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Lian Buan / Rappler:
A Philippine tax court acquits Maria Ressa and Rappler of four tax evasion charges filed in 2018, leaving three active court cases against Ressa and Rappler — This is breaking news. Please refresh for more details. — MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines' Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) …
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Erin Woo / The Information:
Source: Twitter manager Siddharth Rao told employees that daily revenue was 40% lower than a year earlier and more than 500 top advertisers have paused spending — A senior Twitter manager told employees that the company's daily revenue on Tuesday was 40% lower than the same day a year ago …
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New York Times:
Semafor plans to buy out Sam Bankman-Fried's roughly $10M stake, putting the money in a separate account; the investment was Semafor's largest in a ~$25M round — Semafor is one of several media companies that received money from Mr. Bankman-Fried or his affiliates before his cryptocurrency …
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Rachel Russell / BBC:
The BBC apologizes after noises from a porn clip were audible during pre-match soccer commentary; a mobile phone playing the noises was found taped to the set — Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker has laughed off the moment sex noises transmitted by a YouTube prankster disrupted the show's live coverage.
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Harvey Solomon-Brady / whynow:
London-based media company whynow plans to re-launch CNN's YouTube channel Great Big Story in early 2023, licensing the brand from CNN International Commercial — whynow is delighted to announce the relaunch of the hugely popular video storytelling brand Great Big Story.
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The Hollywood Reporter:
A look at Disney's board power struggle and how investor Nelson Peltz lobbied for a seat since July 2022 with help from former Marvel executive Ike Perlmutter — As activist shareholder Nelson Peltz presses a long-shot fight for a seat on Disney's corporate board, with help …
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Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
India proposes making social media companies rely on the Press Bureau of India and its other agencies for fact checks, as part of amendments to its IT rules — The Indian government has proposed making the Press Bureau of India and its other agencies the arbiter of truth on what information …
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Aisha Majid / Press Gazette:
Edelman 2022 survey: 37% of people in the UK said they trusted the media, up from 35% in 2021, compared to 43% in the US, up from 39% YoY — Data shows trust in the media increased in the US and the UK but there is little faith in the industry. — The UK and the US were just two of six countries …
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Bob Harig / Sports Illustrated:
Sources: Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf tour plans to sign a multiyear TV deal with The CW Network; a source says it is a revenue sharing deal with no rights fee — The TV agreement would fill a major objective for LIV Golf, as CW is in 220 U.S. markets, many of which have a local news operation, website and nightly newscast.
Arjun Neil Alim / Financial Times:
Condé Nast plans to leave Vogue House, its historic, seven-story office in London's Mayfair, in 2024, as part of an effort to streamline editorial operations — Magazine group has been based at Hanover Square for more than six decades — Condé Nast, the publisher of Vogue …
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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
The New York Times appoints Adrienne Carter as its Europe editor, succeeding Jim Yardley, in the role since 2016; Carter has been the Asia editor since 2019 — Carter takes over from Jim Yardley, who assumes a new role at the paper in New York. — The New York Times has announced …
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Stephen Harrison / Slate:
A look at Wikipedia editors debating the use of ChatGPT, which some see as a useful drafting tool while others worry about bad actors creating fictional content — Five years ago, I traveled to Stockholm to cover the annual convention for Wikipedia and related free knowledge projects.
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