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Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Israel denies press credentials to seasoned conflict reporter Jesse Rosenfeld after critical coverage and says “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
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The Wrap, @walshfreedom, @christapeterso, @noahshachtman@mstdn.social and @mdslock
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Mark Bendeich / Reuters:
The Israel Defense Forces tells Reuters and the AFP that the military “cannot guarantee” their journalists' safety in Gaza, after the outlets sought assurances
The Israel Defense Forces tells Reuters and the AFP that the military “cannot guarantee” their journalists' safety in Gaza, after the outlets sought assurances
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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Insider Intelligence
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New York Times:
KKR completes its $1.62B Simon & Schuster acquisition, marking a major shift in the publishing industry; KKR plans to introduce an employee profit-sharing model — The process of selling Simon & Schuster has been long and tumultuous, and was waylaid by an earlier antitrust suit.
Discussion:
Deadline, Publishers Weekly and MediaPost
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 …
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Broadband TV News
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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 — - Plans cost €9.99 per month on the web, €12.99 on mobile — The model follows increasing EU regulations on data access
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Meta, Metro, New York Times, CMU, The Verge, New York Daily News, @eric_seufert, @eric_seufert, @wavesblog, @borrowed_ideas, @tomwarren, @metanewsemea, @arrington, @sarthakgh, @jason_kint, @J12t@social.coop, MediaPost, The Guardian, Associated Press, CNN, @carnage4life@mas.to, Advanced Television and Politico, more at Techmeme »
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Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal:
Meta plans to temporarily suspend showing ads to all users under 18 in the EU and other parts of Europe starting on November 6, to comply with EU regulations
Meta plans to temporarily suspend showing ads to all users under 18 in the EU and other parts of Europe starting on November 6, to comply with EU regulations
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@samschech, @hoofnagle, Observer, MarTech, Insider, Music Ally, Engadget, 9to5Mac, BGR, Politico, @rmendes.net and Ad Age
Artnet News:
Three Artforum editors quit after the EIC was fired; artists and art writers have pledged not to write for Penske-owned Artforum, ARTnews, and Art in America — Artists and writers have signed a petition to boycott the publication alongside others owned by Penske Media.
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@djrupture, @zacharyhsmall and @benmullin
Jesús Rodríguez / Washington Post:
A profile of Punchbowl News co-founder Jake Sherman, whose play-by-play social media updates of Capitol Hill dramas feed DC's 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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@pkafka, @brianstelter, @kheller, @froomkin, @laurachapin, @kvanvalkenburg, @tvietor08, @charliemagne, @samjmintz, @andrewfeinberg and @protecttruth_
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
News Media Alliance study: AI chatbot developers rely more on articles than generic web content to train AI; NMA says this shows 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.
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News/Media Alliance
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
A US judge dismissed AI copyright infringement claims against Midjourney and DeviantArt by three artists, but allowed a claim against Stability AI to proceed — While a federal judge advanced an infringement claim against Stability AI, he dismissed the rest of the lawsuit.
Mia Sato / The Verge:
TikTok and DistroKid sign a deal to bring songs by independent artists to TikTok Music; DistroKid artists already have the option to add their music to TikTok — Independent artists using DistroKid to share their music will now have another avenue on TikTok.
Discussion:
TechCrunch and Music Business Worldwide
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Q&A with Elle UK EIC Kenya Hunt on how the £149/year membership program Elle Collective can counter falling newsstand revenue, the future of magazines, and more — Elle UK editor in chief Kenya Hunt explains why the future is bright for Elle magazine.
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@pressgazette
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 — - News giant's Tech Guild held half-day work stoppage Monday — Workers include software engineers and product managers
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Reuters, Axios, @jessicanix_, @palewire, @anastasiakeeley, @josheidelson, @josheidelson, The NewsGuild and @beep@follow.ethanmarcotte.com