Digital Music News: Believe Pledges to ‘Fight’ Universal Music Copyright Suit — Here's a Closer Look At the Half-Billion-Dollar Legal Battle
Jonathan Bailey /
Plagiarism Today: Why the TuneCore Lawsuit Could Change Digital Music Forever
Rob Freund /
@robertfreundlaw: In short, UMG says Believe and TuneCore distributes infringing copies of popular songs, disguised as fraudulent “artists” with names like “Arriana Grande.” TuneCore allegedly distributed tracks that are slight variations of UMG records, including sped up versions.
Jon Brodkin /
Ars Technica: Ever heard of “Llady Gaga”? Universal files piracy suit over alleged knockoffs.
Bob Barbiere /
Bob Barbiere on LinkedIn: This is not a condemnation of Believe. Forensics, judges and juries will figure that out. — Unfortunately the race to deliver more music faster is the true reality of the industry. …
Chris Cooke /
CMU: Universal Music claims Believe has built its business on “industrial-scale copyright infringement” and wants $500 million
Tom Breihan /
Stereogum: UMG Sues Believe And TuneCore For $500M For Distributing Sped-Up Songs To Evade Copyrights
Ashley King /
Digital Music News: Universal Music Files $500 Million Lawsuit Against Believe and Tunecore for ‘Rampant Piracy’ and Copyright Infringement
Reuters:
French judicial source: investigators searched Netflix's offices in France and the Netherlands as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud laundering— Investigators searched the offices of U.S. streaming giant Netflix (NFLX.O) in France and the Netherlands as part …
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TVNewsCheck, AV Club, The Japan News, Reuters, @deadline, UPI, The Hollywood Reporter, Forbes, Euronews, Breitbart, New York Daily News, Variety, DNyuz, Deadline, Media Play News and Associated Press
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Rick Porter /
TVNewsCheck: Brian Williams Brings Standard Election Night Coverage To Streaming With Live Amazon Special
Neko Pitcher /
The Japan News: Netflix under Tax Fraud Investigation as Offices in France and Netherlands Raided @deadline: The investigation has been sparked by a tax audit in 2022, in which Netflix's declarations for France between 2019 and 2020 did not chime with the profits that would have been expected from its 7 million subscribers at the time MORE: https://deadline.com/...
Clyde Hughes /
UPI: France, Netherlands raid Netflix offices in tax fraud probe
Etan Vlessing /
The Hollywood Reporter: Netflix Europe Offices Raided in Tax Fraud Probe
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs /
Forbes: Netflix Offices In Europe Reportedly Raided By Tax Fraud Investigators
Doloresz Katanich /
Euronews: Netflix's European offices searched over suspected tax fraud
Joseph Wilkinson /
New York Daily News: Netflix offices raided in European tax fraud investigation
Ellise Shafer /
Variety: Netflix's Paris and Amsterdam Offices Raided by Tax Fraud Investigators (Reports)
DNyuz:
Netflix Offices in France & The Netherlands Raided In Alleged Tax Fraud & Concealed Employment Investigation
Melanie Goodfellow /
Deadline: Netflix Responds To Reports That Offices In France & The Netherlands Raided In Alleged Tax Fraud & Concealed Employment Investigation
Erik Gruenwedel /
Media Play News: Netflix Offices in France, Holland Raided by Authorities Regarding Alleged Tax Fraud
The Guardian:
Federal police in Brazil formally charge the alleged mastermind of the murders of UK journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in June 2022— Brazilian federal police announce end of two-year inquiry into killing of journalist and Indigenous expert in Amazon
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Associated Press
TechCrunch:
India issues a notice to Wikipedia over bias concerns, questioning if it should be classified as a publisher, after judges called its open editing “dangerous”— Wikipedia is facing mounting regulatory pressure in India as local authorities question whether the platform …
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NDTV, MEDIANAMA, @quinnypig, @asimali6, @shoaibdaniyal, @drjain21, @arvindgunasekar, @scroll_in, @abhishbanerj, @asimali6, @unsubtledesi, @ani, @unsubtledesi, @theskindoctor13, @opindia_com, @monidipadey, @amitmalviya, Scroll.in, OpIndia, NDTV Profit, The Hans India, Times of India, The Indian Express, Business Standard on YouTube, The Hindu, India Today, Republic World, DNP INDIA, Business Standard, News9live, Livemint, The Economic Times, India TV News, CNBC-TV18, Times of India, Business Today, India Today on YouTube, ET NOW on YouTube, News18 and Scroll.in
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Sharveya Parasnis /
MEDIANAMA: Republic TV to Pursue Legal Action Against Wikipedia, Citing Bias and “Agenda”
Corey Quinn /
@quinnypig: “If you don't want to comply with Indian regulations, then don't operate in India,” the judge stated. Yes, India's rise on the global stage will surely be accelerated by... *checks notes* banning the encyclopedia.
Asim Ali /
@asimali6: “Buckling under the court's pressure, Wikimedia agreed to submit data of the editors of ANI's Wikipedia page to the High Court in a sealed cover.” How is any of this real.
Shoaib Daniyal /
@shoaibdaniyal: Angry with a @Wikipedia page that calls ANI a “government propaganda tool”, an Indian court wants the details of the people who edited the page. What does this mean for Wikipedia in India? Fascinating story by Vineet Bhalla https://scroll.in/...
Veena Jain /
@drjain21: The GOI has issued a notice to Wikipedia & even accused of being Biased Recently, ANI filed a complaint against Wikipedia for describing it on its page as a pro-BJP propaganda outlet (Which is Fact 🤧) Finally BJP came to rescue of it's Puppet [video]
Arvind Gunasekar /
@arvindgunasekar: 1. Judiciary 2. Executive Next, legislation to regulate Wikipedia ? P.S: Don't underestimate the power of ANI ! @scroll_in: Last Monday, the United States-based non-profit Wikimedia Foundation agreed to share with the Delhi High Court basic subscriber information about the users who edited the news agency ANI's Wikipedia page. How do volunteer Wikipedia writers and editors react to this? Vineet [image]
Abhishek /
@abhishbanerj: This is huge. Seems Modi govt ready to take on Wikipedia asking why they should not be treated as a publisher Huge congrats to Opindia which has been demanding this for years PM Modi will do to tech monopolies what Teddy Roosevelt did to railroad monopolies over 100 yrs ago [image]
Asim Ali /
@asimali6: Delhi High Court judge threatening to block Wikipedia access in India (a platform used by millions of multi-lingual Indian users) over edits which called ANI a govt propaganda tool (which it is). Yet, per Justice Chandrachud Indian courts are not influenced by ‘interest groups’. [image]
Nupur J Sharma /
@unsubtledesi: My battle with Wikipedia began over 4 years ago. The Dossier was a culmination of that. While @jimmy_wales abused, obfuscated and called me a “Nazi”, now, he must answer the Government of India based on the evidence we collected - parts of which he refused to act on. [image] @ani: Govt of India puts Wikipedia on notice. Govt writes to Wikipedia pointing out many complaints of bias and inaccuracies in Wikipedia, points out a small group having editorial control and asks why Wikipedia shouldn't be treated as a publisher instead of an intermediary: Sources
Nupur J Sharma /
@unsubtledesi: Wikipedia has been put on notice by the Government of India. These are the exact recommendations the OpIndia Dossier made weeks ago. It was forwarded to the GOI as well. This is a victory. A step in the absolute right direction. The full dossier: https://www.opindia.com/... @theskindoctor13: The observations and questions raised by the GoI come directly from the comprehensive dossier created by @OpIndia_com on Wikipedia's bias and inaccuracies a few days ago. Even the “declare Wikipedia a publisher” was suggested by them. The OpIndia team deserves applause for their @opindia_com: The Government of India has put Wikipedia on notice, asking why it should not be declared a publisher and raising concerns about how a handful of editors control content. Here are the recommendations that OpIndia had made to the govt in its dossier 'Wikipedia's War on India' [image]
Monidipa Bose /
@monidipadey: Finally the GOI wakes up! IMO- Wikipedia should be banned in India! . @Wikipedia had deleted their page on Gopal Mukherjee (Gopal pantha), because he stood as Hindu resistance against the Mu$lim league orchestrated communal ri0ts in 1946! My post on that deletion in February [image]
Amit Malviya /
@amitmalviya: Brief summary of OpIndia's Dosser on Wikipedia and its War on India. Wikipedia claims that it is a free-to edit Encyclopedia, which depends on the ‘wisdom of the crowds’. However, OpIndia research has shown that all the information on Wikipedia is controlled by a small group of [image] Scroll.in: Centre asks Wikipedia to explain why it should be treated as intermediary, not publisher: Reports OpIndia: As Modi govt issues notice to Wikipedia, here are 6 problematic things OpIndia found about the ‘free encyclopedia’ in our dossier
Shraddha Pandey /
OpIndia: Govt asks Wikipedia why it shouldn't be considered a publisher: Read what it means and how OpIndia dossier had highlighted this aspect
Charu Singh /
NDTV Profit: India Issues Notice To Wikipedia Amid Bias Concerns
Varun Keval /
The Hans India: India Issues Notices to Wikipedia Over Alleged Bias and False Information Times of India: Wikipedia gets notice from IB ministry; asked why it should not be treated as a publisher
PTI /
The Indian Express: Centre issues notice to Wikipedia, asks why it should be treated as intermediary and not publisher
Harsh /
DNP INDIA: Wikipedia Under Scrutiny! Indian Govt Issues Notice Over Bias, Demands Answers on Editorial Control
Rimjhim Singh /
Business Standard: Centre issues notice to Wikipedia over ‘bias and inaccuracies’ concerns
Tirtho Banerjee /
News9live: ‘Complaints of bias and inaccuracies’: Centre sends notice to Wikipedia
Nivedita Dash /
India TV News: Centre issues notice to Wikipedia: ‘Complaints of bias and inaccuracies’
Times of India:
Government puts Wikipedia on notice, points out complaints of ‘bias and inaccuracies’ India Today on YouTube: Indian Government Puts Wikipedia On Notice Over Bias And Inaccuracies | India Today ET NOW on YouTube: Government Issues Legal Notice to Wikipedia Over Inaccuracies Amid Legal Troubles in India