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David Bauder / Associated Press:
Geraldo Rivera says his last appearance on Fox News' The Five will be next week and “growing tension” wasn't worth it; he plans to remain a Fox correspondent — Geraldo Rivera has quit as one of the lonely liberal voices on Fox News' popular political combat show “The Five,” …
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U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon:
Ron Wyden, Mike Lee, and Richard Durbin reintroduce the bipartisan PRESS Act to shield journalists from government surveillance; a similar House bill is planned — Bill Defends Reporters' Communication Records Against Government Seizure To Protect Confidential Sources and Promote Accountability …
Christian Blauvelt / IndieWire:
Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Paul Thomas Anderson call WBD CEO David Zaslav to advocate for Turner Classic Movies' leadership team, hit with layoffs — Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Paul Thomas Anderson have organized an emergency call to David Zaslav that will take place today …
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
NYC-based newsletter platform beehiiv raised a $12.5M Series A led by Lightspeed and says it has 7,500 active newsletters with 350M monthly impressions — The world took a double take at the potential of newsletters after Substack started to blow up a few years ago.
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Lawrence Hurley / @lawrencehurley:
[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 — Justice Alito appears to be trying to get out ahead of a new ProPublica report that will address a trip he went on with billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Singer. Weirdly, it is published as an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/...
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Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
Denmark's biggest daily, Politiken, is boosting engagement, pageviews, and subscriptions using “super articles” inspired by The New York Times' Snowfall in 2012 — Hiw Denmark's biggest daily is using technology to super-charge its biggest articles.
Zosha Millman / Polygon:
Ali Selim, the director and executive producer of Marvel's Secret Invasion, says Method Studios used AI to design the opening credits scene — ‘It just came right out of the shape-shifting, Skrull world identity’ — The world of Secret Invasion is decidedly sketchy.
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Sohee Kim / Bloomberg:
Ted Sarandos outlines Netflix's plans to spend some of the $2.5B earmarked for K-drama, including working with South Korean organizations to identify talent — Netflix Inc. promised to back and cultivate the Korean showrunners and studios behind viral shows like Squid Game …
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Tarek Amara / Reuters:
Tunisian journalist Zied Heni is detained on a charge of insulting President Kais Saied; over 20 people tied to opposition have been detained or investigated — Prominent Tunisian journalist Zied Heni was detained late on Tuesday after a judge ordered he be held in custody ahead of his trial …
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John Koblin / New York Times:
Sources: organizers of the Emmys, scheduled for Sept. 18, are considering postponing the event if the Hollywood writers' strike drags on deep into the summer — Organizers of the September event are said to be discussing a postponement, possibly for months, if the strike lasts deep into the summer.
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The New York Times Company:
New York Times Cooking launches a service in which cooks can text any fruit or vegetable emoji to 361-COOK-NYT to get a free recipe, through August 15, 2023 — Need a recipe in a snap to make your summer produce shine? From June 21 - August 15, text a fruit or vegetable emoji to 361-COOK-NYT …
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Washington Post:
ProPublica reporters and other staff are unionizing; staff memo: President Robin Sparkman and EIC Stephen Engleberg say ProPublica plans to recognize the union — The donor-supported hub for investigative reporting isn't grappling with the same economic strains as its corporate peers.
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