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Fox News producer Abby Grossberg files two lawsuits accusing Fox's lawyers of coercing her to give misleading testimony and take the blame in the Dominion case — The producer, Abby Grossberg, said in a pair of lawsuits that the effort to place blame on her and Maria Bartiromo …
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Ashley Cullins / The Hollywood Reporter:
With a trial looming, some experts expect Fox News to settle the Dominion lawsuit as it weighs “how much risk” it wants to take and the money it has on hand — With dueling motions for summary judgment pending and a trial looming, lawyers watching the fight expect it to end …
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Fox claims hosts who repeated election lies acted as pundits with the leeway to express opinions while saying they're entitled to the same rights as journalists — The issue could cut both ways for Fox, which argues that hosts who aired false claims of election fraud acted as pundits …
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The Daily Beast:
Fox News files a restraining order against Tucker Carlson producer Abby Grossberg, claiming she threatened to expose talks with Fox lawyers in the Dominion suit — This reporting is featured in this week's edition of Confider, the newsletter pulling back the curtain on the media.
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Sources describe acrimony at Rolling Stone after the outlet broke the story about the FBI raiding James Gordon Meek's home without mentioning CSAM allegations — Warning: This story contains references to disturbing accusations and incidents of child sex abuse.
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
An analysis of 105K+ variations of Upworthy headlines: negative words and sad words in headlines generate more clicks while words of joy and fear reduce clicks — Why is all the news so negative? — Maybe it's because journalists are naturally drawn to aberrations — outliers from the norm …
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James Vincent / The Verge:
TikTok refreshes its Community Guidelines, expanding a section to cover “synthetic and manipulated media”, or deepfakes, as pressure from the US increases — As the prospect of a US TikTok ban continues to grow, the video app has refreshed its content moderation policies.
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David Shepardson / Reuters:
Ahead of Shou Zi Chew's testimony, TikTok confirms having 150M MAUs in the US, up from 100M in August 2020; in September 2021, TikTok reported 1B+ MAUs globally
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Paul Alcorn / Tom's Hardware:
Intel says Raja Koduri, who joined as Chief Architect in 2017, is leaving to found a startup focused on generative AI for gaming, media, and entertainment — Raja moves on after five years. — Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger announced on Twitter today that Raja Koduri, the company's current Chief Architect …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Guardian and Mirror condemn the UK government for excluding The Guardian, Mirror, the BBC, i, and The Independent from the Home Secretary's trip to Rwanda — The Home Office said it is not always possible to invite all media outlets on every trip. — Guardian editor-in-chief Katharine Viner …
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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
After The Times and Sunday Times in Scotland merged, Sunday Times editor Ben Taylor says he was assured there are no plans to merge The Times and Sunday Times — The Scottish editions of the Times titles were merged into a seven-day operation last month. — New Sunday Times editor Ben Taylor …
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Alex Ritman / The Hollywood Reporter:
The BFI unveils its new film fund: £36.6M for the development of feature films over three years and £17.4M for documentaries, shorts, and other content — Buoyed by the success of such films as ‘Aftersun’ and ‘Blue Jean,’ the British Film Institute is reaffirming its commitment …
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Guinness World Records launches its first TV channel, available on Atmosphere in the US, with original shows like Guinness World Records: Gone Viral — EXCLUSIVE: Guinness World Records, the iconic British institution that has been running for nearly 70 years, has launched its first ever TV channel.
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