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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Biden's former press secretary Jen Psaki plans to start hosting Inside With Jen Psaki, a weekly hourlong MSNBC talk show airing on Sundays at noon, on March 19 — The former White House press secretary will start hosting a weekly MSNBC talk show on March 19. As for the president, “I am not going to gratuitously attack him.”
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Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
Dozens of New York Times staffers object to the NewsGuild of New York head's letter affirming the right to criticize the paper, amid a feud over trans coverage — Some of the paper's top reporters signed a letter objecting to the Guild's response to newsroom leaders.
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Jake Kanter / Deadline:
The BBC removes an article claiming Will Ferrell apologized to English soccer club fans, after being fooled by a parody Twitter account with a paid Blue badge — EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has taken down from its website a story about Will Ferrell after being fooled by a Twitter account that did not belong to the Anchorman actor.
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Washington Post:
A recap of oral arguments before SCOTUS in Gonzalez v. Google, where justices appeared to struggle to define where Section 230's legal shield should end — By Robert Barnes and Cat Zakrzewski — Updated just now — The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear oral arguments in Gonzalez v. Google …
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Source and memo: Max Cutler, Spotify's head of audio talk shows and partnerships who oversaw deals with creators like Joe Rogan, is leaving to start a company — Max Cutler, Spotify Technology SA's head of audio talk shows and partnerships, is leaving the company to start a new venture.
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The New York Times Company:
A.O. Scott, The New York Times' co-chief film critic, is moving to the outlet's Book Review to write about “literature, ideas, and intellectual life” — We are thrilled to announce that long-time film critic A.O. Scott will be moving to the Book Review.
Kelly McBride / Poynter:
Al Tompkins, a Poynter Institute teacher for 25 years and previously a local broadcast reporter in Kentucky and Tennessee, plans to retire on March 31, 2023 — He taught and advised tens of thousands of journalists to craft better stories. — Al Tompkins is known throughout the world …
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New York Times:
CNN says Don Lemon will return on February 22; in a memo, Chris Licht says the anchor “agreed to participate in formal training” over his sexist on-air comments — CNN's chairman, Chris Licht, said in a Monday night memo that the anchor “has agreed to participate in formal training” …
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Greg Bensinger / Reuters:
Over 200 e-books in Amazon's Kindle Store listed ChatGPT as an author as of mid-February 2023, as some worry that generative AI could commoditize book writing — Until recently, Brett Schickler never imagined he could be a published author, though he had dreamed about it.
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Michael Schneider / Variety:
TV Guide Magazine launches the streaming-focused print monthly TV Insider with more editorial content and no channel grids, after starting TVInsider.com in 2015 — There aren't many new print publications being launched in this tough media climate, but the company behind TV Guide Magazine is trying just that.
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Igor Bonifacic / Engadget:
YouTube Music rolls out a redesigned radio feature, allowing users to pick up to 30 artists when creating a station, apply filters to change the mood, and more — Almost every music streaming service on the market offers a radio feature, allowing you to create an automatically generated playlist around a song or artist you love.
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
SCOTUS rejects Anthony Novak's appeal that claimed Ohio police violated his constitutional rights by arresting him for his satirical Facebook posts about them — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away an Ohio man's claim that his constitutional rights were violated …
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