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7:30 PM ET, October 21, 2022

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Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
A deep dive into the fight between Disney and Governor Ron DeSantis over the “don't say gay” bill, which delayed moving 2,000 high-paid Disney jobs to Florida  —  In supporting a bill that critics called 'don't say gay,' Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis compares his attack on 'big corporations …
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Survey: 52% of US respondents think advertising should be news outlets' largest source of funding and 26% have ever paid for news or donated money to an outlet  —  About a quarter of Americans have ever paid for news directly.  Those who have are more likely to make over $150,000 a year.
Marie Woolf / Globe and Mail:
Meta threatens to block sharing news content on Facebook in Canada if a proposed federal bill forcing tech giants to pay media outlets for links becomes law  —  Facebook says it is considering blocking Canadians' access to news sites on its platform, in response to a proposed federal law …
Miklos Bolza / AAP:
An Australian judge declines to throw out Crikey's public interest defense in a defamation lawsuit by Lachlan Murdoch; a trial is scheduled for March 27, 2023  —  Bids by media mogul Lachlan Murdoch and Australian news publication Crikey to strip down each others' pleadings have failed amid a bitter defamation dispute.
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.
Ellise Shafer / Variety:
Spotify says Taylor Swift's 10th album, Midnights, has broken Spotify's record for the most-streamed album in a single day  —  Spotify announced the news on its socials Friday afternoon, writing: “And before the clock could even strike midnight on October 22nd, Taylor Swift broke the record …
Jennifer Korn / CNN:
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Audie Cornish, who left NPR after nearly two decades to host a show on the now-defunct CNN+, will host a weekly podcast for CNN Audio, debuting November 17  —  In this candid weekly show, the CNN anchor and correspondent will have conversations with everyday people “at the center of debates that are rocking the culture.”
Discussion: Inside Radio
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Evaluating a merger of News Corp and Fox, valued at $9.7B and $16B respectively, which if reunified could approach the market cap of Warner Bros. Discovery  —  Deal would seal legacy with favoured heirs, but markets question whether companies should merge in the first place
Discussion: Vanity Fair, Financial Times and Puck
Danielle De Wolfe / The Guardian:
A look at recent podcast copyright and trademark issues as Spotify replaced the hosts of an Originals podcast and Sony copied the premise of a show  —  The media giants have allegedly released ‘new’ podcasts mirroring those made by the likes of Gizzi Erskine and Pandora Sykes.
 
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Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
YouTube announces YouTube Premium's first major price hike, increasing the family plan from $17.99/month to $22.99/month, or $29.99/month in the App Store
Reveal:
Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting says Planet Aid paid $1.925M to settle fees under California's anti-SLAPP law, ending a six-year libel suit
Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
Snap reports Q3 revenue up 6% YoY to $1.13B, vs. $1.14B est., DAUs up 19% YoY to 363M, vs. 358.2M est., a $360M net loss, up from $72M YoY; stock is down 25%+
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
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Katelyn Newberg / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Las Vegas police ask the Nevada Supreme Court to reverse a judge's ruling that bars officials from searching slain investigative reporter Jeff German's devices
Discussion: Associated Press
Thomas Germain / Gizmodo:
Google now lets users disable targeted ads without breaking useful features by having to turn off settings like Web & App Activity and YouTube History
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
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
Discussion: MediaPost and Nieman Lab
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