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2:00 PM ET, September 16, 2024

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Peter Beaumont / The Guardian:
The Jewish Chronicle removes a series of sensational articles relating to the Gaza war after claims that they were fabricated by freelance journalist Elon Perry  —  Newspaper's due diligence is under scrutiny amid growing misgivings over its ownership and the role of its editor
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Four columnists quit the Jewish Chronicle after questions about its standards and ownership secrecy; one columnist said it has become “in-step with Netanyahu”  —  Four columnists have quit the Jewish Chronicle amid a crisis over its political direction, standards and ownership secrecy.
John Koblin / New York Times:
How FX helped Disney win a record 60 Emmys with Shogun and The Bear, easily surpassing perennial Emmy heavyweights like HBO and Netflix for the first time  —  The network has been a darling among critics for years.  But it hit a new high on Sunday, with “Shogun” winning best drama and “The Bear” picking up several awards as well.
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Joe Otterson / Variety:
Disney's FX won 36 awards at the 76th Emmy's, the first time that HBO or Netflix didn't get the top spot in 15 years; Netflix received 24 awards and HBO/Max 14
Barbara Allen / Poynter:
Poynter plans to launch a biweekly podcast on September 23 hosted by The Poynter Report's Tom Jones, with guests discussing issues facing the media industry  —  The biweekly podcast will provide lively, behind-the-scenes looks at the news media business  —  For about five years …
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Max Tani / Semafor:
As NYT's tech staff guild, which has never secured a contract, threatens to strike, NYT says those staffers average ~$190K/year, $40K more than NYT journalists  —  The News  —  Leaders at The New York Times are concerned that protracted contract negotiations with the paper's unionized tech employees …
David Folkenflik / NPR:
A look at the court battle in Nevada to determine Rupert Murdoch's succession, as he tries to amend his trust to hand off full control to Lachlan Murdoch  —  The future of Fox News — one of the most influential players in television and conservative politics — appears likely to be determined …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Fox News hires Vivek Ramaswammy to host Truths with Vivek Ramaswamy, a roundtable series that will debut on Fox Nation on September 22, and then air on Fox News  —  Vivek Ramaswamy has come off the campaign trail and will soon be taking part in the streaming wars.
Henry Mance / Financial Times:
Simon Willison / Simon Willison's Weblog:
A leaked onboarding document gives a detailed look into the strategies and culture of MrBeast's operation, focusing on YouTube virality over production quality  —  How to succeed in MrBeast production (leaked PDF).  Whether or not you enjoy MrBeast's format of YouTube videos …
CNBC:
Disney and DirecTV reach an agreement that will bring Disney's ESPN and other channels back to the pay-tv provider's customers after a roughly two week blackout  —  DirecTV and Disney have reached a deal that will bring Disney's ESPN and other channels back to the pay-tv provider's customers after a roughly two week blackout.
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Michelle F Davis / Bloomberg:
Sources: DirecTV is in talks with Dish for a merger, which could create the largest pay-TV provider in the US with about 20M subscribers
 
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K.J. Yossman / Variety:
A UK judge hands former BBC news anchor Huw Edwards a six month suspended prison sentence over making indecent images of children, meaning he will avoid jail
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Ken Doctor, the news industry analyst who founded Lookout, on its Santa Cruz newsroom in California, expansion into Oregon, revenue streams, and more
Leah Nylen / Bloomberg:
Google ad trial: an ex-Facebook ad exec testifies the company signed the 2018 Jedi Blue deal with Google because it couldn't compete against Google's “monopoly”
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Mark Mwachiro / Adweek:
The BBC is adding extra hours of programming and new shows to cover the US elections, expanding World News America, adding podcast episodes, and more
David Klepper / Associated Press:
The US State Department announces new sanctions on Russian state media and their leaders, including RT parent TV-Novosti and a related group, Rossiya Segodnya
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Netflix is in talks with BuzzFeed to stream Hot Ones, to add to its live lineup; Sean Evans would host several live episodes specifically for Netflix