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Ann Telnaes / Open Windows:
Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer-winning cartoonist at WaPo since 2008, quits, saying WaPo killed her cartoon showing Bezos and other execs currying favor with Trump — Democracy can't function without a free press — I've worked for the Washington Post since 2008 as an editorial cartoonist.
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Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
After backlash, Meta says newly viral AI profiles on Facebook and Instagram were created in 2023 in “an early experiment”, and it is deleting the profiles — Earlier this week, Meta executive Connor Hayes told the Financial Times that the company is going to roll out AI character profiles …
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Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Apple offers Apple TV+ for free to anyone with an Apple ID this weekend, the first time it has offered such a promotion — Apple is allowing anyone to access its Apple TV+ streaming service for free from Friday through Sunday. The company announced the weekend of free streaming earlier …
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Financial Times:
China Film Administration: China's 2024 box office sales fell ~23% YoY to $5.8B, as a lack of blockbusters and an ailing economy saw consumers turn to streaming — Lack of blockbusters, pandemic aftereffects and hard economic times blamed for 2024 slump — China's box office takings fell …
Rodney Ho / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia Public Broadcasting introduces a new logo and unveils a five-year strategic plan, including growing its donor base by 25% from the current 87,000 — Under Bert Wesley Huffman for 18 months, the statewide media operation preps for the future. — Georgia Public Broadcasting …
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Sarah Honosky / The Asheville Citizen Times:
Asheville Blade and two of its reporters file a federal lawsuit against Asheville over the journalists' arrests in December 2021 as police cleared demonstrators — ASHEVILLE - A local news outlet and two of its reporters have filed a federal lawsuit against the city over the journalists' Christmas night arrests three years ago.
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Jacob L. Nelson / Columbia Journalism Review:
How journalists for the American Jewish press are covering the growing polarization in the Jewish community since the October 7 attack, and its challenges — Since Oct. 7, journalists for the American Jewish press have watched their community fracture while wondering how—or even if—they can put back the pieces.
Stephen Morris / Financial Times:
An interview with YouTube CEO Neal Mohan on rolling out AI tools without upsetting creators, and more; YouTube has paid $70B to partners in the past three years — Veteran executive seen as a potential Google CEO must tackle threats from Trump to tech rivals
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Trishla Ostwal / Adweek:
Memo: Sameer Singh, TikTok's general manager for North America's ads team, is leaving the company at the end of February, as the company faces a ban in the US — Sameer Singh will remain at the company until the end of February — Sameer Singh, TikTok's North America head of ad sales …
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Wall Street Journal:
Many advertisers on TikTok say they will shift ad dollars if and when a US ban actually takes effect, as the yearslong saga has dulled any real sense of urgency
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Ruth Comerford / BBC:
President Biden awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Anna Wintour, who has been serving as editor-in-chief of Vogue since 1988 — Vogue editor Dame Anna Wintour, U2 frontman Bono and billionaire George Soros are among those who have received America's highest civilian honour from outgoing President Joe Biden.
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Alexandra S. Levine / Bloomberg:
An unredacted lawsuit from Utah's AG claims TikTok has long known that TikTok Live promoted sexual content streams to minors and facilitated money laundering — - Unredacted lawsuit claims TikTok knew about teen safety issues — Lawsuit also alleges company facilitated money laundering
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BBC:
The BBC says Gavin & Stacey: The Finale becomes the UK's most-watched scripted show across all broadcasters and streamers since 2002 with 19.3M viewers — Smashing the show's own record from five years ago, the last ever episode of the hit British sitcom took the top spot on Christmas Day
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