âAt least some of these big companies look for communities that are news deserts to build projects,â a local journalist said, âbecause itâs easier for them when thereâs less public scrutiny.â
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Googleâs attempts to repackage news are encroaching on publishers. As a cofounder of WTF Is SEO?, an industry newsletter, has observed: âA growing sentiment is that Google is not a partner but a competitor.âÂ
Early last month, the journalist was arrested in Kuwait on the basis of what CPJ calls âvague and overly broad accusations.â Iâve known him to be a reporter who is quick and elegant and resists euphemism.
Estefany RodrĂguez was reporting on an ICE raid in Nashville. The next day, she was detained. She has since been released on bond, but her fate is uncertain.