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6:55 AM ET, December 16, 2024

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ABC News apologizes and will give $15M to Trump's presidential library to settle a lawsuit over George Stephanopoulos' comments about Trump and E. Jean Carroll  —  ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump's presidential library to settle a lawsuit over anchor George …
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Internal memo: Axios' senior counsel says the outlet anticipates the Trump admin will try to force reporters to out their sources, ramp up lawsuits, and more  —  The News  —  News organizations are bracing for the incoming Trump administration to go after journalists' sources and take legal action against them.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
James Rainey / Los Angeles Times:
An interview with Patrick Soon-Shiong, who has spent ~$1B on the LA Times, on his non-endorsement in the presidential race, adding a “bias meter”, and more  —  Patrick Soon-Shiong had become accustomed to making the news.  —  He was the doctor and medical technology innovator …
Mark Caro / Local News Initiative:
A deep look at the emergence of local news startups in Massachusetts, as some “ghost newspapers” owned by Gannett still publish but without original reporting  —  PLYMOUTH, Mass. - Mark Pothier was wrapping up the young-adult phase of his music career, including a 1983 stint …
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
The Creative Rights in AI Coalition, representing nearly 40 UK creative groups, urges the UK government to protect copyright rules ahead of an AI consultation  —  Coalition of publishers, authors and musicians says it wants to be paid fairly and retain control of its work
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Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal:
Ad giants Omnicom and Interpublic's merger shows how the industry is preparing for an AI-driven upheaval, which is squeezing out creative talent  —  Two advertisers are combining into a $30 billion behemoth to harness the data, tech and AI expertise now dominating Madison Avenue—and all the marketing you see
Max Tani / Semafor:
Kamala Harris' deputy campaign manager and digital chief says the campaign tried to book Harris on sports shows and podcasts but was rejected by the top names  —  The News  —  Soon after Vice President Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee, deputy campaign manager Rob Flaherty turned his attention to sports.
Discussion: Salon and The Hill
Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
Major news outlets like Fox, MSNBC, and CBS are leveraging their reporters' personal TikTok accounts rather than the companies' own to reach younger audiences  —  Some big brands have been slow to join the platform but now are experimenting with ways to reach a new audience
Discussion: @melissakorn
Jemima Kelly / Financial Times:
The success of independent, politically moderate podcasts shows listeners are tired of an artificial, scripted, carefully stage-managed version of reality  —  Lo-fi, unpolished performances have become more popular than carefully stage-managed versions of reality
John Towfighi / CNN:
How Sony turned itself around by innovating its games business beyond consoles and making acquisitions to expand its IP and original entertainment content  —  The last time Sony was worth this much on the stock market, Bill Clinton was president and the PlayStation 2 was about to debut on American store shelves.
Discussion: Screen Rant
 
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Reshmi Basu / Bloomberg:
Sources: Sinclair is in talks with lenders to raise $1B+ in new financing to pay down debt; the broadcaster is expected to refinance a $1.2B loan due in 2026
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Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI researcher who accused the company of copyright violations in October, was found dead by suicide on November 26 in San Francisco
Devan Cole / CNN:
A US appeals court declines to temporarily block a ban on TikTok; TikTok had indicated it would ask SCOTUS to step in on an emergency basis to block the law
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Graham Fraser / BBC:
The BBC complains to Apple after Apple Intelligence's notification summary falsely suggested the BBC had published an article saying Luigi Mangione shot himself
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway seek up to eight figures from new partners, possibly CNN, for Pivot and other podcasts; their Vox deal ends in 2025
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Warner Bros. Discovery has decided not to renew its deal for new episodes of Sesame Street, though it will continue licensing library episodes through 2027
 

 
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Mark Bergen / Bloomberg:
The UK's Ofcom says the Online Safety Act, passed in 2023 to govern illegal material on internet platforms, has taken effect, and plans to expand it in 2025

Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Amnesty International: Serbian authorities used phone hacking startup Cellebrite's tools to unlock a journalist's phone before infecting the device with malware

Peggy Hollinger / Financial Times:
The EU signs a deal to build the €10.6B Iris² satellite internet network to rival Starlink, with 61% of the project funded publicly, starting operations in 2030
 
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