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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 — Senior editors at the Washington Post are reviewing a prominent tech columnist's private story on social media …
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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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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 …
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
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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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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Radio & Television … and Bloomberg Law
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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TechCrunch
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
The European Commission asks Meta for more information about its Content Library tool and API under the DSA, following Meta's decision to deprecate CrowdTangle — The Commission is seeking more information from Meta following its decision to deprecate its CrowdTangle transparency tool.
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European Commission, Agence France-Presse, MediaPost, Bloomberg and NPR, more at Techmeme »
Bloomberg:
Some publishers say they can't block the Googlebot crawler that covers AI Overviews without hampering their discoverability, as the crawler also covers Search — Publishers say blocking the company's AI bot could also prevent their sites from showing up in search
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney hires Adam Smith, who oversaw YouTube Music and YouTube Premium subscription services, as chief product and technology officer for entertainment and ESPN — Smith, who will be chief product and technology officer for entertainment and ESPN, most recently oversaw the YouTube Music and YouTube Premium subscription services.
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The Wrap, Barrett Media, Next TV, Variety, Deadline, The Information and Los Angeles Times
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, NPR, @bobbyallyn@threads.net, 9to5Mac and Tubefilter, more at Techmeme »
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: ex-Warner Music CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr. is preparing a bid for National Amusements and has talked with potential backers including Fortress and Roku — Potential bid could come in together in coming days, ahead of Aug. 21 end of ‘go-shop period’ — Media executive Edgar Bronfman Jr …
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