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Tough on big tech? Pollies hand YouTube, Meta $76m in campaign ads
Australia’s political parties spent tens of millions of dollars on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram during the election while decrying their negative impact on society, public discourse and the media. Comprehensive analysis of Google and Meta’s ad...
Bitcoin lacked mass media coverage in Q2: Report
Mainstream media coverage of Bitcoin and crypto in the second quarter was polarized and lacking in volume despite the cryptocurrency reaching an all-time high, says market intelligence firm Perception. There were a total of 1,116 articles...

Media Council President details initiatives at Inquiry
Media Council PNG President Neville Choi today responded to questions from participants at the Southern region media inquiry. His remarks covered the Media Council of PNG’s initiatives, including a complaints tribunal, journalist accreditation,...

News UK Expands Original IP Ambitions With 14 Projects In Development Based On Its Archive
EXCLUSIVE: Rupert Murdoch’s News UK is co-developing more than a dozen licensed TV projects based on its original journalism. The Times, Sunday Times and The Sun owner launched a partnership last year to mine its vast archive for scripted projects...

Media: AFU Successes In Kursk Region Led To The Death Of Russian Minister Starovoit
2 A high-ranking official could have become a bargaining chip in the game of Russian elites. A protégé of the Rottenberg brothers, who are influential in Russia and close to dictator Vladimir Putin, Roman Starovoit has long had a successful career...

From ‘hedged gardens’ to new metrics: How publishers can grow ad revenue
Falling referral traffic from Google, brand safety fears and the challenge of finding common readership metrics are among the major challenges facing news publishers when it comes to growing advertising revenue. At a recent roundtable discussion...
Media Insider: Top RNZ executive resigns as broadcaster tackles budget cuts, voluntary redundancies
“I will miss her. She is a fantastic, talented colleague,” RNZ chief executive Paul Thompson said in a statement provided to Media Insider on Wednesday afternoon. “Megan has done it all at RNZ. She started as an intern and worked her way up the...

News digest: Fico shooting trial underway, Day Two set for Wednesday
Good – albeit rainy – day from Bratislava, and welcome to your Tuesday edition of Today in Slovakia. Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video advertisement While umbrellas popped open across Slovakia, all eyes...
Social media rollbacks have caused ‘explosion of hate,’ says antisemitism watchdog
U.S. social media giants have rolled back content moderation in recent months, leading to an "explosion of hate" online, according to the head of a leading New York-based antisemitism watchdog. Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation...

Banijay UK Boss Addresses Gregg Wallace Allegations At Press Dinner Hours After Reports Of ‘MasterChef’ Host’s Firing
The boss of Banijay UK, whose report into Gregg Wallace will publish imminently, addressed the scandal last night at a dinner for press, producers and talent just hours after reports emerged that Wallace has been fired from MasterChef. Speaking to...

UAE Govt Dismisses Media Reports On Lifetime Golden Visa As Fake News
(MENAFN- IANS) Dubai, July 9 (IANS) The Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Ports Security (ICP) has rejected reports published in some local and foreign media and websites about the UAE granting a lifetime Golden Visa to...

In the news today: Ottawa to miss daycare deadline, Atlantic measles vax rate low
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Ottawa to miss deadline for $10 child care: report Ottawa is...

Discover How Grok Transforms Conversations on X Social Media
In a significant move for social media interaction, xAI has unveiled Grok, a new chatbot that seamlessly integrates into X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. This advancement positions Grok as a pivotal tool aimed at enhancing user...

Find out the biggest misgivings on social media shopping
SALT LAKE CITY — Love it or hate it, social media has become a key component of our everyday lives. The average American now spends nearly 2.5 hours a day scrolling, but we’re not just spending time on social media. We’re spending money – a whole...

Digicel to wind down SportsMax and Loop News
Digicel Group has announced the planned wind-down of its flagship media platforms, SportsMax and Loop News, as the company intensifies its pivot toward enterprise-focused services through Digicel Business. The move, revealed today, marks an exit...

India News | Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad Assaults Canteen Worker on Video; Priyanka Chaturvedi Targets Maharashtra Govt
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 9 (ANI): Shiv Sena UBT MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Wednesday strongly criticised the ruling Mahayuti government in Maharashtra after a purported video of Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad allegedly beating a "poor...
Pakistan's Hina Rabbani Tries To Portray Terrorist Abdur Rauf As 'Common Man', Left Embarrassed On Global Media (VIDEO)
Pakistan's Hina Rabbani Tries To Portray Terrorist Abdur Rauf As 'Common Man', Left Embarrassed On Global Media (VIDEO) | X/@thehawkeyex New Delhi: Former Pakistani foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar has pushed back against India's claims that...

How the world’s media reported Erin Patterson’s guilty verdict
The murder trial has spawned podcasts, documentaries, thousands of column inches, viral social media posts – and a rapt global audience. After a week of deliberation, a supreme court jury found Victorian woman Erin Patterson guilty of three counts...

Benefit cheat couple told DWP they had separated but their social media told a different story
A married couple claimed to be single parents to cheat more than £50,000 in benefits they were not entitled to. But Alan Forsythe, 37, and his wife Jemma, 36, were caught out after posting photos of themselves on a family holiday on social media,...

Baku to host chess tournament among media representatives
A chess tournament will be held among media representatives in honor of Azerbaijan's National Press Day (July 22), and marking its 150th anniversary, Azernews reports. The event is organized with the support of the Ministry of Youth and Sports and...