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1:20 AM ET, September 30, 2020

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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Moderating his second presidential debate, Fox News anchor Chris Wallace struggled to keep the event coherent, pleading at times with Trump to let Biden speak  —  On the eve of Tuesday night's presidential debate, Chris Wallace of Fox News declared his goal as the evening's moderator: “My job is to be as invisible as possible.”
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Ben Collins / NBC News:
Right-wing news sources and the WH press secretary amplified a conspiracy theory about an electronic earpiece for Biden, hours before the presidential debate  —  A conspiracy theory that Joe Biden would wear an electronic device in his ear during the first presidential debate went wildly viral Tuesday …
Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
Disney is laying off 28,000 employees, due to prolonged closures of its California theme parks and limited attendance at open parks  —  Prolonged closures at Disney's California-based theme parks and limited attendance at its open parks has forced the company to lay off 28,000 employees across its parks …
Jason Gurwin / The Streamable:
YouTube TV is dropping all Fox regional sports networks starting Oct. 1; the networks will now only be available for streaming on Hulu Live TV and AT&T TV Now  —  Just following the end of baseball season, YouTube TV is about to lose 21 Fox Regional Sports Networks.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Bloomberg Media will launch Bloomberg Wealth on Thursday, focusing on personal finance including careers, education, stock trading, and cryptocurrencies  —  Bloomberg Media is expanding its portfolio to provide more general business and lifestyle content to readers, instead of just straightforward markets …
Discussion: @asyagerson and Talking Biz News
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Kayleigh Barber / Digiday:
Interview with Jean Ellen Cowgill, GM of Bloomberg's QuickTake, which is expanding into streaming with its inclusion in Bloomberg's OTT app, relaunching Nov. 9
Discussion: Talking Biz News
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Allissa Richardson, assistant professor at USC Annenberg, on how smartphones are a gift and curse for protest journalism, the myth of objectivity, more  —  One of the hardest parts about publishing a book for Allissa Richardson is knowing that her work will never truly be done.
Kendall Baker / Axios:
Buzzer, which aims to offer live sports on mobile devices by aggregating sports rights, raises $4M in seed funding led by Lerer Hippeau and Sapphire Sport  —  Buzzer, a mobile technology platform that wants to connect fans through live sports while helping existing media rights holders maximize value …
Sara Jerde / Adweek:
Vox Media launches Concert Ad Manager, a self-serve ad tool to create, submit, and track ads across properties on its marketplace, Concert  —  Concert Ad Manager will allow advertisers to reach audiences at scale  —  Further investing in its offerings for marketers, Vox Media has launched …
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
The way Fox News' news division covered Trump's taxes exemplifies its approach to stories critical of Trump: downplay its importance and focus on Trump's denial  —  New York (CNN Business)The New York Times' explosive report on President Trump's taxes was, for most news outlets, a serious story worth significant coverage.
Sahil Patel / Wall Street Journal:
As fraud in streaming TV surges with fake apps, spoofed devices, and more, marketers are pursuing more direct ad deals to ensure their ads are seen by humans  —  Some marketers are pursuing more direct ad deals to better ensure their ads are seen by humans  —  Advertisers are flocking …
Damon Beres / OneZero:
OneZero debuts two new publications, Debugger, about how people use gadgets, apps, and services, and Future Human, about science shaping the future  —  Debugger and Future Human serve readers thoughtful stories on the forces shaping our future  —  The OneZero family is expanding.
 
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Frank Pallotta / CNN:
Disney launches GroupWatch on Disney+, a feature that lets up to seven people watch in sync; viewers can react using emoji but can't chat
Marion Renault / Columbia Journalism Review:
Critics have long lost faith in Ohio's The Columbus Dispatch to fairly cover race issues, as its staff remains 95% white in a city of 44% nonwhite residents
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Profile of Rest of World, Sophie Schmidt's nonprofit journalism startup that launched in May and reports on under-covered tech stories in developing countries
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Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Sources: Verizon has approached multiple digital media companies, including Group Nine and Vox Media, in the past few months for a potential sale of HuffPost
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
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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
 

 
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Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Popular photo editing company Pixelmator says it has signed an agreement to be acquired by Apple, pending regulatory approval

Richard Lawler / The Verge:
Okta fixes a flaw present since July 23, 2024 that, under specific conditions, let users log in with any password if the account's username had 52+ characters

Jeffrey Dastin / Reuters:
Intel scraps forecast of selling $500M+ worth of Gaudi AI accelerator chips in 2024, with CEO Pat Gelsinger citing chip transition and slower uptake to software

 
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