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11:25 PM ET, March 5, 2023

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Peter Baker / New York Times:
A 2020 Zoom recording shows Fox News anchors and executives, including CEO Suzanne Scott, discussing how to blunt audience anger after calling Arizona for Biden  —  “If we hadn't called Arizona,” said Suzanne Scott, the network's chief executive, according to a recording reviewed by The New York Times …
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
End Citizens United PAC files a complaint with the FEC arguing that Rupert Murdoch broke the law by showing Biden's ads and debate strategy to Jared Kushner  —  A progressive group wants the Federal Election Commission to investigate Fox Corp. and former President Donald Trump's 2020 campaign for breaking campaign finance laws.
New York Times:
A review of 26 conservative TV news networks, radio shows, podcasts, and sites: only four covered the private messages at Fox News revealed in the Dominion suit  —  Even in today's highly partisan media world, experts said, the lack of coverage about the private comments of Fox's top executives and hosts stands out.
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Dominion-Fox lawsuit filings show at least four journalists faced internal backlash in 2020 for calling out election lies; Lachlan Murdoch prompted one scolding  —  “News guys have to be careful,” Lachlan Murdoch warned after on-air journalists cast doubt on Trump conspiracy theories, internal documents show.
Bloomberg:
Filings: Rupert Murdoch claims he delegates “everything” at Fox News to CEO Suzanne Scott as hosts claim no one at Fox Corp. gave election coverage instructions
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Experts say a Florida bill that would make some bloggers register with the state is unconstitutional; DeSantis spurred other bills to weaken defamation defenses  —  Rules for bloggers who write about elected officials raise First Amendment concern.  —  A proposed law in Florida …
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Filing: Paramount Global plans to pay $122.5M to settle a lawsuit claiming the 2019 Viacom-CBS merger was unfair for shareholders, pending court approval  —  Shareholders brought the suit in 2019, alleging that CBS overpaid for Viacom, at the urging of Shari Redstone.
Ben Smith / Semafor:
The Washington Post Publisher Fred Ryan's conflict of interest: as The Reagan Library board chair, he may deny Fox or the Post the venue for election debates  —  On Friday, February 24, four Washington Post executives crossed town to meet Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel …
Jessica Piper / Politico:
Twitter says it has “no existing political ads to disclose at this time”, after Musk said in early January that it planned to reopen Twitter for political ads  —  Both Republican and Democratic digital operatives said they expect Twitter advertising will eventually pick up as campaigns seek to meet voters wherever they are.
Amanda Darrach / Columbia Journalism Review:
Q&A with former NYT photo editor Fred Ritchin on AI destroying the credibility of the photo, ensuring readers understand if an image is manipulated, and more  —  In recent years, artificial intelligence engineers have used millions of real photographs—taken by journalists all over the world …
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Priscilla DeGregory / New York Post:
Court filing: writer and filmmaker Stephen Elliott settles his defamation lawsuit that he filed against Shitty Media Men list creator Moira Donegan in 2019  —  A writer put on the “Sh—ty Media Men" list settled his defamation suit with the catalogue's creator Friday, new court papers show.
Gideon Lichfield / Wired:
Wired publishes its generative AI rules, saying the outlet won't publish text written or edited by AI but may use AI for headlines, social media, or story ideas  —  Some publications are already using text and image generators.  Here's how WIRED will—and won't—use the technology.
 
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