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Casey Newton / Platformer:
As X fails to moderate Israel-Hamas misinformation, Meta has an opportunity to make real-time news a pillar of Threads and give the app an existential purpose — Three months into its existence, the app's purpose may be coming into focus — if Meta will embrace it
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Wired:
As the Israel-Hamas war escalates, a look at the hacktivism on both sides, including outside hackers defacing and DDoSing government websites and media outlets — Since the conflict escalated, hackers have targeted dozens of government websites and media outlets with defacements and DDoS attacks …
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Insider, @mattburgess@infosec.exchange, Fox News, BBC, Washington Post, TechCrunch, CBS News and Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »
Katy Migiro / Committee to Protect Journalists:
Three Palestinian journalists have been killed while reporting on the Israel-Hamas war, another was injured, and two Palestinian photographers are missing — The Committee to Protect Journalists said on Monday that it was deeply disturbed by reports that at least six journalists were among …
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WAN-IFRA, Sky News, ABC News, Committee to Protect …, @gypsystrategy, @daliahatuqa, @evanhill, Al Jazeera, @pressfreedom, The Times of Israel, @sarah_hassan94, @treesey, @daliahatuqa, @warmonitors, @m_medhaat, The Desk, @khalilkhatib90, CBS News, The Messenger, Why Evolution Is True and Associated Press
Ben Mullin / @benmullin:
Memo: The Washington Post is offering “voluntary separation” packages in the next few weeks, aiming to reduce its workforce by ~240 people across the company — Inbox: Washington Post is reducing its workforce by approximately 240 positions [image]
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Mediaite, The Hill, New York Times, The Daily Beast and @oliverdarcy@threads.net
Thomas Buckley / Bloomberg:
Sources in Bob Iger's inner circle and at Disney describe him as overwhelmed and exhausted by the challenges at Disney, compounded by the Hollywood strikes — Disney's legendary CEO came out of retirement to save the company—right in time for its 100th birthday. Nothing has gone his way.
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Wall Street Journal, The Wrap, The Messenger, New York Post, KNSD-TV and The Information
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: activist investor Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund, now one of Disney's largest investors with a $2.5B+ stake, is planning a fresh push for Disney board seats
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Associated Press:
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich loses his appeal against his arrest in Russia, meaning he will stay in jail at least until November 30 — A Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained in Russia on espionage charges lost his appeal against his arrest Tuesday …
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Fox News, Talking Biz News, Associated Press, New York Daily News, The Hill, Wall Street Journal and Voice of America
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Memo: Agnes Chu, president of Condé Nast Entertainment, is leaving at the end of October in a reorganization that will combine editorial and video divisions — The executive joined the company from Disney in 2020. — Condé Nast is shaking up its video and editorial content structure …
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Sources: four senior sports journalists, including Rob Draper, have been fired from the Mail on Sunday, which no longer has a dedicated sports editor — European Football Writer of the Year Rob Draper and BJA winner Nick Harris look set to leave. — Four senior journalists look set …
Stuart Dredge / Music Ally:
London-based Audoo, whose Audio Meter identifies music played in public to gather more accurate data for royalties, raised $5M, taking its total funding to $22M — Can you feel the love tonight (well, this morning) for British startup Audoo? It has raised a new $5m funding round led …
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Digital Music News and Music Business Worldwide
Wayne Friedman / MediaPost:
Paramount Global announces a partnership with cross-platform audience measurement company iSpot.tv — Deepening more alternative-currency agreements among major TV network-based media companies, Paramount Global has struck a deal with iSpot.tv to “measure and transact” …
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Adweek and Radio & Television …
Deadline:
The WGA ratifies its new three-year AMPTP contract, following 8,435 “yes” votes and 90 “no” votes, after ending the guild's 148-day strike on September 27 — (Updated with SAG-AFTRA statement) Writers have officially approved their deal with the studios.
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Angela Fu / Poynter:
On Amazon's Prime Big Deals Day, 40+ unionized staff at Reviewed stage a one-day strike after the Gannett product reviews site didn't give them bargaining dates — Shopping holidays, like Amazon's Prime Days and Black Friday, are the product review site's biggest revenue drivers
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@nyguild, @reviewedunion, @reviewedunion and The NewsGuild
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