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A profile of Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner on his career, decisions to buy Politico and Insider, the impossibility of claiming pure neutrality, and more — Mathias Döpfner has global ambitions for what he calls a more ‘nonpartisan’ kind of journalism — even as his own politics are hard to pin down
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The Wrap, @sarafischer, The Daily Beast, Crikey, @peterwsinger, @natjarv, @alexeheath, @colmorrisdavis, @justschmeltzer, @sulliview, New York Post, @evale72, @crimealytics, Mediaite, @angryblacklady, @markberman, @hatr, Rolling Stone, @tomgara, @jayrosen_nyu, @lindyli, @alexanderchee, @karlbode, @davmicrot, @washingtonpost, @larrysabato, @parkermolloy, @wesleylowery, @amyargetsinger, @colorofresearch, @monikabauerlein, @mollyjongfast and @davidmwessel


Memo: Disney-owned National Geographic magazine, which has ~125 editorial staff, laid off six of its top editors last week, three months after naming a new EIC — National Geographic magazine, the venerable journal of science, history and the natural world, laid off six of its top editors …
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@nicdawes, @jayrosen_nyu, @carlosnyt, @matthewteller, @tomricks1, @bryanchristy, @peterbakernyt, @knapsack, @timothynoah1, @monscience, @bryanchristy and @knapsack


A book excerpt details how YouTube's love affair with PewDiePie soured in 2017, before he stopped pushing boundaries and signed a livestreaming deal in 2020 — The Anti-Defamation League, a nonprofit focused on antisemitism, received an unusual invitation from YouTube in early 2017: come meet our biggest influencer.
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@mhbergen, @mhbergen and Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »
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A look at YouTube's “coolhunters” who were tasked with finding and promoting talented YouTubers in the company's early years, before the algorithms took over — How “coolhunters” helped make YouTube into an internet sensation before the algorithms took over. — Everyone had to see this.
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@kevinroose, @theatlantic, @dlberes and @mhbergen, more at Techmeme »


Chess champ Nona Gaprindashvili settles a defamation suit against Netflix over a line in an episode of The Queen's Gambit saying she never competed against men — The fictional series had named Nona Gaprindashvili, a pioneering real-life chess champion, and falsely claimed she had “never faced men.”
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IndieWire, ComingSoon.net, @eriqgardner, Deadline, The Wrap, Variety and The A.V. Club


Yahoo acquires The Factual and plans to integrate its AI system for rating the credibility of news sources into Yahoo News while licensing it to other companies — Yahoo has acquired The Factual, a company that uses algorithms to rate the credibility of news sources, Yahoo president and general manager Matt Sanchez told Axios.
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@jlanzone, @brianprovost, @arifcrafiq, @megdunk, @davidclinchnews, @alex, MediaPost, @sarafischer, @librarythingtim, @gintautasd and @rafat

Real Life, a magazine founded in June 2016 and funded by Snap, ceases publication immediately due to a lack of funding — Real Life no longer has funding, and is ceasing publication indefinitely. We thank all of our contributors and readers. Good night 💚 https://reallifemag.com/ https://twitter.com/...
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@briandroitcour, @paperradio, @yeetgenstein, @david_rudnick, @oddletters, @_britneygil, @robhorning, @lifewinning, @hkesvani, @kieranpressreyn, @tante, @nathanjurgenson, @arabellesicardi, @tante, @hypervisible, @william_partin, @om, @profcarroll, @timmaughan, @lauren_wilford, @greene_dm, @taylorlorenz, @nd_kane, @william_partin, @jathansadowski, @kneelingbus, @bengrosser, @vicky_acab, @trillmoregirls, @bigblackjacobin and @tamigraph


UK Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries resigns after a tenure of less than a year in which she made several inflammatory remarks about Channel 4 and the BBC — UK Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries is to stand down when Liz Truss formally takes over as Prime Minister today.
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CNN hires John Miller, a former TV correspondent who also had two long stints with the NYPD, to serve as its chief law enforcement and intelligence analyst — Miller, who also worked at ABC News and for the FBI, is one of Chris Licht's first on-air hires at CNN.
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@cnnpr, CNN, Gizmodo, @parkermolloy, @ranaforny, Mediaite, @jbouie, New York Post, @parkermolloy, @parkermolloy, @joshsternberg, The Wrap, @froomkin, @kgosztola and The Hill


As theaters struggle, analysts suggest cutting underperforming screens in the US and Canada, from 40.7K to 25K-35K; movie releases are down ~50% since 2002 — Hits like “Top Gun: Maverick” seemed to lead a revival, yet one chain is preparing for bankruptcy, another is awash in debt and blockbusters are in short supply.
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@richlightshed, @alfredspellman, New York Post and Boing Boing


A look at Capitol Hill Citizen, a print newspaper launched by Ralph Nader in April 2022 to cover big-picture stories overlooked by DC's scoop-obsessed media — For over 50 years, Ralph Nader has served as the self-appointed conscience of the American left, the safety inspector of a Democratic Party that …
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@michaelkruse, @mattwelch, @wuerker, @benweyl, @jmartnyt, @waywardwinifred, @david_boaz, @ralphnader and @jackshafer


Blame ad targeting and big TV ad budgets for repetitive advertising on streaming services, even as evidence shows repetition makes people less likely to buy — Ads are fine, but can I get more than one? — For the last few months, Parks & Recreation has been my go-to background show.
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@dannygroner, @pierce, @robblackwellab, @mattrly and @simonowens


Russia sentences renowned journalist Ivan Safronov, who the FSB detained in 2020 on “treason” charges, to 22 years in prison, after he refused to plead guilty — Former correspondent convicted on ‘treason’ charge his supporters say is linked to his reporting
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Washington Post, The Guardian, @andrew__roth, American Press Institute, @kenroth, @maxseddon, @shashj, @samagreene and @andrew__roth
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