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Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Presidential Debate Commission co-chair says Chris Wallace and others will not fact-check Trump or Biden, arguing moderators and reporters have different roles — Presidential Debate Commission co-chair Frank Fahrenkopf Jr. said Sunday he doesn't expect Fox News anchor Chris Wallace …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Chris Wallace says he will “be as invisible as possible” during Tuesday's debate as execs and producers say TV networks may not do much real-time fact-checking — “My job is to be as invisible as possible,” said Chris Wallace of Fox News, the moderator of the opening matchup on Tuesday.
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Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
Interview with Shepard Smith on launching a “just-the-facts” news show amid the pandemic, as CNBC's The News with Shepard Smith launches this week — The former Fox News anchor has had to hire a new team and have a set built amid pandemic protocols in preparation for this week's debut …
Washington Square News:
The entire staff of Washington Square News, NYU's student newspaper, has resigned in protest of their new editorial advisor, three weeks after the EIC was fired — We, the undersigned WSN Fall 2020 Editorial Staff, have collectively decided to resign from Washington Square News, effective immediately.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Pew survey of 12K+ US adults: 26% said they get news from YouTube while only 23% of those said they “often” get news from channels of established news orgs — Around a quarter of U.S. adults, or roughly 26%, say they get news by watching YouTube videos, according to a new study …
Dean Baquet / New York Times:
Following its bombshell Trump tax investigation, The New York Times will not be “making the records themselves public” to protect its sources — The New York Times has examined decades of President Trump's financial records, assembling the most comprehensive picture yet of his business dealings.
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Sahil Patel / Wall Street Journal:
Disney sells TrueX, an ad-tech company it absorbed as part of its acquisition of 21st Century Fox assets in 2019, to Gimbal; a source says for less than $100M — Gimbal wants TrueX's technology to go after the ‘addressable-TV’ market, where different ads are shown to different households
Jon Porter / The Verge:
Roku launches $130 Streambar, which combines a compact soundbar with a 4K and HDR streaming device, shipping in mid-October — A 14-inch soundbar with 4K / HDR streaming — A year after Roku announced its Smart Soundbar, the company is back with the Streambar, which combines a compact soundbar with a 4K / HDR streaming device.
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
The subject of NYT podcast “Caliphate” has been charged in Canada for allegedly fabricating tales about his experiences as an Islamic State fighter — The subject of an award-winning New York Times podcast has been charged in Canada for allegedly fabricating tales about his experiences as an Islamic State fighter.
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Internal and external threats to the BBC challenge its role as a heat sink for polarization in the middle of British media — The BBC functions as a heat sink for polarization — converting potentially dangerous energy into something the system can more easily deal with.
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Rbr-Tvbr / Radio & Television Business Report:
iHeart launches iHeartSports, a sports network to deliver short-form national and regional local sports reports to 500+ broadcast stations across the US — NEW YORK — The nation's No. 1 media company has wagered on the success of delivering vignette-style reports from its stable …
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Daisuke Wakabayashi / New York Times:
With Netflix, Spotify, and others bypassing Google's 30% cut of IAPs, Google now says all Play Store apps must use its billing system, giving a year to comply — Some companies like Netflix and Spotify had avoided making the payment when people paid for something inside their apps.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Fox News says it is offering “election week” ad inventories, not just for Nov. 3 coverage, as all networks prepare for delayed results due to mail-in voting — Maybe the 2020 election. … Most significant releases have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic …
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