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10:35 PM ET, February 19, 2023

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Lachlan Cartwright / The Daily Beast:
Sources: Don Lemon will not appear on CNN This Morning to start the week as executives discuss his future, after he made offensive remarks about women and aging  —  CNN sources told Confider that the network changed its Monday lineup to proceed without Lemon while “conversations about Don's future” are ongoing.
Phineas Rueckert / Forbidden Stories:
Leaked docs detail reputation management company Eliminalia's tactics to remove public-interest info from the internet, like via fake sites and copyright claims  —  Leaked documents obtained by Forbidden Stories reveal the inner world of Eliminalia, a Spanish reputation management company.
Jabari Young / Forbes:
Sources: the NBA, MLB, and other leagues are making contingency plans, including local TV station deals, to avoid blackouts amid Diamond Sports' financial woes  —  ‘Linear’ broadcast TV combined with streaming games offer the best alternatives to reach the most fans, insiders say.
Gerrit De Vynck / Washington Post:
A preview of Gonzalez v. Google SCOTUS case and a look at the Israeli nonprofit Shurat HaDin that is arguing the case against Google at the February 21 hearing  —  Are tech companies liable when their algorithms recommend terrorist content?  The Court's answer could upend the way the internet works.
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Hayden Vernon / The Guardian:
Puffin hired sensitivity readers to rewrite language the book publisher deems offensive, removing words like “fat” and “ugly” from Roald Dahl's children's books  —  Augustus Gloop now ‘enormous’ instead of ‘fat’, Mrs Twit no longer ‘ugly’ and Oompa Loompas are gender neutral
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
Dow Jones' general counsel says OpenAI lacks a deal to use WSJ reporters' work to train its AI; source: CNN plans to ask OpenAI to pay to license its content  —  Major news outlets have begun criticizing OpenAI and its ChatGPT software, saying the lab is using their articles to train …
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Text messages and emails in the Dominion-Fox suit show that Fox News hosts and executives feared losing audience to Newsmax, which embraced election denialism  —  New York CNN —  —  Fox News has been exposed like never before.  —  A trove of newly-released text messages and emails …
Geneva Abdul / The Guardian:
London-based Iran International TV closes its London studio and will broadcast from Washington, DC, acting on advice from the UK police about threats from Iran  —  Iran International ‘reluctantly’ shuts London studios due to rising safety concerns for its journalists
Issac J. Bailey / Nieman Reports:
The New York Times' response to criticism of its trans coverage reduced serious journalists to radical activists, a route too many outlets take when challenged  —  More than 1,000 Times contributors have sent an open letter asking for the paper of record to examine its biases in reporting on trans issues.
Nikkei Asia:
Japanese video streaming services U-Next and Paravi plan to merge on March 31 to become Japan's No. 2 streamer, with 3.7M+ paid subscribers, behind Netflix  —  U-Next, Paravi pairing to become country's No. 2 streamer  —  TOKYO — Video streaming service U-Next of Japan …
Discussion: Nippon.com
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
NewsGuild members hijacked the official topics on a C-SPAN morning call-in show to accuse C-SPAN board member and Block CEO Allan Block of union busting  —  The official topics were the debt limit, energy policy and the end of federal covid-relief funding, but that's not what many people wanted …
 
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BBC:
Indian officials say they uncovered tax irregularities after searching the BBC's offices for three days; the claim comes after the BBC aired a Modi documentary
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Vince McMahon seeks as much as $9B for WWE, or 37% above its ~$6.5B market value; potential buyers include UFC owner Endeavor and Middle East investors
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Sheila Dang / Reuters:
Source: Microsoft is demoing the Bing chatbot to ad agencies and is testing inserting paid search ads and industry-specific ad formats into the responses
Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Barnes & Noble launches a $40/year membership offering 10% discounts, free shipping, and more, like the UK's Waterstones', which Elliott Management also owns
Discussion: The Hill, KTLA and The Wrap
Ryan Glasspiegel / New York Post:
Memo: Sports Illustrated laid off 17 people on February 15, including Executive Editor Adam Duerson; co-EIC Ryan Hunt is retiring in March 2023 after 25 years