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4:10 PM ET, September 8, 2023

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Jim Friedlich / Nieman Reports:
Press Forward is by far the largest coordinated philanthropic effort to support local news, and its $500M commitment could generate billions more in new support  —  A nonpartisan group of 22 foundations today announced the launch of Press Forward, a nationwide coalition committing …
Krystie Lee Yandoli / Rolling Stone:
In a call with Tonight Show staff, Jimmy Fallon said he's “sorry” and didn't mean to “create that type of atmosphere”, after a report detailed a toxic workplace  —  “Sorry if I embarrassed you and your family and friends...I feel so bad I can't even tell you,” …
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Krystie Lee Yandoli / Rolling Stone:
Interviews with 16 current and former employees describe a toxic workplace at The Tonight Show, starting with Jimmy Fallon's outbursts and erratic behavior
Daniel Frankel / Next TV:
In another carriage dispute, Dish Network says Hearst pulled 37 network affiliates in 27 markets off of Dish, calling pay TV negotiations a “broken system”  —  Hearst is demanding ‘tens of millions of dollars’ in broadcast retransmission rate increases, Dish claims
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
X is showing some ads in users' Following feeds without an “Ad” label, indicated only by clicking on the three-dot menu, which could attract the FTC's attention  —  X, the company formerly known as Twitter, has been caught running unlabeled ads in users' Following feeds …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Roku removes at least 37 original shows from the Roku Channel, including Reno 911! and a remake of The Fugitive, as part of its announced effort to cut costs  —  Other titles pulled include ‘Children Ruin Everything,’ ‘Most Dangerous Game,’ ‘Andy Cohen Diaries,’ ‘Cup of Joe’ with Joe Jonas
Nieman Lab:
A study of 7,266 users from the US, the Netherlands, and Poland: non-news websites, like entertainment pages, expose people to more politics than news websites  —  Plus: The catalyzing effect of attacks on journalists, how journalists describe their target audiences, and new evidence of local news nonprofits' impact.
Discussion: @niemanlab
Robin Kemp / The Clayton Crescent:
Robin Kemp, who founded The Clayton Crescent and covered the 2020 US election in her part of Georgia, closes the outlet and moves to Savannah's The Current  —  For three years and four months, I have singlehandedly provided high-quality, professional news coverage to, for, and about this community.
Michael Hunter / London Evening Standard:
Concord plans to acquire Round Hill Music Royalty Fund, whose back catalog includes songs from The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Louis Armstrong, for £375M  —  Star-studded back catalogue including The Beatles and The Rolling Stones and Louis Armstrong to go private  —  T
Discussion: Billboard, Music Ally and Reuters
Reuters:
Japanese broadcasters NHK, NTV, TV Asahi, and Fuji TV issue apologies for not covering sexual abuse allegations at a J-pop agency, after the agency apologized  —  After Japan's top talent agency Johnny & Associates apologised on Thursday for decades of sexual abuses committed by its late founder …
Sophie Vershbow / Esquire:
Interviews with authors and publishing insiders reveal the broken system of blurbs; a few authors say blurbs helped launch their careers, but hated the process  —  Do authors actually like the books they endorse—or even read them?  Writers, literary agents, and publishing workers …
James B. Stewart / New York Times:
Sources: Mattel stands to earn 5% of Barbie's $2B expected box office revenue, a percentage of the profits as the movie's producer, and payments as the IP owner  —  The company's approach has paid off to a degree that even the C.E.O. could hardly have believed possible.
 
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Artémis, François-Henri Pinault's investment firm, acquires TPG's majority stake in CAA; CAA's Bryan Lourd is expected to be named the CEO when the deal closes
URL Media:
URL Media, a network of media outlets focused on communities of color, receives a $1M Knight Foundation investment to support its 21 partners
Linda Hardesty / Fierce Wireless:
The Senate votes 55 to 43 to approve Anna Gomez as the fifth FCC commissioner, breaking the deadlock at the agency and giving the FCC a 3-2 Democratic majority
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Christopher Dring / GamesIndustry.biz:
The ESA announces organizer ReedPop will not be working on future E3 events and informs the Los Angeles Convention Center that 2024's E3 will not be held there
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Google releases its relevance and measurement APIs for Privacy Sandbox in general availability, making them available in Chrome without browser flags or trials
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

Paresh Dave / Wired:
Google says it wouldn't force its device makers, browser, and wireless carrier licensees to distribute Gemini to US users for three years, in a proposed remedy

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