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6:00 PM ET, October 8, 2023

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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.
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 …
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,” …
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  —  The new ads also don't disclose who the advertiser is or that they are even ads.  —  X, the Elon Musk-owned platform formerly known as Twitter …
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  —  The Nevada Supreme Court has moved to protect slain Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German's personal devices …
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  —  Canada “will not back down” in the face of opposition from tech giants to a new law requiring companies …
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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
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
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Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
The Athletic canceled many local podcasts a few weeks ago or has left them dormant for months, telling its writers they can relaunch and monetize them elsewhere