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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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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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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
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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 …
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@lucas_shaw, @lucas_shaw, @lucas_shaw and The Hollywood Reporter
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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@martijnrasser
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
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@taylorlorenz and @taylorlorenz
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
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@kenroth, @maziarbahari, @iranwireenglish and Fox News
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
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@jayrosen_nyu, @jeffjarvis and @jamesrbuk
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.
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 …
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@bsomaia and @taylorlorenz, more at Techmeme »
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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@tersha and @kariebookish
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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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.
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