Headlines of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and the media coverage in Minneapolis prompted KOP to look at the convergence of the media establishment and Silicon Valley, aka the Social Media Platform Press Complex.

What to do when you’re overwhelmed by coronavirus media coverage
https://www.fastcompany.com/90508461/what-to-do-when-youre-overwhelmed-by-coronavirus-media-coverage

Big Tech’s favorite law is under fire
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/19/what-is-section-230-and-why-do-some-people-want-to-change-it.html

Media cuts weigh on industry morale
https://www.axios.com/media-cuts-weigh-on-industry-morale-28bde8f1-54a7-4a81-a689-9a29559bb8c3.html

The Fall, Rise, and Fall of Media Trust
https://www.cjr.org/special_report/the-fall-rise-and-fall-of-media-trust.php

The Platform Press: how Silicon Valley reengineered journalism

A report on the influence of social media platforms and technology companies on American journalism highlights the clashes and trade-offs between growth, autonomy, and quality for the profession worldwide

https://www.rcmediafreedom.eu/Publications/Reports/The-Platform-Press-how-Silicon-Valley-reengineered-journalism

Social Media and social control: How Silicon Valley serves the U.S. State Department
https://mronline.org/2020/01/03/social-media-and-social-control-how-silicon-valley-serves-the-u-s-state-department/

What Is Section 230—And Why Does Trump Want To Change It?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2020/05/28/what-is-section-230-and-why-does-trump-want-to-change-it/#7abde416389d

Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-preventing-online-censorship/


"The growth of podcasts is not slowing down: The number of podcasts published to Stitcher has grown more than 129,000% since 2010."
The Stitcher Podcasting Report by @Stitcher https://link.medium.com/JRqdkmAoR6

Radio Staffers Work May Never Be The Same. http://www.insideradio.com/free/how-and-where-radio-staffers-work-may-never-be-the-same/article_eab61cd2-9ff7-11ea-a892-8bf4ef0b0dd6.html

The music industry is still obsessed with charts – but is it always looking at the right data? - Music Business Worldwide https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/the-music-industry-is-still-obsessed-with-charts-but-is-it-always-looking-at-the-right-data/

Radio: KROQ has a problem, and here’s how to fix it – Daily News https://www.dailynews.com/radio-kroq-has-a-problem-and-heres-how-to-fix-it

Joe Rogan, Barstool Sports And Podcasting’s Walled Garden Problem via @forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/jaykapoor/2020/05/26/podcastings-walled-garden-problem/

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