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9:50 PM ET, September 25, 2024

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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney officially launches its password-sharing crackdown, letting users add an “Extra Member” for $6.99/month for Disney+ Basic, or $9.99 for Disney+ Premium  —  The company rolled out what it is calling its paid sharing policy this week, letting users add a member outside their household …
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
A look at Project 2025's plans for the news media, including defunding NPR, PBS, and other public broadcasters and removing restrictions on media ownership  —  From defunding NPR and PBS to kicking reporters out of the White House, it's an array of conservative priorities and Trumpian retreads.
Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Dave Collins / Associated Press:
A US bankruptcy judge says he will approve an auction of Alex Jones' Infowars and its assets in November 2024 to help Jones pay $1B+ to Sandy Hook families  —  Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ' Infowars media platform and its assets will be sold off piece by piece in auctions this fall …
iMore:
iMore, which covers Apple products and services and is owned by Future PLC, says it will no longer post new content; its forum will stay active until November 1  —  Time to power down for good.  —  Dig out your old iPod and fire up your ‘Songs to cry to’ playlist, I come bearing sad news.
Tom Jones / Poynter:
The New York Post reporter covering top Wisconsin political races has strong ties to Republicans and conservatives and was paid by Republican entities in 2023  —  In the wake of Olivia Nuzzi-RFK Jr. scandal, New York Post fails to disclose GOP politics work of reporter covering Wisconsin races
Deadline:
Sources: Disney is laying off ~300 people in the US in corporate operations, including in communications; ESPN, Disney Entertainment, and parks are not affected  —  Disney is in the middle of a new wave of cuts as part of a “cost-saving initiative,” sources tell Deadline.
Discussion: The Wrap, Variety, Bloomberg and Next TV
Natasha Lennard / The Intercept:
CNN's Jake Tapper and Dana Bash accused Rep. Rashida Tlaib of antisemitism and doubled down after the source of a statement attributed to Tlaib corrected them  —  In the last three days, CNN hosts Jake Tapper and Dana Bash have performed a masterclass in journalistic malpractice — better described in this case as “lying.”
Vittoria Elliott / Wired:
X releases its first transparency report since Elon Musk took over; X took action on 2,361 accounts over hateful content in H1 2024, down from 1M in H2 2021  —  In the first half of 2024, the report says, X received nearly 67 million reports of hateful conduct, and took action on more than 2,000 accounts.
Ernesto Van der Sar / TorrentFreak:
A US district court judge grants a judgment against LibGen for copyright infringement, ordering it to pay $30M and requiring the disabling of LibGen domains  —  A New York federal court has ordered the operators of shadow library LibGen to pay $30 million in copyright infringement damages.
Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
Univision says Harris and Trump will appear at separate town halls in front of a Spanish-speaking audience in October, moderated by journalist Enrique Acevedo  —  - “There are more than 36 million Hispanics eligible to vote in the U.S., making them the largest minority in the country …
 
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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Automattic sends a cease-and-desist letter to WP Engine, alleging unauthorized use of the WordPress trademark, after WP Engine sent a C&D letter on September 23
Gordon Rayner / Telegraph:
The Spectator appoints ex-UK cabinet minister Michael Gove as editor, starting on October 8, after its takeover by GB News co-owner Sir Paul Marshall
Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
Q&A with NPR Media Correspondent David Folkenflik on the Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. saga, Ben Smith's defense of Nuzzi and sexual relations with sources, and more
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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
Mill Media plans to launch Glasgow-focused title The Bell on September 30 on Ghost, initially without a paywall, and release content three times per week
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Stability AI says filmmaker James Cameron has joined its board of directors; Stability AI CEO Prem Akkaraju was previously CEO of VFX company WETA Digital