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Sources: a text message from Tucker Carlson showing 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.
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Benj Edwards / Ars Technica:
Striking WGA writers have two main worries about AI: their work being used as training data and being tasked with just fixing AI-generated “sloppy first drafts” — WGA writers don't want to train AI or clean up AI-generated “sloppy first drafts.”
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Industry executives say the Hollywood writers strike could drag on, favoring Netflix, Apple TV+, and HBO Max, which make content far in advance — Industry executives point to clauses that let parties sidestep contractual obligations in extraordinary circumstances
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.
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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 — RSF's secretary-general said this year's index was characterised by “major falls and unprecedented changes”.
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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
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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 …
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Court docs: the top HR exec at the publisher of Inc. and Fast Company allegedly stole $429K+ from the company; she was fired in April 2023 and arrested on May 1 — The Scoop — The top human resources executive at the publisher of Inc Magazine and Fast Company allegedly stole more than $429,000 …
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Karlene Lukovitz / MediaPost:
IAB report: US digital video ad spend, including social video and connected TV, rose 21% YoY to $47.1B in 2022 and is projected to rise 17% to $55.2B in 2023 — U.S. digital video ad spend increased 21% in 2022, to $47.1 billion, and is projected to rise 17% in 2023, to $55.2 billion …
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Matthew Keys / Fierce Video:
Sinclair Broadcast Group reports Q1 revenue down 40% YoY to $773M, largely due to operational woes at Diamond Sports Group and its many Bally Sports channels — Sinclair quarterly earnings Diamond Sports regional sports network (RSN) — The bankrupt cluster of regional sports channels operated …
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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,
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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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
TikTok announces Pulse Premiere, which lets select publishers, such as Condé Nast, BuzzFeed, and NBC, sell ads alongside their posts and keep 50% of the revenue — New product will let publishers sell ads alongside their posts and take home half the revenue
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Bloomberg:
ByteDance plans to discontinue the free tier of its music streaming service Resso, available in India, Indonesia, and Brazil, on May 11 and keep its paid tier — TikTok owner ByteDance Ltd. is scrapping the free tier of Resso, its music streaming service for emerging markets.
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