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3:25 PM ET, October 1, 2024

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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
The Washington Post's Taylor Lorenz is leaving the newspaper to launch her own publication on Substack called User Mag, to “cover technology from the user side”  —  Lorenz, who is leaving the newspaper to launch the publication, says that it will “cover technology from the user side …
Brian Stelter / CNN:
CNN launches a paywall, asking US website visitors to pay $3.99 per month for access after they consume a certain number of free articles  —  New York CNN —  —  CNN, one of the most popular news websites in the world, is starting to ask some of its visitors to pay $3.99 a month for access.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Paramount Global says its contract with Nielsen for audience measurement has expired, part of a broader dispute between Paramount and Nielsen over costs  —  With just hours to go before its CBS television network televises what is certain to be a heavily watched debate between two candidates …
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Reuters plans to launch a $1 per week subscription in October in Canada ahead of a rollout to the US and parts of Europe “in the coming weeks and months”  —  Publishers turn to subscriptions in search of new revenue, entering a crowded field  —  Thomson Reuters' news site has been free for consumers since 1995.
Axios:
Sources: video measurement startup VideoAmp, valued at $1.4B during a Series F in 2021, is in talks to sell itself or form a joint venture with a rival  —  - The company was last valued at $1.4 billion during a Series F equity raise in 2021, but since has done multiple rounds of layoffs and lost its CEO.
Discussion: @bristei and Ad Age
Scott Roxborough / The Hollywood Reporter:
Ireland introduces a 40% tax credit for films led by Irish creative talent and with maximum global budgets of €20M  —  The targeted approach aims to boost the Irish film scene, which is having a moment with buzzy features like ‘Small Things Like These’ and Gaelic rap comedy ‘Kneecap.’
Discussion: Screen and Deadline
Katherine Jacobsen / Committee to Protect Journalists:
The US Press Freedom Tracker recorded 68 assaults on journalists in 2024 so far, up from 45 in 2023, and 240 subpoenas for reporters' materials since 2017  —  Download PDF … Introduction  —  In the moments after a would-be assassin's bullet grazed the ear of presidential candidate Donald Trump …
Discussion: Axios, Committee to Protect … and CNN
Hilary Whiteman / CNN:
Australia's ABC releases an internal review that found “systemic” racism within its ranks, prompting an apology from the managing director to staff  —  Australia's national broadcaster has released an internal review that found “systemic” racism within its ranks …
Agence France-Presse:
Cambodia arrests award-winning reporter Mech Dara, known for investigations into exploitation at online scam compounds, for “incitement to cause serious chaos”  —  Phnom Penh (AFP) - An award-winning Cambodian journalist known for reporting on human trafficking in the cyber scam industry …
New York Times:
Streamers on Twitch, YouTube, Rumble, Kick, and other livestreaming services are discussing politics more, garnering interest from both presidential campaigns  —  As more streamers discuss politics, including major events like Tuesday's debate, they have become the focus of intense interest for both presidential campaigns.
 
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In his first public address since his prison release, Julian Assange says he was freed because he “pled guilty to journalism”, not because the system worked
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Umar Shakir / The Verge:
YouTube reaches a deal with SESAC that will bring back songs by Adele, Bob Dylan, Nirvana, Kanye West, and others that were removed over the weekend in the US