The New York Times / Maggie Haberman
RNC signals a pullout from presidential debates →“If the RNC moves forward with it, it is unclear what that would mean for future debates. But it would change the approach to be similar to what happened before the commission existed, when the two parties or campaigns had to negotiate directly and agree on terms, or no debates would take place.”
PressGazette / William Turvill
Washington Post / Cristiano Lima
CNN / Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari
Nigeria to lift Twitter ban after six-month suspension →“The decision was made after Twitter agreed to meet all conditions set by the Nigerian government, according to a government statement. Those conditions include “managing prohibited publication in line with Nigerian law” and addressing issues of operations and tax.”
HuffPost / Brandon Soderberg and Andy Friedman
The Washington Post / Paul Farhi
Current / jesikah maria ross and Olivia Henry
Tech Policy Press / Justin Hendrix
Boston Business Journal / Don Seiffert
Gannett to stop Saturday print editions at 136 newspapers nationwide →“Sources told the Business Journal that while the chain’s two largest dailies, The Providence Journal and the Worcester Telegram and Gazette, will not be affected, most others will, including the Cape Cod Times, the Fall River Herald News and the New Bedford Standard Times. Some of Gannett’s dailies, such as the Patriot Ledger in Quincy, have already discontinued Saturday print editions.”
FiveThirtyEight / Maggie Koerth
“Back alley” advice is making the pandemic worse →“Two years into the pandemic, it’s infuriating that so many basic facts we need for everyday risk reduction still come from a combination of well-written news stories you just have to hope you can find, Twitter threads of questionable provenance, and something you heard from your friend’s cousin’s doctor.”