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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Legal experts say the $1.6B Dominion lawsuit puts Fox News in real jeopardy as the amount and weight of evidence surpasses other major, recent defamation cases — Outside legal observers say the Fox News Channel finds itself in real legal jeopardy in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit brought …
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Wall Street Journal:
Dominion lawsuit documents show how Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott deals with the Murdochs, Rupert's involvement in editorial, the influence of top hosts, and more — Court documents show how CEO deals with Murdochs on editorial strategy, influence of top hosts
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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
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global explores selling a majority stake of BET Media Group, which caters primarily to Black audiences; actor Tyler Perry expressed interest — Potential sale of part of parent of BET and VH1 would help Paramount shore up resources for streaming
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Medium opens up its Mastodon instance as a perk included in its $5/month or $50/year membership, and forecasts a community in the “six figures” later in 2023 — Publishing platform Medium is opening up its debut Mastodon instance, me.dm, to its members, the company announced today.
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Vox:
Vox plans to retire its Recode and The Goods brands, moving Recode's coverage to Vox's tech section and The Goods' coverage into its culture and money sections — Today, Vox announced it will retire the branding for Recode and The Goods. You can still find all the same great work …
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Jessica Piper / Politico:
On February 27, Twitter said “there are no existing political ads to disclose”, after Elon Musk said in early January that Twitter would resume 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.
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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
London-based slow news outlet Tortoise says its podcast listenership grew 90% YoY, not including its viral hit Sweet Bobby, which saw 11M downloads since 2021 — Tortoise investigations unusually have a female-skewing audience. — Tortoise Media's listenership has nearly doubled in a year …
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Alexander Lee / Digiday:
The Washington Post launches On the Record, a daily news quiz and its first in-house game, as the outlet hopes to attract new subscribers using gamification — Last week, the Washington Post launched its first in-house gaming product, just over a month after announcing the closure of Launcher, WaPo's gaming and esports vertical.
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 …
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@kausmickey and @semafor
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
An interview with Metro editor Deborah Arthurs, as the free UK newspaper launches a design and editorial “refresh” offering one print and online editorial voice — A design and editorial “refresh” of Metro in print and online aims to give the brand “one clear editorial voice” …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Memo: SiriusXM cuts 475 jobs, or 8% of its workforce, amid a restructuring, as CEO Jennifer Witz cites investments in the business and an “uncertain” economy — In a wide-ranging restructuring, SiriusXM is eliminating 475 jobs — or about 8% of its headcount …
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Dan Charnas / Slate:
Music sampling should be legalized with an expanded compulsory US license law, as the legal concept of music authorship remains rooted in the pre-digital past — Hip-hop is 50 years old, but the genius idea at its core remains unprotected. Here's how we can change that.
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