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6:35 PM ET, August 25, 2021

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New York Times:
Sources: Facebook has approached experts about forming an advisory body for how it handles global election matters, such as political ads, misinfo, and more  —  The social network has contacted academics to create a group to advise it on thorny election-related decisions, said people with knowledge of the matter.
Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian:
Inside WaPo's plans to grow internationally and attract younger readers, as sources say Sally Buzbee's quaint view about objectivity helped her get the top job  —  The last round of the tryouts took place over four meals this past spring at Jeff Bezos's Washington home.
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sinéad Baker / Insider:
In an abrupt reversal, OnlyFans suspends its October 1 policy change banning porn after securing “assurances” and aims to provide “a home for all creators”  —  - OnlyFans is reversing its decision to ban porn.  — It had planned on removing the content from October 1, prompting backlash from its users.
Tim Baysinger / The Wrap:
ESPN takes Rachel Nichols off its NBA programming and cancels her show The Jump, after controversy over her comments about now-former colleague Maria Taylor  —  ESPN is taking Rachel Nichols off its NBA programming, which includes canceling her daytime show “The Jump.”
The Daily Beast:
Sources: NBCU will pay Rachel Maddow $30M annually through 2024 while ending her show in 2022, giving their top star a more flexible schedule than ever before  —  NBCUniversal will give Maddow $30 million annually while ending her show next year and giving their top star a more flexible schedule than ever before.
Ashley Carman / The Verge:
An analysis of Twitter follower gains by Joe Rogan's guests shows the podcaster's influence has waned after he went exclusive to Spotify  —  A Verge investigation shows how going exclusive stunted Rogan's power  —  When Spotify decided to try to become the biggest podcasting platform in the world …
Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
The Atlantic says its subscriber base grew nearly 50% over the past year but the number of unique visitors dropped to 18M in July 2021, from ~30M in July 2020  —  The Atlantic's subscriber base has grown by nearly 50% over the past year — an increase fueled by its coverage of the pandemic and the U.S. presidential election.
Ben Smith / New York Times:
How Mexico helped the NYT get Afghans who worked for the paper out of Afghanistan; Mexico says it is looking to extend similar protections to other journalists  —  A humanitarian effort led by Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard gave Afghans and their families a sanctuary that the U.S. government was unable to provide.
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Michael Gordon / The Charlotte Observer:
The Charlotte Observer names veteran journalist Rana Cash as executive editor, the first person of color to hold the top job in the paper's 135-year history  —  Veteran journalist Rana Cash will return to Charlotte this fall as the new executive editor of The Charlotte Observer …
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Apollo spoke to ex-Bleacher Report CEO Howard Mittman about leading Yahoo Sports and hasn't decided if Guru Gowrappan will stay on as Verizon Media CEO  —  - Apollo hasn't decided if Verizon Media CEO Guru Gowrappan will stay as CEO, sources say.  — Apollo has spoken …
Matthew Ball / MatthewBall.vc:
A deep look at why expanding into gaming is so important to Netflix, the competition it faces from games like Fortnite, and what its current strategy looks like  —  In 2018, I released the third entry in my “Netflix Misunderstandings” series: “Netflix Isn't Being Reckless, It's Just Playing a Game No One Else Dares.”
 
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Evette Dionne / @freeblackgirl:
[Thread] Evette Dionne, EIC of feminist pop culture magazine Bitch, says she has resigned, is “beyond burned out”, and will take some time to rejuvenate
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google News Showcase launches in Colombia and signs partnerships with 24 regional and national news publications, including El País, El Colombiano, and Semana
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Q&A with The Athletic's senior investigative writer Katie Strang about covering the Larry Nassar trial, the challenges of adversarial reporting in sports, more
Lisa Lacy / Adweek:
Walmart says its automated advertising exchange, Walmart DSP, will launch in October
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
A look at tensions within GB News, ahead of a planned September relaunch, as Nigel Farage gains influence; Andrew Neil has hosted only eight of 41 of his shows
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
A look at the revival of Ebony, which started online in March and will continue with plans for a print edition four times a year, starting in 2022
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Associated Press:
An organizer of an Atomwaffen Division campaign to threaten journalists and activists in three states has been sentenced to three years in prison
Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg:
MSNBC newsroom staffers vote for a union, after the network declined voluntary recognition in June; MSNBC's president signals the network won't contest results
Ashley Carman / The Verge:
Spotify enables subscriptions for all US podcasters using Anchor for episodes on RSS and Spotify, adds pricing options, lets creators download subscriber emails
Zeynep Tufekci / @zeynep:
[Thread] Zeynep Tufekci says her substack will soon turn into a free newsletter for a future book as she joins NYT as an opinion columnist