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4:05 PM ET, October 20, 2022

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Laura Wagner / Defector:
Semafor wants to tackle polarization using a “revolutionary” article template, but “Semaform” is a basic copy of what already exists, plus patronizing subheads  —  All around the world, and especially in the United States, widening economic inequality …
New York Times:
Sources: Puck, which is approaching 20K paid subscribers, recently held talks with potential investors with a goal of raising ~$15M at a $75M+ valuation  —  The humble email newsletter, which became a star in its own right, appears headed back to earth.  —  Meta, which owns Facebook, is killing Bulletin, its newsletter product.
Wall Street Journal:
Internal email: The New York Times canceled its plans to launch a Kids app, as it would cater “to a smaller market” when the newspaper's focus is subscriptions  —  Publisher has been promoting products beyond news, including in games, cooking and sports
Mariella Moon / Engadget:
Google launches News Showcase in France, partners with 65+ publishers representing 130+ outlets, and plans to give away “a limited amount” of paywalled content  —  Google has launched News Showcase in France, and it has teamed up with over 65 publishers representing over 130 publications …
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Aisha Majid / Press Gazette:
Study finds the number of push alerts sent by publishers was 2% higher in 2021 than in 2019 and 28% higher than in 2018; 3% were opened at time of sending  —  The instant traffic hit from push alerts means that most publishers are now using them every day, regardless of whether the content …
Discussion: Nieman Lab
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...
Katelyn Newberg / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
The Las Vegas police department asks the Nevada Supreme Court to reverse a decision that blocked officials from searching slain reporter Jeff German's devices  —  The Metropolitan Police Department has appealed a judge's decision to bar officials from searching the personal devices …
Discussion: Associated Press
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
The UK's Ofcom publishes a report on its first year regulating video sharing sites, detailing how TikTok, Twitch, OnlyFans, and others tackle content challenges  —  The UK's media watchdog, Ofcom, has published a debut report on its first year regulating a selection of video-sharing platforms …
Julia Felton / Greensburg Tribune-Review:
Union officials and workers say ~30 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette staff crossed the picket line after a narrow strike vote; the CWA provides $300/week strike benefits  —  Dozens of journalists, photographers and editors have crossed the picket line to continue working at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Jill Goldsmith / Deadline:
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos downplays releasing Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery in 600 theaters over US Thanksgiving weekend; theater owners lauded the move  —  Netflix co-CEO and chief content officer Ted Sarandos tossed cold water on hopes that the streamer's recent deal with major cinema chains …
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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”
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
 Earlier Picks: 
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”
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
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
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
 

 
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Stephanie Palazzolo / The Information:
An undisclosed 2023 agreement between Microsoft and OpenAI defines achieving AGI as the point when OpenAI develops AI systems that generate $100B+ in profits

Noah Smith / Noahpinion:
How H-1B workers from India and other countries help the US remain dominant in tech, as some on the new “Tech Right” discover MAGA's racial-nationalist bigotry

Shubham Sharma / VentureBeat:
DeepSeek releases DeepSeek-V3, an open-source MoE model of 671B total parameters, with 37B activated per token, claiming it outperforms top models like GPT-4o
 
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