House Opens Tech Antitrust Inquiry With Look at Threat to News Media
Date: 11 June 2019
By Cecilia Kang
Cecilia Kang
Local journalism has been pushed “to the verge of extinction,” said a member of a committee that plans 18 months of hearings and other scrutiny of the big technology platforms.
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Chinese Financial News Site Closed for 'Rectification'
Date: 11 June 2019
By Reuters
A popular Chinese financial news site, wallstreetcn.com, said it has been shut down to undergo "rectification" amid a wider crackdown by the Chinese authorities on websites and news providers.
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Chinese Financial News Site Closed for 'Rectification'
Date: 11 June 2019
By Reuters
The Chinese financial news website wallstreetcn.com said it has been shut down to undergo "rectification" amid a wider crackdown by the Chinese authorities on websites and news providers.
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Tech on Trial: House Mulls Antitrust Help for News Industry
Date: 11 June 2019
By The Associated Press
Members of both parties on Tuesday suggested legislation may be necessary for the financially-struggling U.S. news industry as lawmakers began a bipartisan investigation into the market dominance of Silicon Valley companies.
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The Media Has a Big Problem, Reuters Institute Says: Who Will Pay for the News?
Date: 12 June 2019
By Reuters
News organizations are being challenged by technology giants and unsettled by a broader lack of trust but they have a much deeper problem: most people don't want to pay for online news, the Reuters Institute found.
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The Media Has a Big Problem, Reuters Institute Says: Who Will Pay for the News?
Date: 11 June 2019
By Reuters
News organizations are being challenged by technology giants and unsettled by a broader lack of trust but they have a much deeper problem: most people don't want to pay for online news, the Reuters Institute found.
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U.S. House Panel Debates Giving Local News Outlets ‘Lifeline’ in Ad Fight
Date: 11 June 2019
By Reuters
Bipartisan U.S. efforts to give news outlets new tools to collectively negotiate with large tech firms collecting the bulk online advertising revenue won support on Tuesday at a U.S. House Committee hearing on the fate of local journalism.
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NOT REAL NEWS: Reports of Ebola Cases in Texas Unfounded
Date: 11 June 2019
By The Associated Press
Texas health officials said Tuesday there are no "suspected or confirmed cases" of Ebola in the state as social media posts have falsely suggested in the wake of immigrants arriving from Africa, including Congo, where an outbreak in has surpassed 2,000 cases.
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UK PM Candidate Javid Says Boris Johnson Is 'Yesterday's News'
Date: 12 June 2019
By Reuters
Sajid Javid, one of the candidates vying to succeed British Prime Minister Theresa May, said his rival Boris Johnson was "yesterday's news" and that it was time for a new generation to take control of the Conservative Party.
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Russia and Turkey Broker Ceasefire in Syria's Idlib: Russian News Agencies
Date: 12 June 2019
By Reuters
Russia and Turkey have brokered a complete ceasefire in Syria's Idlib province between Syrian government forces and rebels, Russian news agencies cited the Russian military as saying on Wednesday.
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