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Kathy Jones / Committee to Protect Journalists:
At least 22 journalists have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war as of October 20: 18 Palestinian, 3 Israeli, and 1 Lebanese; 3 are reported missing or detained — The Israel-Gaza conflict has taken a severe toll on journalists since Hamas launched its unprecedented attack against Israel …
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@risj_oxford, @sarafischer, @jodieginsberg, scheerpost.com, @pressfreedom, @lvzwestcott, @malonebarry, Mother Jones and The Guardian
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Emma Goldberg / New York Times:
Some Israeli journalists and press advocates say that airing dissenting opinions on the Israel-Hamas war has become even more fraught than in prior conflicts — Airing criticism of the country's response has become even more fraught than in previous conflicts, some journalists and press advocates said.
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Vox, @dannygroner, @pkafka and @JaneRLaForge@mstdn.social
New York Times:
The New York Times says the outlet should've taken more care with early versions of its Gaza hospital explosion story, which relied too heavily on Hamas' claims — On Oct. 17, The New York Times published news of an explosion at a hospital in Gaza City, leading its coverage with claims …
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Fox News, Media Nation, The Times of Israel, @eric_seufert, @sdkstl, @palafo@mstdn.social, @jamespmcleod, @sherazkrajput, @michaelcohen, @tzipshmil, @michaelcdeibert, @jacobkornbluh, @kyleworton, @laurawalkerkc, @whcommsdir, @drdind, @jonnygeller, @amlwhere, @alex, @sissenberg and Dov Greenbaum JD PhD on LinkedIn
Deadline:
SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP plan to return to negotiations on October 24 at SAG-AFTRA Plaza; several executives from AMPTP member companies plan to be in attendance — After over a week of silence, the actors union and the AMPTP are set to return to negotiations on Tuesday, Oct. 24.
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New York Times, Puck, @slack2thefuture, @sagaftra, @sagaftranews, The Wrap, The Hill, ABC7, Bollyinside, Comic Book, Bleeding Cool News, Bleeding Cool News, SAG-AFTRA Strike, New York Times, Screen, New York Daily News, Reuters, Rolling Stone, Bloomberg, TVLine, Variety, Los Angeles Times, The Wrap, The Hollywood Reporter and Next TV
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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
UK-based National World launches an AI-generated weather presenter on its London website, offering two daily weather bulletins under the “AI Newsroom” by-line — The unnamed presenter appears to be the first serious UK attempt to deploy an AI newsreader.
Discussion:
@lepdavidnowell and The Guardian
The Sunday Times:
The UK's ITV now requires staff to disclose sexual relationships and some friendships with colleagues, after Phillip Schofield resigned over a workplace affair — New guidelines as Channel 5's Storm Huntley is tipped to succeed Holly Willoughby on This Morning
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@jamesrbuk, @theikevin, @ivorytowerjourn, @charlesmcotton, @scatatkins, The Guardian, Metro and Deadline
Reuters:
Iran sentences journalists Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi to 13 and 12 years, respectively, over their coverage of the death in custody of Mahsa Amini — An Iranian Revolutionary Court sentenced two journalists to years in prison for their coverage of the death in custody …
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Fox News, Al Jazeera, Reporters Without Borders, Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, Financial Times and Bollyinside
Reuters:
Sources: four people linked to WPP-owned GroupM were questioned by Shanghai authorities; a source says one current employee and two former staff were detained — SHANGHAI, Oct 21 (Reuters) - (This Oct. 21 story has been corrected to fix the reference to ‘U.S. consultancy Mintz Group’, not ‘U.S. law firm Mintz’, in paragraph 13)
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MediaPost and Financial Times
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
The English Premier League starts the bidding process for 2026 TV rights, as the global market slumps; the new packages have 42-65 extra matches, for 270 total — Bidding wars appear to be over as BT and Sky share content and heat goes out of auctions in continental Europe
Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Apple's Killers of the Flower Moon collects $44M in its global debut, including $23M in North America, the widest release ever for a streaming service's movie — The film also brought in $21 million from 63 international territories for a global total of $44 million.
Bloomberg:
Sources: Reliance is nearing a cash and stock deal to buy Disney's India operations for between $7B to $8B; Disney will likely continue to hold a minority stake — - Transaction could be announced as early as next month … The US entertainment giant may sell a controlling stake …
Discussion:
TechCrunch and Reuters
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
A look at LION Publishers' five-year growth plan: 98.4% of its 2023 revenue came from “institutional giving”, the company's focus on BIPOC newsrooms, and more — “While we recognize our members need more funding, we've decided that's not our role as a membership association.”
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Chris Krewson on LinkedIn and MDIF
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