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Marisa Sarnoff / Law & Crime:
Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy loses his defamation lawsuit against Insider over articles accusing him of violent sexual misconduct — The founder of a website known for crass and degrading content that often veers into harassment, racism, and misogyny has lost his defamation claim …
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David Pierce / The Verge:
An interview with YouTube Shorts Director of Product Management Todd Sherman on UI challenges as YouTube rolls out the TikTok competitor to its TV apps — YouTube Shorts is working. That much Todd Sherman knows for sure. Sherman, the product manager behind YouTube's endless-scrolling …
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YouTube Official Blog, MIT Technology Review, @tdd, @susanwojcicki, TechCrunch, @stokel, TechCrunch, Deadline, 9to5Google, CNET, @nealmohan, Tubefilter, @kantrowitz, @jank0, @dcseifert, @gregfinn, @alexptachick, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and YouTube Viewers on YouTube, more at Techmeme »
Billy Perrigo / TIME:
Q&A with Mastodon founder and lead developer Eugen Rochko on how decentralized social media servers mitigate hateful speech, why he built the service, and more — As Twitter changed hands at the end of October, another very similar social media site was experiencing something of an influx.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
A profile of Molly Jong-Fast, who became a liberal media star by amassing 1M Twitter followers and joined Vanity Fair as a special correspondent on November 3 — She wasn't a political expert. But her Trump-era angst found a following among Democrats — and even the White House is interested.
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@mikiebarb, @mollyjongfast, @johnanzo, @peterhotez, @neilmcmahon, @davmicrot, @aaronjmate, @ggreenwald, @taylorlorenz, @maxblumenthal, @adrienneelrod, @amy__bailey, @dcopaken, @katierogers, @lrozen, @cheeseheadlucy, @randy_gage, @ejeancarroll, @aaron_renn, @gtconway3d, @tarapalmeri, @anniekarni, @georgehahn, @moveincircles, @samuelmoyn, @kirstenpowers, @katiephang, @thehowie, @gabehudson, Talking Biz News and bookforum.com
Max Tani / Semafor:
MSNBC removing Tiffany Cross demonstrates the tension between delivering a progressive point of view to its liberal audience while avoiding bombast and snark — MSNBC's decision to part ways with its top-rated weekend anchor came after an escalating internal conflict.
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Elon Musk / @elonmusk:
Elon Musk says Twitter plans to add the ability to attach long-form text to tweets, implement creator monetization for all forms of content, and improve search — Followed by creator monetization for all forms of content
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
A look at Michelle Ross-Stanton's quest to understand the murky circumstances of the death of her photographer husband and another Fox News reporter in Ukraine — Michelle Ross-Stanton has spent months investigating the March 14 attack on her husband, Pierre Zakrzewski, and his colleagues outside Kyiv.
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@sarah_boxer, @jeremymbarr, @christopherjm and @namshine
Jerusalem Post:
Israeli journalist Rina Matzliach, a Meet the Press anchor on the N12 channel, resigns after 40 years, saying freedom of the press is at risk in the country — Matzliach urged journalists to “to protect the freedom of the press and freedom of expression.” — Israeli journalist Rina …
Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
The UK's ITV plans to launch its ITVX streaming service on December 8, available with a free, ad-supported tier and a premium tier with BritBox and without ads — The company, led by CEO Carolyn McCall, will replace its ITV Hub in an attempt to attract more eyeballs.
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SlashFilm, Press Centre, Variety, Radio Times and Media Play News
Billy Binion / Reason:
Police jailed journalist Priscilla Villarreal for two routine 2017 stories due to a Texas law; a US court isn't sure if her First Amendment rights were violated — It has been five years since police in Laredo, Texas, mocked and jeered at Priscilla Villarreal, a local journalist often critical of cops …
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Semafor, @scottgreenfield and @marcorandazza
Alexandra Borchardt / European Broadcasting Union:
An interview with Deutsche Welle EIC Manuela Kasper-Claridge on climate journalism as a way to attract talent, how newsrooms should cover the climate, and more — Interview with Manuela Kasper-Claridge, Editor-in-Chief, Deutsche Welle by Dr Alexandra Borchardt, Lead Author, EBU News Report 2023 …
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Wall Street Journal:
Time names Jessica Sibley as CEO, replacing Edward Felsenthal, who will remain EIC and become executive chairman; Sibley had been COO of Forbes — The publisher of Time magazine has been expanding its operations as it seeks to diversity from its print business
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Reuters, TIME, The Wrap, MediaPost, Talking Biz News, @daniel_eckler and The Hollywood Reporter
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