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8:10 PM ET, September 24, 2023

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Variety:
Sources: the AMPTP sent the WGA a revised three-year contract offer on September 23 after four days of negotiations; the WGA is set to respond by September 24  —  Industry sources reported that on Saturday afternoon that a ‘best and final’ offer was sent to WGA negotiators around 5 p.m. PT …
Washington Post:
Academics and US agencies are overhauling or ending online misinformation research due to Representative Jim Jordan and other Republicans' escalating campaign  —  An escalating campaign, led by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and other Republicans, has cast a pall over programs that study political disinformation …
The Hollywood Reporter:
Filing: Rupert Murdoch's Fox Corp. pay package was $22.9M in Fiscal Year 2023, compared to $18.4M in FY 2022, while Lachlan Murdoch received $21.7M, flat YoY  —  The company unveiled compensation packages for the moguls for the latest fiscal year.  —  Rupert Murdoch and son Lachlan received $22.9 million …
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David Rutz / Fox News:
Rupert Murdoch transitions from chair of Fox Corp and News Corp to the new role of Chairman Emeritus; Lachlan Murdoch becomes the sole chair of both companies
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New York Times:
A profile of Lachlan Murdoch, who is less overtly political than his father, has led Fox through lawsuits, and has some proven successes, such as acquiring Tubi
Bloomberg:
Amazon plans to run limited ads on Prime Video in the US, the UK, Germany, and Canada starting in early 2024, charging $2.99/month extra in the US to avoid ads  —  - Prime Video will offer a more expensive ad-free option  — Streamers want to increase revenue as production costs soar
Vauhini Vara / Wired:
A writer whose AI-assisted essay went viral reflects on testing GPT-3 early, Sudowrite's novel generator, and whether AI is good for writers and literature  —  Despite my success with AI-generated stories, I'm not sure they are good for writers—or writing itself.
Lauren Indvik / Financial Times:
An interview with Anna Wintour on her rise to the top of the fashion world, her tough image, Chioma Nnadi's appointment as the head of British Vogue, and more  —  Vogue's global editorial director on her rise to the top of the fashion world — and what she makes of her tough image
Paresh Dave / Wired:
A look at the antitrust activists attending the DOJ's Google antitrust trial every day and documenting their observations via social media and daily newsletters  —  A historic antitrust trial sees Google accused of unlawfully monopolizing search.  A handful of antitrust activists are trying to make sure the world sees all the action.
Financial Times:
French billionaire Xavier Niel buys Czech energy tycoon Daniel Kretínsky's stake in Le Monde; sources: the ~€50M deal was agreed privately in August 2023  —  Sale by Czech tycoon will advance French billionaire's ambition to put newspaper's ownership into foundation
Discussion: Bloomberg and Reuters
Max Seddon / Financial Times:
Russia's flagship state news TV channel, Rossiya 24, is running ads for a Tucker Carlson show “at the weekend”, but Carlson denies hosting a show on Russian TV  —  Rightwing former Fox News presenter said he was unaware of the ‘absurd’ claim  —  Russia's flagship state news channel …
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A profile of UTA Head of Audio Oren Rosenbaum, who helped grow podcasting by being an agent for stars like Emma Chamberlain, as the podcasting industry deflates  —  Talent Agent Oren Rosenbaum fueled podcasting's multibillion dollar boom.  Now he must navigate its acrimonious deflation.
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Disney laid off 300+ Beijing staff in March 2023 as the team had some US user data access and the company worried that could be a red flag for Congress  —  Disney's China layoffs led to technical malfunctions, delayed efforts to troubleshoot  —  abruptly laid off more than 300 people …
 
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New York Times:
Sophia Huang Xueqin, a journalist who covered China's #MeToo movement, and Wang Jianbing, a labor activist, stand trial on subversion charges in a Chinese court
Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns tries to distance himself from SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas after ProPublica published a photo of the two alongside David Koch
PEN America:
US public schools had 3,362 book bans from July 1, 2022, to June 31, 2023, up 33% from the previous school year; Florida schools accounted for 40%+ of the bans
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Memo: Snap President of Americas Rob Wilk leaves, after joining the company in March 2023, replaced by Patrick Harris, who joined Snap after 10+ years at Meta
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The FT debuts an e-paper app for international readers; ABC: the FT digital edition had a 16,343 average circulation in August, of which 81% was outside the UK
Discussion: Journalism.co.uk
Sam Schube / GQ:
How Apple SVP of Services Eddy Cue led the company's push into live sports streaming and is using its MLS deal to test reshaping how sports are consumed
Tom Ambrose / The Guardian:
WBD announces an expansion of Warner Bros Studios Leavesden, in Hertfordshire, UK, including adding 10 sound stages starting in early 2024 and finishing in 2027
Louise Story / Nieman Lab:
AI tools can help reporters, news outlets, and readers with tasks such as querying large data files, alerting about potential stories, and personalizing content