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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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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, 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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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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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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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.
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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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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Mike Petro / Buffalo News:
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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Michael Schneider / Variety:
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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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
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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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
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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