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Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
Canada's deal with Google showed the flaws in the link tax, and now California and the US have a chance to adopt smarter ways to increase trustworthy local news — “You need Google to stay in this. Otherwise, it devastates the entire industry.” — Is the link tax dead?
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Michael Geist:
A close look at Canada's Google deal under Bill C-18: most of the CA$100M likely will go to big broadcasters and existing deals will be rolled into the payment — Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge's deal with Google on Bill C-18 for an annual $100 million contribution has sparked …
CNBC:
Source: Nelson Peltz seeks more than two seats on Disney's board, a day after Disney added Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman and former Sky TV boss Jeremy Darroch — - Activist investor Nelson Peltz and his firm, Trian, are seeking seats on Disney's board. — The news follows Disney's appointment …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Disney says former Marvel Entertainment chairman Ike Perlmutter, who is working with Nelson Peltz, has a “longstanding personal agenda” against Bob Iger
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New York Times:
Some marketing agencies say their brands don't plan to return to advertise on X, and others are advising brands to stop posting on X, after Elon Musk's comments — Elon Musk, the owner of X, criticized advertisers with expletives on Wednesday at The New York Times's DealBook Summit.
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Lora Kolodny / CNBC:
Elon Musk scoffs at advertisers leaving X because of his controversial posts: “If somebody's going to try to blackmail me with advertising ... go fuck yourself”
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Emma Nelson / Star Tribune:
Minnesota's Star Tribune hires Aron Pilhofer, who co-founded DocumentCloud, Hacks/Hackers, and Tiny News Collective, as chief product officer — Aron Pilhofer also co-founded news-related startups DocumentCloud.org, Hacks & Hackers and Tiny News Collective.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
The UK opens a review into whether Jeff Zucker's bid for The Telegraph, using ~$1B in Emirati money, could result in adverse foreign influence over the UK press — British regulators announced a review into whether the bid, backed mostly by funds from the United Arab Emirates …
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Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
Some digital outlets are employing full-time cartoonists, as newspapers increasingly cut the role; there were fewer than 30 newspaper cartoonists in 2021 — Few newspapers still employ full-time cartoonists. But some digital outlets are turning to the art form.
Reuters:
A US district judge issues a preliminary injunction blocking Montana's first-of-its-kind state ban on TikTok from taking effect on January 1 — A U.S. judge late on Thursday blocked Montana's first-of-its kind state ban on the use of short-video sharing app TikTok from taking effect on Jan. 1.
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Angelique Jackson / Variety:
Macro hires Jamila Hunter as president of Macro Television Studios; she had been Freeform's executive VP of original programming and development — Veteran television executive Jamila Hunter has been named president of Macro Television Studios, … “I couldn't be more excited to welcome Jamila to the company,” stated King.
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Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Memo: Bloomberg plans to launch a digital weekend product in 2024 and relaunch Businessweek as a monthly; Businessweek Editor Joel Weber will move to a new role — David Merritt, head of Bloomberg Media Editorial, and Katie Boyce, senior executive editor for Bloomberg Digital …
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Internal email: Vox is laying off staff and “tightening our editorial focus”; an all-staff meeting is planned December 1 to discuss the changes — Per an internal email, Vox is laying off staff today [image]
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: MSNBC cancels Mehdi Hasan's show and expands Ayman Mohyeldin's program to replace Hasan's show; Hasan will become an on-camera analyst and fill-in host — The News — MSNBC is canceling outspoken opinion host Mehdi Hasan's weekend program and show on the streaming service Peacock.
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