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3:10 PM ET, May 11, 2023

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Washington Post:
In CNN's town hall, Donald Trump repeated lies that the 2020 election was rigged, mocked E. Jean Carroll, and called moderator Kaitlan Collins “a nasty person”  —  The former president condones violence on Jan. 6, 2021 and a government default in a televised appearance
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Brian Stelter / @brianstelter:
[Thread] On Thursday's editorial call, CNN's Chris Licht says Kaitlan Collins “made a lot of news” and “America was served very well by what we did last night”  —  Chris Licht begins CNN's 9am editorial call by praising @kaitlancollins for a “masterful performance last night.” He says “I couldn't be more proud of her” and the whole team in NH. Then he says he's aware of the backlash... More to come
Max Tani / Semafor:
Tucker Carlson's Twitter show may solve his need for relevance, but for revenue he may turn to Rumble or launch something akin to the Daily Wire  —  The Scoop  —  Tucker Carlson's move to Twitter is intended to preserve his influence and political relevance, a person familiar with his plans said …
Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:
The Washington Post names Matea Gold as a managing editor, replacing Steven Ginsberg, who left last year to join The Athletic; Gold has been at WaPo since 2013  —  Matea Gold will become a managing editor of The Washington Post, executive editor Sally Buzbee announced Thursday.
Ananya Bhattacharya / Quartz:
The WGA writers' strike is disrupting productions, stopping the production of some shows completely, closing writers' rooms, suspending existing deals, and more  —  Netflix's Stranger Things, Marvel's Blade, AppleTV+'s Severance, and more  —  The impact of Hollywood's ongoing writers' strike …
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Matt Donnelly / Variety:
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos pulls out of next week's PEN America gala, saying he didn't want to distract from the organization's work, amid the writers' strike
New York Times:
Fox News gets hit with another defamation lawsuit, from Nina Jankowicz, a Russian disinformation and online harassment specialist and a former US DHS executive  —  The suit, brought by a specialist in Russian disinformation, cites parallels with the recently settled Dominion Voting Systems case against Fox.
Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Disney CEO Bob Iger says the company plans to add Hulu content to Disney+ by the end of 2023; standalone options for its platforms, including ESPN+, will remain  —  - Disney+ will add content from Hulu to create a “one-app experience,” Disney CEO Bob Iger said.
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Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Disney Q2: revenue up 13% YoY to $21.82B, and Disney+ subscribers down 2% QoQ to 157.8M, its second straight quarterly drop; stock down 8%
Mathieu Pollet / Politico:
European media group Mediahuis acquires Brussels-based EU news website Euractiv, seeking to become “one of Europe's media champions”  —  Mediahuis owns numerous newspapers across Europe.  —  European media group Mediahuis has acquired the Brussels-based EU news website Euractiv, the two organizations announced Thursday.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Guardian, Times, Economist, FT, and Tortoise form the Publishers in Podcasting consortium, coordinated by Acast, to share best practices  —  The five publishers will share expertise and best practice in a new consortium set up by Acast.  —  Five publishers in the UK became …
Discussion: @pressgazette
Wall Street Journal:
YouTube CBO Mary Ellen Coe says the platform plans to let high-profile creators attend NFL games and post videos from the sidelines, locker rooms, and more  —  Google unit plans to have content creators post videos from NFL sidelines, locker rooms  —  YouTube has a new pitch for advertisers …
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Brisbane-based edtech startup Go1 acquires Berlin-based Blinkist, which offers 15-minute summaries of non-fiction books, and raised $30M from Insight Partners  —  After raising $100 million at a valuation of over $2 billion last year, the Australian ed-tech startup Go1 is making an acquisition …
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
ITV reports Q1 revenue down 7% YoY to £776M, ITV Studios revenue flat at £457M, total ad revenue down 10% YoY, and digital ad revenue up 30% YoY to £87M  —  U.K. broadcasting giant ITV's revenues dipped in the first quarter of 2023, but streamer ITVX has seen a growth uptick, according to figures released on Thursday.
 
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Max Goldbart / Deadline:
A BBC committee clears Richard Sharp of potential conflicts of interest during his tenure as chairman but says he should have made “declarations” at the outset
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Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
Journalists question why Politico didn't win a Pulitzer Prize for publishing the draft SCOTUS opinion ending the right to an abortion; some suspect a glitch
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Leanne Italie / Associated Press:
Heather Armstrong, a pioneering “mommy blogger” known as Dooce who wrote about her parental struggles and her battles with depression and alcoholism, dies at 47
Randall Chase / Associated Press:
A US judge dismisses a shareholder lawsuit against Block over its Tidal acquisition in 2021, saying the company is “free to make a terrible business decision”