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9:40 PM ET, August 13, 2021

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Dean Sterling Jones / BuzzFeed News:
Snopes suspends its cofounder David Mikkelson after report finds he published 54 articles between 2015 and 2019 with plagiarized material from LAT and others  —  David Mikkelson, the cofounder of the fact-checking website Snopes, has long presented himself as the arbiter of truth online …
Roshan Noorzai / Voice of America:
As the Taliban advance in Afghanistan, more than 90 media outlets have closed down and 46 journalists have relocated to Kabul due to violence and threats  —  As the Taliban advance across Afghanistan, over 90 media outlets have closed down and concern for the safety of the country's journalists has increased.
Andrew Osborn / Reuters:
In “symbolic deportation”, Russia won't renew a BBC journalist's visa that ends in August in retaliation for Britain not issuing visas to Russian journalists  —  Russia has told a BBC journalist working in Moscow to leave the country by the end of this month in retaliation …
Inside Radio:
National Association of Broadcasters and two other groups ask a court to re-examine FCC rules requiring disclosure of foreign ties of entities leasing airtime  —  The National Association of Broadcasters is joining forces with and the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters …
Kara Swisher / New York Times:
Interview with LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, on focusing on journalistic strength and user engagement, not blocking the Tribune sale to Alden, and more  —  When you walk in the room, do you have sway?  —  I'm Kara Swisher.  And you're listening to “Sway.”
Todd Spangler / Variety:
NBC says streaming of Tokyo Olympics content on its platforms was up 25% from 2016 Rio Games and 101% from the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games  —  You've probably heard that the Tokyo Olympics were a ratings flop for NBC.  But by all measures, it was the most-streamed Olympics ever.
Josef Adalian / Vulture:
HBO Max plans to roll out a new app in the next four or five months for connected TVs, built from the ground up, after complaints of glitches in its current app  —  This story first ran in Buffering, Vulture's newsletter about the streaming industry.  Head to vulture.com/buffering and subscribe today!
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Reddit says it is rolling out a TikTok-like video feed on its iOS app  —  From Instagram's Reels to Snapchat's Spotlight, most social media platforms are looking toward the TikTok boom for inspiration.  Now, even Reddit, a discussion-based forum, is making short-form video more pronounced on its iOS app.
David McAfee / Bloomberg:
Federal court dismisses Michael Avenatti's lawsuit accusing Fox News of defaming him in their coverage of his arrest for suspicion of domestic violence  —  A lawsuit by celebrity attorney Michael Avenatti accusing Fox News Network LLC of defaming him in the coverage of his arrest for suspicion …
Discussion: TVNewser, Mediaite and The Hill
Emily McCormick / Yahoo Finance:
Disney beats expectations in Q3, with net income of $923M on revenue of $17.02B, paid subs for Disney+ at 116M, ESPN+ at 14.9M, and Hulu at 42.8M  —  DIS) reported fiscal third-quarter results Thursday that beat Wall Street's estimates, with user growth at the company's key streaming platform coming in ahead of expectations.
 
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Dave Sebastian / Dow Jones Newswires:
Meredith reports Q4 net income of $36.7M, up from $6.2M last year, on revenue of $717.9M, up from $611.2M; digital ad revenue grew 80% YoY
Antoinette Siu / The Wrap:
TikTok talent agent Ariadna Jacob sues NYT and reporter Taylor Lorenz for defamation, claiming she lost clients after an August 2020 article about her business
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
NYT lawyers mistakenly emailed a document listing strategies to fight a tech union to a union organizer; the paper opted for trying to keep membership under 400
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[Thread] Pay study from New York Magazine Union: median salary for women of color is $65,900, ~$8,000 less than white female colleagues, $34,000 less than men
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Joseph Cox / VICE:
Google bans location data company SafeGraph, which collects Android app data that NYT used last year to show where people spent their time after lockdowns
The Daily Beast:
Sources: Rachel Maddow, intrigued by streaming and podcasting opportunities, is considering leaving MSNBC when her contract ends early next year
Reuters:
A Philippine court dismisses a libel case against Rappler CEO Maria Ressa; the case is one of several against Ressa, who calls the suits a harassment campaign
Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Reddit raises $410M+ led by Fidelity Investments at a $10B+ valuation, up from $6B six months ago when it raised $250M; the new round could reach $700M
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The New York Times is launching seven subscriber-only opinion newsletters and making 11 other existing newsletters exclusive to subscribers beginning August 16