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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Jeff Bezos says he's proud of stopping presidential endorsements at The Washington Post and is working on a plan to put the outlet “on a good footing again” — The Amazon founder said that he is working on a plan to turn around the Post: “We saved the Washington Post once, this will be the second time.”
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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 …
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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.”
Bill Grueskin / Columbia Journalism Review:
Stanford University supports prosecution of a Stanford Daily reporter arrested at a June protest, despite evidence he was there as a journalist, not a protester — Dilan Gohill won an award for his work at the Stanford Daily, but his coverage of campus protests has set university officials against him.
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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.
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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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, @carolecadwalla, @j_a_warrington, Conquest of the Useless, New York Times and Press Gazette
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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LateNighter, @alexweprin and Awful Announcing
Megan Graham / Wall Street Journal:
Interpublic Group acquires Mumbai-based Intelligence Node, a retail analytics firm that offers tools including SEO, sources say in a deal valued at ~$100M — Intelligence Node expands the ad holding company's commerce and retail media offerings — Advertising holding company Interpublic Group …
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Jeriad Zoghby on LinkedIn and Interpublic Group …
Michael Schneider / Variety:
Netflix says WWE Monday Night Raw will maintain a TV-PG rating when it moves to Netflix next month, and says its live buffering issues have been resolved — Don't expect to see a rawer “Raw” as the flagship WWE series moves to Netflix next month. That was the message Tuesday …
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Forbes, Awful Announcing, Associated Press, TVLine, Screen Rant and The Hollywood Reporter
Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
Esquire corrects, and then retracts, a column by Charles P. Pierce that incorrectly claimed former President George H.W. Bush pardoned his son, Neil Bush — Esquire had to issue a correction to a column that incorrectly claimed President George H.W. Bush pardoned his son, Neil Bush, eventually taking down the column altogether.
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News Media Association:
The UK News Media Association's Public Notice Portal receives a six-figure grant from the Google News Initiative to develop a fully searchable archive and more — The local news media sector's Public Notice Portal will undergo a second major phase of development with new funding …
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HoldtheFrontPage, @iainhepburn.me and @pressgazette.co.uk
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Some Spotify users were underwhelmed by 2024 Wrapped, complaining about prioritizing an AI podcast over data stories, a lack of detailed statistics, and more — After weeks of anticipation, some Spotify users are left underwhelmed by the streamer's personalized year-in-review feature …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Spotify launches Spotify Wrapped, adding an AI podcast of users' 2024 Wrapped created with Google's NotebookLM summarizer, and a Your Music Evolution data story
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Spotify releases a ranking of the top audiobooks on the platform for the first time, showing A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas was 2024's top book — This is the fifth consecutive year The Joe Rogan Experience has been the top podcast on Spotify.
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@maxwelltani, Billboard and Variety
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