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10:30 AM ET, December 3, 2024

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Ryan Grim / Drop Site News:
An investigation finds that OCCRP, which works with major newspapers on scoops like the Panama Papers, is primarily bankrolled by the US and its Western allies  —  Drew Sullivan is unknown to the broad public, but the head of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project is one of the most influential journalists in the world.
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Yann Philippin / Mediapart:
Docs: German public broadcaster NDR shelved an investigation it started into OCCRP as part of a consortium due to pressure from OCCRP co-founder Drew Sullivan  —  After launching an investigation into the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), and after subsequently inviting Mediapart …
Noor Nanji / BBC:
The BBC pulls MasterChef Christmas specials following allegations of inappropriate behavior against host Gregg Wallace, after initially saying it would air them  —  The BBC is pulling its MasterChef Christmas specials after the allegations against presenter Gregg Wallace.
Financial Times:
OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar says OpenAI is weighing an ads model, but plans to be “thoughtful”; sources and LinkedIn analysis: OpenAI hired Meta and Google ad talent  —  ChatGPT maker hires advertising talent from big tech rivals  —  OpenAI is discussing plans to introduce advertising …
Will Shanklin / Engadget:
Crunchyroll plans to use a tiered rollout to require a paid subscription to watch past episode 206 of manga series One Piece  —  The Sony-owned anime streamer will require a paid subscription to watch past episode 206.  —  Three years after buying Crunchyroll for over $1 billion …
Discussion: @crunchyroll and Screen Rant
Kendall Tietz / Fox News:
Forbes editorial staffers walk off the job, saying that management has been stalling at the bargaining table for nearly three years  —  The annual launch of Forbes' 30 Under 30 list is a significant day for the company  —  FIRST ON FOX— The Forbes Union, which represents the magazine's editorial staffers …
Ben Smith / Semafor:
The Verge plans to launch a $7/month or $50/year sitewide paywall on Tuesday; some content and the publication's social feed-like homepage will remain free  —  Vox Media, parent company of New York Magazine, is preparing to announce several changes aimed at boosting revenue and rewarding its most faithful subscribers.
Ian Karbal / Pennsylvania Capital-Star:
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette strike, which began in October 2022 and exposed bitter divisions in the newsroom union, is now the longest ongoing strike in the US  —  To many involved, the response to growing concerns felt slow.  —  “The rebuilding of trust in the group, rebuilding a steward network …
Alex Heath / The Verge:
Nick Clegg says Meta's moderation “error rates are still too high” and pledges to “improve the precision and accuracy with which we act on our rules”  —  Meta is mistakenly removing too much content across its apps, according to a top executive.
Kat Tenbarge / NBC News:
Some reporters say they are finding more readers and less hate on Bluesky, as Elon Musk turns X into an increasingly difficult place for journalists  —  Journalists are finding more readers and less hate on Bluesky than on the platform they used to know as Twitter.
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
A look at “influencer creep”, as Trump and his allies adopt influencer tactics to hawk products, boost political points, and promote their personal brands  —  The president-elect and some in his proposed Cabinet are adopting influencer tactics to hawk products, boost political points and promote their personal brands.
 
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Lauren Watson / Columbia Journalism Review:
How sanctions are affecting independent Russian outlets, as Western tech and financial companies restrict their access to audiences and revenue streams
Zoe Williams / The Guardian:
An interview with Channel 4 News editor Esme Wren on being the BBC's Newsnight editor from 2018 to 2021, getting the infamous Prince Andrew interview, and more
Scott Roxborough / The Hollywood Reporter:
Pulse Films co-founder Thomas Benski unveils Lumina, a “talent and IP-led media group” with a “mid-eight figure” backing from BFK, Dorfman Media, and SVS
Discussion: WORLD SCREEN, Variety and Deadline
Zach Vallese / CNBC:
Twitch creator Kai Cenat completed a “subathon”, streaming 24 hours per day for 30 days, breaking Twitch's record with ~727,700 subscribers in November 2024
Ido David Cohen / Haaretz:
A site linked to Israel's ruling Likud party publishes a list ranking presenters from public radio Kan Reshet Bet according to their support for the government
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Pamela McClintock / The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney's Moana 2 took $221M in the US during the five-day Thanksgiving weekend, including $135.3M from Friday to Sunday, breaking multiple Box Office records
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Documents: in 2023, LeBron James' Springhill lost $28M on $104M in sales; the production company aims to be profitable in 2024, after its merger with Fulwell 73
 

 
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Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple says it's using Amazon's Trainium and Graviton chips to serve search services and is evaluating if Trainium2 chips can be used to pretrain its AI models

Sam Sabin / Axios:
The FBI and CISA give US telcos best practices to harden their systems against attacks, as senior US officials say Salt Typhoon hackers remain on their networks

Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
FTC bans location data providers Gravy Analytics and subsidiary Venntel as well as Mobilewalla from using or selling data tied to sensitive locations and more
 
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