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Brian Stelter / Vanity Fair:
Examining the key “reckless disregard” question in the Dominion-Fox trial, set to start next week; a source says Fox pursued settlement talks multiple times — It's time for Dominion Voting Systems to make its case against Fox News in its $1.6 billion defamation suit.
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
In Dominion-Fox pretrial hearings, the judge excludes discussion of the January 6 insurrection and lets Fox use “newsworthiness” as a factor to decide liability
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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
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Philip Oltermann / The Guardian:
Die Zeit publishes texts showing Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner tried to use Bild to influence Germany's last election, attacked climate activism, and more — Mathias Döpfner's reported comments on climate, Muslims and east Germany - and his apparent political manoeuvring - create shock waves
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Insider plans to form a group to test ways to incorporate AI; the EIC says the outlet doesn't plan to include disclosures about using AI on individuals articles — Insider plans to begin experimenting with ways to leverage AI in its journalism, its global editor-in-chief Nicholas Carlson told Axios.
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Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with Substack CEO Chris Best about Notes, asking for investment without sharing financial details, and more, as he evades some content moderation questions — Can Substack handle the wrath of Elon Musk and the pain of content moderation? — It is fair to say that Substack …
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Kendra Pierre-Louis / Nieman Reports:
Major news outlets have amplified voices pathologizing those who remain cautious about COVID-19 and failed to adequately convey the associated health risks — Too much coverage minimizes the health risks researchers attribute to the virus — In December 2020, before the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine …
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
The New York Times, Politico, and seven other outlets sue for copies of the January 6 Capitol riot surveillance videos that Kevin McCarthy gave to Fox News — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy exclusively released security video from the Capitol riot to Carlson this year.
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Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
Twitch CEO Dan Clancy defends cutting 400 staff, saying the move was necessary to keep the service viable, and is meeting with creators to address their worries — Dan Clancy, Twitch's new chief executive officer, has led projects at NASA and Google, and once wanted to look for life on Mars.
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Reuters:
Russia says that a prisoner swap for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich can only be considered after a trial, despite the US pushing for his release — Russia said on Thursday that a possible prisoner swap involving Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich can only be considered …
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Country music and TV star Tim McGraw and social content studio Shareability announce Down Home, a Nashville-based media company backed by Skydance Media — Down Home, as the new venture is known, will be based in Nashville. Its activities across entertainment, media and marketing will involve McGraw …
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Elsa Keslassy / Variety:
Apple and Canal+ sign a deal to give Canal+ subscribers Apple TV+ in France, French-speaking Switzerland, Czechia, and Slovakia for no extra cost from April 20 — Apple and Canal+ have signed a landmark deal that will bring Apple TV+ to all Canal+ subscribers in France, along with some other European territories.
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J. Clara Chan / The Hollywood Reporter:
Spotify rolls out its “broadcast-to-podcast” technology in Megaphone, letting publishers convert radio shows into podcasts; Fox Corp plans to use the tech — Fox Corp. is one partner using the audio giant's “broadcast-to-podcast” technology to turn existing Fox radio shows into on-demand podcasts.
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Jay Peters / The Verge:
Warner Bros. Discovery announces a 10-year-long Harry Potter TV series based on the books for its Max streaming service; J.K. Rowling is an executive producer — Warner Bros. Discovery is officially working on a Harry Potter series for its new streaming service, Max.
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