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4:20 PM ET, August 17, 2024

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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 …
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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Bevan Hurley / The Times:
Ben Horowitz of VC firm a16z accused VC Michael Moritz of using The San Francisco Standard, financed by Moritz, to “fabricate hit pieces” on him and his wife  —  Sir Michael Moritz's San Francisco Standard is fabricating ‘hit pieces’, according to a fellow venture capitalist …
Bloomberg:
A US judge temporarily blocks the launch of Venu Sports, the streaming service from Fox/WBD/Disney, a week before rollout, after Fubo filed an antitrust lawsuit  —  - Judge bars new streaming platform until Fubo lawsuit proceeds  — Venu was scheduled to launch next week for $42.99-a-month
Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
In response to proposed rules restricting gambling ads, Australian TV networks say they may have to rethink whether they can afford to fund local news bulletins  —  Labor appears poised to push forward with a watered-down partial ad ban.  How much money do TV networks really make from gambling promotions?
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 …
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
X says it's closing its operations in Brazil, claiming a judge threatened arrest if X didn't comply with “censorship orders”; the service remains available  —  X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, said today that it's ending operations in Brazil …
Justin Bachman / Legal Dive:
A YouTuber files a proposed class action against Nvidia, accusing it of scraping his content without consent to train AI models, weeks after also suing OpenAI  —  A video creator alleges that the companies scraped his videos, and millions of others, without permission to help train their generative AI learning models.
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 …
The Guardian:
Nigel Farage reports pay of £97,900 a month by GB News as a presenter, £4,000 a month by the Daily Telegraph, and more; he appears to be UK's highest-earning MP  —  Reform UK leader banked £1.2m from role as presenter on GB News and payments from social media
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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Cristiano Lima-Strong / Washington Post:
A US appeals court largely upholds a ruling blocking the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, finding parts of the law likely violate the First Amendment
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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
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
 

 
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Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword:
Google files its proposed remedies in the DOJ's search antitrust lawsuit, including letting browser companies have multiple default agreements across platforms

Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica:
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