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The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press:
In a letter to the LA County Sheriff's Department, RCFP and 64 media organizations condemn the arrest of KPCC reporter Josie Huang and urge dropping of charges — Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies violently arrested the KPCC reporter while she was lawfully covering a protest on Sept. 12.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
NYT and Facebook have struck a multi-year partnership to co-develop AR filters and effects on Instagram that help users access and contextualize NYT stories — The New York Times and Facebook have struck a multi-year partnership to co-develop augmented reality (AR) filters and effects …
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New York Times:
Some analysts are questioning the future of the movie theater business as audiences fail to return to re-opened theaters; more releases are getting postponed — People aren't going to the movies at anywhere close to the numbers that Hollywood hoped, prompting studios to postpone more big releases.
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Pan Pylas / Associated Press:
Daniel Ellsberg testified in defense of Julian Assange in an extradition hearing Wednesday, saying Assange cannot get a fair trial under Espionage Act charges — LONDON (AP) — Daniel Ellsberg, one of the most famous whistleblowers in living memory, came to the defense of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange …
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Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
Bloomberg Media CEO says it will relaunch its QuickTake video service on November 9 as a global, 24-hour streaming service with 100 dedicated staff — The financial firm is readying a new version of its QuickTake service for launch in November — with plans for it to be a 24/7 outlet.
New York Times:
DOJ orders Al Jazeera's digital news network AJ+ to register as a foreign agent, saying it engages in “political activities” on behalf of Qatar's government — The Justice Department says AJ+, a media outlet backed by the royal family of Qatar, engages in “political activities.”
Tiffany Hsu / New York Times:
Facebook and Instagram place warnings on a video from Tucker Carlson Tonight that fact checkers say repeats false COVID-19 information — The social media platforms warn viewers that the Fox News host's interview with a Chinese virologist contained “false information” about Covid-19.
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Joseph Cox / VICE:
Sources: at an all-hands, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek defended keeping Joe Rogan's transphobic podcasts available; Spotify passed on some other old Rogan episodes — Multiple sources inside Spotify described an all-hands meeting in which Spotify CEO Daniel Ek discussed the company's handling of the controversial podcaster.
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
NPR uses geo-targeting tech to add localized news for 10 cities to its afternoon podcast Consider This, including Boston, New York, and Philadelphia — NPR's daily podcast Consider This began as Coronavirus Daily, but changed its name and broadened its scope in June as protests …
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Kelsey Sutton / Adweek:
Magna: national TV ad sales fell 30% YoY in Q2, its worst quarter on record, while linear media ad sales were down by 38% YoY — Q2 was national TV ad sales' worst quarter on record, according to Magna — Linear advertising will be helped along by record-level political ad spend later in the year.
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Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Amazon Music adds podcasts for free across its subscription and ad-supported tiers, with original, exclusive shows hosted by DJ Khaled, Will Smith, and others — Company looks to draw new listeners with 70,000 titles, including originals from DJ Khaled — Now playing on Amazon Music: podcasts.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Fox News says it will cut less than 3% of its overall staff, affecting fewer than 100 people and with no on-air talent impacted — Fox News Media expects to cut less than 3% of its overall staff as the unit, the financial engine of parent Fox Corporation, works to make its operations more efficient after a period of expansion.
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