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Jack Queen / Reuters:
A jury says Alex Jones must pay two Sandy Hook parents $45.2M in punitive damages, on top of $4.1M in compensatory damages, for claiming the shooting was a hoax — U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay the parents of a 6-year-old boy killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre $45.2 million …
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Parker Molloy / The Present Age:
How mainstream outlets boosted right-wing commentators Alex Jones, Tomi Lahren, and others to the point of turning them into someone they truly can't ignore — When mainstream media outlets decide to interview right-wing trolls like Jones, they're paving the way for the fringe's future success.
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Janet Miranda / Bloomberg:
Texas law caps punitive damages, meaning Alex Jones may get a reduced fine; his lawyers plan to seek a fine reduction that the plaintiffs' lawyers plan to fight
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Jill Goldsmith / Deadline:
CNN and Warner Bros. Discovery plan to launch a CNN Originals hub on Discovery+ starting on August 19, featuring 800+ hours of current and legacy programming — CNN and Warner Bros. Discovery are launching a dedicated CNN Originals hub on Discovery+ domestically starting August 19.
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Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times:
Warner Bros. Discovery's stock closed down 16.53% on August 5, after its first combined financial report revealed disappointing revenue and streaming challenges — Shares of Warner Bros. Discovery sank Friday after the media and entertainment giant reported disappointing earnings …
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Warner Bros. Discovery reports Q2 revenue of $9.8B, vs. $11.9B est., a $3.4B net loss, and 92.1M subscribers, counting HBO Max and Discovery+ — The company is on a mission to find billions of dollars in cost savings.
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Kim Masters / The Hollywood Reporter:
Sources: DC Films President Walter Hamada was on the verge of leaving the studio after Batgirl's shelving, but agreed to stay on at least until October 21, 2022
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
On its Q2 2022 earnings call, Warner Bros. Discovery announced plans to launch a combined HBO Max and Discovery+ streaming service in the US in summer 2023
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Rowan Philp / Global Investigative Journalism Network:
Pulitzer-winning Associated Press reporter Martha Mendoza and eight more investigative reporters discuss their mistakes and what journalists can learn from them — If there is one type of lesson that journalists never forget, it is the kind that follows a strategic reporting mistake that stalls an otherwise promising investigation.
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Geoff Edgers / Washington Post:
How a record store owner exposed MoFi Records' use of digital files, after it claimed for years its pricey vinyl album reissues were purely analog reproductions — MoFi Records claimed its expensive reissues were purely analog reproductions. It had been deceiving its customer base for years.
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Charter and Bright House settle lawsuits by major record labels that accused the ISPs of failing to close accounts that illegally downloaded copyrighted songs — Confidential settlements could lead to more terminations of Internet subscribers. — Charter Communications has agreed …
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Todd Boehly's Eldridge Industries and MRC complete split of shared media assets; Eldridge retains Dick Clark Productions and Hollywood publication investments — The companies said that a transition structure will be put in place over the next several months in order to ensure a smooth separation.
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Kathryn Foxhall / Columbia Journalism Review:
Reporters' ability to talk with US federal agency staff without public information officer approval has been gradually cut off, and the media should fight back — In 1981, Cristine Russell, then a health reporter at the Washington Post, asked to interview C. Everett Koop, who was nominated to be surgeon general of the United States.
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Consumer Reports Vice President and Content Officer Gwendolyn Bounds is leaving after eight years to become executive director and head of content at SmartNews — Gwendolyn Bounds, vice president and chief content officer at Consumer Reports, is leaving the publication to become head of content at SmartNews.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
AMC Networks names former ViacomCBS CFO Christina Spade as CEO, starting on September 9, and says it had 10.8M paying subscribers in Q2 2022, up from 9.5M in Q1 — Christina Spade, a veteran media executive who was previously chief financial officer of the former ViacomCBS …
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