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The Marion County attorney withdraws the search warrant that served as the basis for the raid on the Marion County Record; all seized items have been returned — MARION, Kan. — A search warrant that cleared the way for the raid of a Kansas newspaper last Friday has been withdrawn …
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Sources: Paramount drops its plans to sell a majority stake in BET Media, concluding that a sale wouldn't lead to a meaningful deleveraging of its balance sheet — The entertainment conglomerate concluded a sale wouldn't result in any meaningful deleveraging of its balance sheet.
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The AP releases guidance on how the news agency uses generative AI tools and plans to update its stylebook, saying outputs are like “unvetted source material” — Weeks after announcing a partnership with OpenAI, The Associated Press urges caution in using — and reporting on — generative AI tools.
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The Verge, Associated Press, AP Definitive Source, @swiftstories, Nieman Lab and MediaPost


Six days after making brand safety assurances, X placed ads for The Athletic, MLB, USA Today, and others on a pro-Hitler account, before suspending the account — Following Media Matters' report, X finally suspended the account — Update 2 (8/16/23, 8:15 p.m.): CNN's Clare Duffy …


A deep dive into X's Community Notes, including how the algorithm works, whether the feature actually fights polarization, and its use in high-stakes situations — Special thanks to Dennis Pourteaux and Jay Baxter for feedback and review. — The last two years of Twitter X have been tumultuous, to say the least.


Struum, an aggregator that used a ClassPass model for streaming content and was backed by Michael Eisner's investment firm, quietly shut down in June 2022 — The service ran out of cash in June 2022, and quietly dismantled from that point on. — The service ran out of cash in June 2022, and quietly dismantled from that point on.


A look at “MovieTok” influencers like Maddi Moo and Straw Hat Goofy, who reach millions of people on TikTok by reviewing, analyzing, or promoting movies — On MovieTok, reviewers can reach an audience of millions and earn tens of thousands of dollars per post. “Critics,” they say, are old news.
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Hasbro names three former eOne execs to lead Hasbro Entertainment: Olivier Dumont as president, Zev Foreman as head of film, and Gabriel Marano as head of TV — Olivier Dumont becomes president of Hasbro Entertainment, while Zev Foreman and Gabriel Marano will head up film and TV divisions, respectively.
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YouTube channel Linus Tech Tips pauses production amid accusations of theft, ethical lapses, and sexual harassment, and says it'll hire an outside investigator — Linus Sebastian's Linus Media Group YouTube empire is currently in crisis, with accusations of theft, lapses in ethics, and most recently, allegations of sexual harassment.


Sources: The New York Times' lawyers are exploring suing OpenAI to protect the news outlet's IP rights, after tense negotiations over a potential licensing deal — The New York Times and OpenAI could end up in court. — Lawyers for the newspaper are exploring whether to sue OpenAI …
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Diamond Sports sues Sinclair, saying it siphoned $1.5B+ from Diamond and cites testimony that Sinclair's top exec planned to “milk” Diamond via management fees — - Sinclair subsidiary claims it had to pay high management fees — Broadcaster says it struggled soon after Sinclair deal closed
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Jerry Moss, who co-founded A&M Records with Herb Alpert, dies at 88; his label signed the Carpenters, the Police, Styx, Janet Jackson, and more — Homepage News — Jerry Moss, the record executive who was the “M” in the seminal West Coast label A&M Records, has died. He was 88.
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