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8:05 AM ET, October 9, 2023

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Washington Post:
Investigation: earlier in 2023, Vietnam tried to plant Predator spyware on the phones of CNN journalists, two Asia-based reporters, and others via posts on X  —  The attempts appear to have been unsuccessful, but came as the U.S. and Vietnam were negotiating an agreement that President Biden signed last month in Hanoi
Natalie Weiner / The Verge:
A look at Discogs, a user-generated music database and marketplace for physical music media, as sellers complain about the website's old tech and increased fees  —  A home for music diehards has been fractured by increased fees that are pushing sellers and shoppers to other platforms.
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: activist investor Nelson Peltz's Trian, now one of Disney's largest investors with a $2.5B+ stake, plans to launch a fresh push for Disney board seats  —  Activist's Trian Fund Management has accumulated a holding valued at more than $2.5 billion  —  Nelson Peltz is planning a fresh push for board seats at
Richard J. Tofel / Second Rough Draft:
Q&A with Independence Public Media Foundation President Molly de Aguiar on the frequent disconnect between local media funders and national funders, and more  —  Molly de Aguiar on a key goal of plans like Press Forward … Q. I think we agree that the only way to really sustainably achieve …
Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Alexa has been claiming that the US 2020 presidential election was stolen, citing unvetted Rumble and Substack sources; Amazon says the errors have been fixed  —  The popular voice assistant says the 2020 race was stolen, even as parent company Amazon promotes the tool as a reliable election news source …
NPR:
Sources: Florida Politics founder Peter Schorsch lets politicians buy unlabeled stories and distorts coverage at the behest of political campaigns that buy ads  —  This story was reported by NPR's David Folkenflik and Miranda Green of Floodlight, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powerful interests stalling climate action.
Reuters:
Delhi police accuse Xiaomi, Vivo, and others of helping transfer funds illegally to news outlet NewsClick, which India accused of spreading Chinese propaganda  —  Indian police have formally accused Chinese smartphone makers Xiaomi Corp and Vivo Mobile of helping transfer funds illegally …
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Max Rivlin-Nadler / hellgatenyc:
New York Public Radio lays off 20 staff members and cuts two podcasts from its studio division; three more employees took union-negotiated voluntary buyouts  —  “It is not a good use of any of our time, looking in the rearview mirror and trying to figure out where we should place blame,” …
Emilia David / The Verge:
The BBC blocks OpenAI and Common Crawl from scraping its data, but plans to explore using generative AI for research, production, and personalized experiences  —  The BBC, the UK's largest news organization, laid out principles it plans to follow as it evaluates the use of generative AI …
 
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Fatima Al-Kassab / NPR:
Jailed Iranian journalist and human rights activist Narges Mohammadi wins the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran
Katelyn Newberg / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
The Nevada Supreme Court protects murdered reporter Jeff German's devices from police searches, calling for a third party to search his journalistic materials
Agence France-Presse:
Canada's heritage minister says the country “will not back down” despite Big Tech opposing the Online News Act; Google says “critical structural issues” remain
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's increasingly aggressive words, like advocating for extrajudicial killings, get little attention, as the media still doesn't know how to cover him
Matt Binder / Mashable:
X appears to be rolling out a new mobile ad format that can't be reported or blocked, lacks an ad label and user profile, and doesn't disclose the advertiser