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3:35 PM ET, November 6, 2023

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Washington Post:
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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New York Times:
A profile of The Washington Post's next CEO, Will Lewis, a UK-born former reporter and former Telegraph EIC who co-founded The News Movement for young audiences
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
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.
Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
Meta says there are now 1M active subscriptions to Instagram creators, just over a year after launching the feature, and unveils new creator tools  —  There are now 1 million paid subscriptions to creators on Instagram, slowly transforming the platform into a space where creators can get paid directly by their fans.
Discussion: Meta, more at Techmeme »
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
OpenAI debuts Copyright Shield, promising to defend ChatGPT Enterprise users and OpenAI customers facing copyright infringement claims related to its services  —  OpenAI — bowing to peer pressure — today announced it'll step in and defend businesses using OpenAI products …
Discussion: @nathanwchan
Washington Post:
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.
Karen Lema / Reuters:
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 …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Jason Wagenheim leaves BDG Media to be the first North America CEO of Footballco, which owns soccer websites, ahead of 2026 World Cup on the continent  —  Jason Wagenheim is leaving BDG Media, the parent company of Bustle and a slew of other female-focused lifestyle brands …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
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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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney names Hugh Johnston, currently the CFO of PepsiCo, as its senior executive VP and CFO, starting on December 4
Tim Ingham / Music Business Worldwide:
Sources: Spotify sets the threshold to receive royalties at 1,000 annual streams per track, demonetizing 0.5% of its Streamshare that earn less than $0.05/month
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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
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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
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