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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 …
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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.
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Tyler Cowen / Bloomberg:
Child content creators, or “kidfluencers”, some of whom make $20M+/year, show that protecting kids from labor exploitation is difficult in the social media age — Protecting children from labor exploitation is difficult in the age of social media.
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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.
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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 …
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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