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10:25 AM ET, January 2, 2023

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Barbara Walters, the first female anchor in US TV evening news and a trailblazer whose career spanned over six decades from 1951 to 2016, dies at 93  —  The pioneering TV news broadcaster was the first female anchor in evening news.  —  Barbara Walters, the trailblazing television news broadcaster …
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Luke DeCock / Raleigh News & Observer:
Learfield Communications indefinitely suspends North Carolina State radio announcer Gary Hahn for referencing “illegal aliens” during a football game broadcast  —  N.C. State radio broadcaster Gary Hahn has been suspended indefinitely after making a reference to “illegal aliens” …
Melissa Korn / Wall Street Journal:
US News & World Report plans to revamp some elements of its law school ranking, after deans at 12 of the top 14 schools publicly challenged the list's value  —  Publication to make changes in wake of public rebuke by top-ranked schools  —  U.S. News & World Report is revamping some elements …
Discussion: The Atlantic
Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
A look at Dear Media, a podcast network launched in 2018 for women listeners that helps female influencers build large brands, reaching 200M+ downloads in 2022  —  The podcast network has become ubiquitous by targeting women listeners and treating podcasters like content creators
Discussion: @taylorlorenz
Nancy Tartaglione / Deadline:
Chinese media reports the China Film Administration saying the country's box office dropped 36% YoY to ~$4.3B in 2022, of which 85% came from domestic movies  —  China's box office in 2022 dropped 36% versus 2021, reaching approximately RMB 30B ($4.35B).  According to China.org …
The Intercept:
Hacked VGTRK emails show a July 2021 deal between Russia's and China's government ministries and outlets to cooperate on media narratives, including on Ukraine  —  Russian officials pushed the lies first.  —  Soon after Russia invaded Ukraine, a Russian defense ministry spokesperson …
Salem Solomon / Voice of America:
A profile of Lucy Kassa, a Magnitsky Award-winning journalist who covered the war in Ethiopia's Tigray but left after three armed men attacked her in her home  —  Lucy Kassa never expected to be a war correspondent.  Working for a Norwegian magazine, the freelance journalist wrote …
Discussion: @cfwij, @martinplaut, @tvbempt and @ifex
Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Disney, Netflix, and other media stocks suffered major losses in 2022 as streaming growth waned and ad sales slowed; some analysts expect more pain in H1 2023  —  - Media stocks were hit with major losses in 2022 as streaming subscriber growth waned and the advertising market weakened.
 
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Rebecca Ratcliffe / The Guardian:
A look at the murder of broadcaster Percy Mabasa, known as Percy Lapid, and how his killing amplified calls to fix threats against the media in the Philippines
Matthew Carey / Deadline:
Q&A with All the Beauty and the Bloodshed director Laura Poitras on telling the story of artist Nan Goldin's campaign to hold the Sackler family accountable
Mike Barnes / The Hollywood Reporter:
Robert J. Dowling, who led The Hollywood Reporter from 1988 to 2005, dies at age 83 in his Santa Monica home after a short battle with cancer
Emma Goldberg / New York Times:
A profile of Arielle Angel, the editor of Jewish Currents, a left-wing magazine exploring identity that was relaunched in 2018 and has 5,200 print subscribers
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@kcnewsguild:
[Thread] The News Guild at McClatchy's Kansas City Star unanimously ratifies a three-year contract with management, including higher minimum salaries and raises
Anushka Patil / New York Times:
Ukraine passes a law that expands the government's power over news media; previous drafts enabled the media regulator to fine outlets, revoke licenses, and more
Axios:
Morning Consult: 33% of US Gen Zers don't watch sports at all, compared to 24% of US adults; 28% of US Gen Zers watch sports on linear TV vs. 47% of US adults
Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
Long Island's weekly North Shore Leader covered oddities in George Santos' background in September 2022, before larger outlets picked up the story in December
 

 
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Juli Clover / MacRumors:
The second developer beta of iOS 18.2 shows a “daily limit” for free access to “advanced” ChatGPT via Siri and an option to upgrade to ChatGPT Plus in Settings

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is exploring a push into smart glasses by conducting an internal study, codenamed Atlas, to gather employee feedback on products on the market

Bloomberg:
Sources: Canadian authorities arrested Alexander “Connor” Moucka, who is allegedly behind hacks in June and July of up to 165 Snowflake customers including AT&T
 
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