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12:20 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  —  Eric Meyer says his paper had been investigating the police chief prior to the raids on his office and home.
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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  —  Police raided the Marion County Record office Aug. 11, 2023, with a search warrant that free press attorneys and advocates say violated federal law.
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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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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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.
Frank Chaparro / The Block:
Source: CoinDesk lays off 20 people, or 45%, of its editorial team as its parent company, Digital Currency Group, pursues the outlet's sale  —  - Crypto media company CoinDesk has reduced its workforce as parent company DCG's plans to bring in strategic investors.
Megan Janetsky / Associated Press:
As the free press withers in El Salvador, pro-government influencers on YouTube and TikTok grow in power, boosting President Nayib Bukele  —  Douglas Guzmán's TikTok feed was dotted with workout routines and videos showcasing his favorite parts of his country.
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
How Disney could spin off its linear TV networks like ABC, Freeform, and FX, whether to include ESPN and Hulu, private equity firms as logical buyers, and more  —  There is a growing consensus among Wall Street analysts, former employees and industry experts that Disney should split in two.
Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: The New York Times decided not to join a group of publishers, spearheaded by IAC, attempting to negotiate with companies training AI on their content  —  The Scoop  —  The New York Times has decided not to join a group of media companies attempting to jointly negotiate …
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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  —  Since buying an old farm in the Virginia countryside last year, I have learned many things from the local weekly, the Rappahannock News.
 
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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
Angela Yang / NBC News:
Major outlets including TMZ, Insider, and the Los Angeles Times had to walk back their reporting about the alleged death of child rapper Lil Tay and her brother