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11:55 PM ET, May 3, 2023

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New York Times:
Sources: a Tucker Carlson text message showing his inflammatory views on violence and race contributed to his firing and Fox's decision to settle with Dominion  —  The discovery of the text message contributed to a chain of events that ultimately led to Tucker Carlson's firing.
Michelle Nichols / Reuters:
USAID head Samantha Power announces the launch of Reporters Shield, a program to defend journalists globally from legal threats aimed at silencing voices  —  The United States on Tuesday launched a program to defend journalists around the world from legal threats aimed at silencing critical voices …
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Oliver Holmes / The Guardian:
World Press Freedom Index 2023: 31 countries are in a “very serious situation”, the lowest ranking in the report, as more authoritarians silence the press
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
RSF says that the “fake content industry” has increased “volatility” in its press freedom rankings; the US fell three spots to 45 and Russia fell nine to 164
Benj Edwards / Ars Technica:
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
If the Hollywood writers' strike drags on, Netflix, Apple, and HBO will be in a better position than others as they tend to make their content far in advance
Lachlan Cartwright / The Daily Beast:
A judge tosses out Donald Trump's lawsuit against The New York Times and his niece Mary Trump, in which he alleged an “insidious plot” to obtain his tax records  —  Trump sued the paper, along with his niece Mary, alleging an “insidious plot” to grab his tax records and publish them in a Pulitzer-winning report.
Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Dow Jones plans to launch a streaming radio channel on TuneIn with content from The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, MarketWatch, and Investor's Business Daily  —  The service will offer around-the-clock audio programming from the Wall Street Journal and its sister publications.  —  By: Matthew KeysMay 3, 2023,
Discussion: Talking Biz News
JC Reindl / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Free Press names Nicole Avery Nichols as its new top editor, returning to the outlet after a two-year stint as editor-in-chief of nonprofit Chalkbeat  —  Nicole Avery Nichols, who has reported and edited news in Detroit for more than 25 years, leading coverage that has ranged …
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Twitter announces it is expanding the scope of its partnership with NBCU for the 2024 Summer Olympics; Snap announced a similar initiative with NBCU on May 1  —  Despite all of the upheaval at Twitter under new owner Elon Musk in recent months, the social media firm and NBCUniversal …
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Sources: NBCUniversal will shutter LX, its news network aimed at viewers ages 18-49, in mid-2023; ~40 affected workers are being considered for other NBCU jobs  —  EXCLUSIVE: NBCUniversal is winding down LX, a 3-year-old network with the stated mission of delivering viewers “the stories you need with more sass and less suits.”
Discussion: @jakegbennett and @deadline
Sam Jabri-Pickett / Reuters:
Google and Meta executives say their platforms would withdraw access to news articles in Canada if the proposed Online News Act is passed  —  Google and Meta would withdraw access to news articles in Canada if legislation compelling internet companies to pay news publishers is passed …
Discussion: The Canadian Press
Elizabeth Nelson / Washington Post:
Ed Sheeran losing the nakedly cynical copyright lawsuit over Marvin Gaye's 1973 classic Let's Get It On would have unspeakable ramifications across music  —  Elizabeth Nelson is a singer and songwriter with the D.C.-based band the Paranoid Style.  —  Imagine a painter in their studio, preparing for an exhibition.
 
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Sources: layoffs hit theSkimm for a second time in 2023, affecting 22 staff, or ~13%; LinkedIn posts show cuts include sales executives and a creative director
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Unprompted, Elon Musk emailed an NPR reporter to ask if the outlet planned to start posting on Twitter again, “or should we reassign @NPR to another company?”