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4:25 PM ET, August 30, 2023

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New York Times:
Warner Bros. Discovery names Mark Thompson, the former New York Times CEO and BBC director-general, as the chairman and CEO of CNN, starting on October 9  —  Mr. Thompson, who oversaw a period of growth at The New York Times and the BBC, will lead the network during a pivotal period.
Laura Wagner / Washington Post:
Three of six full-time Atlanta magazine editorial staffers resign and the EIC plans to retire, as the magazine's owners crack down on content they deem “woke”  —  The publisher pushed back on their effort to present a modern picture of life in one of the Blackest …
Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
A Saudi court sentences a man to death over his X posts and YouTube activity, part of a growing dissent crackdown; his brother is a well-known government critic  —  A Saudi court has sentenced a man to death over his posts on X, formerly known as Twitter, and his activity on YouTube
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, and John Oliver debut Spotify podcast Strike Force Five; proceeds will go to their out-of-work staff  —  ‘Strike Force Five’ limited series features Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, John Oliver
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Mack DeGeurin / Gizmodo:
CoinDesk retracts an opinion article on TRON founder Justin Sun and one on Chainalysis executive Elizabeth Bisbee, for containing “highly personalized attacks”  —  Popular crypto industry news outlet CoinDesk has retracted a pair of opinion articles criticizing the founder …
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Fox Business' Stuart Varney, Univision's Illa Calderón, and Fox News' Dana Perino plan to moderate the second GOP presidential primary debate on September 27  —  Fox Business Network will carry the next Republican presidential primary debate, but the channel's longtime star anchor Maria Bartiromo won't be a part of it.
Discussion: The Hill, @maxwelltani and Deadline
 
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Bart Barnes / Washington Post:
Douglas Feaver, an Online News Association founder and a Washington Post reporter who retired as WashingtonPost.com's executive editor in 2005, dies at 84
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
The Texas Tribune blames its first-ever layoffs on a budget shortfall after institutions pulled sponsorships and revenue fell 5% YoY; some blame its leadership
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Mark Sullivan / Fast Company:
In a “safety” blog post, X announces “paid-for promoted political posts”, starting in the US, and plans to “provide a global advertising transparency center”
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK-based The Independent names Managing Director Christian Broughton as its CEO, succeeding Zach Leonard, who will work on growing the US business as global COO
Discussion: The Independent