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6:10 PM ET, April 13, 2023

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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
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
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
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.
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 …
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 …
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.
Discussion: The Hill
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 …
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.
Discussion: Media Play News, Deadline and 9to5Mac
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.
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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Aftab Ahmed / Reuters:
Source: India's Enforcement Directorate opens an investigation into the BBC's alleged foreign exchange rule violations, months after tax raids at BBC's offices
Discussion: The Guardian
William Turvill / Press Gazette:
An interview with Lynn Barber, who invented British journalism's modern celebrity interview and is known for riling up her subjects to get interesting answers
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
PBS has not tweeted from its main Twitter account since April 8, after Twitter labeled the account as “Government-funded Media”, and has “no plans to resume”
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
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