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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Sources: the LAT now has to send Patrick Soon-Shiong opinion story headlines ahead of publication for review, after carrying a Elon Musk headline he didn't like — Staffers at the Los Angeles Times described to Status a demoralized publication depleted of its spirit in which employees are “confused,” “offended,” and “frustrated.”
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JD Knapp / The Wrap:
On Scott Jennings' podcast, Patrick Soon-Shiong said he plans to add an AI-powered “bias meter” to LAT stories and hopes to roll it out as soon as January 2025 — “The reader can press a button and get both sides of that exact same story,” Patrick Soon-Shiong tells Scott Jennings
Lucia Moses / Business Insider:
Memo: Vox Media announces layoffs and a restructuring of lifestyle brands, affecting Thrillist, PS (PopSugar), and Eater, and product, production and tech staff — - Vox Media just cut an unspecified number of staff and reorganized its lifestyle brands. — CEO Jim Bankoff said the company …
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Adweek, @voxmediaunion.bsky.social and @brandyjensen.bsky.social
Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
Circana: Taylor Swift's “Eras Tour Book”, released exclusively via Target, sold 814K copies over the Thanksgiving weekend, the biggest publishing launch of 2024 — Just one retail chain was enough for Taylor Swift to have the top-selling book last week and the biggest publishing launch of 2024.
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Publishers Weekly, Wall Street Journal, Billboard, Sky News, Fortune, Cele|bitchy, Us Weekly, Rolling Stone, People, Variety, Deadline, Just Jared and Business Insider
Charlotte Klein / New York Magazine:
Eleven high-profile staffers have left Politico since March, some apparently chafing at what insiders describe as a meddlesome editorial process by Alex Burns — Politico has always been defined by its scrappy, high-pressure newsroom culture. In its almost 18 years of existence …
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@jakewilkns and @neontaster
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Prince Harry says his lawsuit against News Group Newspapers for hacking his phone is about “accountability” and defending legitimate journalism — The British royal says his legal battle against parts of the media is about “accountability” and defending legitimate journalism.
Yinka Adegoke / Semafor:
Netflix denies reports it is pulling out of Nigeria, but local film producers and industry insiders say it has been cutting back on original Nigeria productions — The News — LAGOS — Netflix has denied reports it is pulling out of Nigeria but local film producers and industry insiders …
Emma Roth / The Verge:
OpenAI agrees a deal with Future, which publishes Tom's Guide, PC Gamer, TechRadar, and others, to bring content from its media brands to ChatGPT — The deal will give ChatGPT users access to news and lifestyle content from Future's more than 200 media brands, while also displaying …
James Warrington / Telegraph:
A consortium of investors and others offers to create an investment fund of up to £50M to transform The Observer, doubling Tortoise's proposed investment — More generous bid may stoke striking staff's opposition to a proposed sale to Tortoise — This feature is available for registered users.
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Tortoise, @j_a_warrington, @carolecadwalla, Press Gazette and Conquest of the Useless
Eleanor Hawkins / Axios:
Axios HQ, the internal communications business spun off from Axios in 2022, buys the communications membership organization Mixing Board, its first acquisition — - Meanwhile, more established membership organizations like Page Society and PRSA are at a crossroads as they bring on new leadership.
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@jz, @ashleymayer, Axios HQ, @axioshq and Semafor
Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
Sources: AT&T, JPMorgan, and Dunkin' pull ads from Twitch after a controversial group of livestreamers alleged that Twitch is promoting antisemitic content — - Exiled contributors mount campaign that includes edited clips — Their targets are pro-Palestinian streamer and Twitch staffers
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CNN, @dancantstream, @carterfornow, @semphisss, @gremloe, Forbes and Jewish Insider, more at Techmeme »
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
A look at NFL Films as it leans into personality-driven programming focusing on pro athletes and expands its football docuseries Hard Knocks on HBO — As pro athletes become more regulars on TV and streaming (hello Jason Kelce late-night show), the league's film unit is ramping up its production …
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Us Weekly, LateNighter, @alexweprin and Awful Announcing
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