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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
WWE Co-CEO Stephanie McMahon resigns, less than a week after her father, Vince McMahon, fired three board members and replaced them with himself and two others — Her father, Vince McMahon, appointed himself to the company's board last week.
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Sam Roberts / New York Times:
Blake Hounshell, who wrote The New York Times' On Politics newsletter, dies at 44; his family said he died “after a long and courageous battle with depression” — He was managing editor of Foreign Policy magazine and a top editor at Politico before overseeing The Times's popular political newsletter.
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Jessica Chasmar / Fox News:
US Representative Matt Gaetz introduces an amendment to allow C-SPAN cameras on the House floor during normal proceedings, replacing the “antiquated” pool view — Gaetz says pool view of Congress is 'antiquated, ‘boomer-fied’ — The House is in a stronger position after these concessions: Rep. Matt Gaetz
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
C-SPAN resumes using government-operated video feeds, after capturing candid US House Speaker election drama last week using its own cameras in the chamber
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Aisha Majid / Press Gazette:
A Reuters survey of 303 news leaders in 53 countries: 44% are confident about their company's 2023 business prospects, 72% worry about news avoidance, and more — Reuters Institute's latest survey of newsroom leaders shows the industry is less optimistic about 2023.
John Koblin / New York Times:
Police procedurals are thriving: Nielsen says the back libraries of Criminal Minds, NCIS, The Blacklist, and Bones are among the most streamed shows since 2020 — Prestige shows like “The White Lotus” grab a lot of the headlines and rave reviews. But viewers still like to settle in with the familiar.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
An interview with Sling TV EVP and President Gary Schanman about rolling out new features like user profiles, offering free content, pricing tiers, and more — Dish-owned live TV streaming service Sling TV is looking to catch up with competitors with the launch of new features like user profiles …
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Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch:
Meta plans to further limit ad targeting users under 18 starting in February 2023, including removing the options to target based on gender and in-app activity — Meta is making some changes to how its apps handle advertising and young users. Under the new rules, advertisers on Instagram …
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Axios:
With pay TV subscriptions plummeting, Cox Communications follows Comcast, Altice, and Charter in launching mobile plans to help offset slowing legacy businesses — The country's biggest cable companies have been leaning into mobile plans as pay-TV subscriptions plummet and growth from broadband begins to plateau.
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Morgan Chalfant / Semafor:
US House Representatives Mike Gallagher and Raja Krishnamoorthi ask ESPN to “commit to ending its commercial relationship with TikTok”, which is a sponsor — Members of Congress are demanding that ESPN log out of its relationship with TikTok, after the Chinese social media giant sponsored …
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Rest of World:
A profile of Trilogy Media, featuring two creators who prank scam callers and earn revenue from YouTube and Facebook ads, YouTube memberships, and fan donations — Los Angeles-based Trilogy Media took “scambaiting” to a new level, but some claim they're gaining viral fame at others' expense. — I
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Reporter Eric Geller is no longer with Politico; his departure followed a controversial December 31 tweet he sent and then deleted on the late Pope Benedict XVI — The cybersecurity reporter marked the death of Pope Benedict XVI by calling the late pontiff a “homophobic pedophile protector and Hitler Youth alumnus.”
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Insider:
Sources detail Cheddar News unrest fueled by a series of employee departures, a pivot to social media, ethically questionable journalism, plagiarism, and more — - Cheddar News has been beset by a wave of staff defections over the past year under owner Altice USA.
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