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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 …
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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 …
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Miklos Bolza / AAP:
An Australian judge declines to throw out Crikey's public interest defense in Lachlan Murdoch's defamation lawsuit; the 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.
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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.
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Ellise Shafer / Variety:
Spotify says Taylor Swift's 10th album, Midnights, broke the service'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 …
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Jennifer Korn / CNN:
When researchers submitted 20 ads with “blatant” voting misinformation, TikTok approved 90%, Facebook approved a “significant number”, and YouTube approved zero — New York CNN Business — Facebook and TikTok failed to block advertisements with “blatant” …
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IndieWire:
Criterion Collection, which launched a streaming service in 2019, lays off 16 of its 80+ staff, reorganizing to prepare for “challenges and opportunities” ahead — Criterion has let go a number of staffers in a “reorganization” of the company that took place on Wednesday, October 19.
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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.”
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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
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Vanity Fair, Puck and Financial Times
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.
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 …
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