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12:50 PM 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:
The Washington Post will not endorse a presidential candidate in the 2024 election, “nor in any future election,” writes CEO Will Lewis in a note to readers  —  Even though the presidential race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris remains neck and neck …
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 …
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.
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.
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 …
Harshita Mary Varghese / Reuters:
UMG releases a Spanish version of “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” using Sound Labs' Mic Drop and says it shows how AI use can be respectful of artists  —  Universal Music Group (UMG.AS) on Friday released a Spanish version of country music star Brenda Lee's 1958 hit song …
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.
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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