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12:05 PM ET, September 26, 2020

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International Center for Journalists:
UNESCO and ICFJ launch global survey to assess the scale of online violence targeting women journalists around the world and help find solutions to the problem
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
On Thursday, major papers buried Trump's refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power as the NYT ran the story on A15, WaPo and WSJ on A4, and LAT on A6  —  President Donald Trump yesterday refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power after the November election.
The Guardian:
Andrew Neil, who has been a BBC political interviewer and Sunday Times editor, says he is launching GB News, a TV news channel to rival BBC and Sky, next year  —  Andrew Neil is launching a 24-hour, TV channel to rival rolling news from the BBC and Sky.  —  The broadcaster will be the face …
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: podcast publisher Wondery has hired financial advisers to explore strategic options, including a potential sale, which could bring in at least $200M  —  - Financial advisers hired to evaluate strategic options  — Wondery has gained following with hit shows like ‘Dirty John’
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
NBCU: 76% of NBCU viewing for those aged 18-34 and 50% for those aged 50+ comes from streaming and on-demand platforms; 74% of digital content is watched on TV  —  EXCLUSIVE: NBCUniversal, which has made a series of moves aimed at keeping pace with the increasingly complex video viewing marketplace …
John Hudson / Washington Post:
State Department: Trump admin rescinded award it gave to a Finnish journalist after discovering she'd criticized Trump, then gave a false reason for its actions  —  The Trump administration rescinded an award recognizing the work of a journalist from Finland last year after discovering …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Leaked email: Google informed its advertisers on Friday that it will block election ads referencing “the election, or its outcome” after polls close on Nov. 3  —  Google informed its advertisers Friday that it will broadly block election ads after polls close Nov. 3, according to an email obtained by Axios.
Michael Schneider / Variety:
Arif Zahir, a YouTuber with 6M+ subscribers, moves from impersonating Cleveland Brown of Family Guy on YouTube to taking over the character's voice next season  —  Arif Zahir has gone from impersonating “Family Guy's” Cleveland Brown on YouTube... to being cast as the new voice of the character on the actual show.
James McAuley / Washington Post:
France's anti-terrorism office is probing the stabbing of 2 media workers outside former Charlie Hebdo offices, amid a trial of alleged accomplices in the case  —  PARIS — Two people were stabbed in a knife attack Friday morning outside the former offices of Charlie Hebdo …
James Queally / Los Angeles Times:
Los Angeles County DA declines to prosecute KPCC reporter Josie Huang, arrested and accused of interfering with an arrest the night two deputies were shot  —  A KPCC reporter who was slammed to the ground and accused of interfering with an arrest the night two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies …
Mary-Katharine Phillips / What's New in Publishing:
Study: 19% of German population reads ePapers, digital replicas of print editions, of which 65.8% are under 50, and every eighth newspaper sold is an ePaper  —  Aa new report on the state of ePaper readership in Germany has been released by Die Zeitungen.  German-speakers can find the full report here.
Jacob Tice / The News Tribune:
Austin Tice's brother pleads for help in putting political pressure on US leaders to find the journalist who vanished 8 years ago in Syria and bring him home  —  Austin Tice is a freelance journalist for McClatchy and other outlets who has been detained in Syria since August 2012.
 
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The US Senate reauthorizes FISA's Section 702; some communication service providers had threatened to stop cooperating with the US government in case of a lapse

 
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