The US Embassy in Cambodia calls for the release of Mech Dara, one of the country's last independent journalists, who has been arrested on incitement charges (Tommy Walker/Voice of America)
Mediagazer: The US Embassy in Cambodia calls for the release of Mech Dara, one of the country's last independent journalists, who has been arrested on incitement charges (Tommy Walker/Voice of America)
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ProPublica:
Sources and records: Trump Media has forced out its COO, CPO, and other executives after internal allegations that CEO Devin Nunes is mismanaging the company— Several people involved with the former president's company, operator of Truth Social, believe the departures …
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Luke /
@jdluckenbach: Alleged mismanagement by Nunes. One person said they include allegations of misuse of funds, hiring of foreign contractors and interfering with product development.
Robert Faturechi /
@robertfaturechi: NEW: Trump's media company forced out execs after internal allegations that CEO Devin Nunes is mismanaging Truth Social, according to interviews + records. Several people involved believe the ousters are retaliation following “whistleblower” complaint. https://www.propublica.org/...
Brian Stelter /
@brianstelter: ProPublica: Donald Trump's media company “has forced out executives in recent days after internal allegations that its CEO, former Rep. Devin Nunes, is mismanaging the company, according to interviews and records of communications among former employees.” https://www.propublica.org/...
Jennifer Slack /
@JenniferSlack@mastodon.social: Trump Media fires executive whistleblowers who reported CEO Nunes (remember that weird guy who hated the spoof Nunes' cow account on Twitter?) for a variety of violations. — https://www.propublica.org/... @ProPublica@newsie.social: Top Execs Exit #Trump Media Amid Allegations of CEO's Mismanagement and Retaliation — Several people involved with the former president's company, operator of #TruthSocial, believe the departures were retaliation following internal complaints about CEO Devin Nunes to the company board. …
The Guardian:
A study finds Australia has the second-highest media concentration in the world after Brazil; in the newspaper sector, four companies control 84% of the market— Google and Meta should fund traditional public interest journalism, a new international study reports
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Global Media …, @mediamorphis, @ruthmahalia, @simon_rosenberg and Caroline James-Garrod on LinkedIn
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Global Media and Internet Concentration Project: Communications, media and internet concentration in Australia, 2019-2022
Dwayne Winseck /
@mediamorphis: Excellent write-up by @meadea in @GuardianAus on @FlewTerry, Cam McTernan, Rob Nicholls & Scott Fitzgerald's recently released study of media concentration in Australia as part of the @GMICProject. https://www.theguardian.com/ ... cc @SSHRC_CRSH @Carleton_U
Ruth McHugh-Dillon /
@ruthmahalia: Four companies - News Corp, Nine Entertainment, Seven West Media and Australian Community Media -own 84% of print media in Australia. Only Brazil had a higher media concentration. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
Simon Rosenberg /
@simon_rosenberg: “Australia's media concentration ranked second-worst in world” And JFC does it show in the embarrassingly poor quality that passes for most journalism in this country. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
The Verge:
Google rolls out ads in AI Overviews when a user's question has a “commercial angle”, and identifies the ads with a “sponsored” header, on mobile in the US— Google is rolling out ads in AI Overviews, which means you'll now start seeing products in some of the search engine's AI-generated summaries.
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PRWeek, 9to5Google, Mediaweek and Search Engine Land, more at Techmeme »
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Michelle Castillo /
PRWeek: Pinterest unveils AI-fueled ad tools
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TechCrunch:
Google rolls out AI-organized Search results in the US on mobile, showing users AI-aggregated pages of content from forums, articles, YouTube videos, and more— Google will begin to show ads in AI Overviews, the AI-generated summaries it supplies for certain Google Search queries …
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SE Ranking Blog, Chris Andrew on LinkedIn, @dshieldspgh.bsky.social, @mizshellytee.bsky.social, Ad Age, @wagatwe.com, @xodaniwrites.bsky.social, The Information, The Drum, 9to5Google, Adweek, @feralhattie.bsky.social, Search Engine Land, @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social and Semafor, more at Techmeme »
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Chris Andrew /
Chris Andrew on LinkedIn: Sponsored content is appearing in Google AI Summaries. As AI summaries cannibalize traditional organic search results we'll see the new paid formats rolling out. …
Dan Shields /
@dshieldspgh.bsky.social: <insert thisisfine.gif> [embedded post]
Shelly /
@mizshellytee.bsky.social: Today's a good day to switch your default search engine to something else, if you haven't already. [embedded post] @xodaniwrites.bsky.social: Even with human editors, the headline can make or break a piece. [embedded post]
Webb Wright /
The Drum: Google launches ads in AI Overviews as it pushes onward in the generative AI race
Trishla Ostwal /
Adweek: Publisher Traffic Spiked Thanks to Google's Gen AI Overview Tweaks @feralhattie.bsky.social: Just in time to lend a smidge, a dollop, a hint of added election chaos! Thanks awfully, goog [embedded post]
Danny Goodwin /
Search Engine Land: Google AI Overview ads launch on mobile in U.S.
Alex Brown /
@bookjockeyalex.bsky.social: please. i'm begging you to stop. no one wants this. [embedded post]
Bloomberg:
Sources: the NFL is in talks with Skydance Media and its major investor RedBird Capital Partners that could result in a sale of NFL Media and NFL Network— - Discussions revolve around the league's media assets — Earlier conversations with ESPN are said to have stalled
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The Streamable, Randall Williams on LinkedIn, The Desk, Business Insider, Dan Rayburn on LinkedIn and TVNewsCheck
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David Satin /
The Streamable: First Paramount, Now NFL Media? Skydance in Talks With NFL to Purchase NFL Network
Randall Williams /
Randall Williams on LinkedIn: I'm back again, this time alongside the pro party pooper that is Lucas Shaw. — Sources tell us the National Football League (NFL) …
Peter Kafka /
Business Insider: The most valuable programming on TV is for sale. Why hasn't anyone bought it?
Dan Rayburn /
Dan Rayburn on LinkedIn: Bloomberg reports that Skydance is in talks with the NFL to purchase the NFL Network, which includes the NFL Network cable channel and NFL Films. …
CNN:
Melania Trump's book publisher asked CNN to sign an NDA and pay $250K to interview her, but then called the request a “miscommunication”— Nearly two months ago, CNN reached out to Melania Trump's book publisher to request an interview with the former first lady ahead of her upcoming memoir.
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Stephanie Kaloi /
The Wrap: Melania Trump's Publisher Demanded $250,000 for CNN to Interview Her
Tanzina /
@tanzinavega@threads.net: More than frowned upon. In my experience It's absolutely prohibited to pay *anyone* for a news interview.
Molly Jong-Fast /
@mollyjongfast@threads.net: Paying a public figure for an interview, especially the spouse of a political candidate, is highly frowned upon in most newsrooms, which tend to have strict guidelines against such a practice. It is also highly unusual for the request to come from a representative purportedly acting on behalf …
Juliann Ventura /
The Hill: Trump on Melania's abortion rights comment: ‘You have to stick with your heart’
William Vaillancourt /
The Daily Beast: Anderson Cooper Rendered Speechless by Melania's Book Promo
Christine Fernando /
WXIA-TV: Melania Trump says she supports abortion rights, putting her at odds with the GOP
Emily Crane /
New York Post: Melania Trump doubles down on pro-abortion stance after memoir leak : ‘No room for compromise’
Brandon Weathersby /
@weathersbywi: Price of the brick went up since April. [image]
Sarah Rumpf /
Mediaite: CNN Reporter Absolutely Shreds Melania Trump Over ‘Completely Unprecedented and Very, Very Unusual’ $250K Request to Do an Interview
Jason Weisberger /
Boing Boing: Melania's representatives backpedal after attempt to fleece CNN
Jessica Kwong /
Metro.co.uk: Melania Trump book publisher ‘tried to charge CNN $250,000 for an interview’
Leslie Gray Streeter /
@lesliestreeter: You can't miscommunicate a check that big.
Clay Travis /
@claytravis: Honestly they should have asked for $10 million. Why should Melania speak to CNN when Kamala and Walz ignore you guys too? (Except for a ten minute slobber fest with Dana Bash).
Devon Heinen /
@heinendevon@threads.net: And just for clarity for non-journalists here on Threads: We journalists, nor our outlets we work for, do NOT pay for interviews or for people to be our sources in our stories. Paying for sources is unethical and can cause a subjectivity issue.
Dan Friedman /
@dfriedman33: $500K and she'll exclusively change her mind to pro-life. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
The Times:
Reuters withdraws two stories on the World Anti-Doping Agency after it was found that WADA's media head received a Reuters press pass for the Masters golf event— World Anti-Doping Agency media chief James Fitzgerald accredited for golf event via Reuters, who have admitted to ‘a violation of our journalistic standards’
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KSTP-TV, @tariqpanja, The Guardian, @2xaught7.bsky.social, Reuters, @tariqpanja and Talking Biz News
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KSTP-TV: Reuters withdraws two articles on anti-doping agency after arranging Masters pass for source
Tariq Panja /
@tariqpanja: The WADA official denies to @martynziegler the two things are connected and that he was attending the golf in a private capacity. [image]
Tariq Panja /
@tariqpanja: @martynziegler This is the note attached to the stories that are now no longer available. [image]
Tariq Panja /
@tariqpanja: Global news agency Reuters has pulled two stories related to the World Anti Doping Agency after WADA's chief comms officer was found to have been supplied with a Reuters press pass for the coveted Augusta Masters golf. Story here by @martynziegler https://www.thetimes.com/...
Chris Roush /
Talking Biz News: Reuters pulls stories on anti-doping agency
TechCrunch:
Spotify launches Offline Backup, which automatically makes recently streamed and now playing queued songs available as an offline playlist for Premium users— Spotify introduced a new feature today called Offline Backup. This feature for premium users is essentially a list of songs …
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Mahmoud Itani /
Android Authority: Spotify puts its song cache to good use with a new auto-offline playlist
Dua Rashid /
Gizmodo: Spotify's New Offline Backup Playlists Will Be a Game Changer for Frequent Flyers
Andrew Liszewski /
The Verge: Spotify now automatically creates an offline playlist when you lose internet
Omar Gallaga /
CNET: Spotify Adds a New Offline Backup Feature for Premium Users
Mikael Bolle /
Mikael Bolle on LinkedIn: I typically work on things that you hear rather than see. However, today I'm excited to share something that breaks that pattern: Offline Backup. …
Steve Vegvari /
iPhone in Canada Blog: Spotify Introducing Offline Backup Feature, Storing Songs Using no Extra Data
Ashley King /
Digital Music News: Spotify Now Automatically Generates an Offline Playlist When You Lose Internet Access
Chandraveer Mathur /
Android Police: Spotty networks won't bother Spotify users anymore
Rowan Davies /
TechRadar: Spotify's new automatic ‘Offline Playlist’ lets you listen to music even when you lose signal - no effort required
Voice of America:
The US Embassy in Cambodia calls for the release of Mech Dara, one of the country's last independent journalists, who has been arrested on incitement charges— Cambodia this week has seen an outpouring of support from journalists, media groups and embassies for Mech Dara …
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The Hill, @usembphnompenh, Adweek, The Diplomat, BBC, CamboJA News and Associated Press
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Dominick Mastrangelo /
The Hill: US calls for release of award-winning Cambodian journalist @usembphnompenh: We are deeply troubled by the arrest of Mech Dara and call for his release. He is a leading voice against human trafficking & online scams, a 2023 🇺🇸 @StatDept TIP Hero & an advocate for freedom of expression-guaranteed in the constitution. We encourage authorities to engage w/
Brad Pareso /
Adweek: US Calls for Release of Award-Winning Cambodian Journalist
David Hutt /
The Diplomat: What's Wrong With Calling Hun Sen ‘Despicable’?
Va Sopheanut /
CamboJA News: International Outcry Grows Over Arrest of Journalist Mech Dara, Demands for Immediate Release
TechCrunch:
YouTube unveils Shorts updates, including letting creators upload three-minute videos, updating the Shorts player, introducing templates, and a new trends page— YouTube on Thursday announced a series of updates for its short-form video product, YouTube Shorts.
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YouTube Official Blog, @stufflistings, @liahaberman, @robbydude, 9to5Google, @yodontmentionme, @nealmohan, @bricksbymind, @teamyoutube, @0marutg, Creator Insider on YouTube, @kennysmith.bsky.social, Android Police, @youtubeliaison, Tubefilter, @youtubeliaison, The Verge and Engadget, more at Techmeme »
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Todd Sherman /
YouTube Official Blog: Tall updates coming to Shorts
Mukul Sharma /
@stufflistings: Meet YouTube... Longs? Starting October 15th, YouTube will allow Shorts up to 3 minutes long. [image]
Lia Haberman /
@liahaberman: HUGE FOR YOUTUBERS 🔔 YouTube Shorts is expanding to 3 minutes! Starting October 15, you can upload Shorts up to 3 minutes long — a top requested feature by creators https://blog.youtube/... @robbydude: youtube's recent reliance on “shorts” is such a depressing change, imo. it just feels so incredibly hard to use that platform for anything but attention grabbing short-form monetization bait that uploading anything else just feels so temporary and unimportant
Neal Mohan /
@nealmohan: We're launching updates to Shorts, including a top requested feature from @YouTubeCreators...longer Shorts! Starting on the 15th, you can upload Shorts up to 3 min long. More on this & other updates to help creators find inspiration and engage with fans: https://blog.youtube/... @bricksbymind: This is HUGE For the longest time I've had to aim for my shorts to be EXACTLY 1 minute, because they have to be under 60s for YouTube, but over 60s for tiktok monetization This opens up so much @teamyoutube: Short on time? Not anymore! 3 minute long videos that are square or taller in aspect ratio will be considered a Short very soon!! We're excited to be bringing this top feature request to our creators 🫶 More info: https://yt.be/...
Kenny Smith /
@kennysmith.bsky.social: The Social Media Sameness Singularity continues (Smith, 2016). [embedded post]
Karandeep Singh Oberoi /
Android Police: YouTube will soon let creators tell longer stories within the Shorts format @youtubeliaison: Big Shorts news! 👖 Longer Shorts — Up to 3 min! 🪄 Templates! 🕺 Stay on top of trends! 🫣 Show fewer Shorts! ✨ Veo in Dream Screen ➕ And more! So excited for @YouTubeCreators @tdd ! [video]
Sam Gutelle /
Tubefilter: YouTube is letting Shorts be longer
@youtubeliaison:
Hi! Longs/Pants have already been claimed/disavowed by long-form video! We need something new new. What's between Shorts and pants?
Mia Sato /
The Verge: YouTube Shorts are getting less short
Sarah Fielding /
Engadget: YouTube Shorts can now run up to three minutes
Columbia Journalism Review:
How Meta's Canada news ban affected the town of Squamish and how outlets are working around the ban, including through paid posts on Meta— Meta's Canadian news ban, as told through my small town — In March of 2021, a set of Facebook pages showed up in the feeds of my neighbors in Squamish …
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Lauren Watson on LinkedIn, Phaedra de Saint-Rome on LinkedIn and @cjr
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Lauren Watson /
Lauren Watson on LinkedIn: This is a story very close to my heart. — When I left Canada last year for journalism school, Meta and Google were threatening to ban news across …
Phaedra de Saint-Rome /
Phaedra de Saint-Rome on LinkedIn: “Meta's Canadian news ban, as told through my small town.” — Stellar reporting by Lauren Watson at Columbia Journalism Review …
Axios:
A look at James McDonald's Access Global, which has bought seven local news sites and launched eight in Philadelphia and on the Jersey Shore over the last year— McDonald thinks there's a viable business model for hyper-local sites if they're tied to coverage from a broader region or city.
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