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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.
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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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Forbes, London Evening Standard, The Sun, The Ringer, Fast Company, The Hollywood Reporter and Vanity Fair
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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 — FX claimed the title of most wins by a network at the Emmy Awards, thanks in large part to the night's biggest winners, “Shogun” and “The Bear”
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Financial Times:
Sources: Mathias Döpfner and KKR near a deal to split up Axel Springer, valuing the company at €13.5B; KKR would get control of the €10B+ classifieds business — Agreement to be discussed next week could cement Mathias Döpfner's control over media outlets Politico and Bild
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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 …
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Disney+ to gain four channels in 2024: Real Life, Throwbacks, Hallowstream, which is seasonal, and Hits and Heroes, action stories from Marvel, Stars Wars, more — Dana Walden shares Disney's playbook to build the second global — and profitable — streaming service.
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SlashFilm and @lucas_shaw
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 …
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Henry Mance / Financial Times:
A look at GB News, whose losses exceed £100M, as it tried to foment an “anti-woke” crusade and stretched UK impartiality rules during a tumultuous summer — How Britain's insurgent right-wing broadcaster scrambled to cover a tumultuous summer
David C. Adams / Columbia Journalism Review:
A profile of and interview with Cuban journalist Lázaro Yuri Valle Roca, who was forced into exile in the US in June 2024, on Cuba's independent press crackdown — In 2021, Cuban journalist and opposition activist Lázaro Yuri Valle Roca was arrested on charges …
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@kaedotcom and @ltr_zh
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 …
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 — Huw Edwards has been handed a suspended prison sentence of six months after pleading guilty to making indecent images of children.
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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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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 — The U.S. State Department announced new sanctions on Russian state media Friday, accusing a Kremlin news outlet of working hand …
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