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7:30 PM ET, January 27, 2024

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Alex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter:
Internal email: WWE President Nick Khan says Vince McMahon resigned as TKO Executive Chairman and from the TKO board, and no longer has a role with TKO or WWE  —  The WWE founder faced allegations of battery and sex trafficking by a former employee. … Following allegations of battery …
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Khadeeja Safdar / Wall Street Journal:
Janel Grant, an ex-WWE staffer who received a payout from Vince McMahon and signed an NDA in 2022, files a lawsuit accusing WWE and McMahon of sex trafficking
Kate Knibbs / Wired:
A look at women's blog The Hairpin, which has been resurrected by a Serbian DJ after its 2018 shutdown and is now filled with SEO-optimized, AI-generated trash  —  Beloved women's website The Hairpin shut down in 2018.  This month it returned from the dead to churn out AI clickbait.
New York Times:
Sources: LAT owner Patrick Soon-Shiong clashed with editor Kevin Merida over an published article about a wealthy doctor and his dog, before Merida stepped down  —  The owner, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, had raised concerns with Kevin Merida, who stepped down this month, over reporting about a wealthy doctor and his dog.
The Wrap:
SAG-AFTRA calls for laws making the development and distribution of false AI images illegal, following the release of sexually explicit AI fakes of Taylor Swift  —  The Biden administration also spoke out on Thursday  —  Following the release of faked, sexually explicit images …
Ben Smith / Semafor:
Q&A with Washington Post CEO Will Lewis about his plans for the newspaper, including making its footprint bigger, lack of a Trump Bump, media layoffs, more  —  ON THE RECORD  —  Semafor Business' signature interview series, On The Record, brings you conversations with the people running, shaping, and changing our economy.
Gretel Kahn / Reuters Institute:
Emerging journalists from Europe, North America, and Latin America discuss the challenges they face entering the news industry, like high tuition and low pay  —  Reporters put up with low salaries, long hours and uninspiring roles in the hope they will find a full-time job.  Many may never have one
Discussion: Media Voices
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
404 Media outlines the reasons it wants to reach readers directly via email, including social media fragmentation and AI spam making discoverability tougher  —  You might have noticed that over the last few days, we've begun requiring readers to sign up with email addresses to read most of the articles on our website.
Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
Supporters of Israel are using apps to mass report pro-Palestinian content online, raising questions for tech platforms over “citizen-led propaganda” campaigns  —  The apps raise questions for tech platforms over ‘citizen-led propaganda’ campaigns, experts say
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Cameron Joseph / Columbia Journalism Review:
As newspapers cut DC reporters, they can no longer pressure legislators on local issues or inform readers about their legislators' performance  —  This week sucked.  —  On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Times laid off 115 people, more than 20 percent of its total staff.
Reuters:
A Moscow сourt extends the custody of WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich to March 30, 2024 as he awaits trial; Gershkovich can appeal within three days  —  A Moscow сourt extended the custody of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich by two months on Friday as he awaits trial on spying charges that he denies.
 
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Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
How disagreements between the Los Angeles Times and the LA Times Guild over seniority protections resulted in more than 60 journalists of color being laid off
Winston Cho / Hollywood Reporter:
George Carlin's estate sues Dudesy over its comedy special featuring an AI George Carlin, alleging copyright infringement and right of publicity violations
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Marie Donoghue, former vice president of global sports video at Amazon's Prime Video, joins DraftKings as its chief business & growth officer
Ben Thompson / Stratechery:
Q&A with Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters on not launching an app on the Apple Vision Pro, the WWE deal, content strategy, ads, competition, gaming, bundles, and more
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Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
The WGA East files an unfair labor practice charge against G/O Media, alleging that G/O Media has been “bargaining in bad faith” in ongoing negotiations
Sara Fischer / @sarafischer:
Forbes CEO Mike Federle announces layoffs affecting less than 3% of staff, saying Forbes “must remain vigilant in our current economic environment”
Sara Salinas / CNBC:
In a memo, Paramount CEO Bob Bakish announces layoffs, citing a need to “operate as a leaner company and spend less”; he did not disclose the size of the cuts
 

 
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Forbes:
AI startup founders and VCs hope that a Trump administration will lead to lighter regulations and the return of real acquisitions, not “contorted” ones

Financial Times:
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Ming-Chi Kuo:
Kuo: Apple plans to upgrade the high-end iPhone 18's wide-angle lens in 2026 to a variable aperture camera; Sunny Optical will be the primary shutter supplier
 
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