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1:10 PM ET, September 4, 2021

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Ben Woods / Telegraph:
Sources: GB News chairman and flagship presenter Andrew Neil is expected to leave the network following disagreements with the CEO  —  Veteran interviewer has not presented his evening show since June 24, just two weeks after launch, and insiders believe he will not be back
Wall Street Journal:
How Disney entered into a major legal battle with Scarlett Johansson, as CEO Bob Chapek mostly stayed out of the dispute and left talent relations to underlings  —  Disney chief Bob Chapek stayed out of the dispute with the star of “Black Widow,” which has since exploded into Hollywood's biggest battle in decades
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Report: top 25 US newspapers lost 20% of daily print circulation between Q1 of 2020 and Q1 of this year, with national papers experiencing the steepest declines  —  National papers had the deepest declines.  USA Today, with its hotel-heavy distribution, did worst of all.
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Apple's change to let “reader” apps link out for subscription signups is good news for newspaper and magazine publishers, giving them more user data and money  —  Early September is usually a big time for Apple.  Until Covid broke the streak last year, it had released …
Simon Owens / Simon Owens's Media Newsletter:
Media and tech journalist Simon Owens, a member of the Substack “middle class”, discusses the lessons learned and sacrifices made while building his newsletter  —  Star journalists generate six figure revenue within weeks after launching on Substack, but that's not the reality for most writers.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Nielsen's suspension by the Media Rating Council creates a space for rivals, which may lead to splintered, multi-currency, multi-platform measurements  —  TV viewers can watch their favorite programs any way they want.  If media executives aren't careful, the industry will soon be counting those people in equally chaotic fashion.
Jason Gurwin / The Streamable:
Sling TV is launching the Barstool Sports Channel, which will carry the latter's series and video podcasts as well as an exclusive show  —  Sling TV has launched a new exclusive channel with Barstool Sports.  The channel is available to Sling TV Blue, Sling TV Orange, and Sling Free users.
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Vice raises $135M from existing investors, including James Murdoch's Lupa Systems and TPG; Shane Smith will remain executive chairman  —  Lupa Systems and TPG are among those putting fresh cash into the media company as SPAC plans stall for now.  —  Vice Media's dreams of going public appear …
Discussion: New York Post, @edmundlee and The Wrap
Evelyn Mateos / Editor and Publisher:
Ten Black newspapers launch Word in Black, a content-sharing collaboration in the form of a newsletter and website that will also publish original content  —  Ten Black newspapers have joined forces to create Word In Black, a platform to “amplify the Black experience by reporting …
Mike Rougeau / @roguecheddar:
[Thread] Mike Rougeau, GameSpot departing managing editor, says the site has faced stagnation under Red Ventures and lists other troubling trends in games media  —  Today is my last day at GameSpot and in this field (and industry) in general. Therefore I will tweet some thoughts. I enjoyed most of my time at GameSpot. But working in media for over a decade has overall been exhausting and soul-crushing and thankless.
Calum Jaspan / Mumbrella:
Country Press Australia, an affiliation of regional media outlets, reaches a deal with Google for over 70 regional titles to join Google News Showcase  —  Country Press Australia (CPA) has become the latest to sign an agreement with Google, that will see over 70 regional titles join the Google News Showcase.
Erik Wemple / @erikwemple:
Memo: Slate and The Gist podcast host Mike Pesca have “mutually agreed to part ways” after a review of complaints about the podcast's workplace environment  —  Slate and podcast host Mike Pesca have “mutually agreed to part ways,” per an email to staffers from CEO Dan Check and EIC Jared Hohlt. Context here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... And here: https://defector.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Discussion: @kairyssdal and Washington Post
 
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Susan Heavey / Reuters:
US Treasury Department announces sanctions against four Iranian intelligence operatives behind a failed plot to kidnap New York-based journalist Masih Alinejad
Ethan Paul / Responsible Statecraft:
Politico has scrubbed sponsor and advertiser Lockheed Martin from all editions of its national security newsletter after a tweet highlighted the relationship
Lara O'Reilly / Insider:
Uber hires former Amazon ad director Mark Grether to leads its ad division as it looks to grow its ad revenue, which is set to hit $300M in 2022
Taylor Lorenz / New York Times:
Profile of Li Jin, who founded Atelier Ventures, which manages $13M, to invest in influencer-related startups and acts as a guru for many online creators
Emilia Petrarca / The Cut:
As budgets and creative possibilities shrink, fashion EICs and directors from Marie Claire, Self, Allure, and Vogue have left for Instagram, TikTok, and others
Anirban Sen / Reuters:
Sources: Reddit is seeking to hire investment bankers and lawyers ahead of an IPO that may occur as soon as early 2022, following a $10B valuation in August
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Ash Parrish / The Verge:
Gamesight data shows a dip in Twitch viewership on Wednesday, possibly 5%-15%, as some streamers took #ADayOffTwitch to bring awareness to “hate raids”
Benjamin Butterworth / inews.co.uk:
LGBTQ activists say UK's Online Safety Bill could provide the legal basis for censorship of LGBTQ content and say ending online anonymity could harm queer users
Stephen Harrison / Slate:
A look at Wikimedia's Wikifunctions, expected to launch in 2022, which could help partially unify information across the 323 individual-language Wikipedias
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
Interviews with four local journalists who have joined Facebook's Bulletin on what they're providing their communities, why Facebook is a good fit, and more
Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times:
YouTube Music reached 50M paying subscribers in August, up from 30M paid music and premium subscribers that YouTube had reported in October 2020