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7:05 AM ET, August 8, 2022

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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 manifesting the rising star narrative they created  —  When mainstream media outlets decide to interview right-wing trolls like Jones, they're paving the way for the fringe's future success.
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
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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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  —  The executive has agreed to remain in his post at least until the Oct. 21 release of the Dwayne Johnson film ‘Black Adam.’
Nico Grant / New York Times:
Inside the “YouTube automation” cottage industry, which is persuading people to spend thousands of dollars on tutorials for creating video businesses on YouTube  —  A cottage industry is persuading people to spend thousands to create video businesses on YouTube.  Disclaimer: It is harder than it looks.
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
An interview with Rachel Maddow on her decision to step back from MSNBC's daily prime time slot after 14 years to focus on a WWII-era podcast and other projects  —  The cable juggernaut signed a multimillion-dollar contract to not be on the air five nights a week.
Geoff Edgers / Washington Post:
How a record store owner exposed MoFi's use of digital files after the company claimed for years its pricey vinyl album reissues are purely analog reproductions  —  MoFi Records claimed its expensive reissues were purely analog reproductions.  It had been deceiving its customer base for years.
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.
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.
Billboard:
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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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
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Consumer Reports Vice President and Content Officer Gwendolyn Bounds is leaving after eight years to become executive director and head of content at SmartNews
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Clubhouse starts beta testing private communities called Houses, which can be created by a person or group looking for a more intimate alternative to Clubs
Alex Ritman / The Hollywood Reporter:
Source: Disney will not release Pixar's Lightyear nor the Baymax series on Disney+ in the Middle East due to LGBTQ content
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