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12:00 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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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 …
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.
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 …
Kate Knibbs / Wired:
A look at Calliope Networks, a content licensing company whose License to Scrape program is targeting YouTubers to strike their own AI training data agreements  —  While big platforms like Reddit have signed deals with the AI giants, YouTube leaves licensing in the hands of individual creators.
Associated Press:
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  —  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Tuesday that he was freed after years of incarceration because he “pled guilty to journalism.”
 
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Politico and Capitol AI partner for an AI tool to let users create topical reports from Politico and Politico Pro content, available for Pro users later in 2024
Umar Shakir / The Verge:
YouTube reaches a deal with SESAC that will bring back songs by Adele, Bob Dylan, Nirvana, and others that were removed over the weekend in the US
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Jeremy Fuster / The Wrap:
Memo: Lionsgate offers its US employees voluntary severance and early retirement packages, citing a “disrupted business environment”
Discussion: Deadline
Will Sommer / Washington Post:
The Onion revives the Onion News Network, which ended in 2013, with former MSNBC host Joshua Johnson playing an ONN anchor character named Dwight Richmond
Discussion: TVNewsCheck
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Reddit moderators must now submit a request to Reddit staff before changing a subreddit's public/private status, making sitewide mod-led protests much harder