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10:40 PM ET, May 31, 2023

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Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
Multiple New York Times journalists say they remain concerned and disappointed the outlet published a soft-focus profile of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes  —  As Holmes headed to jail Tuesday, business editor Ellen Pollock was put on the spot to defend a soft-focus profile …
Financial Times:
OPEC bars Reuters, Bloomberg, and The Wall Street Journal from its Vienna meeting this weekend; sources: Saudi Arabia's energy minister instigated the decision  —  Reuters, Bloomberg and Dow Jones denied invites in decision driven by Saudi Arabia's energy minister
Katie Paul / Reuters:
Meta threatens to remove news content from its platforms in California if the state government passes a proposed law forcing tech companies to pay publishers  —  Facebook parent Meta Platforms (META.O) said on Wednesday it would remove news content in its home state of California …
Liz Bowie / The Baltimore Banner:
Baltimore Banner CEO Imtiaz Patel plans to step down on July 7 to join Gannett's senior leadership; Brian McGrory will lead the nonprofit during its CEO search  —  Our nonprofit news organization is made possible by subscribers and donors who value storytelling that impacts and uplifts communities.
Zach Seward / ZMS:
Quartz co-founder Zach Seward, who has served at the publication as CEO, reporter, editor, and editor-in-chief, says he is leaving the company on June 9  —  I'm stepping down from Quartz after more than 11 years as, variously, co-founder, reporter, editor, chief product officer, CEO, owner and, most recently, editor-in-chief.
Deepa Parent / The Guardian:
Ahead of a trial of two female journalists who covered Mahsa Amini's death, Iran's reporters describe beatings, threats, and imprisonment for covering protests  —  Ahead of a trial of journalists who covered the death of Mahsa Jina Amini, reporters describe beatings and threats as government agents try to wipe out independent media
Wall Street Journal:
Studios invoked force-majeure rights in recent weeks to hold deals with authors whose books are being adapted into movies and TV shows until the WGA strike ends  —  Studios from Netflix to Amazon put book-adaptation deals on hold amid writers' strike  —  Joshua Ferris thought two of the books …
Discussion: @bysarahkrouse
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
WAN-IFRA survey of 101 editors, journalists, and other newsroom staff: ~49% say their newsroom is actively working with generative AI, mostly for text creation  —  The WAN-IFRA survey indicated it is management, rather than individual journalists, driving adoption.
Andrew Marchand / New York Post:
Sources: former NFL punter Pat McAfee's ESPN contract is for five years and worth ~$85M; for its $17M, ESPN gets 230 shows per year to sell advertising against  —  Pat McAfee's deal with ESPN is for five years and around $85 million, The Post has learned.  —  With the contract …
 
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Will Sommer / Washington Post:
Project Veritas sues James O'Keefe, claiming he broke parts of his employment contract as he left the undercover-camera outfit and set up a rival operation
Ben Smith / @semaforben:
In an internal note, Wired EIC Gideon Lichfield says he plans to leave the magazine in mid-September 2023, “unless a new editor is ready to start sooner”
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Google TV adds the Live tab to some devices in Germany, including Joyn and Zattoo streaming channels, the first time the feature has been offered outside the US
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Mia Sato / The Verge:
After a fake image of an “explosion” near the Pentagon went viral, Twitter adds Community Notes to images, set to appear on “recent and future matching images”
BBC:
The UK jails five men who sold a £10-per-month subscription for illegally streaming English Premier League soccer games, generating £7M+ from 50K subscribers
Jeff Sanders / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Sinclair's Diamond Sports, in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, lets its broadcast rights to the San Diego Padres expire; temporary free streams on the MLB app are likely