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☆ TikTok is the top social-media app Americans trust for news, according to new data
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Dan Whateley | Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewCongress is terrified that TikTok could be deployed as a disinformation tool to shape Americans' views of current events in China's favor. Respondents who said they consumed news also tended to be less concerned about the accuracy of the news information they found on TikTok compared to other social apps. According to Pew's survey, 25% of X users said that getting news was a "major" reason they used the platform, and 15% of TikTok users also reported that getting news was a "major" reason for why they're on TikTok. Meanwhile, TikTok is also leaving users feeling the least "worn out" by the amount of news they see on the platform compared to the other apps. The news content that reaches TikTok users is often not from accounts run by traditional news organizations like The New York Times or the Washington Post.

Persons: —, It's, TikTok, Instagram, Joe Biden, ByteDance, Donald Trump, it's, influencers, Kelsey Russell Organizations: Service, Pew Research Center, Business, Facebook, The New York Times, Washington Post Locations: China, Israel, TikTok

“There aren’t that many Russian Orthodox followers (anymore), but it’s part of our heritage and we do want to see it preserved." The Russian Orthodox church was established in Alaska on Kodiak Island in 1794 and missionaries spread the faith, baptizing an estimated 18,000 Alaska Natives. Experts estimate about 80 historic Orthodox churches exist across Alaska, but weather and time are taking a toll, making restoration efforts even more critical. Deacon Thomas Rivas, the episcopal secretary to the Alaska Orthodox bishop. “However, its primary function is sacred and that’s important to all of us, even those of us that are not Russian Orthodox.”

Persons: Romanov, Nicholas Church, ”, Charlene Shaginaw, “, Aaron Leggett, Peter the Great, Vitus Bering, Bering, baptizing, Richard Nixon, Deacon Thomas Rivas, Leggett, Gina Ondola, Rivas, Romanov czars, Jobe Bernier Organizations: Alaska Natives, National Park Service, Church, National Register of Historic Places, Mission Society Locations: EKLUTNA, Alaska, Alaska's, Anchorage, Eklutna, Eklutna’s, Russian, Danish, Russia, Unalaska, United States, U.S, Kodiak, Kenai, Sitka, ”, Cook, St, Siberia

However, “I didn't want to make people think that I was an expert,” said Spehar, who filmed the TikTok video from their home in Rochester, New York. Josh Helfgott, a TikTok user with 5.5 million followers, posts a recurring series of videos called “Gay News” discussing current events relevant to LGBTQ viewers. Meanwhile, TikTok is the fastest-growing social media platform for news, according to a report by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism published on Tuesday. Twenty percent of 18-to-24-year-olds use TikTok to learn about current events, up 5 percentage points from last year, the report said. The benefit was mutual: Spehar learned how journalism is produced, while the publisher benefited from Spehar's TikTok skills.

Persons: Josh Helfgott, Magali, Read, Vitus, Spehar, “, ”, Helfgott, Joe Biden, ” Helfgott, Kristy Drutman, TikTok, Lisa Remillard, Remillard, ” Remillard, Magali Druscovich, Sheila Dang, Kenneth Li, Matthew Lewis Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, Capitol, White, Human, New York Times, BuzzFeed News, Reuters Institute for, “, Los Angeles Times, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, U.S, Rochester , New York, Tallahassee , Florida, San Diego , California, United States

☆ News enthusiasts turn to TikTok to chart new paths in media
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Magali Druscovich | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

To make sense of the unprecedented events of Jan. 6, 2021, Vitus “V” Spehar did what no traditional journalist would do - crawl under a desk and begin recording a video for TikTok. Like others who watched on TV as the storming of the U.S. Capitol unfolded, Spehar, who uses the pronoun they, felt the need to talk about it. However, “I didn’t want to make people think that I was an expert,” said Spehar, who filmed the TikTok video from their home in Rochester, New York. The show avoids true crime, while focusing on subjects in which people can take action. Spehar tries to end each video on a lighter note.

Persons: Vitus “, Spehar, “, ” Organizations: U.S, Capitol Locations: Rochester , New York

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☆ Sheriff Tiraspol a fost premiat pentru cel de-al 19-lea titlu de campioană a Diviziei Naționale
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-27 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Sheriff Tiraspol a fost premiat pentru cel de-al 19-lea titlu de campioană a Diviziei Naționale. Băieții au meritat și acum se bucură de asta.”În sezonul următor, „viespile” vor evolua în preliminariile Ligii Campionilor.Pe locul secund a încheiat campionatul Petrocub Hâncești, care a remizat cu Zimbru Chișinău aseară, scor 0-0. După meci, echipa a primit medaliile de argint și cupa pentru clasarea pe locul doi.Cel mai spectaculos meci al ultimei etape a fost cel dintre Milsami Orhei și FC Florești. Astfel, în sezonul următor, Petrocub, Milsami și Sfântul Gheorghe Suruceni vor evolua în UEFA – Conference League. Tragerea la sorți a primului tur preliminar al acestei competiții, dar și al Ligii Campionilor, se va desfășura pe 15 iunie, la Nyon, Elveția.

Persons: Artiom, Vitus Amogui, Antoniuc, Covcenco, Dmitri Semirov, Gheorghe Organizations: Sheriff, Diviziei Naționale, Zimbru, FC Florești, UEFA, Conference League, Ligii Campionilor Locations: Sheriff Tiraspol, Dacia, Buiucani, Hâncești, Zimbru Chișinău, Orhei, Petrocub, Nyon, Elveția

☆ Petrocub Hâncești a câștigat meciul cu FC Florești, din etapa a 30-a a competiției
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-01 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Trupa lui Lilian Popescu a câștigat cu scorul de 4-0 meciul cu FC Florești, din etapa a 30-a a competiției. Petrocub are 9 puncte avans față de Milsami Orhei, dar este la 13 puncte de liderul Sheriff Tiraspol. Tot ieri, Milsami a dispus de Speranța Nisporeni, scor 4-0. Artiom Puntus a reușit o dublă, iar Vitus Amougui și Vasile Jardan și-au trecut și ei numele pe lista marcatorilor. Un meci spectaculos s-a disputat la Suruceni, unde echipa locală, Sfîntul Gheorghe a învins pe Zimbru Chișinău cu scorul de 4-3.

Persons: Lilian Popescu, Iaser Țurcan, Sergiu Platica, Onică, Milsami, Artiom Puntus, Vitus, Jardan, Vitalie Plămădeală, Teodor Lungu, Mihail, Nicolai Solodovnicov, Cristian Dani, Vasile, Artur Patraș, Suruceni Organizations: Naționale, FC Florești, Sheriff, Nisporeni, Zimbru Locations: Hâncești, Orhei, Sheriff Tiraspol, Suruceni, Zimbru Chișinău, verzilor

☆ World’s most beautiful castles
▼ + stars: | 2019-08-07 | by ( Joe Yogerst | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

As the UK crowns a new monarch, we’re exploring all things royal, from castles to grand tours. “Castles are places were plots were hatched, marriages were consummated, murders carried out, royal babies born, and so on. With castles, you are never short of fascinating things to talk about.”Read on to find out more about 21 of the world’s most beautiful castles, fortified homes that are both a feast for the eyes and a time trip back to the bygone age during which they were created. Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket/LightRocket via Getty ImagesThis classic medieval castle towers above the island of Rhodes in the Aegean Sea. The castle’s vivid red-and-yellow color pattern – and its flashy clock tower – endow Pena with a much more playful air than the somber castles found elsewhere in Europe.

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