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9:40 PM ET, December 13, 2023

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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Q&A with Committee to Protect Journalists President Jodie Ginsberg on why the Israel-Hamas war has been so dangerous for the press, the Ukraine war, and more  —  The president of the Committee to Protect Journalists explains why Israel's military campaign has led to an unprecedented number …
Discussion: @trevoremetcalfe and Next TV
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Twitch now allows some previously prohibited sexual content, including “deliberately highlighted breasts, buttocks or pelvic region”, with a sexual themes label  —  Twitch is updating the way it responds to sexual content.  As part of the change, the streaming platform will now allow …
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
An interview with The Guardian Head of Audio Nicole Jackson on the outlet's daily news podcast Today in Focus, competition, newsroom collaboration, and more  —  The importance of “really good planning” and always having a fallback option.  —  The Guardian's daily news podcast Today in Focus …
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Axel Springer signs a multiyear deal with OpenAI, which plans to offer ChatGPT news summaries and use Politico, Business Insider, and others to train AI models  —  Generative-AI company reaches multiyear pact with owner of Politico, Business Insider and major European properties
Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg:
Sources: sparked by Spotify's complaint in 2019, the EU may fine Apple in 2024 and plans to ban its anti-steering App Store rules used on music streaming rivals  —  - EU to ban allegedly abusive App Store rules for music rivals  — Antitrust decision due early 2024 and could come with fines
Gene Meyer / Eugene L. Meyer:
A Washington Post alumnus who took a 2003 buyout shares rumors that 2023 cuts will end all local columns and that half the education reporters are leaving  —  John Kelly — my friend, neighbor, and former editor on the Weekend section of The Washington Post -is taking a buyout.
Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
A look at a small circle of video meme-makers, who flood social media and have effectively served as a shadow online ad agency for Donald Trump's 2024 campaign  —  A team of meme-makers has been flooding social media with pro-Trump posts riddled with sexist and racist tropes.  Donald Trump is cheering them on.
Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Fox News shakes up its executive structure, including making Porter Berry Fox News Digital's EIC and changing who oversees Fox Nation and Fox Business Network  —  Fox Corporation's Fox News Media has promoted five of its executives to new roles within the division.
Scott Roxborough / The Hollywood Reporter:
The European Parliament opts not to ban geo-blocking for films and TV content, after 600+ studios, sports leagues, and others signed a letter opposing the ban  —  Parliament opted to further assess the potential impact of a geo-blocking ban, which the audio-visual industry claims …
 
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Katie Campione / Deadline:
Analysis: Netflix's H1 2023 viewership report gives insights into the service's renewals and cancellations, original content dominates the Top 100, and more
Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
Fantasy novelist Cait Corrain admits to creating fake Goodreads accounts to sabotage other novelists via negative reviews, citing a “breakdown”, and apologizes
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
UK hearing: BBC Chair Samir Shah says that repeated rows over Gary Lineker's recent X posts “doesn't help anyone” and “does damage to the reputation” of the BBC
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Ruth Michaelson / The Guardian:
A profile of Plestia Alaqad, one of several nontraditional journalists with large Instagram followings who have documented the Israel-Hamas war from inside Gaza
Discussion: CBS News
Benjamin Parkin / Financial Times:
Pro-government news outlets and influencers in Bangladesh are promoting disinformation created with AI startups' cheap tools ahead of the January 2024 elections
David Ingram / NBC News:
Media Matters for America sues Texas AG Ken Paxton in federal court, saying Paxton violated the First Amendment by opening a probe into the outlet's X reporting
 

 
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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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