Facebook Vice President Andrew “Boz” Bosworth said that “questionable contact importing practices,” “subtle language that helps people stay searchable,” and other growth techniques are justified by th
Very interesting to see so much coming out of Facebook and the leaks to the WSJ (though I am cautious about anything a News Corp publication reports about Facebook). The story a little further down from the New York Times about Facebook deciding to stop apologising is really interesting.
The company’s vice-president of global affairs said the paper had not presented the whole picture on the ‘difficult issues’
Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive, has signed off on an effort to show users pro-Facebook stories and to distance himself from scandals.
As a former writer for publications including the New Zealand Listener, Hamish McKenzie, the NZ co-founder of digital publisher Substack, knows a thing or two a...
I know and admire Hamish immensely. Substack could only originate in the US and be protected by the principles of the First Amendment and Section 230 of the decency in communications act: not to mention finding investors prepared to bankroll the idea of supporting individual writers and believing it could become a credible business model.
Firm promotes itself as alternative to ‘journalistic totems of the last century’, which it says are dying
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BBC flagellates itself as so often. It is a very tough job and I am not certain Fran has made every call perfectly but she is a solid and loyal human being with deep integrity. Candidates below, allegedly.
Could Robert Peston be a surprise candidate for politically sensitive job running BBC News and Current Affairs?
Some months ago, just after the naming of my successor as president of ProPublica, I took the opportunity in another venue to give some unsolicited advice to leaders of nonprofit news organizations.
No one knows more about this area of non-profit journalism than Dick. It is a critical part of the new journalism economy. My biggest learning in this area was the difference between seeking funds from a foundation and seeking them from an individual high-net worth person. Totally different approach to how you appeal to their interests.
Dániel Németh’s phones infected with Pegasus software while reporting on one of Hungary’s richest men
Inevitable but so creepy. These guys are doing extraordinary work in an increasingly fascist environment -- including exposing Orban building a secret palace worthy of Putin.
Marketers have long wanted to easily buy ads on trusted websites.
Washington Post is one of the few publishers to manage to turn some of their own product needs into products for others: Arc CMS and now this.
The secretary of state cites a “massive effort” by the government, but people involved in the evacuation instead describe bureaucratic snags.
Northeastern University's official news source
The journalist cops plenty for challenging Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s regime – and what’s alarming is the scale of the online campaign against her.
Andrew Neil will not appear on GB News again, i understands, days after he made barbed criticisms of the channel during an appearance on BBC1’s Question Time.
Piers Morgan will be presenting a nightly talkshow in this new venture aimed at outflanking the ailing GB News, says Emily Bell of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism
In an exclusive interview for a new episode of the Fold podcast, Janet Wilson, chief press secretary to Judith Collins during last year's election, speaks about that campaign, the National leader's latest outbursts, and where it leaves the party she has worked with since 2008. A few months ago,
A slightly obscure NZ story but I absolutely loved the total lack of discretion from this former press secretary who absolutely put it all out there on the behaviour of her tempestuous party leader.
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