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8:05 AM ET, February 23, 2023

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Spectrum News 13:
Two Spectrum News 13 crew members in Orlando were shot at the scene of a homicide investigation, and one has died, according to the Orange County sheriff  —  According to Orange County Sheriff John Mina, two members of a Spectrum News 13 crew at the scene of a homicide investigation were shot Wednesday afternoon.
David Folkenflik / NPR:
NPR plans to lay off ~10% of its workforce, or at least 100 people, and eliminate most vacant positions, citing lower ad revenue, particularly for its podcasts  —  HEADLINE: NPR says it's cutting jobs by 10% as ad revenue drops  —  NPR's chief executive announced the network would lay off roughly 10% …
Kevin Tran / Morning Consult:
A survey of 2,199 US adults: 14% of Gen Z adults reported using TikTok to start researching a major news event, compared to 2% of all adults  —  Media & entertainment analyst Kevin Tran breaks down how publishers can monetize young consumers who are increasingly turning to social platforms for free news
Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Sources: Insider CEO Henry Blodget met Daily Beast executives earlier in February; Beast management later told the union a sale isn't happening “at this time”  —  Insider CEO Henry Blodget was spotted earlier this month at the Daily Beast's offices, sparking rumors …
Jessica E. Lessin / The Information:
The Information launches Pro, a subscription tier with expanded org charts, databases based on staff reporting, surveys, and a specialized weekly newsletter  —  I am delighted to share the launch of The Information Pro—a new tier of subscription that features our expanded org charts …
Blake Brittain / Reuters:
Letter: the US Copyright Office says AI-generated images in a graphic novel, created using Midjourney, should not have been granted copyright protection  —  Images in a graphic novel that were created using the artificial-intelligence system Midjourney should not have been granted copyright protection …
Alexander Lee / Digiday:
As jobs covering esports have grown scarce at established outlets, some journalists have started their own esports sites on platforms including Substack  —  When Tom Matthiesen's employer, Inven Global, laid off most of its staff in July 2022, the longtime esports writer wasn't sure …
Michael Schneider / Variety:
A profile of Casey Bloys, the CEO of content for HBO and HBO Max, as he oversees the programming on the service combining HBO Max and Discovery+ this spring  —  Casey Bloys was about four years into his tenure as a programming executive at HBO when he was driven to champion a project that was disliked by others at the network.
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
A look at Substack-hosted entertainment business publication Ankler Media, which claims profitability, with ~50% of revenue from subscriptions and ~50% from ads  —  Rushfield's sharp-tongued missives have earned him a bold-faced subscriber list.  ("I read it the second I see it pop up," says Richard Plepler.)
Mickey Djuric / The Canadian Press News:
Google tests blocking news content in Search for fewer than 4% of Canadian users for about five weeks, a potential response to Canada's proposed Online News Act  —  Google blocking news for some Canadians in test  —  OTTAWA - Google is blocking some Canadian users from viewing news content …
 
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
WARC projects global ad revenue for publishers will fall 7.7% in 2023 to $47.2B; Amazon, Alphabet, and Meta will take nearly $400B of the global $993B ad market
Bill Grueskin / Columbia Journalism Review:
Dominion's filing details Fox News' post-election dysfunction and the channel's troubles for the 2024 election, particularly if Donald Trump wins the nomination
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Spotify launches DJ, an AI-powered radio DJ feature that offers curated music and commentary about the tracks and artists in a “stunningly realistic voice”