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The Washington Post names former Wall Street Journal publisher and former Dow Jones CEO William Lewis as its new publisher and CEO, effective January 2, 2024 — The Washington Post announces William Lewis as its new Publisher and CEO. Lewis will assume the role effective Jan. 2, 2024 …
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A profile of The Washington Post's next CEO, Will Lewis, a UK-born former reporter and Telegraph EIC who co-founded The News Movement aimed at Gen Z audiences — The former Dow Jones executive most recently co-founded The News Movement, a start-up aimed at young audiences.
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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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Nate Freeman / Vanity Fair:
How an open letter supporting Palestinians led to Artforum EIC David Velasco's firing, staff quitting in protest, and repercussions that are still playing out — The touchstone art publication's editor David Velasco decided, along with some members of his staff, to post an open letter …
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Wes Davis / The Verge:
A look at companies' responses, including from Meta, Google, Microsoft, Adobe, and Apple, to potential US Copyright Office rules for AI and copyrighted content — The biggest companies in AI aren't interested in paying to use copyrighted material as training data, and here are their reasons why.
Deadline:
SAG-AFTRA says it's reviewing a proposal the AMPTP calls its “last, best, and final offer”; source: the offer includes a wage increase and “full” AI protections — UPDATE, 3:14PM AFTER EXCLUSIVE: After meeting with studio CEOs earlier today, SAG-AFTRA has put out a statement …
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
CNN blasts Fox News host Mark Levin for describing Wolf Blitzer and Jake Tapper as “self-hating Jews” on his radio show citing their Israel-Hamas war coverage — On his radio show, Levin also alleged that CNN journalists asking questions about the death toll in Gaza are ‘giving aid and comfort to the enemy’
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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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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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Frank Stoltze / LAist:
LAist correspondent Josie Huang reaches a $700K settlement with LA County after she was thrown to the ground, pinned, and arrested during a George Floyd protest — Support your source for local news! — In these challenging times, the need for reliable local reporting has never been greater.
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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 …
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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