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Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
Analysis: “Democrats cheat” and similar ideas have been raised 5K+ times on radio shows in 2022; radio remains perhaps the most influential medium for the right — Election fraud claims from 2020 are widespread on talk radio, contributing to the belief that the midterm results cannot be trusted.
Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
Peter Chernin announces The North Road Company, rolling up Red Arrow and two other content studios, and raises $800M, source says at a $1B+ valuation — North Road will house Chernin Entertainment; U.S. assets of Red Arrow Studios; and Words + Pictures, with more acquisitions to follow.
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Netflix, Amazon, Warner Bros., and others cut costs, staff, movies, and TV shows; the industry released 559 scripted shows in 2021, up by 200+ compared to 2013 — The sudden decline in Netflix's share price and the growing fear of a recession have forced Hollywood into a new period of fiscal austerity.
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Erik Crouch / Committee to Protect Journalists:
The CPJ says the US should ensure accountability in Shireen Abu Akleh's killing, after the US said a probe found no reason to believe her death was intentional — The U.S. government should ensure that those responsible for the killing of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akhleh …
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Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Bloomberg News' investigations team adds five members, including four from BuzzFeed News: Anthony Cormier, Jason Leopold, Kendall Taggart, and Alex Campbell — Bloomberg senior executive editor Otis Bilodeau and executive editor Robert Blau sent the following memo to Bloomberg's investigations team on Tuesday:
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
A Gallup survey of Americans' confidence in major US institutions shows a drop of 5 percentage points for both newspapers and TV news from 2021 to 2022 — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans are less confident in major U.S. institutions than they were a year ago, with significant declines for 11 …
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Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
How Amazon is tying its fast-growing video offerings to its core retail business, helping sell more goods and drive Prime subscriptions — An exclusive sneak peek at the new ‘LOTR,’ steep discounts on big-screen TVs for optimal football viewing, and other deals are part of Amazon's pre-Prime Day promotions.
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
David Madden, former AMC and Fox TV Studios president, joins Wattpad Webtoon Studios as global head of entertainment — The former AMC and Fox TV Studios topper most recently was president of TV for Berlanti Productions. — David Madden has lined up his next act.
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Cristina Criddle / Financial Times:
Sources: TikTok abandons plans to expand its TikTok Shop live e-commerce program to Europe and the US, after internal problems and a lack of traction in the UK — Chinese-owned social media platform's foray into livestream shopping in the UK has struggled to gain traction
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries decides not to intervene in Newsquest's takeover of fellow regional publisher Archant — Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has decided not to intervene in Newsquest's takeover of fellow regional publisher Archant. — She made the decision …
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Terence McGinley / New York Times:
A Q&A with David Fahrenthold on why the world of nonprofit charities is prime for investigative reporting, how he became an investigative reporter, and more — David Fahrenthold of The Times discusses why the world of nonprofit charities is prime for investigative reporting.
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Alex J. Rouhandeh / Newsweek:
IBT Media sues Newsweek and its CEO, seeking to cancel the 2018 deal to spin out Newsweek, which IBT claims was a PR stunt to shield the magazine from bad press — IBT Media is asking a New York court to cancel a 2018 deal in which Newsweek was spun off as an independent company …
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