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The Wire retracts its recent stories on Meta and says it is using “independent external experts” to conduct an investigation into its Meta coverage — Earlier this week, The Wire announced its decision to conduct an internal review of its recent coverage of Meta …
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Lauren Cochrane / The Guardian:
Merchandise has become a significant revenue stream for artists, while ticket sales are less reliable, touring is more expensive, and playing fees stay stagnant — No longer limited to cheap T-shirts, music merchandise is a multibillion-dollar business - influencing fashion houses and helping smaller artists stay afloat
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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 …
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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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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney and F1 sign a new US media rights deal through 2025 to air at least 16 races on ABC and ESPN each season commercial-free along with streaming on ESPN+ — The deal will see ABC, ESPN and ESPN+ air F1 races through the 2025 season. — Formula 1 is staying with Disney.
Nathan Grayson / Washington Post:
Following Comcast's abrupt shutdown of G4 on October 16, former employees describe a directionless gaming network and its leadership's ever-shifting priorities — Constant pivots, high costs and controversy bedeviled the directionless network in the lead-up to its collapse.
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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.
Joseph Bien-Kahn / Bloomberg:
A profile of Joe Berlinger, who helped redefine crime docuseries as social justice vehicles, as he rides Netflix's wave of popularity for serial killer stories — It comes as a surprise that Serial's Sarah Koenig and her husband have just watched the first two episodes of Dahmer—Monster …
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Washington Post:
Interviews with over three dozen creators about going viral on TikTok show how the app's vast reach plus tools like “duet” and “stitch” can amplify harassment — TikTok's explosive stardom has created a new kind of celebrity. But nothing goes viral like rage.
Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
Twitch CEO Emmett Shear says the US needs legislation that would create “a third option” between contractors and employees to classify creators and gig workers — Twitch Chief Executive Officer Emmett Shear thinks US employment laws could be improved to better support content creators …
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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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Perry Vandell / Arizona Republic:
Over 60 former journalists in Arizona sign a statement condemning anti-media rhetoric and “bold disregard for facts, reality, and truth” by some GOP candidates — Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misspelled Adrian Fontes' name.
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