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Jen Psaki, Biden's former press secretary, will begin hosting “Inside With Jen Psaki”, a weekly hourlong MSNBC talk show, on March 19, airing on Sundays at noon — The former White House press secretary will start hosting a weekly MSNBC talk show on March 19.
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A recap of oral arguments before SCOTUS in Gonzalez v. Google, stemming from Islamic State gunmen killing a college exchange student in Paris in 2015 — 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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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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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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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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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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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.


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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The Buffalo News plans to close its downtown production facility later in 2023 and move print operations to Cleveland, affecting ~160 jobs across eight unions — The Buffalo News announced its intent to move its press operations and close its downtown production facility later this year.
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TV Guide Magazine launches 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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Christopher Hope, an associate editor of politics at The Daily Telegraph, plans to leave later in 2023 to join GB News as head of politics and political editor — Hope is arguably the most prominent political journalist GB News has attracted since Andrew Neil.
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BT Sport and Eurosport plan to rebrand as TNT Sports in July 2023 in the UK since their partner Warner Bros. Discovery already uses the brand in other markets — Master brand chosen for pay-TV channel as it is already used in international markets — Eurosport is to disappear from UK television …
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