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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 …
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
Medill's State of Local News report finds a net gain of 81 US digital news sites over the past year, 127 closed newspapers, ~2,000 lost newsroom jobs, and more — Newspapers in the United States closed at the rate of more than two per week during 2023, but a burst of activity among digital …
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.
Catherine Belton / Washington Post:
Documents show direct ties including payments between Russia's government and John Mark Dougan, an ex-deputy sheriff behind fake news sites targeting US voters — Russian documents reviewed by The Post expose the workings of a Moscow network that has become a potent source of fake news targeting American voters.
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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 …
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 — It's been four years since I quit my job at Bloomberg during the pandemic and started this newsletter.
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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 …
Frank Shyong / Lunch Box:
A columnist tells why he took a LA Times buyout after 13 years reporting on Southern California: journalism institutions are losing community ties, and more — Recently I accepted a buyout and left my job as a columnist at the Los Angeles Times after 13 years reporting on Southern California.
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.
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney+, Max, Paramount+, and other streamers are striking deals with major grocery chains and apps like DoorDash to expand their user base and reduce churn — To build their customer base, Disney+, Max, and Paramount+ are cooking up deals with major grocery chains and apps like Doordash and Instacart.
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.
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Jasper Ward / Reuters:
A US grand jury indicts Venezuelan TV network owner Raul Gorrin Belisario in an alleged $1.2B scheme to launder funds from Venezuela's energy company PDVSA — The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday that a Venezuelan television news network owner was charged in an alleged $1.2 billion money laundering scheme.
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