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Memo: Spotify Global Head of Music Jeremy Erlich is leaving the company after joining in June 2019; he will advise Spotify until the end of February 2025 — After more than five years at the streamer, the executive is leaving to pursue an “entrepreneurial journey”
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Hits Daily Double!, Digital Music News, Music Business Worldwide and Variety

Filing: New York Magazine writer Olivia Nuzzi accuses her ex-fiancé, Politico journalist Ryan Lizza, of harassment and blackmail; Lizza denies the accusations — New York magazine writer Olivia Nuzzi is publicly accusing her ex-fiancé Ryan Lizza, a prominent political journalist with Politico …
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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 …
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User Mag, @taylorlorenz, @dankennedy_nu@threads.net, @jpodhoretz, @justinbaragona, @ericnewcomer, @jeffjarvis, @thekenyeung@mastodon.social, @danprimack, @taylorlorenz@threads.net, @katienotopoulos@threads.net, @drew_benvie@threads.net, @jackcarterbenjamin …, New York Post, Associated Press, DNyuz, Mediaite, The Wrap, Deadline, Talking Biz News, @katienotopoulos@threads.net, @brianstelter@threads.net and @ernie@writing.exchange

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.
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Sources: Pink Floyd agrees to sell the rights to their music catalogue, including the band name and the artists' “likeness”, to Sony for about $400M — The deal struck this week marks the end of years of infighting among band members over the sale
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@followtheh, @danielthomasldn, Digital Music News and Music Business Worldwide

Duke Reporters' Lab: the number of fact-checking sites has declined globally; North American active sites have fallen from 94 to 90 from 2020 to 2023 — - In some parts of the world, political pressure has directly impacted the closure of fact-checking operations.
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New Jersey Online, The Wrap, @axios, Associated Press, Truthout, Eric Anderson on LinkedIn, @seangraf, The Hill, Poynter, Adweek, New York Times and Mediaite

A look at Local Lede, an AI tool from AP and startup AppliedXL that helps journalists sift through large datasets from federal agencies to find local news tips — So far the pilot program involves five AP member news organizations, with plans to expand to Alaska later this month.

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 …
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Voice of America, Committee to Protect …, TVNewsCheck, Axios and CNN

Apple Podcasts debuts a Top Series chart, Series category, and monthly Series Essentials spotlight for narrative shows with episodes to be listened to in order — Today Apple has announced changes to Apple Podcasts designed to better spotlight a specific type of show: narrative series.
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@9to5Mac@mastodon.online and The Hollywood Reporter

CBS says Trump backed out of an interview with Scott Pelley for a special 60 Minutes edition on October 7; the show will go forward with a Harris interview — New York CNN — — Former President Donald Trump has backed out of an interview with “60 Minutes,” the most-watched newsmagazine in the United States, according to CBS News.
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A look at Google's arguments in the DOJ's ad antitrust case, focusing on Google's definition of the online ads market, which the judge calls “core to the case” — To wrap up its case, Google tried to fit it into a Supreme Court precedent that could undermine the government's argument.
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The Keyword, Digiday, Ars Technica, Search Engine Land, Business Insider, DNyuz, MEDIANAMA, Reuters, MediaPost, MarTech, Digiday and DNyuz

Pinterest unveils generative AI tools for advertisers who want to enhance backgrounds on their Product Pins, after similar moves by Google, Amazon, and others — Image inspiration and shopping site Pinterest is the latest tech company to roll out generative AI products to its advertisers …
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The Media Leader and MediaPost

Microsoft plans to pay outlets like Reuters, FT, and Axel Springer for content in Copilot Daily, a new assistant that gives a spoken summary of current events — Microsoft is going to pay publishers for content that will appear in Copilot Daily, a new feature of its Copilot AI-powered, cross-platform assistant.
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Gizmodo, Engadget, PCWorld, GeekWire, The Official Microsoft Blog, PCWorld, The Verge and CNN, more at Techmeme »
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