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6:15 PM ET, October 19, 2022

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Dave Lee / Financial Times:
Uber launches a global advertising unit, targeting $1B in annual gross ad bookings by 2024, including by displaying ads within its apps and on top of cars  —  Rideshare company looks to accelerate revenue growth with new business division  —  Uber has launched its global advertising unit …
New York Times:
A look at Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott's work, boosting the network's consumer brand and facing legal scrutiny for her internal messages in Dominion's lawsuit  —  Suzanne Scott remade Fox News Media into a lucrative consumer brand.  But a $1.6 billion defamation suit against the company is testing her strategy and leadership.
Tatiana Siegel / Rolling Stone:
ABC News producer James Gordon Meek abruptly resigned after the FBI raided his home on April 27, 2022; colleagues and neighbors say they haven't seen him since  —  Emmy-winning producer James Gordon Meek had his home raided by the FBI.  His colleagues say they haven't seen him since.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Media executives are not surprised Meta is shutting down Instant Articles, as the social media landscape has shifted significantly since the tool's 2018 launch  —  Meta is turning off Facebook Instant Articles after seven years as the platform continues to draw away from supporting news publishers.
Dan Kennedy / Media Nation:
Opinion editor James Bennet and Semafor's Ben Smith leave out a lot about The New York Times firing Bennet, which wasn't just victimization by the “woke mob”  —  The ossification of James Bennet's departure from The New York Times into a simple morality tale of wokeness run amok is now complete.
Peter Kafka / Vox:
Infowars keeps operating since its parent company Free Speech Systems will be shielded from judgments for months or years due to its July 2022 bankruptcy filing  —  Jones says his enemies want him off the air.  US bankruptcy law is on his side, for now.  —  Last week, a Connecticut jury ruled …
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Aditi Agrawal / Newslaundry:
The Wire suspends its stories on Meta's controversial XCheck program until it carries out a “thorough review”; cited cybersecurity experts deny being consulted
Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Sources: Walter Hamada has left Warner Bros. after four years as DC Films' president; he's the fifth WB studio exec to leave since David Zaslav became WBD's CEO  —  After 15 years at Warner Bros and four as the president of DC Films, Walter Hamada has finally left the Burbank, CA lot.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
A look at sports rights at SiriusXM, which has exclusive audio deals with the NFL, the NBA, the NHL, and MLB and where sports ads make up nearly 25% of ad sales  —  SiriusXM is increasing its investment in live sports rights in an effort to lure and retain more premium subscribers, CEO Jennifer Witz told Axios.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Pinterest partners with Warner Music Group, Warner Chappell Music, Merlin, and BMG to let users add popular tracks to its TikTok-competitor Idea Pins feature  —  Pinterest's TikTok competitor is gaining new music.  The company announced today its video-focused “Idea Pins” …
 
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