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Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Barry Diller's IAC is in talks to buy Meredith, publisher of People, Real Simple, InStyle, and other magazines, in a $2.5B+ deal — Deal would add titles including People, Better Homes & Gardens and Allrecipes to IAC's stable of online lifestyle publications
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Parker Molloy / The Present Age:
The mainstream press, which continues to disregard the gravity of Trump's efforts to overturn democracy, isn't ready for his potential third run — The date was September 23, 2020, and President Donald Trump had just finished delivering a short set of remarks in the White House's briefing room.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Fox News' Tucker Carlson gets more explicit in invoking replacement theory, a white nationalist concept that Lachlan Murdoch previously said Carlson rejected — It's hard to imagine the sort of desperation and fear that would prompt people to abandon their homes and neighborhoods …
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Recording: GMA producer told staff that Disney isn't pursuing an independent investigation into its handling of sexual assault allegations against Michael Corn — ABC President Kim Godwin called for external probe last month; top staffer said Disney executive Peter Rice won't pursue one
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Jing Yang / Wall Street Journal:
Alibaba to sell its 5% stake in Chinese state-owned broadcaster Mango, in Alibaba's first step to dismantle its media empire following pressure from Beijing — Earlier this year, government officials told the company to come up with a plan to substantially cut back on its media holdings
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Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Amazon launches Prime Video Channels in India, offering eight streaming services in one hub with discounted prices for one year — Amazon has launched Prime Video Channels in India, allowing its customers to subscribe to eight streaming services including Discovery+ and Mubi from one hub …
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Group Nine's NowThis hires Serena Marshall as its first-ever Washington correspondent, covering the White House, midterms, and Capitol Hill — Serena Marshall will be tasked with covering the Biden White House, the 2022 midterm elections, and the goings-on on Capitol Hill.
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Tom Warren / The Verge:
Discord is testing Watch Together, a feature that lets members broadcast YouTube videos, after Google forced the shutdown of two popular music bots on Discord — Discord music returns, kind of — Discord is starting to test YouTube integration, just weeks after Google-owned YouTube forced two popular Discord music bots offline.
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Pew Research Center:
Pew: US adults who in April '20 said they relied most on national news and public health bodies for COVID-19 news are among the most highly vaccinated Americans — Americans who relied most on former President Donald Trump and the White House coronavirus task force for COVID-19 news …
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William Turvill / Press Gazette:
Q&A with Indian Express Online CEO Sanjay Sindhwani as the paper readies a metered paywall for its main site, which has about 100M+ monthly unique users — Before the Covid-19 crisis shook up the global news industry, Indian Express Online chief executive Sanjay Sindhwani believed …
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Alex Heath / The Verge:
Facebook details the types of posts that get demoted in News Feed, such as clickbait and spam, but stops short of saying exactly how a demotion works — A high-level look at what gets suppressed by Facebook's algorithm — The way that Facebook controls its News Feed is often controversial and largely opaque to the outside world.
Wendy Davis / MediaPost:
Appeals court rules Section 230 doesn't preclude PA's “right of publicity” law, after a news anchor sued Facebook for showing a dating ad with her image — Siding against Facebook, a federal appellate panel has revived Philadelphia news anchor Karen Hepp's claim that the company violated …