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9:50 PM ET, September 13, 2023

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Ben Hallman / The Examination:
Nonprofit health news outlet The Examination launches, publishing collaborative investigations with Der Spiegel, The Washington Post, The Guardian US, and more  —  Welcome to The Examination!  —  We are a startup nonprofit news outlet working in the public interest to tell vital stories about who and what is threatening our health.
Angela Fu / Poynter:
The Dallas Morning News, which reported a $0.9M net loss in Q2 2023, offers buyouts that could eliminate as many as 40 jobs across the company, or a 6% cut  —  The buyouts could eliminate as many as 40 jobs — a 6% reduction in head count — across the company
Taylor Lorenz / Rolling Stone:
Extremely Online book excerpt: how Julia Allison invented the concept of a content creator in the mid-2000s, for which journalists and others villainized her  —  In her book ‘Extremely Online,’ journalist Taylor Lorenz details how Julia Allison invented the concept of being a content creator a decade before it caught on
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
TikTok expands its revamped creator fund Creativity Program Beta beyond the US to eligible creators in Brazil, France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, and the UK  —  TikTok is expanding its revamped creator fund, called the “Creativity Program Beta,” beyond the United States.
Daniel Tilles / Notes From Poland:
Poland plans to create a free state streaming service to let citizens watch on their phones national sports teams' matches and films produced with public funds  —  Poland's government has outlined plans to create a state streaming service - which media have dubbed a “national Netflix” …
Andrea Grimes / Dame Magazine:
Elon Musk's takeover of X has led to a loss of income, opportunities, and connections for independent journalists, and alternatives are lacking so far  —  Twitter was one of the most important tech utilities for reporters to break stories and deliver real-time news, until Elon Musk bought the company.
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Gannett is hiring a full-time Taylor Swift reporter to cover Swift's fanbase and her effect on pop culture as she embarks on the next stage of her Eras Tour  —  The chance to report on Taylor Swift full-time just debuted.  —  Millions of Americans encounter the immovable force that is Taylor Swift …
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
CNN Chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour reflects on her career and how covering genocide led her to adopt her motto: “be truthful, but not neutral”  —  Editor's Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter.
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Bob Boilen, who created NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts and All Songs Considered and directed All Things Considered for 18 years, says he's leaving NPR after 35 years  —  EXIT STAGE LEFT  —  Bob Boilen, the NPR Music stalwart whose desk has played host to countless musicians for the famed Tiny Desk Concerts series …
Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
Former FaZe Clan staff describe a mismanaged creator organization, as its market cap falls from $725M at its 2022 SPAC merger to below $15M; FaZe fired its CEO  —  The board fired CEO Lee Trink following a steep decline in the shares  —  Three months after its July 2022 debut on the Nasdaq …
 
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Isaac Schorr / Mediaite:
Bio: Elon Musk told Bari Weiss that Twitter needs to be careful when discussing China due to Tesla's business, and that China's Uyghur repression has two sides
David Pierce / The Verge:
News sharing app Artifact adds Links, a section where users can post any type of link and discover links through a Following page or an algorithmic For You page
Carolyn Giardina / The Hollywood Reporter:
Around 50 Marvel VFX employees vote unanimously to unionize with the IATSE, in an NLRB-run election; IATSE aims to form a national VFX Local by 2023's end
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
Daily Mail product director Simon Regan-Edwards says the newspaper has ~160K subscribers, including 90K digital and Mail+ is now a “substantial” revenue stream
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Tim Starks / Washington Post:
Researchers: the iPhone of Meduza owner Galina Timchenko was infected with Pegasus in Germany, the first known case of the tool being used against a Russian
Elena Kostyuchenko / The Guardian:
A female Russian journalist, who worked for Novaya Gazeta before its closure and now works for Meduza, describes escaping Russia and being poisoned in Germany
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
The White House sent a letter to top US news executives, including at CNN and The New York Times, urging them to “ramp up” their scrutiny of House Republicans
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January
 
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