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2:50 AM ET, May 17, 2023

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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
A quick analysis of The Messenger's content shows an outlet with stories that resemble those from a British tabloid, with bylines apparently overwhelmingly male  —  The new site from the former owner of The Hill — backed by $50 million — feels like a remnant of an earlier age.
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Jimmy Finkelstein debuts his free-to-read digital news outlet The Messenger, which reportedly aims to generate $100M+ in 2024 revenue and hire ~550 journalists
Andrew Marchand / New York Post:
Former NFL punter Pat McAfee breaks his four-year $120M FanDuel contract to move his show to ESPN, ESPN+, and ESPN's YouTube channel, set to start in the fall  —  “The Pat McAfee Show” is moving to ESPN in a multimillion-dollar deal that he is expected to begin in the fall, The Post has learned.
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Sources: a handful of Fox anchors have reached out to Tucker Carlson to express interest in joining his forthcoming Twitter venture once their contracts are up  —  On April 26, Carlson spoke by phone with one of Fox Corp.'s eight board members, who told the host that his recent benching …
Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg:
CNET employees seek to form a union representing ~100 writers, editors, and other content creators with WGA East and ask management for voluntary recognition  —  CNET journalists are pushing to unionize, seeking a formal say on issues including the use of artificial intelligence at the technology-news company.
Ross A. Lincoln / The Wrap:
Nielsen: CNN averaged 335K viewers during May 12's primetime, two days after Donald Trump's town hall, behind Newsmax's 357K, MSNBC's 1.1M, and Fox News' 1.4M  —  CNN pulled on average 335,000 viewers — 18,000 less than Newsmax  —  CNN might have earned itself a rare primetime ratings win …
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Amy Hawkins / The Guardian:
Over 100 journalists and editors sign a letter calling for Hong Kong to release former Apple Daily publisher Jimmy Lai; he's been blocked from using a UK lawyer  —  Leading global media figures among signatories backing publisher, hit with wave of ‘lawfare’ including legislation to stop him hiring UK barrister
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: Austin Russell plans to invest $10M in the $656M Forbes acquisition; the rest will come from Sun Group, two businessmen, and investors that GSV finds  —  Austin Russell, the 28-year-old American CEO of electric vehicle tech company Luminar Technologies, plans to put in only $10 million …
Bill Peters / MarketWatch:
Rumble acquires podcasting and livestreaming service Callin; former PayPal COO and Callin's co-founder David Sacks plans to join Rumble's board of directors  —  'I strongly support Rumble's unwavering commitment to free speech in the face of growing censorship and government overreach …
Jeanie Bergen / The Cut:
A TV writer describes her career path, sporadic income, side gigs, and expenses to explain why she is on food stamps now and why the WGA strike is necessary  —  Sign up here.  —  I was working as a cater waiter when I sold my first TV show.  One evening, while working a party, I ran into someone I knew in college.
Inside Radio:
Memo: the NYSE halts trading in Audacy and tells the company it will begin delisting steps due to low price; Audacy plans to appeal, and shares will trade OTC  —  Trading of Audacy's stock was abruptly halted shortly after 2pm today on the New York Stock Exchange.
 
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Erik Hayden / The Hollywood Reporter:
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Wall Street Journal:
The NFL strikes a deal, sources say worth ~$110M, to have Peacock carry a playoff game next season, the first time a postseason game would stream exclusively