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Americans fret over social media control of news: Survey
A majority of Americans believe social media platforms have too much control over the news they see and many express concern that they get a less ... Digital -
Vice Media to buy women’s focused rival refinery29
Vice Media said Wednesday it was acquiring rival Refinery29, an online outlet that targets young female readers, claiming the deal creates “the ... Digital -
Facebook expands new tool aiming to shrink ‘news deserts’
Facebook is trying to coax “news deserts” into bloom with the second major expansion of a tool that exposes people to more local news and ... Digital -
Netflix shares slide on disappointing Q2 subscriber growth
Netflix shares plunged more than 10 percent in after-hours trade Wednesday after its quarterly update showed weaker-than-expected subscriber growth ... Digital -
WhatsApp limits text forwards to five recipients to curb rumors
Facebook’s WhatsApp messenger service is limiting the number of times a user can forward a message in a chat to only five recipients. Company ... Digital -
Netflix raising prices for 58 million US subscribers as costs rise
Netflix is raising its US prices by 13 percent to 18 percent, its biggest increase since the company launched its streaming service 12 years ago.Its ... Digital -
Four Kuwaiti newspapers to stop publishing on Saturdays for economic reasons
Editors of four Kuwaiti dailies have announced their agreement to suspend production and circulation on Saturdays in reaction to what they called ... Gulf -
Trump unblocks more Twitter users after US court ruling
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday unblocked some additional Twitter users after a federal judge in May said preventing people from following him ... Digital -
Trump warns Facebook, Google and Twitter to ‘be careful’
President Donald Trump stepped up his criticism of internet firms Tuesday, hours after attacking Google over what he called “bias” against ... Digital -
Number of US newspaper newsroom employees down sharply: survey
The number of employees in US newspaper newsrooms has declined by 45 percent over the past decade, according to a survey published on Monday. US ... Print -
Google gives publishers controls to comply with EU privacy law
Alphabet’s Google has sent online publishers an update to its ad-serving platform, which allows them to select advertising tech vendors that ... Digital -
Google to offer digital journalism training in MENA region
Google announced on Tuesday a program offering digital journalism training in the (MENA) region. The program is set to offer training to 4,000 ... Digital -
Facebook controversy stokes digital privacy debate at Sharjah Forum
The creator of the World Wide Web, Sir Timothy Berners-Lee, has said that connecting people through internet technologies is “no longer enough ... Digital -
US college students come up with plug-in to combat fake news
A team of college students is getting attention from internet companies and Congress after developing a browser extension that alerts users to fake ... Digital -
Digital media company BuzzFeed cutting jobs in US, UK
Digital media company BuzzFeed is cutting 8 percent of US employees, or 100 jobs, as changes its business model in a bid to boost revenue.It’s ... Digital -
From Facebook to ‘fake news’, media trends uncovered at Al Arabiya-ENEX assembly
Al Arabiya took the lead on hosting one of the most prestigious news event in Dubai last week. The 2017 Enex General Assembly was attended by ... Television & Radio -
Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales tackles news with WikiTribune site
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales is launching a project aimed at reshaping the news media called WikiTribune -- using the same principles as the popular ... Digital -
Facebook allows postings of ‘napalm girl’ photo after debate
Facebook reversed its decision to remove postings of an iconic 1972 image of a naked, screaming girl running from a napalm attack in Vietnam Digital -
Pitch Perfect: The explosion of Bloggers, Blaggers and Braggers
There are too many wannabe ‘fashionistas’, beauty ‘experts’ and food ‘critics’ out there Digital -
Use of social media apps in Saudi Arabia growing rapidly
Internet penetration among Saudi nationals is around 93 percent and this may well account for the increasing popularity of online video streaming Digital -
Facebook drops news outlet input in ‘trending topics’ review
Facebook will stop looking to news outlets like The Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post and Drudge Report to automatically nominate topics Digital -
Facebook delivers the scoop on how it delivers the news
Trending topics were introduced in 2014 and appear in a separate section to the right of the Facebook newsfeed Digital -
Spending on Internet advertising to overtake TV by 2017
Businesses around the world are set to spend more on internet advertising than on television commercials for the first time in 2017 Advertising & PR -
NY Times exec: Digital, not print media is our future
Michael Goldman admitted the media industry is facing a day when it will be 100 percent digital Print -
Twitter parts with 4 key execs in latest sign of turmoil
Four of Twitter’s key executives are leaving the company in an exodus that has escalated the uncertainty facing the messaging service Digital -
Facebook changes its logo: Any idea how?
The change is from a Klavika typefacem created by Eric Olsen, to a new custom typeface Digital -
BBC announces to cut more than 1,000 jobs
The BBC said that it is cutting more than 1,000 jobs, mostly in management, as part of a long-term drive to reduce costs Television & Radio -
Morocco website fined for defaming king's private secretary
Majidi sued for defamation and sought five million dirhams (460,000 euros) in damages Digital -
Print vs. Online: Arab Luxury World panel takes on a new age debate
The session was kicked off with panellists agreeing that “print is not going to die,” it will simply evolve Digital -
Facebook hooks up with publishers for ‘instant articles’
The new feature makes the reading experience as much as ten times faster than standard mobile web articles Digital