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Supreme Court asked to intervene in antitrust lawsuit over NFL Sunday Ticket
The way fans buy out-of-market NFL games could change if the Supreme Court appears to hear an antitrust lawsuit brought by DirecTV customers.
Chinese citizen journalist goes missing while reporting on coronavirus
The mother of human rights advocate Chen Qiushi used his Twitter account last week to post a video calling international attention to her son's disappearance.
Sprint wants customers to put tracking device on children
Phone companies love child trackers because they boost profits. But they could cause more harm than good.
Appellate judges may provide relief to users of federal court document repository
Plaintiffs argue PACER fees illegally fund courthouse renovation projects when Congress intended for those fees to fund PACER itself.
Military’s proposed budget cuts to Stars & Stripes newspaper could impact combat reporting
The Department of Defense's proposal to reduce funding to the Stars & Stripes newspaper could have serious implications on combat journalism, officials with the news organization said.
How podcasts are changing the state of radio storytelling
In 2009, newspapers prophesied the death of the radio drama. But as of 2020, audio fiction has become the fastest-growing strand in publishing, with tech, media and film companies crowding in.
By:
Richard Brooks
Inside the battle between NBC & CBS to film a Berlin Wall tunnel escape
A media historian uses declassified government documents to show how both sides of the Iron Curtain worked to have the projects canned.
By:
Mike Conway
Netflix discloses movies, TV shows pulled after government complaints
Netflix removed five titles from its catalogue at the request of government authorities in Singapore, according to a new report released on Friday.
Author of “gig economy” bill to promote exemptions for freelance journalists
Asm. Lorena Gonzalez now admits Assembly Bill 5 needs specific exemptions for freelance journalists after many of them have lost their jobs over the last few months.
New Mexico lawmakers boot TV reporter from public meeting
A reporter for a New Mexico TV station was kicked out of a public meeting after lawmakers complained about possible editing techniques.
Investigative reporter blocked from Twitter will delete newsworthy tweet
An investigative reporter who was blocked from accessing his Twitter account this week has agreed to remove a tweet that the social media company says violated its rules on private information.
Here’s the full Fox News “Brain Room” book on Trump-connected “disinformation campaign”
A Fox News dossier warned network journalists from leaning too heavy on political claims made by one of its own contributors.