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Show Us Your Votes, Cowards!

News organizations lack the courage and "moral clarity" to be transparent about their political leanings.

Reason

The real victims of Olivia Nuzzi’s affair with RFK Jr are other female journalists

This fling may have been consensual – but let’s spare a thought for all the other women in media tainted by unfair association

The Guardian - US

Father farewells 'cheeky old souls' at sons' funeral

Young brothers Russell and Ben Smith have been remembered as loving friends and children at a private funeral at a church in the Blue Mountains.

AAP

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Trump campaign’s suspected Iranian hack may still be happening

Hack continued in last 10 days, documents show, as campaign tries to spin it into sign of fear Trump instills in Iran

The Guardian - US

Video game champion 'regrets' jokes about death rumour

Donkey Kong champion Billy Mitchell regrets jokes about a young man's death he later claimed were used by a Brisbane YouTuber to defame him, a judge has heard.

AAP

Donkey Kong champion 'sickened' by YouTube video claims

Donkey Kong arcade champion Billy Mitchell vomited after he watched a YouTuber's video linking him to a young man's death, a judge has heard.

AAP

Mother charged with murdering her two sons fronts court

A mother charged with murdering her two sons has fronted court for the first time on two domestic violence murder counts.

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Mother charged with murder after death of two sons

A mother has been charged with murder after her two boys were found dead in a Blue Mountains home.

AAP

The week in classical: Death in Venice; Giant; Angela Hewitt review – five-star Britten and more

Britten’s yearning swansong blazes and beguiles in Welsh National Opera’s new production. Elsewhere, the sad tale of ‘Irish Giant’ Charles Byrne, and an enterprising orchestra for all

The Guardian - UK

Treated as ‘product’: new AFL and AFLW players shown how to cope with gambling fallout

About 100 young athletes learn their contractual responsibilities and how wagering companies operate in session organised by the players association

The Guardian - AU

Dead voters’ names ‘found on Ramaswamy nomination papers’

Rhode Island election officials have reported finding ‘several deceased voters’ among signatories

The Independent UK

Fortune favors the books: Our editors' favorite non-fiction of 2023 pulls back the curtain on a year of major transition

These non-fiction books explain not only how the algorithm of life and business are changing, but who the humans are who created this world.

Fortune

Ali al-Hamadi caps AFC Wimbledon rout to end Ramsgate’s FA Cup fairytale

A double from Ali al-Hamadi and goals from Jake Reeves, Josh Neufville and Connor Evans earned AFC Wimbledon a home tie with Ipswich

The Guardian - UK

New Zealand’s curling team, with nowhere to go, find a home at a Canadian retirement village

Group of four men in their 20s and 30s struggled to find accommodation in Calgary while training for the 2026 Winter Olympics until an unlikely solution was offered

The Guardian - AU

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South Africa become kings of rugby with dramatic World Cup win over greatest rivals

New Zealand 11-12 South Africa: All Blacks captain Sam Cane’s first-half red card proved decisive as the Springboks became the first four-time winners of the men’s Rugby World Cup

The Guardian - US

Democracy Awakening review: Heather Cox Richardson’s necessary US history

The Boston College professor offers a valuable primer on Republican extremism – but also progressive achievement

Reason

Ben Smith's One Neat Trick for Going Viral

The Semafor editor and former BuzzFeed News editor in chief on the online media explosion of the 2000s.

Daily Record

Zebra crossing on Paisley road set for upgrade to traffic lights after community concerns raised

Works are expected to begin at the site at the end of this month with the decision welcomed by a politician.

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The Guardian - AU

People are going homeless in this Victorian getaway spot. Could an Airbnb tax be the answer?

Getting a rental on the Mornington Peninsula has become difficult – but some are doubtful a state-imposed levy will help

The Guardian - US

Vice is going bankrupt, BuzzFeed News is dead. What does it mean?

When it comes to news in the digital age, which journalism model will work?

Broadcasting & Cable

The FAST and the Delirious: Why the Stampede to Free Ad-Supported Platforms Looks Like a Rerun of the Streaming Wars (Bloom)

Or, as one industry denizen tells us, being ad-supported is 'a hard way to make a living'

Salon

Tucker on Twitter: Carlson saved by Musk

Tucker Carlson being a marquee attraction can only hasten Twitter's descent

The Guardian - UK

How the rivalry between Gawker and BuzzFeed drove a social media boom – and bust

Ben Smith was BuzzFeed’s editor-in-chief when it was at its peak. He explains how the groundbreaking site and its rivals changed the media – and sowed the seeds for their own demise

WEKU

In BuzzFeed fashion, 5 takeaways from Ben Smith's 'Traffic'

In his new book, the former editor-in-chief of Buzzfeed News lands on his promise to chronicle the rise of digital media through the story of a snowballing, head-to-head competition.

The Guardian - US

The digital media bubble has burst. Where does the industry go from here?

Buzzfeed, Vice, Gawker and Drudge Report are all traffic-war casualties, but they succeeded in shaking up the media landscape

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