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4:25 PM ET, September 28, 2021

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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Former press secretary Stephanie Grisham says Trump asked her to research ways to permanently evict the press from the Brady Briefing Room  —  The former press secretary is reflective in her tell-all: “I should have spoken up more.”  —  WASHINGTON — Stephanie Grisham …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube says it will cut YouTube TV's fee by $10/month and drop NBCUniversal channels if it can't reach a deal with NBCU by September 30
Catie Keck / The Verge:
At Code Conference, Ted Sarandos shares viewership data for Netflix's top 10 series and movies; 82M accounts watched Bridgerton and 99M watched Extraction  —  A rare look at Netflix's viewing data  —  During this year's Code conference, Netflix co-CEO and chief content officer Ted Sarandos shared …
Capital Gazette:
Judge sentences Capital Gazette gunman to five life terms without parole for killing five people in newsroom shooting  —  An Anne Arundel County judge on Tuesday sentenced the man who blasted his way into the Capital Gazette newsroom and killed five people to six life sentences …
Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
Ozy CEO Carlos Watson steps down as host of the Emmys' documentary segment after NYT's report on an Ozy co-founder impersonating a YouTube exec on a bank call  —  The executive had been slated to host the documentary portion of the 42nd News and Documentary Emmys Wednesday night.
Discussion: @shomarihines
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Sources: Ozy Media co-founder Samir Rao impersonated a YouTube exec on a Goldman Sachs call ahead of a $40M deal; Rao is back at Ozy after time off
Alec Karakatsanis / @equalityalec:
[Thread] NYT's recent reporting on crime engages in the common media practice of relying on police and police consultants as the only experts on policing  —  Last week, NYT published a major story that suggested falsely that police prevent murder and that one reason for increased murders during a global pandemic was civil rights criticism of police! The NYT did not disclose that the reporter was former CIA/Palantir/police/DA paid.
Ashley Carman / The Verge:
Six creators from Clubhouse's 25-person creator program say it did not deliver sponsorships for their shows, leading them to look elsewhere  —  Dozens of Clubhouse creators had been anticipating their first sponsorship meeting for months.  As the inaugural class of Clubhouse's “Creator First” …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: in town hall meeting, Group Nine Media says it expects to be profitable this year for the first time, reach $200M+ in revenue, and add 100+ jobs  —  Group Nine Media told staff in a company-wide meeting last week that the company expects to be profitable this year …
Cherie Hu / Water & Music:
Study: in 2020, 0.4% of UK artists earned enough from streams to make a living, up 4x since 2015; 65%-75% of those streams came from back catalogs  —  This article is part of Extended Play, our new free weekly briefing built around contextualizing music-industry data.
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump loses arbitration case in which he alleged Omarosa Maginault Newman violated an NDA by publishing a book about her time working for his administration  —  Donald Trump had filed the case against Ms. Manigault Newman, a former White House aide and “Apprentice” star …
Jamie Gavin / FIPP:
Axel Springer commits to 40% women in top management positions by 2026, raising the current 30% target  —  Axel Springer has committed to a Group-wide target of 40% women in top management positions by 2026.  The decision was announced by the Axel Springer Executive Board earlier this week …
Discussion: @raju
 
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