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Fox News' Brian Kilmeade showed on air an altered image depicting the judge who signed off on the Mar-a-Lago search 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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Brian Kilmeade tries to portray Fox News airing an altered image of the Mar-a-Lago search judge as a joke, saying that “we were showing a meme in jest”
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Jeffrey Toobin leaves CNN after 20 years as a legal analyst and writer; CNN placed Toobin on leave in 2020 after he acknowledged exposing himself on a Zoom call — “We are grateful for Jeffrey's contributions to the network over the years and wish him all the best in his future endeavors,” a CNN spokesperson says
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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
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Amazon's new reality show Ring Nation featuring footage from its Ring home security cameras is the company's latest effort to normalize its surveillance network — Amazon's newest effort to normalize its surveillance network will feature footage from Ring surveillance cameras and commentary from comedian Wanda Sykes.
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Sources: YouTube plans to launch a “channel store” for streaming services as early as Fall 2022 and is talking with partners about subscription revenue sharing — Ultracompetitive U.S. market is prompting streaming services to seek new ways to find subscribers
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At least 20 Gannett newspapers executed layoffs on Friday, after dismal Q2 earnings; the NewsGuild has called on Gannett to cut executive pay instead of jobs — At least 20 papers across the country have been affected. It is unclear how many employees were let go
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Hundreds of Gannett newsroom employees protested for better pay and fewer cuts, reacting to management threatening layoffs due to the company's Q2 financials
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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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Gov. Ron DeSantis' press secretary Christina Pushaw, who regularly picks public fights with reporters on social media, resigns to join his reelection campaign — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis' press secretary Christina Pushaw, who during 15-months in that post transformed …
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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 …


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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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.


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.