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James Ball / The New European:
A profile of Axel Springer CEO and Europe's leading media mogul Mathias Döpfner, as he comes under international scrutiny after buying Insider and Politico — Mathias Döpfner is Europe's leading media mogul; the most influential man you've never heard of
Discussion:
@jayrosen_nyu, @jeffjarvis and @jamesrbuk
Semafor:
Fox Chief Legal Officer Viet Dinh lacked a California law license for nearly four years, which may open more communications to discovery in defamation cases — Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch's top lawyer spent nearly four years without a license to practice law in California …
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@semafor, Poynter, @mmasnick, @semafor, @ricki_wells, @rodwebber, @annmlipton, @eriqgardner, @josephpatrice, @nycsouthpaw and @semaforben
The Wire:
The Wire retracts two recent stories about Meta's XCheck program and says it is using “independent external experts” to investigate its coverage — Earlier this week, The Wire announced its decision to conduct an internal review of its recent coverage of Meta, especially the sources and materials involved in our reporting.
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@thewire_in, @vkrishnaananth, @aditi_muses, @ramindesai, @friedrichpieter, The Register, @panickars, @martinsfp, Engadget, @josephmenn, @aditi_muses, The Verge, @indiaspeakspr, @rohini_mohan, @mujtabaaasif, @gaamuk, @sunandavashisht, @vsirnate, @krantinari, @finestyew, @madarassi, @pankajpachauri, @semubhatt, @mrajshekhar, @rahulmukherji5, @hrnext, @sub8u, @mikeisaac, Scroll.in, TechCrunch and Scroll.in
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Consolidation between TV and videogame companies seems inevitable, as pay-TV rapidly deteriorates and streaming services struggle to make up for it — We just wrapped the first week of corporate earnings season (for tech and entertainment), which means we are starting to get a glimpse …
Discussion:
Forbes, @lucas_shaw, @lucas_shaw and @lucas_shaw
The Moscow Times:
RT suspends Anton Krasovsky, its director of broadcasting, after he called on air to “drown or burn” Ukrainian children who viewed Soviet Russia as an occupier — A host at Russia's state-funded broadcaster RT was suspended Sunday after he made calls on the air to “drown or burn” …
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@juliadavisnews, Insider, Reuters, Telegraph, Fortune, The Guardian, @avalaina, @jbenton, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, Sky News, @dmytrokuleba, The Daily Beast, Fox News and The Hill
BBC:
The BBC says 4.3M people on average used its Sounds app every week between July and September; 54% of overall plays on BBC Sounds were for live content — There was an average 4.3 million people using BBC Sounds every week between July and September, with a record 4.53m during the week following the mini-budget
Discussion:
@adamfleming, @jonathanaspinw1 and @pressgazette
Press Gazette:
BBC News takes presenter Martine Croxall off air following claims she showed bias during a newspaper review show after Boris Johnson pulled out of the race — BBC News presenter Martine Croxall has been taken off air amid claims she showed bias after Boris Johnson pulled out of the Tory leadership contest.
Discussion:
The Guardian, Deadline, @nadinedorries, @kelvmackenzie, @nj_timothy, @marieannuk and Guido Fawkes
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney and F1 sign a new US media rights deal through the 2025 season to air 16+ races on ABC and ESPN each season commercial-free, including streaming on ESPN+ — The deal will see ABC, ESPN and ESPN+ air F1 races through the 2025 season. — Formula 1 is staying with Disney.
Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
A look at Otherworld, a podcast dubbed the “paranormal This American Life” that conducts interviews and investigations into people's supernatural experiences — ‘Otherworld’ podcast has amassed fandom by tapping into a growing online fascination with the paranormal
Discussion:
@taylorlorenz, @taylorlorenz and After School
Michael Mignano / Lightspeed Venture Partners:
Whereas Creator Economy companies have mostly built infrastructure for the top 1% of creators, new AI tools will fuel businesses that democratize creativity — Creativity has become the focal point of our modern Internet economy. What was once just a means of artistic expression now powers …
Discussion:
@bsomaia, more at Techmeme »
Dake Kang / Associated Press:
A profile of Wang Zhi'an, a former CCTV investigative journalist who fled China to Japan amid Xi's crackdown, and built large followings on Twitter and YouTube — Investigative journalist Wang Zhi'an once exposed corruption, land seizures, and medical malpractice in China …
Discussion:
@martijnrasser
Pranshu Verma / Washington Post:
A profile of IranWire, a digital outlet providing a critical insight into protests in Iran through the creative use of tech and a network of citizen journalists — As protests shake up Iran, the digital news outlet Iran Wire is providing critical insight into the revolt
Discussion:
@kenroth, @maziarbahari, @iranwireenglish and Fox News
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