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4:40 PM ET, March 27, 2023

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The Texas Tribune:
Texas Observer, founded in 1954, is shutting down and will lay off its 17-person staff including 13 journalists; employees' last day is scheduled for March 31  —  The 68-year-old progressive publication, which published Ronnie Dugger, Molly Ivins and Kaye Northcott, hit financial troubles …
Andrew Webster / The Verge:
Apple plans to release Martin Scorsese's next movie Killers of the Flower Moon in theaters in partnership with Paramount Pictures before it debuts on Apple TV+  —  Apple is the latest streamer to discover that theaters are actually kind of useful.  Following a Bloomberg report last week …
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Demands from films' talent and marketing drive Apple and Amazon's embrace of theaters, where Apple plans to debut top movies at least a month ahead of Apple TV+  —  Did you watch the World Baseball Classic?  Did you know it happened?  The event, billed as the World Cup of baseball, is a huge hit beyond US shores.
Sarah Fitzpatrick / NBC News:
Ex-Fox News producer Abby Grossberg files new claims about coercive coaching by Fox lawyers, bias and unprofessional behavior by staff, and retaliation by Fox  —  Abby Grossberg sued Fox last week, alleging she was coerced into giving misleading testimony about the network's election fraud coverage.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Fox News fires Tucker Carlson producer Abby Grossberg after she alleged in court filings of being coerced into giving misleading testimony in the Dominion case
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Memo: Disney will start layoffs this week, the first of three rounds of cuts that will amount to 7,000 lost jobs, as part of plans to cut $5.5B in costs  —  - Disney will begin informing employees this week that they're being laid off.  — This will be the first of three rounds of cuts that will amount to 7,000 job losses.
Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: CNN finalizes a deal for Gayle King to host a weekly prime-time show; in March, CNN will hit its lowest monthly rating in decades among adults 25 to 54  —  Basketball commentator Charles Barkley also in mix as potential host  —  CNN is finalizing a deal for “CBS Mornings” …
Garett Sloane / Ad Age:
Snap names longtime Microsoft ad leader Rob Wilk to the position of president of Americas, as it rebuilds its ad platform after Apple's ATT change  —  Rob Wilk named president of Americas following high-profile departures last year  —  Snapchat named Microsoft's longtime ad leader Rob Wilk …
Fiona Sturges / Financial Times:
Audio content agency This Is Distorted launches Synthetic Stories, a podcast created in 24 hours entirely using AI, including for the plot, music, and narration  —  Synthetic Stories is an intriguing new podcast series created entirely by AI  —  In the first instalment of Synthetic Stories …
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Alex Kingsbury / New York Times:
Q&A with Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg on the US' classified material system, why there are so few whistleblowers, and nuclear and climate fears  —  Daniel Ellsberg, famous for leaking the Pentagon Papers and his activism against nuclear weapons, announced recently that he has been diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Gary Price / LJ Infodocket:
A US federal judge rules in favor of four publishers in their copyright infringement case against the Internet Archive and its Controlled Digital Lending system  —  This coverage is free for all visitors.  Your support makes this possible.  —  This coverage is free for all visitors.
 
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Peacock will livestream MSNBC's Morning Joe and CNBC's Squawk Box beginning March 28, as it expands its live news lineup to political and financial news
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK court temporarily bans media outlets from naming 73 Daily Mail journalists in a phone hacking case, after Associated Newspapers invokes the Human Rights Act
Max Tani / Semafor:
A document from 2016/2017: the Daily Caller News Foundation offered the opportunity to “propose topics for coverage” and news beats in exchange for donations
William Turvill / Press Gazette:
After a backlash, the UK's College of Policing withdraws its proposals that would have granted the police the option of not naming people charged with offences
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Samriddhi Sakunia / Rest of World:
After India's legal orders this week, Twitter blocked the tweets of 122 users, including reporters and politicians, from Indian users; it used to push back more
 Earlier Picks: 
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Filing: Vince McMahon reimburses the WWE ~$17.4M for the company's costs of investigating misconduct claims against him and agrees to pay related future costs
Constant Méheut / New York Times:
A profile of Marina Ovsyannikova, the Russian journalist who was once a cog in Russia's propaganda machine but protested the war in Ukraine on live state-run TV
CT Jones / Rolling Stone:
A look at the impact on TV writers when streaming services cancel their shows and erase entire projects, some after filming was done, treated as tax write-offs
Sarah Larson / New Yorker:
A profile of Audie Cornish, the host of CNN podcast The Assignment, on her roots, her career as a journalist, NPR's culture, why she left the outlet, and more
Tony Paul / The Detroit News:
Former Detroit News columnist Jerry Green, the only reporter to have covered each of the first 56 Super Bowls, from 1967 to 2022, died on March 23 at age 94