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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.
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
ABC, NBC, and CBS declined to air Biden's prime-time speech about democracy and extremism; sources: the 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
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Variety:
Amazon quietly introduces a 72-hour delay for all user reviews posted to Prime Video to determine whether the review is genuine or created by a bot or a troll — Amazon has introduced a new weapon in the battle against internet trolls: delays. — Starting around the time of the launch …
Maria Saporta / SaportaReport:
Sources: Cox's Atlanta Journal-Constitution plans to end its daily print edition in 2023 but keep 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.
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Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Amazon says The Rings of Power's first two episodes drew 25M viewers globally in their first day, sharing viewership for a Prime Video series for the first time — Amazon broke a long-held precedent Saturday by revealing viewership data for a Prime Video series for the first time ever …
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Jon Caramanica / New York Times:
A profile of Zach Sang, the interviewer whose radio show was syndicated on ~80 stations for 10 years before moving to Amazon's new radio app Amp in March 2022 — The former syndication star and top-flight interviewer is rebuilding his daily show on Amazon's new app, Amp.
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Eli Hoff / Columbia Missourian:
AG Eric Schmitt uses Missouri's Sunshine Law to seek journalists' emails from the Columbia Missourian and two MU J-School professors in an unprecedented request — Attorney General Eric Schmitt's office is seeking emails from the Columbia Missourian and two MU journalism school professors …
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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.
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Sources: Reach weighs launching US online editions of the UK's Daily Express and Daily Mirror, following the success of MailOnline and The Sun in the US — Employees at Reach titles yet to be informed of expansion entailing dozens of journalists hired for American websites
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CNBC:
Sources: Comcast executives don't want but expect Disney to follow through on its option to buy the remaining third of Hulu for $27.5B+ as early as January 2024 — - Disney and Comcast have an existing arrangement in which Disney will acquire Comcast's 33% stake in Hulu as early as 2024.
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@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/...
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 …
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