More men than women in the news – but there are tools to balance it
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Media in general has a gender content gap meaning there are more men than women in the news reports. This lack of balance has been shown by many studies. Swiss
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Facebook pays innovation fund to get content from publishers
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Facebook will finance an “innovation fund” for around 160 regional Australian newspapers. The fund is a part of a planned deal with Country Press Australia to contribute editorial content to
Two lawsuits by Facebook against fraudulent advertisers
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Facebook announced they took legal action, by filling two separate lawsuits against the perpetrators of online scams for violating the platform’s advertising terms, a move that seems right but does
OneWeb launching 36 satellites to cover 50th parallel north
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British communication company OneWeb has sent 36 satellites into orbit saying it now has a total of 254 satellites. The new 36 satellites will enable high-speed connectivity from the North
More Black women leaving Google’s workforce
Google increased Black and Latino hires in 2020 compared with the previous year, but it is also grappling with higher rates of Black and Latino employees leaving the company in
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
A new publishing platform for underrepresented authors
June Sarpong has teamed up with HQ, a division of HarperCollins Publishers, to launch a new platform aimed at promoting the work of underrepresented authors without agents. The British broadcaster,
Big tech companies commit to improve women online safety
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Big tech companies Facebook, Google, TikTok and Twitter have announced joint actions to tackle online abuse and improve women’s safety on their platforms. The actions were announced in connection with
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