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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Filings: Ryan Lizza denied ex-fianceé Olivia Nuzzi's accusations against him and accused her of “catastrophically reckless behavior” in her affair with RFK Jr. — Political journalist Ryan Lizza has accused his ex-fianceé, the acclaimed magazine writer Olivia Nuzzi …
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Sources: Will Lewis has a mandate from Jeff Bezos to grow The Washington Post, including via acquisitions, and has explored deals with Punchbowl News and others — Will Lewis has said he has a mandate from the paper's owner, Jeff Bezos, to grow the business, including through acquisitions.
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@will_bunch, @benmullin, @conorsen and @benmullin
Sophie Culpepper / Nieman Lab:
Kansas City's news nonprofit The Beacon is shutting down its Wichita newsroom, three years after its launch with support from the Wichita Foundation — “We've realized that we can't do it all, and have made the decision to no longer have a staffed newsroom in Wichita.”
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TVNewsCheck, @sarahscire and The Beacon
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Spotify is paying hundreds of millions for audiobooks annually; US audiobook users average five more hours on the app in the 60 days after starting a book — - Without Spotify, the audiobook industry in the U.S. grew 14% in unit sales between Q4 2022 and Q4 2023, according to Bookstat.
Erik Hayden / The Hollywood Reporter:
Filing: Paramount sweetens compensation for its three co-CEOs ahead of its Skydance merger, expected in H1 2025; the deal protects their pay if they're demoted — The “Office of the CEO” just got additional bonuses — and the security of knowing that if they're demoted they can take their pay and walk away without a hit.
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Source: CBS News chief Wendy McMahon has directed the network to consider an editorial review of fairness and objectivity, after the Dokoupil/Coates interview — Wendy McMahon has directed the news network to consider an editorial review to address fairness, objectivity concerns
Jessica Rogen / St. Louis Public Radio:
Lee Enterprises' St. Louis Post-Dispatch plans to outsource printing to Gannett in Columbia, MO, in January; late sports info will not be in its print edition — Come January, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch will not be printed in the St. Louis area for the first time in its 146-year history.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch, @hollyedgell and St. Louis Business Journal
Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
Condé Nast reaches a tentative deal with The New Yorker union, ending a strike threat at the mag's annual festival; the union plans a final vote in a few weeks — The company's human resources department announced a tentative deal on Monday, a little over a week after the labor group threatened a work stoppage.
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New York Post, NewsGuild of New York, Crooked Media and The Nation
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Five ex-Pitchfork journalists launch online music outlet Hearing Things, aiming to capture Pitchfork's independent spirit; subscriptions start at $70 per year — After the popular publication was folded into GQ, a group of them is striking out on its own. One of the first orders of business: doing away with album scores.
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
The Athletic names Fubo as its first streaming partner in a multi-year deal to integrate Fubo initially into live game blogs and then into newsletters and more — The partnership will see Fubo integrated throughout The Athletic's website — The New York Times sports publisher …
Kathryn Lundstrom / Adweek:
Amazon expands its suite of AI-powered ad tools to let US advertisers use generative AI to make audio ads, available now in beta, and unveils AI creative studio — The tech giant announced new products at its annual ad conference — Soon, you'll hear more audio ads on Amazon's properties that were created with generative AI.
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Mumbrella, Digiday, Inside Radio, Vijayananth Mani on LinkedIn and About Amazon
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Internal memo: the BBC plans to cut 155 BBC News jobs, including closing Asian Network News and the HARDtalk program, to save £24M, or 4% of BBC News' budget — Broadcaster hopes move will save £24mn from budget, according to internal memo sent to staff
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