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Enlarge / Jason Gargac, seen here in April 2018. (credit: Jason Gargac) A St. Louis Uber and Lyft driver has been kicked off both companies’ platforms after the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Friday night that he had been livestreaming his passengers for months without their consent. According to the newspaper, Jason Gargac, a 32-year-old man […]
Facebook isn’t just relying on TV appearances to apologize for its poor handling of Cambridge Analytica’s data sharing. The social network took out full-page apology ads in several major US and UK Sunday newspapers, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Sunday Telegraph and Sunday Times. In each case, the ad included […]
Hundreds of protesters have raided the offices of O Globo, one of Brazil’s most-read newspapers, on International Women’s Day, to protest over its support of President Michel Temer, whom they accuse of taking power in a “coup.” At around 5.30am on Thursday morning, buses carrying members of activist groups such as Rural Landless Movement (MST), […]
Published time: 27 Nov, 2017 15:15 The competition for next summer’s greatest prize is already underway. Not for the World Cup itself, but for the media outlet that can concoct the most bats**t crazy story about Russia, as it prepares to host the world’s biggest sporting event. Off to a commanding and possibly insurmountable lead […]
© AFP/File SAUL LOEB Beijing (AFP) – A Chinese state-run newspaper called on Beijing on Friday to “stay neutral” if North Korea strikes first in a conflict with the United States, despite a mutual defence pact between the Asian allies. The nationalistic Global Times tabloid said in an editorial that Washington and Pyongyang were playing […]
An Istanbul court has ordered the release of seven journalists and executives from opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet but five other media professionals will remain in custody pending an anti-terrorism trial scheduled for later this year. READ MORE: Turkey says Jews should ‘appreciate’ Ottoman Empire, Israel says its ‘days have passed’ The journalists, executives and cartoonists were […]
RBCCM Breaking into the Wall Street world is no easy feat. It’s especially difficult for young people and students with non-traditional backgrounds and little finance experience. Michael Ventura was once one of those students. He studied political science while he was an undergraduate student at Colgate University in New York. He is now a director […]
Though digital subscriptions are surging for the largest US newspapers, estimated industry circulation and revenue fell overall, the Pew Research Center found. Americans now read newspapers at levels not seen since 1945, but there’s growth in cable news. Among the findings are US newspaper circulation, including print and digital, fell 8 percent in 2016 for […]
Scribd’s transformation into an all-you-can-read subscription-based service hasn’t always been smooth-sailing, but it’s truly moving farther away from its PDF roots. The company has just announced that it’s teaming up with its first newspaper partners and a few popular news brands, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Financial Times, […]
Facebook’s role in the spread of so-called “fake news” has been under greater scrutiny in recent times, with many believing that the social network played a decisive role in both the U.S. presidential election and the U.K.’s EU referendum. And this is why it, among other technology companies, has been investing in initiatives to show […]
