Mediagazer: A profile of Andy Hunter and his e-commerce platform Bookshop.org, which helps indie booksellers set up a digital storefront instead of selling through Amazon (Kate Knibbs/Wired)

10:20 PM ET, April 12, 2023

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Twitter changes its label on the main BBC account from “Government Funded Media” to “Publicly funded media”, after the broadcaster called the label inaccurate — Twitter has changed a label on the main BBC account, saying it is “publicly-funded” instead of …

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Twitter considers outlets to be “Government-funded Media” when “the government provides some or all” of their funding and “may” be involved in editorial content

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A look at Rupert Murdoch's mounting problems; sources blame the 92-year-old's erratic behavior for throwing his personal life and media empire into disarray — With the $1.6 billion Dominion lawsuit threatening to hobble Fox News, the ink on his divorce to Jerry Hall still wet …

Marshall Cohen / CNN:

The Dominion lawsuit judge plans to appoint a special master to investigate whether Fox lied by saying Rupert Murdoch was a Fox Corp officer and not at Fox News — The judge overseeing Dominion Voting Systems' massive defamation case against Fox News said Wednesday that he plans to appoint …

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A look back at the UK tabloid phone-hacking case, ahead of the Dominion-Fox case: Rupert Murdoch and Fox survived the scandal and UK press rules didn't change

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Todd Spangler / Variety:

Warner Bros. Discovery officially announces Max as the new name of its flagship streaming service, launching in the US on May 23 with HBO and Discovery+ content — It's not HBO Max — soon it's just going to be Max. … The company announced the name change at a press event Wednesday …

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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:

Warner Bros. Discovery's stock fell 5.83% on April 12 after announcing HBO Max would become Max; Disney fell 2.47%, Paramount fell 3.28%, and Netflix fell 2.12% — WB Discovery shares have been battered over the past year as the company dealt with post-merger cost-cutting and management realignment.

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Bloomberg:

Sources: Putin approved Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's arrest; the Kremlin says the action was the “total prerogative of the special services” — Russian President Vladimir Putin personally approved the arrest of a US reporter on espionage charges for the first time since …

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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:

Vox Media spins off NowThis as an independent company, over a year after acquiring the outlet, takes a minority stake, and plans to keep selling ads for NowThis — Known for its viral videos of politicians and other newsmakers, NowThis is preparing to cover the 2024 election as an independent company.

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Megan Graham / Wall Street Journal:

IAC and PwC: US digital ad revenue rose 10.8% YoY to $209.7B in 2022, down from 35% YoY in 2021; social media ad revenue rose 3.6% YoY in 2022, down from 39.3% — Headwinds from the economy and privacy protections were offset by growth in areas such as retail ad networks and streaming TV, executives and analysts say

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Max Greenwood / The Hill:

Fox News plans to host the first 2024 Republican presidential primary, set to be held in Milwaukee in August 2023; the RNC will live stream the debate on Rumble — Fox News will host the first Republican presidential primary debate in Milwaukee later this year, Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel announced on Wednesday.

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Kate Knibbs / Wired:

A profile of Andy Hunter and his e-commerce platform Bookshop.org, which helps indie booksellers set up a digital storefront instead of selling through Amazon — Andy Hunter's ecommerce platform was a pandemic hit. Now he's on a mission to prove that small businesses can scale up without selling out.

Discussion: @marshacollier, @knibbs, @mariskreizman, @jurbed, @andrewcyberkop, @andyhunter777 and @_zeets

Erin Ailworth / Wall Street Journal:

Russian reporters, scholars, programmers, and database specialists launch the Russian Independent Media Archive, which features 13 outlets and is aiming for 70+ — Partnership between PEN America, Bard College comes as WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich remains imprisoned in Russia

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