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8:40 PM ET, November 2, 2021

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Sara Fischer / Axios:
The Atlantic rolls out its new newsletter program, which will be free until the end of November, with nine contracted writers including Charlie Warzel  —  The Atlantic on Tuesday will roll out its new newsletter program with nine contracted writers, including Charlie Warzel, Molly Jong-Fast and Nicole Chung.
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Charlie Warzel / Galaxy Brain:
Charlie Warzel on leaving Substack, where he had 16K subscribers and 1.4K paid subs: he wasn't niche enough, didn't do enough “grievance blogging”, and more  —  (Not going to the metaverse...yet)  —  Before I get extra self-indulgent, I'll lead with the news.
Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Report: 10 publishers including Breitbart, RT, and Federalist Papers are responsible for 69% of interactions with climate change denial posts on Facebook  —  A new report suggests 10 publishers, including Russia Today and the Federalist Papers, are responsible for nearly 70 percent of interactions …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Netflix rolls out its exclusive mobile games globally to the Play Store and plans to feature them in its Android app starting this week  —  After early tests in select markets, Netflix announced today its debut lineup of exclusive mobile games will begin rolling out to all members globally on Android devices, starting this week.
Committee to Protect Journalists:
CPJ, RSF, and FPU establish the People's Tribunal on the Murder of Journalists, a six-month initiative that starts today and will feature three case hearings  —  In an unprecedented effort to achieve justice in the killing of journalists, three leading press freedom groups have launched …
New York Times:
DOJ sues to stop Penguin Random House from acquiring Simon & Schuster, citing potential harm not only to consumers but to authors too  —  The Biden administration's rejection of the proposed publishing merger reflects a changing atmosphere in Washington toward consolidation.
Axios:
Memo: Axios raised a Series D at a $430M valuation with ~$85M in 2021 revenue; memo: Punchbowl expects $10M+ in 2021 revenue, $1M+ from subscriptions  —  D.C.-based media companies that have enjoyed a robust advocacy and corporate social responsibility ad market in the wake of the pandemic are seeing valuations rise.
Andrew Anthony / The Guardian:
Profile of Nadine Dorries, a former nurse, novelist, and a notorious “cultural warrior” who will oversee BBC license fee talks as UK's new culture secretary  —  here have been 13 culture secretaries in the past 14 years.  Most came and went without troubling the attention of even close followers of politics.
Discussion: @trevorw1953 and @marrtoffee
Kayleigh Barber / Digiday:
Sports publishers make millions on deals with sports betting companies but should remain cautious, as sportsbooks turn into competitors and consolidation looms  —  The relationships between sports publishers and sports betting companies are increasingly common and the outcome for media companies …
Helen Davidson / The Guardian:
Foreign Correspondents Club of China calls for transparency from China's Olympics committee, saying reporters have been denied access, followed, and harassed  —  Chinese authorities have been accused of “continuously stymying” attempts by foreign media to cover the Winter Olympics …
 
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Viewership for Impeachment: American Crime Story, not on streaming services due to a 2016 Netflix deal, shows how cord cutting changed the cultural conversation
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Pinterest to launch a Pinterest TV shoppable live series on November 8, with weekday episodes airing in its app, featuring some of its top creators
 

 
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Gaby Del Valle / The Verge:
NYC is partnering with Evolv, a weapons detection company that has faced scrutiny over its machines' accuracy, to test AI-based gun detectors on the subway

Sam Kim / Bloomberg:
South Korean national statistics data: chip output grew 65.3% YoY in February 2024, the most since late 2009, with demand for AI-related memory driving growth

Meredith Whittaker / LPE Project:
The TikTok divestment bill will not offer any meaningful privacy protection from China, but it will further entrench the dominance of US-based social networks

 
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