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8:00 AM ET, September 14, 2023

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Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times:
Bill Maher says Real Time With Bill Maher will return without writers, joining several talk shows resuming production amid strikes; HBO says it'll air Sept. 22  —  Bill Maher announced Wednesday evening that his HBO show “Real Time With Bill Maher” will be returning to the air, without …
Kat Tenbarge / NBC News:
Rick & Morty creator Justin Roiland is accused of sexual assault and grooming underage fans, based on interviews with 11 people plus pictures, emails, and more  —  Roiland's former fans and dates described disturbing interactions with the animator, many playing out over texts.
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
UK fact checking charity Full Fact announces long-time BBC correspondent Chris Morris as its CEO, succeeding founding chief executive Will Moy  —  Chris Morris says it's best not to “get too po-faced” about dealing with inaccuracies but wants to boost their profile.
Discussion: @fullfact
Caitlin Vogus / Freedom of the Press Foundation:
Some US lawmakers retaliate against local outlets that criticize them by revoking public notice contracts or changing laws requiring notices in newspapers  —  A proposal to dump sewage sludge from Austin, Texas, onto ranchland miles away near the Colorado River may have gone unnoticed …
Discussion: Palm Beach Post and Media Nation
Futurism:
Analysis: the bulk of The A.V. Club's AI-generated articles appear to be copied verbatim from IMDb; the articles have “reviewed and edited” by staff disclaimer  —  That's one way to do it. … “The A.V. Club used to be a benchmark for pop culture writing on the net and now it's …
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.
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.
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.
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
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 …
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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
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
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
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
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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
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