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3:50 PM ET, August 28, 2023

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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
NBC News announces that Kristen Welker will become the moderator of Meet the Press on September 17, 2023  —  On Saturday, during the NBC News journalist's last time co-anchoring the Saturday broadcast of “Today” with Peter Alexander, those who tune in will see a new promo alerting them to Welker's imminent move.
Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
Nielsen: titles on streamers in the US, Canada, UK, Mexico, and Germany grew 39% over the past two years to 2.35M; number of streamers grew from 118 to 167  —  - Average time to find something to watch is now over 10 minutes  —  Overwhelmed by the choices of movies and TV shows to watch online?
Michael Geist:
Canada's Bill C-18 is set to take effect no later than December 19, 2023, but the country's broadcast regulator suggests media bargaining can't begin until 2025  —  The Bill C-18 legislative process was marked by repeated warnings from the government that this was an urgent issue that justified …
Washington Post:
How roiling tensions among a few community members in Marion, Kansas set in motion the police raid on Marion County Record that made headlines around the world  —  MARION, Kan. — The phone conversation between the journalist and the town's newly hired police chief quickly turned contentious.
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Sherman Smith / Kansas Reflector:
Marion County Sheriff's Office agrees to destroy the files that the police copied from the Marion County Record's computers and illegally kept on a flash drive
David Bauder / Associated Press:
A NORC survey finds a substantial rise in philanthropy for journalism over the past five years and suggests outlets tighten ethical rules governing the spending  —  There has been a “substantial” increase in philanthropic spending for journalism over the past five years …
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Emails: after the Pentagon complained, Fox News quietly amended and removed a story falsely claiming a dead Marine's family had to pay to transport her remains  —  The network quietly removed the story based on false claims from a congressman but did not apologize or run a correction
Karolle Rabarison / Online Journalism Awards:
The 2023 Online Journalism Awards winners include The Washington Post, The Marshall Project, Honolulu Civil Beat, The Pudding, and Argentina-based La Nacion  —  Winners across 23 categories were announced on Aug. 17 during a virtual celebration hosted by Imaeyen Ibanga, Presenter …
 
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Wes Davis / The Verge:
Linus Tech Tips founder Linus Sebastian addresses the theft allegations and ethical missteps, but not sexual harassment claims, that prompted a production pause
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How Meta and YouTube, battered by content moderation wars, are following X in retreating from policing political misinformation, raising US 2024 election fears