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4:45 PM ET, December 17, 2024

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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Filing: Trump sues Des Moines Register and pollster Ann Selzer for “brazen election interference” and fraud over the final poll showing Harris leading in Iowa  —  The Des Moines Register published pollster Ann Selzer's final poll showing Harris leading in Iowa by 3 points, despite Trump's eventual 13-point victory
Financial Times:
The UK opens a consultation on AI and copyright, and aims to offer an “opt out” copyright exception, force companies to open models to scrutiny, and more  —  Consultation could see easier access to copyrighted works but require tech groups to be clearer on what they have used
Axios:
Sources: NYT's Cliff Levy and Meta's Anne Kornblut withdrew from consideration to become The Washington Post's executive editor after hearing its strategy  —  - One person involved in the search told us Lewis' pitch was foggy and uninspiring. … Other candidates include current interim executive editor Matt Murray.
Julian Fowler / BBC:
A UK court finds the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Metropolitan Police unlawfully spied on two Belfast journalists to identify their sources  —  The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and Metropolitan Police acted illegally by spying on two Belfast journalists' to identify their sources.
Mia Sato / The Verge:
Sources: Forbes is cutting ties with freelancers who wrote for Forbes Vetted, its product review section, citing Google's “site reputation abuse” policy on SEO  —  Forbes will stop using freelancers for some types of stories indefinitely — and has blamed the change on a recent update to Google Search policies.
Axios:
Sources: Refinery29 laid off staff, and its CEO Cory Haik has left, as it closes in on eight months under new ownership; Sundial has not named an interim CEO  —  Sundial Media Group has not named an interim CEO.  — The former Vice Media executive was named CEO when Sundial Media Group agreed …
Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Sources: Comcast targets H1 2025 for the launch of their NBC Sports-branded RSNs on Peacock, and is in talks to serve as a distribution hub for third-party RSNs  —  For two years, Comcast executives have spoken openly about their desire to see the company's four regional sports networks …
On Substack:
Substack partners with The Free Press to build an enterprise offering, including custom branding and large editorial teams support, with a private beta in 2025  —  Partnering with The Free Press to better support media organizations  —  The Free Press, a media organization founded …
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Memo: LAT opinion staff express concern over Soon-Shiong's new policy forcing editorials critical of Trump to be presented side-by-side with an opposing view  —  Patrick Soon-Shiong, the owner of the Los Angeles Times, has dismayed staffers as he curtails critical coverage of Donald Trump.
The Boston Globe:
The Everett Leader Herald, a weekly newspaper publishing for 139 years, will shut down and pay $1.1M to settle a defamation lawsuit with Everett Mayor  —  The Everett Leader Herald will shut down after 139 years as part of the settlement  —  Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria will receive $1.1 million …
 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
CAA partners with YouTube to help CAA clients identify and remove AI-generated content that features their likeness, with a wider rollout planned in early 2025
Ash Parrish / The Verge:
Restart, a games media site sponsored by Walmart and run by marketing company Moonrock, launches; Restart says it'll get no affiliate revenue from Walmart links
Jack Kenmare / SPORTbible:
The European Super League, dropped in 2021, relaunches as the Unify League, promising free, ad-supported streaming of soccer matches via its own service
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
ABC News will never live down its capitulation after paying $15M to help establish Trump's library and $1M in legal fees, and it should have used 1A protections
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Melissa Clarke / ABC:
Australia's ABC names former Nine CEO Hugh Marks as managing director, starting March 10, 2025; Marks oversaw the AU$4B merger of Nine and Fairfax Media in 2018
CNN:
Syrian locals say a man filmed by CNN being released by rebels from a Damascus jail was a former intelligence officer with the deposed Syrian regime
 

 
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Databricks is raising $10B from a16z, Thrive, and others at a $62B valuation, among the largest VC raises in history; docs show Databricks has $2.6B in revenue

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
Ireland's Data Protection Commission fines Meta €251M for a Facebook security breach that affected ~29M users globally, ~3M in the EU and EEA, in September 2018

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