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5:05 PM ET, October 19, 2023

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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Shifting media coverage of a deadly hospital explosion in Gaza highlights the difficulties of reporting on a fast-moving war with few journalists on the ground  —  The fast-moving events highlighted the difficulty of covering the war between Israel and Hamas.
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Jennifer Elias / CNBC:
Google cut “a small number” of Google News employees this week; an Alphabet Workers Union spokesperson estimates 40 to 45 workers lost their jobs  —  - Google cut at least 40 jobs in its news division this week, CNBC has learned.  — The company has been downsizing in recent months …
Thomas Buckley / Bloomberg:
Filing: Disney releases separate ESPN earnings results for the first time, showing profit at ESPN networks fell 20% through the first nine months of its FY 2023  —  Profit at the ESPN sports networks fell 20% through the first nine months of fiscal 2023 as Walt Disney Co. provided the first peek at that business on a standalone basis.
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Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide:
Universal Music Publishing Group, Concord Music Group, and ABKCO sue Anthropic for allegedly violating their copyrights by using song lyrics to train AI models
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Source: X removed the main New York Times account's “verified” badge on October 17 without notice; source: X traffic to the NYT is down ~50% since August 2023  —  The unexplained decision removes the only symbol distinguishing the news organization from impostors and comes amid …
Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
The FCC votes 3-2 to invite the US public to comment on re-establishing net neutrality rules; the broader effort still faces a long legal and political battle  —  The Federal Communications Commission officially began its effort to re-establish net neutrality at its monthly meeting today …
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple considers selling ads on podcasts the company owns and operates, including those the Apple TV team greenlit, such as The Line and Run, Bambi, Run  —  Terms of ServiceDo Not Sell or Share My Personal Information Trademarks Privacy Policy©2023 Bloomberg L.P. All Rights Reserved.
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Russian authorities detained RFE/RL's Tatar-Bashkir Service editor Alsu Kurmasheva on October 18, charging her with failure to register as a foreign agent  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - On October 18, authorities in Kazan, Russia, detained Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's (RFE/RL) Tatar-Bashkir Service.
Jim Edwards / Press Gazette:
Analysis: around 12 UK political journalists with access to Westminster have declared payments from political organizations, law firms, and lobby groups  —  Some 76 Lobby journalists declare financial interests.  —  Of the 437 political journalists with passes that give them access …
Laura Wagner / Washington Post:
Israel approves a new emergency rule that lets officials halt broadcasts of outlets that “harm national security” or “serve as the basis for enemy propaganda”  —  Israel approved new emergency regulations Wednesday that could pave the way for censoring Al Jazeera …
Variety:
Sources: George Clooney and other stars proposed that SAG-AFTRA remove the cap on dues, but the negotiating committee “didn't see the validity” of the proposal  —  A group of A-list actors led by George Clooney presented a proposal to SAG-AFTRA leadership during a Tuesday afternoon Zoom call …
Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
Netflix reports Q3 revenue up 7.8% YoY to $8.54B, vs. $8.54B est., and global paid memberships up 10.8% YoY to 247.15M, vs. 243.88M est.; NFLX jumps 12%+  —  LOS ANGELES — Netflix reported earnings after the bell.  Here are the results.  — Earnings: $3.73 vs $3.49 per share, according to LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Netflix raises its US prices for its basic plan from $9.99 to $11.99, its premium plan from $19.99 to $22.99, and some of its prices in the UK and France
 
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Kirsty Wark / BBC:
Kirsty Wark says she plans to step down as a lead presenter at BBC Newsnight after the next UK election; she joined the current affairs show in 1993
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: YouTube is building an AI tool that lets creators record audio using famous musicians' voices and seeking major record labels' rights to train the tool
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Federated networks like Mastodon and a growing acceptance of paying for content may help move people away from big social platforms and improve online discourse
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Experts say misinformation from “verified” pseudo-OSINT accounts on X, driven by profit and engagement, is destroying the Israel-Hamas war information ecosystem
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

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