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Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
The MPA announces plans to work with US Congress to enact a SOPA-like anti-piracy law; SOPA was fiercely opposed by the tech industry and failed to pass in 2012 — The Motion Picture Association said it will work with Congress to enact an anti-piracy law similar to legislation that failed …
Jessica Jerreat / Voice of America:
Reporters Without Borders says Hong Kong authorities detained and deported a Taiwan-based RSF advocacy officer who had planned to cover the Jimmy Lai trial — A media watchdog said Wednesday that Hong Kong authorities expelled one of its officials who had arrived to cover the trial of pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai.
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Reporters Without Borders, Reuters, Al Jazeera, @jessicajerreat and Bloomberg
Jeff Jarvis / Nieman Lab:
Excerpts from an analysis of the California Journalism Preservation Act, which has yet to pass the state Senate, including its many weaknesses and alternatives — “If there are resources to be put to work, we must ask where those resources should come from, who should receive them, and on what basis they should be distributed."
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Sources: The WSJ lays off at least 11, primarily on its visuals desk and in video roles; some laid off were in the “Journalists as Creators” YouTube partnership — CHOPPING BLOCK — The layoffs, which came after months of cuts, impacted the social media and video desks.
Discussion:
MediaPost, Talking Biz News, @maxwelltani and @ianjsilvera
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Memo: NPR Chief Content Officer Edith Chapin defends NPR's journalism and commitment to reflecting a diverse array of views, rejecting Uri Berliner's assessment — NPR's top news executive defended its journalism and its commitment to reflecting a diverse array of views on Tuesday …
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Deadline:
As streamers cut spending globally, sources say Netflix remains the only major US platform still commissioning across Southeast Asia, albeit on a smaller scale — Producers in Southeast Asia are facing a very different, much quieter landscape to the one in front of them just 12 months ago …
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Quark Henares on LinkedIn and Christian Grece on LinkedIn
Rest of World:
Rest of World receives a $200K grant from Luminate to support its coverage of elections worldwide, including AI's effects and social media platforms' roles — Rest of World, an award-winning global nonprofit publication, has received a $200,000 sponsorship from Luminate to support its coverage …
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@restofworld and Anup Kaphle on LinkedIn
The New York Times Company:
The New York Times hires Matthew Rose, who has held multiple senior editing posts at The Wall Street Journal, as editorial director for its Opinion section — Matthew takes on the role of editorial director, overseeing the guest essay, international and video teams.
Discussion:
Matthew Rose on LinkedIn and @tunkuv
Voice of America:
FCCC survey: reporting conditions in China have improved since the pandemic, but foreign journalists still face visa problems, surveillance, and harassment — Reporting conditions in China have improved since the global pandemic but foreign journalists still face obstacles including visa problems …
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Rep. Adam Schiff introduced a bill that would require companies training generative AI models to disclose all of the copyrighted work they used to do so — Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) unveiled legislation on Tuesday that would require companies using copyrighted material to train …
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schiff.house.gov, The Guardian, Fast Company, @wgaeast, @sagaftra, The Register, @repadamschiff, @mfpseth, @iatse, Michael Robbins on LinkedIn, The Verge, @ajcatoline, Heidi Saas on LinkedIn, @repadamschiff, @ammarshall.bsky.social, Gizmodo, Engadget, Deadline, MediaNama, Billboard, Music Ally, Digital Music News, Music Business Worldwide and The Hollywood Reporter, more at Techmeme »
Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: three Paramount Global directors, including Dawn Ostroff and Nicole Seligman, are expected to leave the board as Paramount discusses a Skydance merger — Dawn Ostroff and Nicole Seligman were on the independent special committee tasked with finding the best deal for all shareholders
Discussion:
The Information, Reuters, @jtoonkel, The Wrap, Los Angeles Times and Jessica Toonkel on LinkedIn, more at Techmeme »
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
ESPN and Peyton Manning's Omaha Productions strike a nine-year media rights deal, which includes Monday Night Football's ManningCast and other programming — The deal, which runs into 2034, will include the ‘Manningcast’ for Monday Night Football and other programming.
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Awful Announcing, ESPN Press Room U.S., Sports Media Watch, Barrett Media, Bleacher Report, Variety, The Wrap and Deadline
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