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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Sources: GB News investor and hedge fund tycoon Paul Marshall is poised to buy the Spectator for up to £100M in a deal expected to close by the end of the week — Hedge fund tycoon in talks with Telegraph owner RedBird IMI to acquire magazine for up to £100m
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Rachel Hagan / The Independent:
Russian court sentences journalist Sergei Mikhailov to eight years in prison for “spreading false information” about the Russian army in his newspaper Listok — Prosecutors convicted Sergei Mikhailov for “spreading false information” about the Russian army — Support truly
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The Moscow Times, @mat_struwe, @mike_eckel, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, Al Jazeera, @rg_horvath and Associated Press
Amanda Holpuch / New York Times:
A New Hampshire man is sentenced to 27 months in prison for harassing New Hampshire Public Radio journalists, including by vandalizing their homes — Tucker Cockerline was part of a group that prosecutors said vandalized the homes of a New Hampshire Public Radio reporter, her editor and her parents.
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
The Sun EIC says video has become the “focus for everything” at The Sun over the past year, as its YouTube-based political show Never Mind the Ballots returns — News UK says Never Mind The Ballots has achieved 30 million views since launch. — Video has become …
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@mediaevan and @mrharrycole
John Rogers / Associated Press:
Linda Deutsch, a trial reporter for the AP who covered Charles Manson, OJ Simpson, and other criminal and civil trials, died on September 1 at age 80 — Linda Deutsch, a special correspondent for The Associated Press who for nearly 50 years wrote glittering first drafts of history …
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney pulls ABC, ESPN, and other channels from DirecTV in a major carriage dispute, a year after a dispute with Charter Spectrum led to channels going dark — Disney previously saw its channels go dark a year ago in a dispute with Charter Spectrum. — Disney finds itself at the center …
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Samantha Cole / 404 Media:
The organization that runs National Novel Writing Month faces criticism after saying “the categorical condemnation of AI has classist and ableist undertones” — The organization that runs National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) declared condemnation of AI “classist and ableist …
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Andrew Deck / Nieman Lab:
Seven leading SEO experts and publisher audience strategists on changing their approach due to Google Search AI Overviews, how it may alter traffic, and more — Google's generative AI search feature is here to stay, but will it actually impact how digital outlets do business?
Margaret Sullivan / American Crisis:
The NYT's article on Trump's and Harris' housing crisis policies is a particularly ugly example of the mainstream media's continued use of false equivalence — I once asked Jill Abramson, the former top editor of the New York Times, to name the best reporters she had ever encountered.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Dow Jones announces the Dow Jones Leadership Institute, focusing on providing services to C-suite execs, led by ex-Fortune CEO Alan Murray and launching in 2025 — - At Fortune, Murray authored a newsletter, CEO Daily, that catered to top executives.
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Chris Moody / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the journalists who found new perspectives after leaving the US media hubs of New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC, for smaller cities and towns — As a teenager growing up in a rural Georgia town in the early 2000s, Alison Miller counted the days until she could move away for good.
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Spotter debuts a set of AI tools called Spotter Studio, to help creators brainstorm video ideas by analyzing 2B+ top YouTube videos and more, for $49/month — Spotter, the startup that provides financial solutions to content creators, announced Tuesday the launch of its new AI-powered creative suite.
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