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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
New York Times Magazine staff writer Jazmine Hughes resigns; editor Jake Silverstein said she violated policy by signing a letter protesting Israel's Gaza siege — The writer, Jazmine Hughes, who has won awards for her work, had signed another letter of protest this year.
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Paresh Dave / Wired:
Ad blockers saw record uninstalls in October after YouTube expanded its crackdown on ad blockers, while those unaffected by the clampdown saw record installs — YouTube expanded a “test” that threatens to cut off users who don't turn off their ad blocker. Developers of the tools are scrambling to respond.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Wired plans to launch a vertical on the impact of tech on US and global elections and politics in the coming weeks, run by four full-time writers and an editor — Wired, the technology publication owned by Condé Nast, is launching a new vertical that will focus on the intersection …
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Source: Starz plans to exit the UK and Australia ahead of its separation from Lionsgate in Q1 2024 and lay off 10%+ of its ~670 employees, but fewer than 100 — - World Series Ratings Low Is No Reason For “Grand Statements” About Major League Baseball's Decline, Fox Exec Michael Mulvihill Says; 2024 Outlook Is “Unchanged”
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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Sources: Recurrent Ventures dismisses CEO Alex Vargas after one year and elevates its co-founder and former North Equity Managing Director Andrew Perlman to CEO — Co-founder Andrew Perlman, a private equity executive, replaces Alex Vargas in the role — The media company Recurrent Ventures …
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Michael Lipka / Pew Research Center:
US survey of 4,742 Black adults: 41% say they get news and info from local outlets often and 58% say local journalists are mostly in touch with their community — Local news is an important part of many Black Americans' information diet. Overall, about three-quarters of Black adults …
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Frank Stoltze / LAist:
LAist correspondent Josie Huang reaches a $700,000 settlement with LA County after she was thrown to the ground and arrested during the George Floyd protests — Support your source for local news! — In these challenging times, the need for reliable local reporting has never been greater.
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Valerie Ettenhofer / SlashFilm:
Nicolas Cage says his cameo in The Flash looked nothing like what he filmed, calling to mind debates about performances being co-opted without actors' consent — If Nicholas Cage's surprise cameo in “The Flash” felt strange to you, you're not alone: it also caught the actor himself off guard.
Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
A look at the crisis at Marvel, including Jonathan Majors' legal issues, its machine pumping out too much content via shows and movies, and overworked VFX staff — This past September, a group of Marvel creatives, including studio chief Kevin Feige, assembled in Palm Springs for the studio's annual retreat.
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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Comscore: The Verge's YoY traffic fell every month but one after September 2022's redesign; The Verge: loyal user base is up 62% from January to September 2023 — The publisher, like much of the industry, has seen traffic steadily decline — When The Verge launched its redesigned website last September …
Alex Marshall / New York Times:
After a “cyber incident” hit the British Library on October 28, the library's website remains offline and scholars are unable to access its online catalog — Libraries across Europe appear to be facing attacks from cybercriminals. At Britain's national library, an “incident” is sending scholars back to an analog age.
Ross A. Lincoln / The Wrap:
Sources: the AMPTP presented SAG-AFTRA with a new contract offer on November 3, and talks between the groups will continue through the weekend — The two sides are inching toward a deal that could bring the Hollywood strike to an end — The strike isn't over yet, but on Friday night …
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