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4:25 PM ET, October 31, 2023

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Max Tani / Semafor:
Forbes journalists say some sources are refusing to give them sensitive information due to Forbes' new reported ownership by Russian businessman Magomed Musaev  —  The Scoop  —  Forbes journalists have told the publication's management that some sources are refusing to share sensitive information …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: Forbes' owners give Luminar CEO Austin Russell two more weeks to finalize his $800M bid; Russian executive Magomed Musaev denies investing in the deal  —  Austin Russell, the 28-year-old Luminar Technologies CEO who is seeking to buy Forbes, has requested an extension of a Nov. 1 deadline …
Discussion: Talking Biz News
New York Times:
KKR completes its $1.62B Simon & Schuster acquisition, marking a major shift in the US publishing industry; KKR plans to offer an employee profit-sharing model  —  The process of selling Simon & Schuster has been long and tumultuous, and was waylaid by an earlier antitrust suit.
Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Israel denies press credentials to seasoned conflict reporter Jesse Rosenfeld after his critical coverage, saying “Rolling Stone is not a news organization”  —  The Netanyahu administration has denied a press credential to Jesse Rosenfeld, who has reported on the prime minister and the war
Samuel Earle / The Guardian:
A profile of Paul Marshall, GB News co-owner and founder of UnHerd, one of the biggest websites for political commentary in the UK, as he bids for The Telegraph  —  UnHerd has quickly become one of the biggest sites for political commentary in the UK, and now the hedge fund founder behind it …
Discussion: Broadband TV News
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Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
The Guardian says its reputation was damaged after Microsoft Start placed an AI-generated poll about a woman's death next to the outlet's article about her  —  Publisher says poll speculating on cause of woman's death that appeared next to Guardian article caused ‘significant reputational damage’
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
News Media Alliance study: developers rely on articles more than generic web content to train LLMs; the NMA says this shows that AI companies violate copyright  —  The News Media Alliance, a trade group that represents newspapers, says that A.I. chatbots use news articles significantly more than generic content online.
Mark Stenberg / Medialyte:
Brands removing ads from critical event coverage, like the Israel-Hamas war, leads to inefficient monetization of news publishers' coverage of these news cycles  —  A song to read by: “Kid Charlemagne,” by Steely Dan  —  What I'm reading: “The Rachel Papers,” by Martin Amis  —  The week that was
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Reuters:
Graphic pro-Israel ads are appearing in kids' video games, like Angry Birds, across Europe; Israel has spent $1.5M on online ads since Hamas' October 7 attack
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
SmartNews VP of Content Rich Jaroslovsky plans to step down from a full-time job at year's end; Wendy Bounds is taking over and Bernie Davis' role will expand  —  Rich Jaroslovsky, vice president of content and chief journalist at SmartNews, sent out the following to his colleagues on Tuesday:
Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
A look at some of the creators who report and aggregate news on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and more, as people under 35 move away from traditional news outlets  —  One recent study concluded consumers are looking for news that “feels more relevant,” giving a boost to creators on social media
Jesús Rodríguez / Washington Post:
A profile of Punchbowl News co-founder Jake Sherman, whose play-by-play posts on X about Capitol Hill's dramas feed DC's bottomless appetite for fresh intel  —  Jake Sherman wanted the world to know about his team's latest scoop.  —  BREAKING NEWS: DIANNE FEINSTEIN HAS PASSED AWAY AT 90, he wrote on X.
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Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
A US judge dismisses three artists' AI copyright infringement claims against Midjourney and DeviantArt but allows a direct claim against Stability AI to proceed
Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Sony Pictures Television's head of production Ed Lammi plans to retire at the end of 2023, after 36 years at the studio and 28 years in his current position
Discussion: WORLD SCREEN and The Wrap
Julie DiCaro / Deadspin:
ESPN confirms digitally altering a clip of NBA player Damian Lillard from 2020 and posting the new video after the Bucks' opening night win against Philadelphia
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Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg:
Most of the NYT's 700 tech staff held a half-day work stoppage on October 30, over a return-to-office order that management didn't negotiate in good faith
Jillian Deutsch / Bloomberg:
Meta plans to offer an ad-free option for Instagram and Facebook in the EU, EEA, and Switzerland, charging €9.99/month on the web or €12.99/month on mobile
Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: at a private meeting with bank executives last week, Biden fumed at The New York Times for saying an Israeli airstrike caused the Gaza hospital blast