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8:25 AM ET, December 7, 2022

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Cristiano Lima / Washington Post:
Congress omits the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act from the US defense spending bill, following intense pushback from industry and advocacy groups  —  Facebook threatened to block news in the U.S. over the measure, which was under consideration as part of a defense package
Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
US judge dismisses a lawsuit against MBS for conspiring to kill Jamal Khashoggi, following the White House stating that he is entitled to sovereign immunity  —  Judge says Mohammed bin Salman entitled to sovereign immunity despite ‘credible allegations’ of involvement in journalist's murder
Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: EU privacy regulators rule that Meta's TOS should not require that users agree to personalized ads based on their online activity; Meta can appeal  —  EU privacy regulators say Facebook and Instagram shouldn't use their terms of service to require users to accept ads based on their digital activity
StreetInsider.com:
Filing: BuzzFeed plans to lay off ~12% of its staff, citing the economy, its Complex Media acquisition, and the audience shift to short-form, vertical video  —  Get inside Wall Street with StreetInsider Premium.  Claim your 1-week free trial here.  —  BuzzFeed (NASDAQ: BZFD) …
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Anatoly Kurmanaev / New York Times:
Latvia revokes the broadcasting license of Russian independent TV channel Dozhd, aka TV Rain, in exile since February 2022, over “threats to national security”
NewsGuard:
Analysis: the US had 1,202 partisan-backed news sites masquerading as local news outlets as of November 2022, vs. 1,230 daily newspapers left in the country  —  NewsGuard has now identified 1,202 “pink slime” sites masquerading as local news publishers at a time when there are only 1,230 daily local newspapers left in the U.S.
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with analyst Julia Alexander on Bob Chapek's missteps, including reorganizing Disney and his subscriber focus, how Bob Iger can course correct, and more  —  The best of Bobs, the worst of Bobs.  —  Today, we need to talk about Bob.  Two Bobs, actually: Bob Iger …
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
UK Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan says the government is discussing new funding models with Channel 4 that could help the broadcaster avoid privatization  —  Culture secretary tells MPs she is discussing alternative business models with broadcaster  —  Channel 4 is discussing …
John Seabrook / New Yorker:
How a young generation of musicians uses TikTok, amassing huge followings but making little money, while some older musicians remain opposed to the platform  —  The social-media platform is transforming the music industry.  Is that a good thing? … In December, 2020, after spending nine months …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
HBO Max returns to Amazon's Prime Video Channels in the US, after losing ~5M subscribers following the two companies failing to reach a deal in September 2021  —  Under a new deal between Warner Bros. Discovery and Amazon that extends at least through the end of 2024, customers who subscribe …
 
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Apple plans to launch Apple Sing, which turns songs on Apple Music into karaoke tracks of sorts, later in December on iPhone 11 and newer, iPad, and Apple TV 4K
The 19th:
How Black Twitter and Black blogs helped increase attention to Shanquella Robinson's death in mainstream news outlets, which often overlook marginalized groups
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
General Electric buys 22 full-page and five partial-page color ads in The New York Times, the first time one advertiser has taken over all its print real estate
William Turvill / Press Gazette:
AAM: top 25 US magazines on Apple News+ had a combined circulation of 1.3M in H1 2022, up 6% YoY but down 18% from H2; People fell 36% YoY, New Yorker grew 75%
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Josh Dickey / The Wrap:
Engine Vision Media, founded by lawyers Mark Geragos and Ben Meiselas, acquires Los Angeles Magazine, Pasadena, and Orange Coast, a source says for $6M+ in cash