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4:45 AM ET, December 11, 2023

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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 …
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 …
Discussion: @ben_orner
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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John Koblin / New York Times:
USA Network and others, once rich with original scripted shows, now air endless reruns, part of a downward spiral increasingly leading advertisers to pull money  —  Many of the most popular channels have largely ditched original dramas and comedies, morphing into vessels for endless reruns.
Discussion: Deadline and ScreenRant
Washington Post:
Sources detail Disinfo Lab: run by an Indian intelligence officer and behind a covert influence operation on social media discrediting Narendra Modi's critics  —  NEW DELHI — Since 2020, an opaque organization calling itself the Disinfo Lab has published lengthy dossiers and social media posts claiming …
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 …
Discussion: Telegraph
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
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.
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/
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 …
 
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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
Wired:
An investigation of internet censorship in US schools finds broad use of filters that block health and identity information, thousands of news stories, and more
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Poynter:
Challenger, Gray & Christmas: the news sector of the media industry has seen 2,681 job cuts from January through November 2023, more than in all of 2022 or 2021
Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
Paramount's stock jumps ~14% over reports Skydance Media CEO David Ellison and RedBird Capital's Gerry Cardinale are “kicking the tires” on acquiring its assets
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: X has held preliminary talks with Amazon to make ads available via Amazon's ad-buying software, and PubMatic, seeking to attract more small advertisers
 

 
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Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority:
Source: Google has canceled the development of a second-generation Pixel Tablet, planned for release in 2025, due to concerns that it wouldn't sell very well

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is testing a more conversational version of Siri, dubbed “LLM Siri”, with plans to release it in spring 2026 as part of iOS 19 and macOS 16

Hannah Lang / Reuters:
Sources: a16z, Ripple, Kraken, and Circle are jostling for a seat on Trump's promised crypto advisory council, which is expected to set up a bitcoin reserve

 
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