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1:50 PM ET, December 9, 2022

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Kali Hays / Insider:
Sources: Twitter added Bari Weiss to its Slack and gave her a company laptop and access to employee systems, which a source says is typically just for staff  —  - CEO Elon Musk has made some dramatic changes to Twitter since taking over five weeks ago.  — Amid layoffs, firings …
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
With 1,100+ staff on strike, NYT editors are publishing long-held stories and flexing dormant reporting muscles, but won't likely match the usual volume of copy
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
After stalled talks, about 1,100 New York Times staff walked out on a 24-hour strike at midnight on December 8; the last union contract expired in March 2021
The Nation:
Over 150 members of the Freelance Solidarity Project pledge not to cross the NYT Guild's picket line, noting that the devaluation of media jobs affects them too
Puck:
Sources: Rebekah Mercer is looking to sell her Breitbart stake, in which her family invests in the mid-seven figures each year; Breitbart: “This story is false”  —  After defining the alt-right and MAGA in 2016, the culture seemed to move on from Breitbart.  Now the Mercers have, too.
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Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Penguin Random House CEO Markus Dohle resigns after a judge blocked the Simon & Schuster deal; US COO Nihar Malaviya will serve as interim CEO  —  Markus Dohle will be succeeded by Nihar Malaviya on an interim basis  —  Markus Dohle has resigned as chief executive of Penguin Random House weeks …
Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
The hype around esports is fading, as teams and organizations shrink due to a weak sponsorship and ad market, falling VC investment, and the crypto meltdown  —  The once-thriving esports industry has fallen on hard times as funding sources dwindle and signs abound that athletic competition via video games …
Sophie Vershbow / Esquire:
A look at theories about the process behind NYT's bestseller list and how publishers and authors game the list, including by focusing on pre-orders  —  Publishing insiders tell Esquire why they find “the list” so frustrating—turns out, it's a data project full of contradictions.
 
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