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@ggreenwald shared
On Apr 23, 2021
The primary cope on which corporate journalists are now relying to demean and minimize Substack is it mostly only has opinion-writers and not those who do "real reporting." No matter how times they repeat it, it won't become true, though may be soothing. https://t.co/o4vOhTnvb9
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What Substack Is Really Doing to the Media

What Substack Is Really Doing to the Media

The company is targeting one of news organizations’ weak points.

@froomkin shared
On Apr 25, 2021
Press Watch is up ⁦@Salon⁩! https://t.co/uj6fCXExbc
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Major media is taking millions from Facebook — and keeping the details secret

Major media is taking millions from Facebook — and keeping the details secret

Facebook is pouring loads of cash into America's biggest news outlets — on the condition that they keep it secret

@froomkin shared
On Apr 23, 2021
1) Facebook writes big checks to powerful news organizations in pseudo "licensing" scheme 2) Facebook demands news executives keep the amounts a secret 3) News executives agree, fail to disclose deals when writing about Facebook Got a problem with that? https://t.co/2VjW99UPHM
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News organizations shouldn’t be making secret deals with Facebook

News organizations shouldn’t be making secret deals with Facebook

It's one thing for our top news organizations to accept payoffs from Facebook while leaving smaller newsrooms to die. It's another for them to hide it from their readers and viewers.

@davidfolkenflik shared
On Apr 21, 2021
RT @nixonron: A huge honor! Congrats to @MargieMasonAP, @robinmcdowell, along with @KristinGazlay, @RaghuWrites for winning the Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism for their investigation into widespread labor abuses in the palm oil industry. https://t.co/J6193YVlQc
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The Associated Press wins 2020 Worth Bingham Prize for “Fruits of Labor” investigation

The Associated Press wins 2020 Worth Bingham Prize for “Fruits of Labor” investigation

“Fruits of Labor,” an investigation into abuses in the palm oil industry by AP reporters Margie Mason and Robin McDowell, is the winner of the 2020 Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative ...

@mathewi shared
On Apr 22, 2021
RT @CoreyHutchins: “I’d love to know how other papers feel about denying ads, especially since margins are so tight for us all." What kind of advertising, if any, is your news organization denying and why? Are any staffers or readers rankled about ads an outlet is running? https://t.co/uftxmIJejl
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