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1:15 PM ET, August 18, 2021

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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
A group of 13 people made up of WaPo staff and families, including Afghan journalists, has left Kabul; the status of others who work for NYT and WSJ is unclear  —  A group of Washington Post employees, including Afghan journalists and their families, safely departed Kabul on Tuesday …
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David Rohde / New Yorker:
A New Yorker executive editor recounts trying and failing to get Tahir Luddi, an Afghan journalist who helped him escape the Taliban 12 years ago, out of Kabul  —  Twelve years ago, Tahir Luddin helped us both escape after we were kidnapped by the Taliban.  Now I am struggling to get his family out of Kabul.
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBCUniversal was unhappy that BuzzFeed's SPAC deal valued it at just $1.5B, below its 2016 valuation, but approved the deal after Peretti's concessions  —  Chief Executive Jonah Peretti of BuzzFeed signed off on terms that could put more pressure on the company if its shares don't rise.
@lyta_gold:
Current Affairs editor says EIC Nathan Robinson fired most of the staff because they were trying to organize into a worker's co-op  —  I am grieved to tell you that @nathanjrobinson has effectively fired me & most of the @curaffairs staff because we were trying to organize into a worker's co-op. This isn't a bit. I wish it was. https://drive.google.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
Comcast and ViacomCBS announce SkyShowtime, a subscription streaming service expected to launch in 20+ European markets in 2022  —  The partnership will be structured as a joint venture, with equal investment and joint control.
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The Daily Beast names Tracy Connor as its editor-in-chief, after she has been acting in the role following Noah Shachtman's departure  —  The Daily Beast digital news site on Wednesday named Tracy Connor as its next top editor.  —  Ms. Connor, 54, will take over as editor in chief immediately, the company said in a statement.
Ashley Carman / The Verge:
Podcasters say Apple Podcasts Connect, a requirement for using its new subscriptions product, is buggy and has a confusing UI  —  In April, Apple Podcasts was poised to revolutionize the industry.  It announced in-app subscriptions, as well as an entirely new backend, representing …
Billboard:
Billboard partners with Logitech to launch Song Breaker Chart, giving monthly rankings of creators who are driving music consumption through their content  —  Billboard and Logitech For Creators, a brand extension of Logitech that helps all creators pursue their passions …
Discussion: @billboard and musically.com
Issie Lapowsky / Protocol:
Facebook for the first time shares a report on the most widely viewed content on Facebook in the US, including Q2's most-viewed domains, links, posts, and pages  —  The company published a report on the most-viewed content on the site, which executives say “most accurately” represents what people see on Facebook.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Spotify expands Music + Talk, its radio DJ-like format that combines spoken word commentary with music, to creators globally through its Anchor podcasting tools  —  Last fall, Spotify introduced a new format that combined spoken word commentary with music, allowing creators to reproduce …
Discussion: Tubefilter and Spotify
Leia Idliby / Mediaite:
OANN loses an appeal of a ruling that dismissed its defamation suit against MSNBC and Rachel Maddow and will be liable for about $250,000 in Maddow's legal fees  —  One American News (OAN) has faced another loss in their legal battle against MSNBC's Rachel Maddow.
 
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Right-wing media outlets and elected US Republicans distorted phrases by CNN's Clarissa Ward in Kabul to imply that Ward and CNN were rooting for the Taliban