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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
In a Q&A at the NABJ convention, Trump questions Kamala Harris' ethnicity, calls ABC News' Rachel Scott “very rude”, and complains about audio problems — “I've known her for a long time indirectly, directly, very much,” Trump said. “And she was always of Indian heritage and she was promoting Indian heritage.
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Dan Sabbagh / The Guardian:
In a letter to ex-prime minister Gordon Brown, the UK's Met police say a special team is examining claims that Will Lewis helped cover up phone hacking claims — Exclusive: Scotland Yard move on complaint by ex-PM Gordon Brown, who accuses Will Lewis of phone hacking ‘cover-up’ in 2011
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Lawyers for Prince Harry and others accused WaPo CEO Will Lewis of fabricating a fake security threat 13 years ago in order to delete emails at Murdoch tabloids — LONDON — Attorneys for Prince Harry and prominent U.K. politicians today accused Washington Post chief executive and publisher …
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Carly Thomas / The Hollywood Reporter:
A TikTok account leaks 12+ videos of HBO's House of the Dragon finale, filming the screen with another device; the season one finale also leaked in October 2022 — Several clips from the finale were uploaded on TikTok ahead of its debut on Aug. 4. — It happened again …
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An Israeli airstrike kills Al Jazeera Arabic journalist Ismail al-Ghoul and his cameraman Rami al-Refee in the Gaza Strip — Ismail al-Ghoul and Rami al-Refee killed in Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City. — Al Jazeera Arabic journalist Ismail al-Ghoul and his cameraman Rami al-Refee …
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Reuters:
Apex Capital Trust submits an offer to acquire Paramount Global, offering an all-cash deal for up to $43B that includes paying a $400M breakup fee to Skydance — Apex Capital Trust has submitted a competing offer to acquire Paramount Global (PARA.O) in an all-cash deal for up to $43 billion, the investment firm said on Wednesday.
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Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu / Financial Times:
Ofcom: in 2023, 48% of UK 16- to 24-year-olds watched broadcast TV in an average week, a record low and down from 76% in 2018, as TikTok and YouTube dominate — Less than half of 16- to 24-year-olds are tuning in every week, Ofcom finds — Less than half of young audiences …
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Disney is cutting about 140 jobs at Disney Entertainment Television, or about 2% of staff; cuts will fall hardest on NatGeo, Freeform, and ABC stations — The company is eliminating about 140 jobs, or about 2% of staff at Disney Entertainment Television, said the people …
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Kyle Chayka / New Yorker:
Spotify prioritizes what a user has recently listened to and recommended content, encouraging users to become passive listeners, a form of enshittification — The platform interface has gradually made it harder to find the music I want to listen to. With the latest app updates, I'd had enough.
Tyler Falk / Current:
Survey: noncommercial radio news pay fell 8% YoY and commercial radio news salaries rose 23%+ between the end of 2022 and the end of 2023 in major US markets — A survey of radio news salaries showed a 2.5% decline compared to last year's survey, led by a substantial drop among noncommercial stations.
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Radio Ink:
Magellan AI: US podcast advertising rose 22% YoY in Q2 with the top 500 podcasts averaging $252K/month each; episode ad loads rose 5.95% YoY to 9.11% — After an unsure 2023, podcasting is seeing an advertising boom, according to Magellan AI's latest analysis of podcast advertising trends.
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Calum Jaspan / Sydney Morning Herald:
Australia's Nine publishing staff return to work after a five day strike and accept an improved pay offer of 11.5% over three years, an AI code, and more — Nine's publishing staff have accepted an improved pay offer from management, just hours after returning to work following the first strike across the newspapers since 2017.
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