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CNN aired raw police body cam footage of Tyre Nichols' fatal arrest first, as MSNBC, Fox News, and others were initially cautious in showing the graphic video — CNN went first, but other cable news outlets were cautious today in showing the horrific police body cam video footage of the fatal January 7 arrest of Tyre Nichols.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
ABC News says T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach will move on from the network; the Good Morning America anchors were suspended in December after their romance surfaced — “After several productive conversations with Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes, about different options, we all agreed it's best …
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Charlie Hall / Polygon:
Dungeons & Dragons' publisher abandons its plan to modify the Open Gaming License and publishes the Systems Reference Document under a Creative Commons license — A full retreat by Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast — Dungeons & Dragons publisher Wizards of the Coast will abandon attempts to alter the Open Gaming License (OGL).
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Sophie Vershbow / Esquire:
Authors, booksellers, and readers worry about the erosion and potential end of #BookTwitter, a community that enabled book deals, built friendships, and more — “It feels like the castle we made is being swept off the table by a billionaire's tantrum,” one writer says.
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BuzzFeed stock jumped 120% on January 26 and 85% on January 27, on news that it plans to use OpenAI tools for some content — BuzzFeed Inc. shares surged by a record on news that the digital-media company plans to use OpenAI to bolster some of its content creation.
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Google researchers detail AI model MusicLM, which can generate high-fidelity music in any genre from text and was trained on a dataset of 280K hours of music — An impressive new AI system from Google can generate music in any genre given a text description. But the company, fearing the risks, has no immediate plans to release it.
Clare Malone / New Yorker:
Sources question The Washington Post CEO Fred Ryan's strategy, after top executives left in 2022, union distrust grew, and layoffs hit beside new job postings — After a decade of growth, the paper is laying off staff and was reportedly on track to lose money last year.
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Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
Analysis: Truth Social's ads sell diet pills, gun accessories, and Trump-themed trinkets, showing the difficulty far-right platforms have in luring major brands — Truth Social, the social network started by former President Donald J. Trump, has struggled to attract large brands.
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
How luxury journalism at The Financial Times, The Times, and New Statesman Media Group is booming thanks to high-end advertisers and wealthy subscribers — How the FT, Times and New Statesman Media Group built a strong commercial offering in luxury. — No part of the media business is recession-proof.
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City, University of London launches a Centre of Podcasting Excellence and the UK's first dedicated Master of Arts in Podcasting, which starts in September 2023 — City, University of London is launching the UK's first dedicated MA in Podcasting and a Centre of Podcasting Excellence.
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Joseph Kapsch / The Wrap:
Nielsen: CNN suffers its worst ratings in 9 years through Jan. 16-22, averaging ~444K primetime viewers, failing to reach 450K for the first time since May 2014 — “Upcoming programming changes likely to make matters worse,” an insider tells TheWrap — Boy, the hits keep on coming …
Josh Taylor / The Guardian:
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission opens an investigation into 100+ influencers after 150+ tips they might not be disclosing sponsored content — Consumer watchdog received over 150 tip-offs about influencers who reportedly failed to disclose affiliations with products they were promoting
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