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9:15 AM ET, October 25, 2024

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Max Tani / Semafor:
Two more members of the Los Angeles Times editorial board have resigned over the paper's decision not to endorse a candidate in the 2024 presidential election  —  The Scoop  —  Two more members of the Los Angeles Times editorial board resigned on Thursday over the paper's decision …
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Recent moves at the Los Angeles Times and NBC News, and the lack of a Washington Post presidential endorsement, raise concerns that owners are appeasing Trump  —  Recent episodes involving major U.S. news organizations have stoked fears that outlets are preemptively self-censoring coverage …
Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
In a post, Perplexity criticizes media companies that have sued over AI, saying they wish AI tools didn't exist and prefer that corporations own reported facts  —  Perplexity shot back at media companies skeptical of AI's benefits in a blog post Thursday responding to News Corp's lawsuit filed against the startup earlier this week.
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James Powel / USA Today:
A poll of 1,000 likely US voters finds 72% had not seen Kamala Harris on a podcast and 77.5% had not seen a Trump podcast appearance  —  An exclusive USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll asked respondents whether they caught campaign appearances by Harris and Trump on podcasts.
BBC:
Three journalists have been killed in Lebanon by an Israeli airstrike on a building known to be housing reporters, whose courtyard had cars marked “press”  —  Three journalists have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a building known to be housing reporters in south-eastern Lebanon, witnesses have told the BBC.
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Nonprofit Notus names Brad Bosserman as CRO, who says the site will have ads and sponsors; the newsletter has a five-figure subscriber base and ~20 fellows  —  The nonprofit news organization will have a three-pronged approach to revenue  —  The nonprofit Allbritton Journalism Institute …
Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
TikTok strikes a licensing deal with indie music distributor UnitedMasters, a member of Merlin; the current TikTok/Merlin licensing deal ends October 31  —  TikTok has announced that it has struck a multi-year direct deal with prominent indie artist services and distribution platform UnitedMasters.
Andrea Navarro / Bloomberg:
Filing: Grupo Televisa SAB Executive Chairman Emilio Azcarraga steps down amid a US DOJ probe into the Mexican conglomerate's dealings in international soccer  —  - Grandson of broadcaster's founder stepping down immediately  — Investigation ongoing, company says it's cooperating
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Daniel Tilles / Notes From Poland:
A state-owned Polish radio station relaunches with AI “presenters” after firing its journalists; station head says layoffs were due to a lack of listeners  —  A Polish radio station has stirred controversy after relaunching one of its channels in a new version run almost completely …
 
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Reuters:
Israel publishes documents it says it found in Gaza, which it claims prove that six Al Jazeera reporters in Gaza were also members of Hamas or Islamic Jihad
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WWE and UFC parent company TKO Group acquires media rights consultancy IMG, a bull riding league, and a luxury hospitality group from Endeavor for $3.25B
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Ian Curran / The Irish Times:
The Irish Data Protection Commission fines LinkedIn €310M over using personal data for behavioral analysis and targeted ads under GDPR, after a 2018 complaint
Aditya Kalra / Reuters:
Sources: Sajith Sivanandan, the head of Disney's Hotstar in India, has resigned, after a decision to stream sports on Hotstar and not Reliance's JioCinema
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
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
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

Esha Dey / Bloomberg:
Tesla's shares are up 73% since Election Day, as several analysts see the Trump administration easing rules for self-driving tech, benefiting Tesla's ambitions

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