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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.
Paul Waldman / @paulwaldman1:
[Thread] A case study in how journalists let politicians lie: Punchbowl News amplified Kevin McCarthy's claim that the DOJ tagged some parents as “terrorists” — 1. A case study in how journalists allow politicians to lie, ensuring that the more cynical a politician is, the greater the rewards for dishonesty will be, courtesy of Kevin McCarthy and @PunchbowlNews . Come with me...
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Netflix execs weighed more movie theater releases and talked to Sony about a shorter window; Sarandos: Netflix won't significantly change its strategy — Some Netflix studio executives long for silver screen while co-CEOs want to keep most viewers streaming films from their couches
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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 …
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Mariella Moon / Engadget:
Google launches News Showcase in France, partners with 65+ publishers representing 130+ outlets, and will offer “a limited amount” of paywalled content for free — Google has launched News Showcase in France, and it has teamed up with over 65 publishers representing over 130 publications …
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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.
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Poynter, @dangillmor, @semaforben, @dankennedy_nu, @jenzerb, @jbarro, @bgrueskin, @nprinskeep, Fox News, Mediaite, New York Post and The Hill
Gabby Miller / Columbia Journalism Review:
Journalists and academics say unions can help protect some journalists from newsroom cuts at chains like Gannett, and can benefit, but not save, the industry — In a contract bargaining meeting on Wednesday, October 12, Gannett, which had just made what senior reporter Diane Smith characterized …
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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.
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What's New in Publishing, @esamakinen, @pressgazette, @charlottetobitt and @mattnavarra
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.
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Nitish Pahwa / Slate:
The Wire was a singular bulwark against false and propagandistic “news” in the Narendra Modi era and its botched Meta story is a huge blow to Indian journalism — The state of journalism in India, the “world's largest democracy,” has never been so dire.
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Nieman Lab, Engadget, Media Voices, @suhel, @kriticalvodka, @profcarroll, Washington Post, @w7voa, Scroll.in, Crikey and Insider
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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
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@kani5hk, @caseynewton, @priyankapulla, @thewire_in, @geetaseshu, @karaswisher, The Wire, Platformer, @alok_bhatt, @pranavdixit, @sankrant, @jason_kint, @jason_kint, @tunkuv, @kansaratva, @venkatananth, @pranavdixit, @greatbong, @sunandavashisht, MediaNama, @greatbong, @thewire_in, @rachelmetz, @rasmus_kleis, @digiphile, @digitaldutta, @swodinsky, @aditi_muses, @caseynewton, @saikatd, Semafor, Scroll.in, TechCrunch and The Verge
Charles Pulliam-Moore / The Verge:
WBD partners with Web3 startup Eluvio to release LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring in its entirety as a set of NFTs, in an effort to kick off its “WB Movieverse” — Today, Warner Bros. announced the impending arrival of “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring …
Leila Fadel / NPR:
An interview with Lina Abu Akleh, the niece of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, on her push for justice and a US probe into her aunt's killing — Lina Abu Akleh was thrust onto the global stage after her aunt was killed while reporting on an Israeli military raid in the Palestinian city of Jenin in May.
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@leilafadel and @npr
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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@realkellyjones, @dpfunke, @learmonth, @pkafka, @pkafka and The Week
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