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3:55 PM ET, October 17, 2023

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Publishers Weekly:
Scholastic says it created an optional diversity offering for book fairs due to “enacted and pending” laws, but critics say the publisher is enabling censorship  —  At school book fairs, a collection to “Share Every Story, Celebrate Every Voice” may go unshared, uncelebrated.
Cointelegraph:
Crypto outlet Cointelegraph apologizes for falsely stating on X that the SEC approved a spot Bitcoin ETF, causing bitcoin to rise 10%+  —  Cointelegraph apologizes to its readers and discusses its investigation into what led to the posting of unverified news on X about a spot Bitcoin ETF.
National Newspaper Association:
The head of the US National Newspaper Association calls a proposed US Postal Service 7.3% rate increase for newspapers mailed within a county “simply punitive”  —  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  —  Contact: Lynne Lance, executive director, lynne@nna.org
Discussion: The Rural Blog
Adam Forrest / The Independent:
Good Morning Britain says host Richard Madeley has apologized for asking MP Layla Moran if she knew in advance of the Hamas attack; Moran has family in Gaza  —  ‘Was there any word on the street?’ host asks Lib Dems' Layla Moran  —  Richard Madeley asks British-Palestinian MP if family knew Hamas attack was imminent
Ben Smith / Semafor:
In response to a defamation lawsuit, the NewsGuild, a union representing journalists, filed legal motions seeking correspondence between reporters and sources  —  The News  —  The premier U.S. journalists' union wants my emails.  —  Specifically, in response to a critic's defamation lawsuit …
Reuters:
Italy plans to cut the compulsory license fee that helps finance public TV and radio broadcaster RAI from €90 to €70 per year in the 2024 budget  —  Italy will reduce the compulsory licence fee that helps finance public TV and radio broadcaster RAI from 90 to 70 euros ($73.70) …
Discussion: The Desk
Eryk Bagshaw / Sydney Morning Herald:
Australian journalist Cheng Lei was imprisoned in China for three years for breaking an embargo on a Chinese government briefing by a few minutes  —  Australian journalist Cheng Lei was imprisoned in a Beijing cell because she broke an embargo on a Chinese government briefing by just a few minutes …
Discussion: The Guardian, Reuters and Bloomberg
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Netflix plans to air a “Netflix Cup” golf tournament on November 14, its first live sports event, featuring “Drive to Survive” drivers and “Full Swing” golfers  —  Like other streamers, Netflix seems eager to get into live sports.
 
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Mikey O'Connell / The Hollywood Reporter:
Q&A with Rachel Maddow on reducing on-air time, covering Donald Trump's indictments, cord cutting, Elon Musk's X, her podcasts, the Hollywood strikes, and more
Stephen Council / SFGATE:
Music storefront Bandcamp lays off nearly 50% of its workforce, or 58 employees, as part of Songtradr's acquisition of the company from Epic Games in September
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources detail Netflix's deepening gaming push: more games based on its shows, including Squid Game and Wednesday, discussions about a GTA game, and more
Nicole Sperling / New York Times:
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour grossed an estimated $95M to $97M on its opening weekend in the US and Canada across 3,855 theaters, a big boost to the industry
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple and OpenAI are preparing a major announcement of their partnership at WWDC; the new AirTag with a better chip is scheduled to arrive by mid-2025

Amy Thomson / Bloomberg:
OpenAI pauses the use of the Sky voice in ChatGPT after users said it sounded too much like Scarlett Johansson, says voice was not chosen to be an “imitation”

Alex Barinka / Bloomberg:
A look at Snap's shift towards investing aggressively in AI and AR after revamping its ad business, as it tries to adapt to changing social media habits
 
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