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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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Sources: Spotify sets the threshold to receive royalties at 1,000 annual streams, demonetizing 0.5% of its Streamshare that earn less than five cents per month — Last month Music Business Worldwide broke the news that major changes were coming to Spotify's royalty model in Q1 2024.
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Music Ally, Consequence and Billboard


Dish Network reports losing 64K net pay TV subscribers in Q3, compared to adding 30K in Q3 2022, for 8.84M subscribers in total, down from 10.2M in Q3 2022 — The company, led by CEO Erik Carlson and chairman Charlie Ergen, reported its third-quarter results.
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Sources detail Hunterbrook's plans for a “news hedge fund” and questions over its operations, complying with securities law, and retaining credibility — ‘Narrow needle to be threaded’ as start-up combines journalism with trading house — This summer, as investor Nathaniel Brooks Horwitz …
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@tanarrowz, @justin_cash_1 and @jfk_america


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.


A look at changes in MrBeast's hometown of Greenville, NC: studios, high-stress new jobs, random pyrotechnics, and a college course on creating YouTube content — Jimmy ‘MrBeast’ Donaldson brought jobs to his North Carolina hometown. Now locals are part of the show, whether they like it or not.
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr condemns the killing of journalist Juan Jumalon, shot while broadcasting from his home, and orders an investigation — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Sunday strongly condemned the killing of a Filipino journalist and ordered the police …
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Associated Press and Newser


A survey of 12+ US newsrooms on whether their journalists can bet on sports they cover: some ban the practice, few have formal guidelines, others didn't respond — Sports betting has exploded in popularity and is now online in more than half of U.S. states. Yet few newsrooms said they addressed gambling in formal guidelines.
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@philipoconnor, @streetruffian, @hanaatameez and @sarahscire


Digital-i: fewer than 5% of Netflix's original programs in 2022 would have triggered performance bonuses under the new WGA-AMPTP contract — Using Hollywood's new metrics, less than 5% of streaming originals count as hit shows. — Let's kick things off with a fun data point.
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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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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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@tobihaslett, @nkulw, @noahhurowitz and @profitratedown


Sources: some satellite imagery providers are restricting imagery of Gaza to news orgs following a NYT report on Israeli tank positions based on the images — The Scoop — Key providers of satellite photographs to news organizations and other researchers have begun to restrict imagery …
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The Times of Israel, @arictoler, @mattzeitlin and NPR