Mediagazer: Axel Springer commits to 40% women in top management positions by 2026, raising the current 30% target (Jamie Gavin/FIPP)

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Katie Rogers / New York Times:

Former press secretary Stephanie Grisham says Trump asked her to research ways the press could be permanently evicted 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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Catie Keck / The Verge:

At Code Conference, Netflix's Ted Sarandos shares viewership data for its 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 …

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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 …

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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.

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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” …

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Brian Steinberg / Variety:

ViacomCBS partners with data company VideoAmp to develop means of tracking ad reach among linear and digital viewers, a potential alternative to Nielsen — The TV industry, long measured by Nielsen, continues to offer up new yardsticks to Madison Avenue. — ViacomCBS said it would take …

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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 …

Patrick Frater / Variety:

Korea Telecom plans to invest $150M in its media unit Genie, which runs streaming service Seezn and web novel site Storywiz, to compete with Netflix and others — Korea Telecom has unveiled plans to inject $150 million into its media unit allowing it to expand its content production capacity.

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 …

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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 …

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Catie Keck / The Verge:

Amazon says Sling TV will come to all existing Echo Show devices in the US soon — The live TV app arrives on the Echo Show soon — During its big hardware and announcement event today, Amazon revealed some exciting news for those of us who prefer linear viewing: Sling TV is coming to all existing Echo Show devices.

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Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web:

The Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web makes a $5.8M grant to the Freedom of the Press Foundation to develop tools for journalists, like SecureDrop — On September 28, the Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) announced a $5.8 million grant to the Freedom of the Press Foundation …

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