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2:00 PM ET, September 3, 2022

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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
CNN White House correspondent John Harwood, who has been outspoken about Donald Trump and Trump's threat to democracy, announces September 2 is his last day  —  CNN White House correspondent John Harwood said that Friday will be his last day at the network.
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
ABC, NBC, and CBS declined to air Biden's prime-time speech about democracy and extremism; sources: networks deemed his remarks and timing as “political”  —  While broadcasters typically air a prime-time address by the president, they determined that this speech was more ‘political’ than newsworthy for live coverage
Maria Saporta / SaportaReport:
Sources: Cox's Atlanta Journal-Constitution will end daily print editions, likely in 2023, keeping a weekend edition; editor says no such decision has been made  —  Updated: this story now includes an email from AJC's general manager sent to the staff Friday afternoon in response the story in SaportaReport.
Janine Gibson / Financial Times:
An interview with Piers Morgan about his career, work for Rupert Murdoch, and how Twitter is for “winding people up” to figure out what to write a column about  —  We're eight minutes in when I tell Piers Morgan that he is the person non-journalists most often ask me about.
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Sources: Reach, owner of the UK's Daily Express and Daily Mirror, weighs the launch of US online editions of the outlets, similar to MailOnline and The Sun  —  Employees at Reach titles yet to be informed of expansion entailing dozens of journalists hired for American websites
Discussion: @jimwaterson
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Almost every UK TV production company signed a letter to candidates for the next prime minister, warning a Channel 4 sale would hurt businesses and the country
Discussion: Deadline
@atlbiztechunion:
About 100 business and tech workers at The Atlantic vote for a union with the New York NewsGuild, joining their editorial colleagues who unionized in June 2021  —  We've got a certified union! The Atlantic Union: Business and Technology has won our card check with a supermajority of support. We're looking forward to meeting management at the bargaining table to negotiate a fair contract. ✊ https://twitter.com/...
CNBC:
Sources: Comcast executives expect Disney to follow through on its option to buy the remaining third of Hulu from Comcast for at least $27.5B by 2024  —  - Disney and Comcast have an existing arrangement in which Disney will acquire Comcast's 33% stake in Hulu as early as 2024.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Paramount says Top Gun: Maverick has become the US best-selling digital title ever in its first week; the digital release has 110 minutes of bonus content  —  Tom Cruise's blockbuster sequel “Top Gun: Maverick” has roared into the record books as the No. 1 best-selling digital sell-through title ever …
Discussion: Media Play News and Collider
Katie Notopoulos / BuzzFeed News:
Some musicians with songs about poop say Amazon Music is their biggest source of revenue, likely due to kids yelling the word into Alexa-enabled devices  —  “Alexa, play ‘Poopy Stupid Butt’ again."  —  There are many topics that my 5-year-old and I don't see eye to eye on …
Jolie Lash / The Wrap:
The BBC donates £1.42M, representing the sales proceeds derived from Martin Bashir's 1995 Panorama interview with Princess Diana, to seven charities  —  The British Broadcasting Corporation says it's made good on its promise to donate revenues from its notorious 1995 “Panorama” …
 
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
An interview with Benjamin Cohen, CEO of the LGBTQ+ media brand PinkNews, which earned £2M in 2021 operating profit and doubled its team to 60 in the past year
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Sources: Netflix moved its ad tier debut to November 1 in the US, the UK, Canada, France, Germany, and more, to beat Disney+'s ad tier launch on December 8
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Comcast is looking to cut as much as $1B from the budget of NBCUniversal's TV networks, including through layoffs and programming changes
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act is a dangerous link tax bill and a bizarre attempt to circumvent antitrust, copyright, and common carrier laws