UK newspapers pass off podcast interview as their own

UK newspapers pass off podcast interview as their own

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  • Earlier this month, A Life Lived, produced by Muddy Knees Media for Audioboom, featured a chat with Sir Roger Moore’s daughter Deborah. A story in The Daily Star, then The Daily Express, The Sun, the Daily Mail and Metro, all quoted from the podcast without any credit - the story even making the front page. Unlike the Australian plagiarism example from Monday, the newspapers didn’t even acknowledge she was speaking in a podcast, leading many to erroneously think the Daily Star had got the scoop.

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  • Amazon has announced new podcast integration for their Alexa smart speaker service. US users will now be able to ask for podcasts on Spotify - “Hey Alexa, play My Favorite Murder on Spotify” - as well as adding a preferred podcast setting so that you can pick your default podcast provider. If you listen to content through Spotify, SiriusXM or iHeartRadio, Alexa will sync progress between individual speakers, too. (Here’s how to set up Spotify on Alexa).

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