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Mexico’s Second Richest Man Uses Television to Defy Authorities

Primavera Tellez Giron G. 11 June 2020

Ricardo Salinas Pliego, owner of TV Azteca, has in recent months used his television station to pressure the Mexican government to lift the quarantine imposed…

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El segundo hombre más rico de México usa TV para desacatar a la autoridad sanitaria

Primavera Tellez Giron G. 26 May 2020

Fiel a su historia, Ricardo Salinas Pliego, dueño de TV Azteca usó la pantalla de su empresa para presionar al gobierno mexicano a que levantara…

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Gavin Meiring on Radio on Africa
🎥 Radio in Africa is rapidly moving to a multi-platform, digital world, but the old terrestrial broadcast remains strong. Gavin Meiring, Director of Radio Solutions shares his thoughts about what it means.📌 For more details, read the article of our Fellow, John Masuku: https://medium.com/center-for-media-data-and-society/digital-solutions-expand-radios-impact-in-south-africa-4139b040c62e
Posted by Center for Media, Data and Society - CMDS on Wednesday, June 24, 2020

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Serving Underserved Communities

Representation in journalism — both in terms of newsroom personnel and in the breadth of reporting — remains a critical issue that many media organizations are facing. In the Pacific Northwest, participants in our roundtable said their papers often struggle to access, reach and engage with Latino audiences in Oregon; an issue they are all keen to remedy.

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How Solomon’s Inclusive Storytelling Elevated the Voices of Migrants During the Pandemic

Already at risk and now under attack from COVID-19, this Greek media non-profit knew it had to tell the story of refugees during the pandemic by any means necessary.

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Indiegraf Aims to Reimagine the Newspaper Chain for Digital News Outlets

The Canada-based network aims to take the best of newspaper chains for local digital publications — and leave the rest.

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Nothing but the Truth: Technologies That Help to Fight Fake News

During the US presidential election of 2016, an article based on a flawed argument claimed that Donald Trump won the popular vote.

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How to Hold Platforms Accountable Without Heavy Regulation

Daily life is an exercise in trust. I trust that when my doctor tells me I need surgery it’s her best judgment that I do, based on the evidence available to her.

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Big Tech’s Next Challenge: Powerful State Media Networks

Facebook, Google and Twitter face pressure to regulate state-funded media ops seeking to game the Internet. But which ones, and how?

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Idiot of the week

MP Douglas Ross beat off competition to win the Idiot of the Week title. Within hours only of becoming the Scottish Tory leader on August 5th, Mr Ross said that his goal was to build a “strong” Tory party that could provide “scrutiny and opposition” to the Scottish National Party (SNP), the largest political party in Scotland in terms of seats in both the Westminster and Holyrood parliaments.

In short, he basically conceded defeat even before an election was held.

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Mexico’s Second Richest Man Uses Television to Defy Authorities

El segundo hombre más rico de México usa TV para desacatar a la autoridad sanitaria

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