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12:50 PM ET, October 24, 2022

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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 …
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Apple raises Music price by $1 to $10.99 per month for individuals and $2 to $16.99 for families, citing increased licensing costs, and TV+ price by $2 to $6.99  —  Apple is today increasing the prices of its Apple Music and Apple TV+ subscription services.  The Apple One bundle price is also rising in unison.
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.
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” …
Erin Woo / The Information:
Internal emails: Jonathan Weber, EIC of The San Francisco Standard, an online news outlet launched in 2021, is stepping down, citing differences over strategy  —  Jonathan Weber, the editor-in-chief of The San Francisco Standard, an online news publication launched in 2021 with funding …
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 …
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.
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.
 
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Alexis Akwagyiram / Semafor:
A look at the BBC's plans to reduce Africa coverage: cutting ~50 of 130 jobs, shutting down Somali TV and Afrique TV, and shifting to digital distribution
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
The Daily Telegraph deletes an endorsement of Boris Johnson by a politician without an editor's note; the article was published exactly as Johnson quit the race
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
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
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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
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
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
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
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
An evaluation of a merged News Corp and Fox, valued at $9.7B and $16B respectively, which if reunified could approach Warner Bros. Discovery's $30B market cap