Pinterest banning all ads about weight loss
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Recognizing that eating disorders are harming many and that fat shaming is common on social media, Pinterest announced it is banning all advertising with weight loss language. “This stance makes
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More publishers lining up to negotiate with Google and Facebook
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Google and also Facebook are facing groups of publishers joining forces to make them pay for using publishers’ content online. Most recently, an Australian regional newspaper group announced that they
Number of US media employees down 57% since 2004
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Circulation revenue for the US newspaper industry was last year higher than advertising revenue, for the first time since 2004, when Pew Research Center started compiling statistics. But number of
Facebook-driven traffic dips globally, Chartbeat data shows
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Traffic driven by Facebook to sites has plunged globally since early May, though not all regions have been affected the same by this trend, Chartbeat data shows. In response to
Belgian media groups DPG and Rossel buy RTL Belgium
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Belgian DPG Media and Groupe Rossel agree to buy RTL Belgium for €250 million. The agreement is subject to regulatory approvals and expected to be finalised in Q4. RTL Belgium
Google agreement with French publishers reported to be on hold
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Google’s agreement to pay a number of French publishers for editorial content is reported to be on hold waiting for a decision by French competition authority that has been critical
The Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism – Call for submissions
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The Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism – launched on 16 October 2020, the third anniversary of the Maltese journalist’s death – will be awarded in October 2021, with the
Danish media unite to make US tech giants pay for news
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Denmark’s media companies have joined forces to collectively negotiate with US tech giants, like Google and Facebook, over payments for online use of their content. Almost 30 Danish media companies
New board members elected at WAN-IFRA’s annual meeting
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WAN-IFRA (World Association of News Publishers) has announced the election of ten new members to serve on its Supervisory Board of Directors and the Board of the World Editors Forum
Buzzfeed going public
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Buzzfeed announced that it is going public in a deal with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), which will give company an implied valuation of USD 1.5 billion, the company