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7:45 PM ET, October 23, 2024

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Sewell Chan / Columbia Journalism Review:
Mariel Garza, editorials editor of the Los Angeles Times, resigns after the outlet's owner blocked the editorial board's plans to endorse Harris for president  —  Mariel Garza, the editorials editor of the Los Angeles Times, resigned on Wednesday, after the newspaper's owner had blocked …
David Folkenflik / NPR:
A look at what Donald Trump says he will do to the media if elected, including jailing reporters, investigating TV networks, and taking their licenses away  —  Former President Donald Trump often basks in the glow of press attention.  Just as often, he trashes the press and threatens journalists.
Eric Newcomer / Newcomer:
Eric Newcomer, founder of the Newcomer newsletter on startups and VCs, marks its four-year anniversary and says he expects $1M in profit on $2M in 2024 revenue  —  Newcomer is on track to generate more than $1 million in profit on more than $2 million in revenue this year.
Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
Nicole Shanahan, ex-wife of Google's Sergey Brin and a rising MAGA star, allegedly offered WaPo reporters writing a profile piece on her $500K to reveal sources  —  Nicole Shanahan has been “tapping a vast divorce settlement” from Google co-founder Sergey Brin to launch herself …
Clarissa Ward / CNN:
CNN Chief International Correspondent Clarissa Ward describes being held captive by a militia in North Darfur in Sudan for 48 hours  —  North Darfur, Sudan CNN —  “La tasweer!  La tasweer!”  ("Don't film!  Don't film!") the general shouted, his eyes flashing with anger, his jaw clenched as he stormed towards us.
Cade Metz / New York Times:
Suchir Balaji, who spent four years at OpenAI, says OpenAI's use of copyrighted data broke the law and failed to meet fair use criteria; he left in August 2024  —  Suchir Balaji spent nearly four years as an artificial intelligence researcher at OpenAI.  Among other projects …
Nick Lewis / Committee to Protect Journalists:
Interviews with journalists, advocates, and others in the country of Georgia on the stakes for independent media in upcoming elections, press reform, and more  —  On October 26, Georgia heads into what is widely viewed as its most critical election since independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
Alicja Ptak / Notes From Poland:
Poland launches an antitrust probe into Meta for limiting visibility of Facebook posts linking to Polish media; Meta cited legal doubts over a new copyright law  —  Poland's Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has launched an investigation into Meta, the owner of Facebook …
Discussion: @uokikgovpl
 
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Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
TikTok brings its STEM feed to all users in the US, the UK, and Ireland by default to help find educational content, after launching the feed to under-18 users
Discussion: MediaPost
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
Bloomberg Media says it added 200K subscriptions in the past four months, and launches a magazine-style Weekend Edition led by ex-Quartz EIC Katherine Bell
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The NewsGuild of New York files an NLRB unfair labor practice charge against the NYT, claiming management violated rules by interrogating staff about strikes
Erich Schwartzel / Wall Street Journal:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt criticizes AI, calling Hollywood a “canary in the coal mine” for other industries, and says studios “own the IP and I don't own any of it”
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
The UK's Reach plans to hire 60 new editorial staff, including “audience writers” and “general assignment journalists”, after cutting 700 staff in 2023
Discussion: HoldtheFrontPage
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Eduardo Suárez / Reuters Institute:
Q&A with Benjamin Toff, recently senior research fellow at the Reuters Institute, about how news avoidance could shape the US election and candidates' tactics
Aroon Deep / The Hindu:
Wikipedia takes down a page about its court case with Asian News International, after a Delhi High Court order; Wikipedia is fighting to keep user IDs private
Discussion: Bar and Bench and Scroll.in
Sara Merican / Deadline:
MPA expects Japan's online video industry to grow at a 7% compound annual rate and to account for 45% of total screen revenue by 2029, up from 35% in 2024
Sara Fischer / Axios:
TollBit, which recently launched a content monetization marketplace for publishers and AI companies, raised a $24M Series A led by Lightspeed Ventures