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Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
Sources: NBC has demanded Donald Trump's campaign remove a video with audio deceptively edited to seem like it's from an NBC reporter after the third GOP debate — The Scoop — NBC News has demanded that Donald Trump's campaign remove a video that includes audio deceptively edited to seem …
Dasha Litvinova / Associated Press:
Russia places journalist and author Masha Gessen on a wanted list after opening a criminal case on charges of spreading “false information” about Russia's army — Russian police have put prominent Russian-American journalist and author Masha Gessen on a wanted list after opening …
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Sources: Shari Redstone has held talks with Skydance to sell a controlling stake in National Amusements, the parent company of MTV, CBS, and Paramount's studio — Ms. Redstone waged a bitter battle for control of National Amusements, the parent company of MTV, CBS and the Paramount movie studio.
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Associated Press:
X lifts the permanent ban on Infowars host Alex Jones, after Elon Musk conducted a 24-hour poll, resulting in 70.1% voting in favor of restoring Jones' account — Elon Musk has restored the X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, pointing to a poll on the social media platform formerly known …
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Penelope Green / New York Times:
Maria Emilia Martin, who founded Latino USA, now the longest-running public radio show in the country covering Latino communities, died on December 2 at 72 — As a radio journalist committed to the goal of representing all voices, she fought to tell the stories of Latino communities in the Americas.
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Oliver Barnes / Financial Times:
Source: MailOnline plans to put 10 to 15 articles behind a paywall daily, out of the nearly 1,500 published daily, in the UK, starting as early as January 2024 — One of world's most popular news sites to move towards ‘freemium’ model for UK readers — The publisher of the Daily Mail plans …
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Moonbug Entertainment, the studio behind CoComelon, plans to restructure, produce fewer CoComelon episodes in 2024, and slow down its spinoff channel creation — Not even the most popular kids show on YouTube (and Netflix) is immune to the media recession.
Daphne Keller / @daphnehk:
[Thread] Texas' and Florida's online speech rules for platforms cannot be justified, as less restrictive tools that give users control over online content exist — There was an amazing outpouring of S. Ct. amicus briefs opposing Texas's and Florida's online speech regulations yesterday. Here's what mine's about. 1/
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Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Dave Robb, a longtime investigative reporter and considered the dean of the Hollywood labor beat who most recently worked for Deadline, died on December 8 at 74 — Longtime Deadline reporter Dave Robb has passed away at age 74. Considered the dean of the Hollywood labor beat …
Wall Street Journal:
A profile of former CNN boss Jeff Zucker, as his Abu Dhabi-backed investment group RedBird IMI helps The Barclay family take control of Telegraph Media Group — Veteran media executive's investment group is a top contender to buy two U.K. publications, for which he plans U.S. expansion
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@wsjbusiness and The Guardian
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
A judge certifies a class action lawsuit alleging Disney paid 9,000 women less than male staff, the largest lawsuit certified under California's Equal Pay Act — A judge on Friday certified a class action lawsuit that alleges that Disney paid 9,000 women less than their male counterparts.
Andy Maxwell / TorrentFreak:
Forty nine record labels file a lawsuit against Altice for allegedly facilitating “massive copyright infringement committed by thousands of its subscribers” — On December 14, 2022, a group of music rightsholders including BMG, UMG, and Capitol filed a complaint at a Texas district court …
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