Revenue of Murdoch's Fox News in the US takes a dive and links to other news and views

Fox News’ ad revenue nose-dives, declining a whopping 17 percent - Media Matters for America


Hannity’s advertiser losses signal that Fox’s business model is not sustainable
Angela Merkel and CDU struggle to form 'Jamaica' coalition - Deutsche Welle
Four German political parties — the Christian Democrats, Christian Social Union, Free Democrats and Greens — are now in their third week of talks to form a government. They disagree about more things than they agree on.
Don’t overlook the Kremlin’s threats to our courts - Washington PostI
t is well understood that Russia is engaged in a strategic campaign to undermine support for democracy and weaken the United States. A key element of the West’s appeal is the idea of an independent judiciary that protects the rights of individuals and ensures the fair and consistent application of the law. This pillar of democracy is particularly vulnerable to information operations because it relies so heavily on public confidence in the legitimacy of its outcomes. Active measures such as those used to undermine elections could also be used to threaten the credibility of our legal system. We need to call out any such efforts and strengthen the nation’s resilience to them.
The Tweet of the day - Joanne Ryan MP

Facebook and Twitter to seek help in online manipulation fight - London Financial Times

Fed Up With Uncivil Discourse Online, Lawmakers Block Their Constituents - NPR

Publicizing the Plight of Journalists Project Syndicate
Every five days, on average, somewhere in the world, a journalist is murdered for being a journalist. Nine out of ten times, no one is prosecuted, creating an atmosphere of impunity that extends beyond death threats or violence. Imprisonment of journalists is at an all-time high, and members of the press routinely suffer harassment and intimidation while on assignment. Today, journalism is one of the most dangerous professions anywhere.
One way to address this state of affairs is by talking about it. Three recent examples highlight the risks journalists take to report the news, and underscore why publicizing their plight is the only way to bring about change.

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