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Leah Nylen / Bloomberg:
Filing: the US DOJ lays out “behavioral and structural remedies”, including a breakup, for the federal judge to consider in the Google Search antitrust case — - Antitrust officials also mull making Google share search data — Justice Department proposes multiple options in historic case
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Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword:
Google says the US DOJ's “radical and sweeping proposals” in the Search antitrust case risk “hurting” consumers, businesses, developers, and US competitiveness — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today shared a broad outline of radical changes it may demand as part …
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Wall Street Journal:
US judges have little modern precedent to guide them on whether a breakup like the one the DOJ is proposing in the Google Search antitrust case is appropriate
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Paramount's Shari Redstone backs CBS co-host Tony Dokoupil after execs criticized his work and says she lacks editorial control but “something needs to be done” — The mogul, who cut a deal to sell Paramount — including CBS — to Skydance earlier this year, weighed in on the topic on Wednesday.
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Tony Dokoupil's Q&A with Ta-Nehisi Coates was one of several moments that led to CBS execs criticizing him; source: Shari Redstone disagreed with execs
Dylan Byers / @dylanbyers:
[Thread] CBS News leaders told staff that Tony Dokoupil's interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates about the Israel-Hamas war did not meet impartiality standards
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Nate Rattner / Wall Street Journal:
Analysis: among 200 politically focused TikTok accounts with viral posts, ~20% were news influencers, as news influencers take a bigger role in the US election — Move over, Lester Holt. Popular TikTokers are commanding huge audiences on social-media platforms. — “It's official,” the news report on TikTok declared.
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Pew Research Center:
US adults on TikTok follow influencers and creators popular on social media but very few politicians, civic actors, or traditional media outlets and journalists
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Lora Kelley / The Atlantic:
Podcasters have become the mainstream media as the presidential candidates seek out large shows with friendly hosts and as legacy media brands lose influence — A conversation with Helen Lewis on how independent podcasters became the new mainstream — Kamala Harris is in the midst …
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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
OpenAI's head of media partnerships says it does not currently intend to share SearchGPT ad revenue with publishers and “no one wants to read AI-generated news” — OpenAI's head of media partnerships has said the company does not currently intend to share ad revenue …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Memo: CNN executive Ken Jautz, who played a key role in running CNN and developing some top CNN personalities, is leaving by the end of 2024 after 36 years — Ken Jautz, a key senior CNN executive who played a critical role in both making the news giant run properly and developing …
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Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
The Authors Guild partners with startup Created by Humans to help writers license their books to AI companies; Walter Isaacson is an investor and adviser — Created by Humans, a company that aims to help writers license their works for use by A.I. companies, has struck a partnership with the Authors Guild.
Zac Ntim / Deadline:
The UK government formally passes the Independent Film Tax Credit into law, with relief available for qualifying films starting October 30 — The UK government has formally passed the much-talked-about Independent Film Tax Credit into law and relief will be available for qualifying films starting October 30.
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ProPublica:
A once family-owned rural Ohio newspaper that is now owned by Metric Media plays a key part in an effort by fossil fuel interests to kill a proposed solar farm — Co-published with Floodlight and Tow Center for Digital Journalism … Reporting Highlights
Paul Linford / HoldtheFrontPage:
Internal memo: UK publisher Reach tells staff that journalists “on a general shift” need to write “at least eight stories a shift” to help drive page views — Bosses at Reach plc have launched a drive to increase story count across its network of regional websites in a bid to boost online traffic.
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Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Netflix reports UK profit up 70% YoY to £53.7M in 2023 and its “member base” of subscribers rose by 7% YoY; its UK tax bill doubled to £14.2M — Netflix saw profits shoot up in the UK last year while its tax bill doubled. — The streamer, which for just the third year …
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CNN:
The FCC's chairwoman says threats against stations for airing content that conflicts with government views “undermine the fundamental principle of free speech” — In a move that critics are calling a flagrant abuse of power, Florida's Department of Health is threatening …
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Gabrielle Russon / Florida Politics:
Florida's Department of Health sends a cease-and-desist letter to TV stations airing an ad supporting a pro-abortion amendment, calling it “false advertisement”
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
The Independent's US editorial team increased by 40% in 2023 to about 50 journalists as it beefed up before the US election, and US visitor numbers rose by 20% — US plans follow acquisition of Buzzfeed's UK operations earlier this year — The Independent, the London-based media group …
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