Google signs deal to pay 300+ news publishers in Europe

This sto­ry, plus OAN seg­ment states there was no wide­spread elec­tion fraud, Elon Musk says he would reverse Trump’s Twit­ter ban and more, all in today’s media head­lines. Top Sto­ries May 11, 2022 May 10, 2022 May 10, 2022 Press & Gov­ern­ment May 10, 2022 Media Busi­ness May 10, 2022 May 10, 2022 Research May 10, 2022 Inter­na­tion­al May 11, 2022 May 11, 2022…

Controversy emerges around new DHS disinformation board

This sto­ry, plus NBC News review finds pla­gia­rized mate­r­i­al in for­mer reporter’s sto­ries, Politi­co deci­sion to pub­lish Supreme Court draft opin­ion rais­es eth­i­cal ques­tions and more, all in today’s media head­lines. Top Sto­ries May 2, 2022 May 2, 2022 May 2, 2022 About Mis­in­for­ma­tion May 3, 2022 Press & Gov­ern­ment May 2, 2022 May 2, 2022 May 2, 2022 Audio & Podcasting…

Elon Musk Is a Problem Masquerading as a Solution

It is a per­fect mar­riage for an age of plu­toc­ra­cy: Twit­ter with its seri­ous prob­lems and Elon Musk, the embod­i­ment of those prob­lems. What hap­pens when the incar­na­tion of a prob­lem buys the right to decide what the prob­lem is and how to fix it? Twit­ter has a dis­in­for­ma­tion prob­lem — fake news about Covid vac­cines, cli­mate and more…