Mediagazer: The police chief who led the raid on the Marion County Record in August resigns, just days after he was suspended from his post by the mayor of Marion, Kansas (Associated Press)

Top News:

Sources: Netflix plans to raise the price of its ad-free service a few months after the SAG-AFTRA strike ends, likely starting with the US and Canada — Company to become latest streamer to lift fees; Disney weighs launching new live-sports tier abroad — plans to raise the price …

Discussion: Screen Rant, IndieWire, Variety, The Streamable, Ars Technica, The Wrap, Reuters, The Verge, ComingSoon.net, @deitaone, @mimarek@universeodon.com, @imdavidpierce@threads.net, @pogue.bsky.social, BGR, Media Play News, IGN and Cord Cutters News, more at Techmeme »

Sara Fischer / Axios:

Memo: Meta VP of Media Partnerships Campbell Brown says she's stepping down from the role in the fall but staying as a consultant, as Meta backs away from news — Campbell Brown, the veteran TV anchor who led Meta's foray into news, is leaving the company, according to an internal note obtained by Axios.

Discussion: New York Times, Variety, @nytimesbusiness, The Information, NBC 7 San Diego, @bgrueskin, @9number9, @brandonetc, @readdanwrite, @mediaevan, @emilybell and The Verge, more at Techmeme »

Todd Spangler / Variety:

In honor of “Mean Girls” day, Paramount makes the movie available on TikTok for free in 23 clips — Happy “Mean Girls” day, to all who celebrate! — In observance of so-called Mean Girls Day, Paramount Pictures launched an official account for “Mean Girls” on TikTok …

Discussion: The Wrap, The Guardian, Screen Rant, IndieWire, Decider, IGN, Deadline, The Verge, The Messenger, Fox News, @flitter, @wagatwe.bsky.social and Insider

Ben Strauss / Washington Post:

A look at the scoop wars between NBA reporters Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania, Woj and Shams' impact on other beat reporters and usefulness to the league — In a battle for scoops and attention, it's ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski vs. his former protégé, the Athletic's Shams Charania.

Discussion: Awful Announcing, Defector, @leadergrev, @thelatinochild, @alexknobel and @dannyfunt

Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:

Wattpad replaces its Paid Stories paywall with a freemium tier letting users read some chapters free and buy others; Premium+ subscribers get two stories/month — After launching its “Paid Stories” program in 2019, the social storytelling platform Wattpad is now replacing it with a new freemium model called …

Discussion: wattpad

Sophie Culpepper / Nieman Lab:

An interview with Atlanta Journal-Constitution Publisher and President Andrew Morse, on the goal of growing digital subscribers from ~60K now to 500K by 2026 — “We want to cloak ourselves in all things Atlanta. And frankly, in recent years, we haven't necessarily done that."

Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal:

Sources: in September, Meta pitched EU regulators a plan to charge Facebook and Instagram users a subscription to avoid ads, starting at ~€10/month for desktop — European users would have option to pay fee or agree to personalized ads, according to company's pitch to regulators

Bron Maher / Press Gazette:

A profile of The Examination, a new nonprofit global health outlet with 12 employees and a partnership model to work with outlets based in areas it covers — One of The Examination's first priorities is boosting and diversifying its funding. — The executive director …

Discussion: Journalism.co.uk

Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:

The Guardian, Mirror, Reach sites, and The National take down some stories about Dan Wootton; source: the moves follow a warning by Wootton's lawyer — Publishers threatened with exemplary damages and punitive costs. — The Guardian, Mirror, various other Reach sites and Newsquest's …

Dalya Alberge / The Guardian:

A look at County Highway, a new, $8.50 print-only newspaper published six times a year with a retro 19th-century look, no advertising, and a focus on the US — The retro-look County Highway costs $8.50, is published six times a year - and will never be available online

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:

UK's Independent Publishers Alliance urges members to block crawling access for OpenAI and Google, as OpenAI removes ChatGPT's September 2021 training cut-off — Independent Publishers Alliance urges members to block GPTBot and Google Bard crawler ASAP. — ChatGPT's threat …

Financial Times:

New Delhi police raid the homes of 40+ NewsClick journalists and contributors amid Indian officials' allegations the site is an outlet for Chinese propaganda — NewsClick journalists and contributors say police seized phones and laptops in early morning operation

Discussion: Agence France-Presse, The Indian Express, Scroll.in, Associated Press, Committee to Protect … and The Guardian