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Steven Waldman / Columbia Journalism Review:
Jeff Bezos should donate The Washington Post to a public charity that maintains its quality and independence, as he is too financially compromised to own it  —  His conflicts of interests are insurmountable.  He can take a heroic path to strengthen journalism.
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Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
A broad group of news outlets attracted new subscribers after WaPo's lack of an endorsement for president; The Philadelphia Inquirer gained 4,200+ subscribers  —  The Philadelphia Inquirer had its best week for new subscriptions ever and The Guardian U.S. broke its single-day fundraising record — twice.
David Folkenflik / NPR:
The LA Times has lost 10,000 to 18,000 subscriptions, or up to 4.5% of its subscribers, since owner Patrick Soon-Shiong axed the paper's Harris endorsement
Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
Source: WaPo subscription cancellations hit 250,000 on Tuesday, or 10% of subscribers, since October 25, based on the number of cancellation emails sent out
New Jersey Digest:
The Star-Ledger, New Jersey's largest newspaper, plans to end its print edition on January 30, 2025, citing growing costs and a shrinking demand for print  —  The Star-Ledger, New Jersey's largest newspaper, will stop publishing its print edition on January 30, 2025, transitioning fully to a digital format.
Alexandra Canal / Yahoo Finance:
Roku reports Q3 revenue up 16% YoY to $1.06B, vs. $1.02B est., 85.5M streaming households, up 2M QoQ, and Q4 guidance below est.; ROKU drops 11%+  —  Roku (ROKU) stock fell more than 10% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the company's Q4 guidance disappointed, despite the media player reporting …
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Roku will stop giving quarterly updates on the number of streaming households and average revenue per user, starting Q1 2025, following Netflix's footsteps  —  “Our business has also grown and evolved, and we are now primarily focused on growing Platform revenue and profitability," the company said in the Q3 shareholder letter.
John O'Nolan:
John O'Nolan, CEO of open-source CMS Ghost, outlines the organization's governance structure and says the platform generates around $7.5M in annual revenue  —  Ghost is a distributed non-profit foundation which gives away all of its intellectual property under a permissive MIT license.
Upmanyu Trivedi / Bloomberg:
Google faces increasing legal challenges from Russia and fines in non-US courts, after YouTube blocked three Russian channels following the invasion of Ukraine  —  Law experts raise concerns about nationalism rearing its head in courts around the world  —  When YouTube blocked three Russian channels …
Kyle Orland / Ars Technica:
How The New York Times used LLMs to help reporters sort through hundreds of hours of audio to report on the Republican-affiliated Election Integrity Project  —  But a recent New York Times story highlights the other side of that coin, where AI models simply become a powerful tool aiding …
Peter White / Deadline:
The Grammys, which have aired on CBS for over 50 years, will air on ABC, Hulu, and Disney+ starting from 2027, as part of a 10-year deal  —  The Grammy Awards ceremony, which has aired on CBS for over 50 years, has a new home.  —  Disney has snatched the rights to the annual music awards show …
Neel Dhanesha / Nieman Lab:
A decade after the Serial podcast launched, public radio executives say they think true crime podcasts can bolster interest and support for their organizations  —  Amid the downturn in audio, some executives think the public radio model — with a dash of true crime — might provide a way forward.
 
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
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Jeff Jarvis / Columbia Journalism Review:
Journalists and liberal critics blast the NYT and other US news outlets for “sanewashing”, false equivalence, and more, and call for sharper political reporting
Todd Spangler / Variety:
An amended FCC filing shows that Skydance CEO David Ellison will hold 100% of the Ellison family's voting interests in the combined Paramount-Skydance company
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

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

Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
The US NHTSA suggests easing rules allowing for fully driverless cars and urges companies operating driverless cars to share more data for greater transparency
 
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