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2:00 PM ET, November 2, 2023

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Reuters:
After Bulgaria expelled a Russian journalist for a state-owned outlet, Russia summons a Bulgarian correspondent in Moscow to the foreign ministry  —  Russia on Thursday warned Bulgaria that it would retaliate against Sofia for its decision to expel a Russian journalist on national security grounds …
Discussion: Fox News
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Columbia Journalism School:
Columbia Journalism School names Margaret Sullivan as executive director for the Craig Newmark Center for Journalism Ethics and Security, starting on January 1  —  Margaret Sullivan, weekly columnist for the Guardian US, will become the Executive Director for the Craig Newmark Center …
Mia Sato / The Verge:
Meta announces new creator tools, including a Reels A/B testing tool to test different versions of Reels and see which perform best  —  Creators on Facebook are getting a handful of new tools on the platform — including the ability to test how different Reels perform against each other.
Discussion: Engadget and Meta, more at Techmeme »
Bloomberg:
The FTC says Jeff Bezos personally ordered Amazon execs to accept more junk ads to boost profits; Amazon used disappearing Signal chats from June 2019 to 2022  —  - FTC releases less redacted antitrust complaint against Amazon  — Amazon counters that the FTC is ‘wrong on facts and the law’
The Hollywood Reporter:
HBO's Casey Bloys concedes that creating Twitter accounts to undermine TV critics was a “very, very dumb idea to vent my frustration”  —  The HBO CEO apologized for the accounts that trolled critics posting about network programming on social media.
Erin Woo / The Information:
Source: TikTok users sent $250M+ worth of digital gifts to US livestreamers in Q3; TikTok takes a 50% cut and is on track to earn $500M in US tips in 2023  —  A young man with a shaved head and leather jacket bounces up and down in New York's Union Square, chanting “TGIF” as viewers send him a stream of tips costing a few cents each.
Gerardo Arbaiza / Reuters:
El Salvador's Congress repeals a law that criminalized the publication of gang messages, which critics said unjustly targeted journalists; no arrests were made  —  El Salvador's Congress repealed a law on Wednesday that criminalized the publication of gang messages, as ruling party leaders declared victory …
Committee to Protect Journalists:
At least 27 local and international journalists covering recent political rallies in Bangladesh's Dhaka were attacked by demonstrators and the police  —  Bangladesh authorities must immediately and impartially investigate the assaults on at least 27 journalists covering recent political rallies …
Burcu Karakas / Reuters:
Turkey arrests two high-profile journalists under its “disinformation” law: RSF says 20+ journalists, mostly local reporters, are being targeted by the 2022 law  —  Free speech advocates expressed their concerns on Thursday over a widening state crackdown on press freedom …
Discussion: Balkan Insight
Amanda Chicago Lewis / The Verge:
A critical look at the SEO industry: users complain that Google isn't as useful anymore, some experts complain it's harder to game Google's algorithm, and more  —  As the public begins to believe Google isn't as useful anymore, what happens to the cottage industry of search engine optimization experts …
 
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Joe Duball / IAPP:
The EDPB instructs the Irish DPC to ban Meta's use of personal data for behavioral ads across the EU member states and EEA countries within two weeks
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
An interview with The Economist Director of Podcasts John Prideaux on putting all the outlet's podcasts behind its paywall, except its biggest, The Intelligence
Discussion: Podnews
Salem Media Group, Inc.:
Salem Media partners with Just The News to add podcasts by John Solomon, Victor Davis Hanson, and Bauer and Rose to the Salem Podcast Network
Discussion: Inside Radio and RADIO ONLINE
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Memo: Daily Beast CEO Heather Dietrick is leaving to become chief media officer of Outside Inc., overseeing operations and 150+ staffers, at the end of 2023
Discussion: The Daily Beast and The Wrap
The Walt Disney Company:
Disney plans to acquire NBCU's 33% stake in Hulu, gaining full ownership, and expects to pay ~$8.61B, representing NBCU's share of a $27.5B guaranteed floor