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Sanjai P R / Bloomberg:
UK filing: Zee Entertainment says Disney's Indian unit is seeking $940M in damages after Zee defaulted on payment for TV rights of cricket matches — Disney Star, previously called Star India, filed the claim for damages and termination of the alliance pact before the London Court …
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Reuters
Gregory P. Perreault / Nieman Lab:
Interviews with 20 journalists focused on why they stayed in the profession: emotional ties with audiences, chances to learn for a living, camaraderie, and more — “The day-to-day work of news, journalists reminded us, was the opportunity to learn for a living.”
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@gregperreault, @niemanlab and @mbalter
Margaret Sullivan / New York Times:
In her new memoir, “Connie”, Connie Chung discusses her career as CBS' anchorwoman, the sexism that shadowed her career, and her experiences with Dan Rather — In a frank and entertaining new memoir, the TV newscaster recounts how sexism, and Dan Rather, sidelined her groundbreaking career.
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Washington Post and Associated Press
Alex Heath / The Verge:
Snapchat gets a redesign that pares down five tabs to three, including a new unified For You feed of full-screen videos from publishers and creators — Snapchat is undergoing its biggest redesign in years by simplifying from five to three tabs: one for messages and Stories with friends …
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Michael Brice-Saddler / Washington Post:
The foundation backing Washington, DC's Fallen Journalist Memorial unveils concept designs and expects completion in 2028, funded entirely by private donations — The concept designs are for D.C.'s first public memorial to celebrate press freedom and honor the journalists who have been slain while doing their jobs.
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Sources: Air Mail, founded in 2019 by Graydon Carter, hires investment bank Raine Group to explore a sale; talks with Standard Investments are no longer active — The company, founded in 2019, is known for its weekend newsletter of deeply reported features, travel recommendations and shopping tips.
Discussion:
@matthewkassel and @mediaevan
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Five contestants in Beast Games sue MrBeast and Amazon, claiming unpaid wages, emotional distress, the production failed to prevent sexual harassment, and more — Lawsuit on behalf of five unnamed participants seeks class-action status — A class-action lawsuit against YouTube star MrBeast …
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Washington Post, Deadline, Rolling Stone, Consequence, Superior Court, State of California and The Wrap
Nathan J. Robinson / Current Affairs:
The Atlantic poses as a magazine of thoughtful ideas, but its writers get away with sloppy, unsupported arguments, and its errors are long-lasting and insidious — Regular Current Affairs readers know that I have a tendency to make grumbling remarks about a magazine called The Atlantic.
Katie Campione / Deadline:
Union members at Powerhouse Animation Studios in Austin ratify their first contract; the local union affiliated with the Animation Guild represents 129 workers — The Animation Guild now officially, successfully represents animation workers in a right-to-work state.
Discussion:
@deadline
Rachel Tashjian / Washington Post:
A look at the growth of fashion and shopping on Substack, including coverage of New York Fashion Week and Substack's plans for a Paris Fashion Week event — The newsletter platform has become a place to discuss, offer advice on and celebrate shopping — and make a lot of money doing so.
Discussion:
Marc Bridge on LinkedIn and Christina Loff on LinkedIn
Ian Wylie / The Guardian:
German nonprofit Media in Cooperation and Transition is providing sanctuary for exiled journalists exposing human rights abuses in their own countries — As attacks on the press rise, the House of Critical Voices offers sanctuary for media workers exposing abuses
Discussion:
Klaas Glenewinkel on LinkedIn
Sam Sabin / Axios:
Microsoft: starting in late August 2024, Russian cyber operatives focused on Harris' campaign, with disinformation including videos spread by a fake news outlet — - One claimed to show a group of alleged Harris supporters attacking an assumed Trump rally attendee.
Alicia Clanton / Bloomberg:
Pew survey: 17% of US adults say they regularly get news on TikTok in 2024, up from 14% in 2023 and 3% in 2020; 39% aged 18 to 29 do so, up from 32% a year ago — - Almost 40% of young adults regularly get news from the app — TikTok faces a ban in the US if parent company doesn't divest
Discussion:
Pew Research Center, Pew Research Center, Pew Research Center, Digital Music News and Adweek, more at Techmeme »
The Guardian:
Guardian Media Group announces talks to sell The Observer, acquired in 1993, to Tortoise Media, which would invest £25M in The Observer over the next five years — Guardian Media Group announces it is in negotiations with Tortoise Media over world's oldest Sunday newspaper
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Tortoise, @meiriontweets, @josiahmortimer, @hadleyfreeman, @robertlargan, @charlesarthur, @jamesrbuk, @jamesrbuk, @markkleinmansky, @psythor, @markkleinmansky, Douglas McCabe on LinkedIn, Bloomberg, New York Times, Axios, @martinsfp@threads.net, The Media Leader, Financial Times, London Evening Standard, Reuters, Sky News on YouTube, The Times, Irish Independent and Sky News
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