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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
The Wall Street Journal's editorial board defended itself for publishing Samuel Alito's op-ed “scooping” a ProPublica story about his ties to a billionaire — The Wall Street Journal is dismissing criticism it is facing for publishing an Op-Ed from Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito …
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[Thread] US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito uses a Wall Street Journal op-ed to respond to ProPublica questions for a report, instead of issuing a statement
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Sources: a group of buyers, including Fortress, plans to acquire Vice Media out of bankruptcy for $225M; of all the bids, only Fortress' was deemed “qualified” — The company was part of a group of bidders that offered $225 million to acquire the bankrupt media company.
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CNN:
A Russian court denies Evan Gershkovich's appeal against the extension of his pre-trial detention; in May, Gershkovich's detention was extended to August 30 — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich lost his appeal against the extension of pre-trial detention in Moscow on Thursday on spying charges, which he denies.
Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Zenia Mucha, who spent two decades as Disney's top spokesperson before leaving in 2021, joins TikTok in the new role of chief brand and communications officer — Zenia Mucha, who spent two decades as Disney's top spokesperson before leaving the company in 2021, has been hired at TikTok.
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Kate Dwyer / New York Times:
Bookforum, a literary criticism magazine that closed in December 2022, plans to return in August 2023 with The Nation as its publishing partner — The literary magazine will be back in print in August, with a new publishing partner: The Nation. — Bookforum, a literary criticism magazine …
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Maria Streshinsky / Wired:
Q&A with Christopher Nolan, the director of Oppenheimer, on AI improving images in filmmaking, the parallels between nuclear weapon development and AI, and more — The Oppenheimer director says AI is not the bomb. His new movie might still scare you shitless.
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Amrita Khalid / The Verge:
As Spotify's podcast strategy of focusing on exclusives and celebrity hosts continues to falter, the company seems to be shifting its attention to selling ads — The company is entering the ‘next phase’ of its podcast strategy — but will it learn from its mistakes?
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William Turvill / Press Gazette:
A profile of UK gossip newsletter Popbitch, which has 300K subscribers, and co-founder Camilla Wright, as she considers becoming “part of a bigger organization” — “I'm starting to wonder, for the first time, whether it would be a good time to be part of a bigger organisation.”
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Manori Ravindran / Variety:
BBC Studios acquires Copenhagen-based production company STV, helping the BBC grow its presence in Scandinavia; STV will be rebranded under BBC Studios moniker — BBC Studios has acquired pan-Scandinavian production company STV. — The acquisition will help the British production …
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Bloomberg:
The US and the EU both agree that Google's ad tech dominance must end and call for a breakup; Margrethe Vestager hailed “close and fruitful” work with the DOJ — European Union and US antitrust regulators may have gone their separate ways of late.
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J. Clara Chan / The Hollywood Reporter:
Allen Media Group's Weather Channel is adding a network of storm-tracking cameras, called SkyFX, around the US in partnership with the Google News Initiative — The 360-degree cameras, paired with weather stations around the country, will collect real-time footage used in the Allen Media Group subsidiary's coverage.
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Lou Paskalis / Fast Company:
Advertisers can fight the collapse of newsrooms by bringing back $1B to news, discarding fear of ads alongside hard news, and rebranding news as an ESG effort — The news business is in trouble. This month, hundreds of the remaining journalists still employed by Gannett …
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