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5:00 PM ET, October 23, 2022

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The Wire:
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 …
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: Fox News
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 …
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
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.
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.
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 …
Washington Post:
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 …
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
Jennifer Korn / CNN:
When researchers submitted 20 ads with “blatant” voting misinformation, TikTok approved 90%, Facebook approved a “significant number”, and YouTube approved zero
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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
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
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