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5:50 PM ET, August 14, 2023

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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Internal memo: CBS News Co-Head Neeraj Khemlani, who oversaw shows like 60 Minutes, is stepping down to work on a multiyear first-look content deal with CBS  —  The headlines coming out of CBS News will soon be guided by a new executive.  —  Neeraj Khemlani, who arrived at the Paramount Global unit …
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
CBS names Wendy McMahon president and CEO of CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures, following the departure of Neeraj Khemlani  —  Wendy McMahon will take on sole duties leading CBS News and stations while adding oversight of the network's domestic syndication business.
Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
Q&A with Marion County Record's owner Eric Meyer, who says his newspaper had been actively investigating the City of Marion Police Chief prior to the raids  —  Very few stories these days take my breath away, but this one did the trick: Cops in Kansas raided the office of local newspaper …
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Sherman Smith / Kansas Reflector:
Police defend their raid on Marion County Record in Kansas, saying the Privacy Protection Act doesn't apply when journalists are suspected of criminal activity
Sherman Smith / Kansas Reflector:
Police raided the Marion County Record's office, authorized by a local judge, and the publisher's home, after the newspaper ran stories about a restaurant owner
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
CNN overhauls its morning, evening, and weekend programming with new hosts, including Abby Phillip in the 10PM weekday slot, to shore up sagging ratings  —  Abby Phillip, host of “Inside Politics Sunday,” will be the new anchor of CNN's 10 p.m. hour on weekdays.
David Streitfeld / New York Times:
A look at publishers' legal fight against the Internet Archive's book lending program; the Internet Archive agreed to drop the publishers' “full book catalogs”  —  In the pandemic emergency, Brewster Kahle's Internet Archive freely lent out digital scans of its library.  Publishers sued.
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Wendy Lee / Los Angeles Times:
WGA and AMPTP representatives met on August 11; source: the talks were more productive than the August 4 meeting, and the sides plan to meet again on August 15
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Simplify Inventions plans to buy a ~65% stake in Sports Illustrated owner Arena Group; the deal includes a $50M investment and a five-year ~$60M ad commitment  —  Manoj Bhargava's Simplify Inventions will take a roughly 65% stake in the Arena Group  —  Manoj Bhargava, a businessman who founded …
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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
The New York Times no longer seems to offer new subscribers the news-only subscription option, as the outlet leans into the bundle  —  If you don't like the word “bundle”, don't listen in on a The New York Times earnings call.  —  In prepared remarks for the Q2 investor call last week …
Megan Janetsky / Associated Press:
As the free press withers in El Salvador, pro-government YouTube and TikTok influencers grow their audiences, boosting President Nayib Bukele's reelection bid  —  Douglas Guzmán's TikTok feed was dotted with workout routines and videos showcasing his favorite parts of his country.
 
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
A look at Virginia-based Rappahannock News, a hyperlocal newspaper partly subsidized by the nonprofit Foothills Forum and seen as providing community connection
Financial Times:
Analysis: a basket of the top US streaming services will cost $87 per month this fall, vs. $73 a year ago; the average US cable TV package costs $83 per month
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Blake Brittain / Reuters:
UMG, Sony Music, and other labels sue the Internet Archive for copyright infringement, saying its Great 78 Project works as an “illegal record store” for songs
Fortesa Latifi / Teen Vogue:
Illinois passes the US' first law protecting child influencers, entitling influencers under age 16 and kids featured by influencers to a percentage of earnings