After pandemic layoffs, a local news company seeks subscribers on Substack.
Date: 05 October 2021
By Marc Tracy
Marc Tracy
Examiner Media, a publisher of free weeklies in the Lower Hudson Valley of New York, rebuilt its staff with a grant from the digital newsletter platform.
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Ozy Shows That Serious Black Media Needs a New Business Model
Date: 05 October 2021
By Lauren Williams
Lauren Williams
Advertisers want to say they support Black-run media, but they’re terrified of serious topics.
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Mic Reboots Itself, With More Pop Culture Coverage and Less Politics
Date: 06 October 2021
By Katie Robertson
Katie Robertson
Under new ownership, the online publication aimed at younger readers unveiled a revamped version of itself on Wednesday.
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Ozy Media is accused in a lawsuit of ‘fraudulent conduct.’
Date: 05 October 2021
By Ben Smith and Katie Robertson
Ben Smith
A fund manager in Beverly Hills, Calif., said in the suit that it had invested $2 million in Ozy after receiving assurances that the company had a “strong business performance.”
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Senators Call for More Regulation of Facebook
Date: 06 October 2021
By Reuters
Republican and Democratic senators voiced support for greater regulation of Facebook and its social media platforms during a hearing in which a whistle-blower warned about wrongdoing inside the company.
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Whistle-Blower Warns of Foreign Influence on Facebook
Date: 06 October 2021
By Reuters
Frances Haugen, a former Facebook employee, said during testimony before the Senate that foreign governments, including China and Iran, were using the platform to conduct surveillance and espionage operations.
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Boris Johnson Vows to Transform Britain’s Economy
Date: 06 October 2021
By The Associated Press
Speaking at the Conservative Party’s annual conference, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the U.K. would transition into an economy defined by high-skilled workers and higher wages.
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Trudeau sets deadlines for employees of Canada’s federal government to be vaccinated.
Date: 06 October 2021
By Ian Austen
Ian Austen
“It’s very simple,” the prime minister said. “If you want to continue to work for the public service of Canada you need to be fully vaccinated.”
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Biden Promotes Infrastructure Spending: ‘Invest in Ourselves’
Date: 06 October 2021
By The Associated Press
President Biden, at a union training center in Michigan, promoted his legislative agenda, which includes a bipartisan infrastructure bill and a social-policy package that is being negotiated among Democrats.
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Business Leaders Sound Alarm Over Potential U.S. Default
Date: 06 October 2021
By The Associated Press
Finance executives met with President Biden as an Oct. 18 debt-ceiling deadline inched closer, warning that a U.S. default would threaten the global economy. Senate Republicans have promised to filibuster a long-term suspension of the borrowing limit.
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