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Galley by CJR: A roundtable on possible solutions to the funding crisis in the media industry
Galley by CJR: A roundtable on possible solutions to the funding crisis in the media industry

In a round-table discussion led by Columbia Journalism Review’s chief digital writer Mathew Ingram, media professionals and experts alike discuss and analyze ways to save the journalism industry in result of the ongoing funding crisis, including talks of short-term funding to long-term restructuring. Contributing to the discussion, Jody Brannon, director of the Center for Journalism & Liberty, said, “Distributing… news for centuries has been dictated by our sense of journalistic duty, but as we know news judgment, airtime and column inches (sorry for the aged metaphore) are not free.”

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ClippingsOpen Markets2020, April 2020, Free Press
Miami Herald - South Fla. hospital chains and insurers are getting bigger. Is that good for patients?
Miami Herald - South Fla. hospital chains and insurers are getting bigger. Is that good for patients?

Open Markets Policy Director Phil Longman commented to the Miami Herald on hospital chains and insurers in South Florida and whether growing consolidation is good for patients. “Sometimes, through consolidation, you get real economies of scale: better coordination, integration of care,” Longman said. “But experience has shown that whatever cost savings result are generally not shared with consumers.”

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ClippingsOpen MarketsJanuary 2020, 2020, Phil Longman
The Washington Post: Pelosi's Facebook slam reflects rising tensions between social media giant and Democrats
The Washington Post: Pelosi's Facebook slam reflects rising tensions between social media giant and Democrats

Sally Hubbard spoke to The Washington Post about how it’s important for CEOs from the biggest tech firms to testify before Congress amid the big tech probe taking place by the House Antitrust Subcommittee. "I think it's important for the CEOs to appear in a public hearing to make clear they are accountable to our democratically-elected representatives and to the American public," she said.

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ClippingsOpen MarketsPolitics, January 2020, 2020, Facebook
The Washington Post: Smaller companies taking a risk as they challenge Big Tech in hearing
The Washington Post: Smaller companies taking a risk as they challenge Big Tech in hearing

Open Markets Director of Enforcement Strategy Sally Hubbard spoke to The Washington Post about why smaller technology companies have not been more outspoken regarding the anti-competitive practices of larger technology companies ahead of a House Antitrust Subcommittee field hearing taking place in Colorado where smaller tech firm leaders will have an opportunity to testify. “We don’t often hear from those entrepreneurs because they can't afford to speak out, we haven’t had a look under the hood of these companies,” Hubbard said.

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ClippingsOpen MarketsFacebook, Amazon, Google, January 2020, 2020
Associated Press: Insider Q&A - Antitrust expert looks for strong enforcement
Associated Press: Insider Q&A - Antitrust expert looks for strong enforcement

Associated Press Reporter Marcy Gordon sits down and interviews Open Markets Director of Enforcement Strategy Sally Hubbard about her take on the need for greater antitrust enforcement. With the biggest tech companies under government investigation for alleged anti-competitive conduct, her analysis speaks to an issue of growing urgency.

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ClippingsOpen Markets2020, January 2020, Amazon, Google, Facebook
The New York Times: Sonos, Squeezed by the Tech Giants, Sues Google
The New York Times: Sonos, Squeezed by the Tech Giants, Sues Google

The New York Times' Jack Nicas and Daisuke Wakabayashi report that home-speaker maker Sonos said Google and Amazon stole its technology and abused their power, but it could only risk suing one. "The fear of retaliation is a real fear. Any of these companies could bury them tomorrow. Google could bury them in their search results. Amazon can bury them in their search results,” Sally Hubbard told them.

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ClippingsOpen MarketsJanuary 2020, 2020, Google, Amazon