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6:05 AM ET, October 12, 2023

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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
SAG-AFTRA and the major studios suspend talks; the AMPTP says that the gap between the two sides is “too great” and accuses studios of “bully tactics”  —  In a statement to members after midnight, the union accused the studios of engaging in “bully tactics,” …
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Kathy Jones / Committee to Protect Journalists:
In the first five days of the Israel-Hamas war, at least seven journalists have been killed, two are missing, and two have been injured  —  The Israel-Gaza conflict has taken a severe toll on journalists since Hamas launched its unprecedented attack against Israel on October 7 and Israel declared war …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Automattic expands ActivityPub support to WordPress.com hosted sites, letting blog owners reach 13.3M users across the fediverse, including Mastodon's 1.8M MAUs  —  Earlier this year, WordPress.com owner Automattic acquired a plugin that allowed WordPress blogs to be followed in the fediverse …
Gabe Bullard / Nieman Reports:
Internal memo: NPR lost a negligible amount of traffic in the six months since leaving Twitter, after the service labeled the outlet “US state-affiliated media”  —  The numbers confirm what many of us have long suspected — that Twitter wasn't worth the effort, at least in terms of traffic
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Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
TikTok updates its $6M Effect Creator Rewards fund to add lower eligibility rules, a revamped payout model, and a lower threshold to start collecting rewards  —  TikTok is updating its Effect Creator Rewards program with lower eligibility requirements, a revamped payout model …
Michaela Zee / Variety:
Producer Alexandra Poolos sues CBS, CBS News, and parent company Paramount Global for gender discrimination, claiming she was wrongly terminated from 60 Minutes  —  A former producer on “60 Minutes” is suing CBS, CBS News and parent company Paramount Global for gender discrimination …
Katie Fairbanks / Montana Free Press:
A look at nonprofit news service ICT's three-person mountain bureau at the University of Montana School of Journalism, covering Indigenous peoples in the region  —  About a year and a half ago when the nonprofit Native news service ICT was considering locations for a new regional bureau, Montana rose to the top.
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
The US FTC proposes a rule to require ticket sellers and others to show the total price to users upfront; Ticketmaster and SeatGeek have pledged all-in pricing
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Bloomberg:
Apple spent $200M to $250M on Killers of the Flower Moon, debuting on October 20, the first test of the company's plans to spend $1B/year on movies for theaters
The Guardian:
China releases Australian journalist Cheng Lei, who was jailed in August 2020 on ill-defined security allegations of sharing Chinese state secrets overseas
Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
Poland-based, WBD-owned TVN faces ongoing attacks from state broadcaster TVP and politicians; the pressure could rise after parliamentary elections this weekend
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