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Stephen Proctor / Yahoo Entertainment:
Fox News' Brian Kilmeade showed a photoshopped image on air depicting the judge who signed off on the Mar-a-Lago raid grafted over an image of Jeffrey Epstein — On Thursday's Tucker Carlson Tonight, guest host Brian Kilmeade showed a clearly photoshopped image of U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart …
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Charter plans to shut down Spectrum Originals, after launching the original scripted content initiative in 2019, amid increased production costs and competition — EXCLUSIVE: Charter Communications is getting out of the original programming business. The decision to shut down Spectrum Originals comes …
Jessica E. Lessin / The Information:
The Information hires Karl Wells, formerly Dow Jones' chief subscriptions officer, as its first chief commercial officer, to grow revenue — It's been a busy few months at The Information. Our newsroom has been leading the narrative in coverage, from our early reporting on Netflix's dramatic move …
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Salvador Rodriguez / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: before ATT, Apple and Meta discussed revenue-sharing deals, such as Apple taking a cut of “boosted posts” via IAP and an ad-free, Facebook subscription — The two tech giants discussed revenue-sharing arrangements, including a potential ad-free, subscription version of Facebook
Marketing Brew:
The Los Angeles Times, Vanity Fair, and others juice traffic by buying ads in the mobile game Subway Surfers, which offers rewards for viewing ads or articles — We played Subway Surfers for three weeks. Of 365 ads, 124 were articles from 26 different publishers.
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Hamish McKenzie / On Substack:
Substack's Hamish McKenzie changes his title from COO to Chief Writing Officer to signal the company's respect for writers and says “I'll be writing a lot more” — The first job title I've ever taken seriously … Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade.
James Anderson / Nieman Lab:
A look at The Kansas City Defender, which has one full-time staffer, two part-timers, five interns, and four freelancers, rooted in abolitionist press tradition — Most news outlets don't organize basketball park takeovers. The Kansas City Defender is not like most outlets.
Tierney Sneed / CNN:
CNN, The Washington Post, NBC News, and Scripps ask a court to unseal Mar-a-Lago search documents, including any not covered by a DOJ bid to unseal the warrant — CNN, joined by The Washington Post, NBC News and Scripps, asked a court on Thursday to unseal documents connected to the FBI search …
Steven Perlberg / Insider:
The EIC and COO of the Center for Investigative Reporting are stepping down, one month after the layoffs of 10 of its 68 employees — - Editor-in-Chief Sumi Aggarwal and Chief Operating Officer Annie Chabel are leaving CIR and Reveal, its award-winning radio program.
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Scott Deveau / Bloomberg:
Activist investor ValueAct Capital takes a 7% stake in The New York Times and urges an aggressive rollout of subscriber-only bundles; NYT's stock jumps 10%+ — Activist investor ValueAct Capital Management has built a new position in the New York Times Co., contending the iconic newspaper company …
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Twitter:
Twitter outlines its Civic Integrity Policy ahead of the US midterm elections, including state-specific hubs featuring local news and better account protections — Twitter is the place to find real-time, reliable information about the 2022 midterms - whether you're looking for breaking news from reporters …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The UK's National Union of Journalists plans 24-hour strikes on August 26 and August 31, 2022, with a 48-hour strike in September over raises at Reach outlets — National and regional journalists at Reach have voted to strike starting this month over a “meagre” 3% pay rise offer.
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Jason Nelson / Decrypt:
Mailchimp cracks down on newsletters from crypto-related content creators, suspending the accounts of crypto wallet Edge, intelligence firm Messari, and Decrypt — The email marketing platform Mailchimp has been suspending the accounts of crypto-related content creators and media outlets this week.
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