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David Folkenflik / NPR:
John Lansing, the CEO who led NPR through turbulent times during the pandemic, dies at 67, just six months after stepping down from the network — Former NPR chief executive John Lansing died Wednesday at his lakeside home in Wisconsin, just six months after relinquishing his role at the network …
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Michael Smith on LinkedIn, @brandonetc, @lourdesgnavarro, @w7voa and @duanebonifer
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Top WaPo editors are “looking into” Taylor Lorenz's private Instagram story that sources say labeled Biden a “war criminal” in a photo taken at the White House — Senior editors at the Washington Post are reviewing a prominent tech columnist's private story on social media …
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The Wrap, @levinejonathan, @taylorlorenz, @wideofthepost, @hashtaggriswold, @rottenindenmark, @brandyzadrozny, Talking Biz News, @atrachelgilmore, @asilbwrites, @bendreyfuss, @tombevanrcp, @adamjohnsonchi, @natesilver538, @frankluntz, @matthewkeyslive, @davidfolkenflik, Fox News, @palmerluckey, @jeremiahdjohns, @jules_su, @epic_boyle, @shamebyjames, @wtflanksteak, @adamjohnsonchi, @metzgov, @jarvis_best, @schneider_cm, @bethbourdon, @bengoldey, @ultrapurwater, @demvoter@threads.net, @sarahselip, @austinahlman, @noahmanskar, @richardhanania, @the_Effekt@universeodon.com, @palmerluckey, @focusfronting and @kilgoretrout.bsky.social
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
The Onion relaunches a monthly print edition for online subscribers, a perk alongside live events, and others; it stopped running ads from Taboola in July — This week, The Onion began distributing a print edition for the first time in more than a decade. — The funniest writers …
Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
VP candidates Vance and Walz plan to debate on CBS on October 1, with Norah O'Donnell and Margaret Brennan moderating; Vance says he wants to debate on CNN too — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance have agreed to debate each other on Oct. 1, setting up a matchup of potential vice presidents …
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@jdvance, @tim_walz, @brianstelter@threads.net, New York Post, The Desk, Black America Web, Barrett Media, Forbes, The Daily Beast, The Hill, CNN, CNBC, HuffPost, Politico, Showbiz411, New Republic, TVLine, Mediaite, The Wrap, CBS News, ABC7, New York Daily News, Deadline, Adweek, UPI, Fox News, Rolling Stone and Los Angeles Times
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Channing Dungey, chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Television Group will take oversight of 20+ WBD cable networks in 2025 after Kathleen Finch retires — Channing Dungey will take oversight of entertainment networks following the retirement of Kathleen Finch at year's end
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Adweek, The Desk, Variety, Advanced Television, The Wrap, Los Angeles Times, Deadline, The Information, Next TV and The Hollywood Reporter
Seija Rankin / The Hollywood Reporter:
A look at the evolution of Ryan's World, as YouTuber Ryan Kaji ages out of his audience; he has filmed a movie and his family is auditioning on-camera talent — The toy-unboxing star of 'Ryan's World' is YouTube's most famous tween. Now he and his family are putting his appeal to the test …
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Rolling Stone
Jon Lafayette / Next TV:
A NY appeals court rules that Nexstar fraudulently collected $10.5M in retransmission fees from DirecTV by hiding that an NBC affiliate had become independent — Broadcaster concealed loss of NBC affiliation at WHAG — Nexstar Media Group collected $10.5 million in retransmission consent fees …
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The Desk, Radio & Television … and Bloomberg Law
Janko Roettgers / Lowpass:
Appfigures: consumers spent $3.8B on entertainment apps for mobile devices worldwide in Q1 2024, including $2.1B on streaming apps and $0.9B on short video apps — One unlikely culprit: TikTok — Entertainment continues to be a big money maker for publishers and app stores alike …
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9to5Mac and Appfigures, more at Techmeme »
Eli Tan / New York Times:
A look at San Francisco's local news scene, which boasts 27 news orgs, ranging from hyperlocal nonprofits to legacy survivors to billionaire-backed outlets — The city has become a hothouse for experimentation in local news. Could it serve as a model for the rest of the country?
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@rick_paulas, @awinston, @griffgaff@threads.net and TechCrunch
Guy Chazan / Financial Times:
A German court's injunction suspending a ban on far-right magazine Compact highlights the tension between limiting extremist views and protecting rights — Before being prohibited last month, few Germans had heard of Compact. Now it claims ‘everyone wants a copy’
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Reclaim The Net, @frasermatthew, @stevewbeales and Reuters
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Condé Nast hires Elizabeth Herbst-Brady as its new chief revenue officer, replacing Pamela Drucker Mann, who was CRO since 2019 and left earlier this month — The veteran executive joins the media company from Yahoo — Legacy media company Condé Nast—which houses iconic …
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Press Gazette and Condé Nast
Jody Godoy / Reuters:
Court filing: TikTok says the US DOJ misstated its China ties, made factual errors in the case, and the divestment law would strip TikTok of free speech rights — TikTok told a federal appeals court on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Justice has misstated the social media app's ties to China …
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Associated Press, The Information, @bobbyallyn@threads.net, 9to5Mac, NPR and Tubefilter, more at Techmeme »
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