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4:00 PM ET, November 18, 2024

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John Hendel / Politico:
Trump names FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr to chair the agency; Carr can immediately assume control once Trump is inaugurated as he is already on the commission  —  Carr can assume control of the agency once Trump takes office in January.  —  President-elect Donald Trump …
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Q&A with The Verge EIC Nilay Patel on a likely FCC Chair Brendan Carr, Elon Musk's alliance with Donald Trump and how it threatens the First Amendment, and more  —  “All of these men are now hopelessly trapped in a problem their own platforms and algorithms created.”
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Brendan Carr promises to “enforce” broadcast media's “public interest obligation” as FCC chair and has recently singled out NewsGuard for “censorship”  —  New York CNN —  —  President-elect Donald Trump's pick for chairman of the Federal Communications Commission …
New York Times:
How Substack is betting on politics content and recruiting stars like Nate Silver, as profits remain elusive; sources: Elon Musk sought to buy it in April 2023  —  The newsletter start-up, which once drew an overture from Elon Musk, is betting on politics content and recruiting stars.
Pew Research Center:
News influencers survey: 20% of US adults say they get news from social media influencers, 85% of influencers are on X and 27% identify as right-wing, and more  —  The creators and consumers in the world of news and information on social media  —  Table of Contents Table of Contents
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
MSNBC co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski face criticism after revealing they went to Mar-a-Lago to meet President-elect Donald Trump  —  New York CNN —  —  The news was so shocking that some “Morning Joe” viewers probably spit out their coffee.
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Sunday Express Editor David Wooding becomes the latest top Reach executive to leave, as the Express moves to create a seven-day operation amid Reach layoffs  —  Wooding left as part of a move to dismantle the remaining dedicated Sunday Express editorial team to create a seven-day operation
Discussion: Press Gazette
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Q&A with Emily Sundberg, whose Feed Me newsletter on business and culture has over 50K subscribers and ranks sixth on Substack's paid leaderboard  —  The News  —  One of the most talked-about writers in business and culture journalism last year wasn't employed by The New York Times or The Wall Street Journal or Bloomberg.
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
IAC documents show OpenAI is paying Dotdash Meredith at least ~$16M per year to license its content  —  The figure is a minimum and does not include payment for the ‘variable’ component  —  The artificial intelligence firm OpenAI is paying the digital media company Dotdash Meredith a minimum …
Discussion: @markstenberg3
David Folkenflik / NPR:
An interview with Andrew Morse, the publisher of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, on his plans to revive the ailing newspaper, its culture coverage, and more  —  Dashed hopes and slashed jobs define the local news industry in far too many corners of the country.
Sohee Kim / Bloomberg:
Netflix says Beyoncé will headline the halftime show during its maiden foray into live NFL games this Christmas alongside unspecified “special guests”  —  - The pop star will perform at half-time in big win for Netflix  — Netflix is spending billions on live sports and major events
Samantha Cole / 404 Media:
HarperCollins confirms it has an agreement with an AI company to train AI models on some nonfiction books, giving authors the choice to opt in  —  HarperCollins, one of the biggest publishers in the world, made a deal with an “artificial intelligence technology company” …
Jin Yu Young / New York Times:
Australian police arrest retired controversial talk radio host Alan Jones and charge him with nearly 24 counts of sexual abuse between 2001 and 2019  —  The retired radio host, who was granted bail after being arrested, was accused of abusing eight victims over nearly 20 years.
Discussion: Variety, Crikey, Deadline and Reuters
 
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
SpringHill, founded by LeBron James and Maverick Carter, merges with Fulwell 73, creating a powerhouse in unscripted, live, and branded entertainment content
Ben Smith / Semafor:
Shane Smith tries to rehabilitate his image with conservatives, courting podcasters and YouTubers; News UK hires former Spectator editor Fraser Nelson
Sohee Kim / Bloomberg:
WBD plans to roll out Max in Asia this week, banking on its flow of Hollywood movies and TV shows over investing in local content to attract new subscribers
Discussion: Hindustan Times
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Colin Kellaher / Wall Street Journal:
Florida billionaire David Hoffmann, who holds an 8.7% stake in Lee Enterprises and 5% in DallasNews, says he aims to make the second-largest US newspaper group
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Politico:
Three billionaires behind some of France's largest news outlets invest in Paris' Superior School of Journalism, sparking concern over editorial independence
Discussion: Le Monde
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: WBD and the NBA settle a lawsuit, giving WBD access to NBA content and rights in parts of N. Europe and LatAm; TNT will license Inside the NBA to ESPN
 

 
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Rob Pegoraro / PCMag:
Brendan Carr claims Big Tech “worked with marketing, ad, & ‘fact checkers’ to punish free speech outlets” and asks tech leaders about NewsGuard partnerships

Bloomberg:
Sources: DOJ antitrust officials have decided to, along with states' AGs, ask a judge to force Google to spin off Chrome and impose data licensing requirements

Carl Franzen / VentureBeat:
Mistral adds web search, image generation, Canvas for in-line editing, more to its Le Chat chatbot, and unveils Pixtral Large, a 124B-parameter multimodal model
 
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