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Court docs: in 2011, ESPN's Adam Schefter referred to Washington Football Team exec Bruce Allen as “Mr. Editor” and sought feedback on an unpublished story — Several inflammatory emails by Jon Gruden were filed as exhibits in federal court by attorneys for Washington Football …
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Andrew Bucholtz / Awful Announcing:
ESPN's Adam Schefter says he was wrong to send a full story draft about an NFL labor lockout in 2011 to Bruce Allen, a top executive of Washington Football Team — The latest big story out of the Washington Football Team emails the NFL obtained via investigation (but still has not fully released) …
Matt Donnelly / Variety:
Ted Sarandos' memo to all Netflix staff on Chappelle's show: “We have a strong belief that content on screen doesn't directly translate to real-world harm” — Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos sent a lengthy missive to the entire company following the mounting controversy around a new original special from comic Dave Chappelle.
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Zoe Schiffer / The Verge:
Netflix reinstates a trans employee and two others suspended for crashing a top executive meeting; trans staffers still plan to walk out on October 20 — The trans employee resource group at Netflix is planning a company-wide walkout on October 20th to protest statements …
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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Profile of Discovery CEO David Zaslav as the WarnerMedia merger, expected to close around mid-2022, would make him one of the top media execs in the world — After 15 years running Discovery, the media mogul for Main Street opens up about his upcoming battle with Disney and Netflix.
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Elizabeth Culliford / Reuters:
Facebook says it now counts activists and journalists as “involuntary” public figures, increasing protections for them against targeted harassment and bullying — Facebook Inc(FB.O) will now count activists and journalists as “involuntary” public figures and so increase protections …
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Megan Graham / Wall Street Journal:
Facebook names Nicola Mendelsohn as VP of its global ad business, succeeding Carolyn Everson, who departed earlier this year; Mendelsohn was VP for EMEA — Ms. Mendelsohn succeeds Carolyn Everson, who maintained tight relationships with marketing executives
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The New York Times Company:
The New York Times creates a Newsroom Culture and Careers department to “demystify” how its employees “thrive and get ahead” — Meet the leaders who will usher in a new era of career development and newsroom culture. Read more in this note from Carolyn Ryan. — Colleagues,
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Axios:
Nicholas Kristof is leaving the NYT after 20 years, according to an email to staff, and has formed a PAC ahead of a potential run for Oregon governor — The New York Times on Thursday told employees that star columnist Nicholas Kristof is leaving the paper after 20 years, Axios has learned.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
AdImpact: 2022 midterm elections CTV ad spend is forecast to hit $1.5B vs. $1.3B for digital ads, as CTV ads are highly unregulated and offer narrow targeting — The phaseout of internet tracking cookies is fundamentally changing political campaigns, which have for years relied …
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
ViacomCBS partners with NFT company Recur to sell digital collectibles based on its library of films and TV shows — The entertainment giant has partnered with Recur to develop digital collectibles based on IP from brands like Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, CBS and MTV.
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Jay Peters / The Verge:
Twitter begins testing ads directly in replies, after the first, third, or eighth reply to a tweet, on iOS and Android globally — Just kidding, it's a bad place — I don't know about you, but I sometimes feel like Twitter is overloaded with ads in my feed.
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