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Pew: Americans Want More Regulation of Big Tech Companies

The majority of Americans who responded to a recent survey by Pew Research Center want to see the regulation hammer come down on "Big Tech."

source: Adweek

The Washington Post Debuts Augmented Reality Olympic Series

The Washington Post is collaborating with Lede Lab to create an experimental video series on three sports being contested in the Tokyo Olympics. The series focuses on skateboarding, surfing and sport climbing — and three young American stars who will compete in...

source: MediaPost

What the Digital News Report 2021 Means for Your Audio Strategy

The Digital News Report, the latest edition of which was published at the end of June, is a must read for anyone who wants to understand the behaviors of online news consumers. Now in its tenth year, the annual study from the Reuters...

source: What's New in Publishing

TikTok Just Launched Spark Ads. What Does It Mean for Marketers?

When it comes to Facebook and Instagram, advertisers have two options: either upload a sponsored post or amplify organic content with ad dollars after it has gone live. TikTok, on the other hand, previously only allowed brands to sponsor...

source: Adweek

Marketers Spend Big on Back-To-School—Despite Looming Delta Variant

Pre-pandemic, an early July email with the subject line "Are You In The Back-To-School Spirit Yet?" might elicit a groan from consumers. After all, many schools around the country finished lessons mere days prior in late June and...

source: AdAge

Garland Bars Prosecutors From Seizing Reporters' Records

Attorney General Merrick Garland formally prohibited federal prosecutors from seizing the records of journalists in leak investigations, with limited exceptions, reversing years of department policy.

source: The Associated Press

How BuzzFeed Taps Its Resources To Grow an Early Foray Into Livestream Shopping

BuzzFeed is the latest media company to start experimenting with livestream shopping (aka the new, digital version of QVC) as the next big opportunity to maximize its ecommerce business.

source: Digiday

CNN Announces CNN+, 'Most Important Launch for Network Since Ted Turner'

CNN is hiring hundreds of people and developing dozens of programs for a subscription streaming service that will launch early next year. The new venture, called CNN+, was formally announced on Monday morning. It will exist side by...

source: CNN

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