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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Meta says it will be shutting down Bulletin, its newsletter service, by early next year — The social media company plans to bring more content back to the Facebook platform directly. — Meta will be shutting down Bulletin, its newsletter subscription service, by early next year, a spokesperson confirmed Tuesday.
Josh Dickey / The Wrap:
The Onion files an amicus brief with the SCOTUS in support of Anthony Novak, who created a Facebook page to parody a local Ohio police department — Monday marked the first time in 34 years of The Onion's publication that what anyone might reasonably think is an Onion headline was an actual headline about the Onion.
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Erik Larson / Bloomberg:
Court filing: Donald Trump sues CNN for defamation, seeking $475M in damages and accusing the network of smearing him to undermine a potential re-election run — Former President Donald Trump sued CNN for defamation, claiming the cable news network has escalated a campaign of libel and slander …
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Washington Post:
Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova, who protested the Ukraine war on live TV in March, escapes house arrest ahead of her trial; she faces up to 10 years — RIGA, Latvia — Marina Ovsyannikova — the Russian journalist who made international headlines after protesting the war in Ukraine live …
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J. Kim Murphy / Variety:
After Ned Fulmer admitted to a workplace affair, YouTube comedy group The Try Guys plans to remove him from its videos amid an internal investigation — Comedy group the Try Guys shared a video statement Monday evening, addressing its recent decision to cut ties with ex-member Ned Fulmer …
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
New York Public Radio names LaFontaine Oliver as its next CEO, after Goli Sheikholeslami's departure for Politico; Oliver is currently CEO of Baltimore's WYPR — Mr. Oliver is currently the president and chief executive of Baltimore's flagship public radio station, WYPR.
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Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
The Independent and Telegraph are reducing website ads, as the impending demise of third-party cookies makes publishers rethink their approach to reader data — Digital chiefs at the Independent and Telegraph have been cutting the number of ads on web pages as the impending demise …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Reach and BuzzFeed executives criticize ad keyword blocklists, saying they could force outlets to ditch serious topics in favor of “cats on skateboards” stories — Commercial bosses at Reach and Buzzfeed have slammed the use of advertising keyword blacklists that stifle publishers' ability …
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New York Times:
Philippine police say Percival Mabasa, a news radio host and critic of President Marcos Jr., was shot dead on Monday, the second journalist killed since June — The radio host Percival Mabasa was killed during an ambush, the police said. He had been a prominent critic of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr …
Alexander Marrow / Reuters:
Russia fines TikTok ~$51K for failing to remove “LGBT propaganda” content and Twitch ~$68K for hosting an interview with an adviser to Volodymyr Zelenskyy — Russia on Tuesday fined TikTok for failing to delete content that violates Russian laws on 'LGBT propaganda …
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Kalley Huang / New York Times:
A look at the backlash Instagram faces from creators who relied on the platform to share photos, comics, and other still images, as the site emphasizes video — Photographers and illustrators who once eagerly shared images of their work on Instagram are moving away from the site as it emphasizes video.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Instagram debuts ads on the Explore page and in profile feeds, allowing creators to earn extra income; Facebook adds a shorter ad format to Reels — Following another quarter that saw marketers pull back on their ad spending, Meta today announced it's increasing its ad load on Instagram with the launch of two new ad slots.
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