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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” — Writers condemn lapse in standards, secrecy and drift to right of specialist title.
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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
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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@jeffjarvis@mastodon.social, @hrreisen, Bloomberg and Reuters
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 …
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@nytguildtech, @benharnett.bsky.social, Washington Times and Stuart Falk on LinkedIn
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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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 …
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 …
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Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
Google TV rolls out Freeplay as a new home for its free, ad-supported TV channels, which grew to 150, up from 80 in early 2023 — After adding a few more new channels recently, Google TV has started rolling out “Freeplay” as a new home for its free, ad-supported TV channels.
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Cord Cutters News, Neowin, Android Police, Gizchina.com, SamMobile, Android Authority, TechRadar, The Verge and BGR
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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@lucas_shaw
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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Jason Parham / Wired:
An interview with Maya Cade, founder of the Black Film Archive, on the Internet Archive lawsuit, Hollywood's business model, Black media's future, and more — “It's as if television, media, and filmmaking are becoming manifest destiny in the wrong ways,” says Maya Cade, founder of the Black Film Archive.
Discussion:
@mayascade and @nonlinearnotes
Joseph Gedeon / Politico:
The US State Department says Russia's RT is operating a military procurement network to supply Russian forces and is growing global covert influence operations — The state-backed media outlet has been sending weapons to Russian units, including sniper rifles and suppressors, body armor …
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