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5:30 PM ET, March 21, 2023

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New York Times:
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 the company must weigh the risk of more legal fees against its cash on hand  —  With dueling motions for summary judgment pending and a trial looming, lawyers watching the fight expect it to end in a draw …
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Fox claims hosts who aired election fraud lies acted as pundits with the leeway to express opinions and that 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 …
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Fox News drops its lawsuit seeking a restraining order against producer Abby Grossberg but places her on leave after she filed two lawsuits against the network  —  New York CNN —  —  A Fox News producer on Monday filed a pair of explosive lawsuits against the right-wing talk channel …
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Sources describe staff acrimony after Rolling Stone covered an FBI raid on James Gordon Meek's home sans stating CSAM allegations; the EIC edited out the claims  —  Warning: This story contains references to disturbing accusations and incidents of child sex abuse.
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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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
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
FuboTV rebrands as Fubo; the service added 323,000 net subscribers in 2022, more than any traditional cable provider, ending the year with 1.44M subscribers  —  NBA star Kevin Garnett and NFL veteran Mark Sanchez are appearing in the new campaign, which features the tagline “If Sports Fans Built a Streaming Service.”
The Guardian:
A presenter for Ecuador's Ecuavisa TV was hurt after a bomb disguised as a USB stick exploded; other journalists across the country received similar devices  —  Lenin Artieda was one of several journalists targeted by explosive devices mailed out across the country
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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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
ITV's CEO was paid £3.54M in 2022, up 7% YoY, and staff got an average 3% annual raise; low earners will get 6%, high earners 4%, and all other staff 5% in 2023
Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch:
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