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David Folkenflik / NPR:
A US judge orders Kari Lake to submit to questioning under oath after she failed to comply with repeated orders to share info about her plans for VOA's future — A senior federal judge on Monday ordered Trump administration official Kari Lake to submit to questioning under oath in ongoing litigation …
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Annelise Levy / Bloomberg Law:
Filing: Anthropic reached a settlement in a copyright class action brought by authors whose works were included in two pirate databases Anthropic downloaded — Anthropic PBC reached a settlement with authors in a high-stakes copyright class action that threatened the AI company with potentially billions of dollars in damages.
Dan Shanoff / The Athletic:
YouTube's NFL debut will include influencer IShowSpeed, who has 43M subscribers, and three others doing “Watch With” streams, which enable live reactions — When YouTube makes its NFL broadcast debut with the Chiefs-Chargers game on Friday, Sept. 5, at 8 p.m. ET …
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Crystal Tse / Bloomberg:
Letter: activist investment firm Fivespan takes a stake in the NYT; Fivespan was started by the financiers who led ValueAct's investment in the NYT in 2022 — The financiers that led a high-profile activist campaign at the New York Times Co. three years ago have now taken a stake …
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Katie Campione / Deadline:
KPop Demon Hunters surpasses Red Notice to become Netflix's “most popular film of all time” based on a 91-day premiere window, hitting 236M views since debuting — The moment has finally arrived: Kpop Demon Hunters has officially become Netflix's most popular film of all time.
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Disney sues Sling TV for allegedly violating their carriage deal by including Disney's networks without permission in the new mini-bundles launched in August — The mini-bundles start at $4.99, a fraction of the usual minimum of $45.99 a month for a regular Sling subscription.
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Reuters:
Reuters and AP send a joint letter to Israeli officials to demand “a clear explanation for the airstrikes” on a Gaza hospital that killed multiple journalists — By: Reuters Communications — Reuters and the Associated Press today sent the following letter to Israeli officials regarding …
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Melanie Goodfellow / Deadline:
Gaza Health Ministry says five journalists working for Reuters, AP, Al-Jazeera, and others were among at least 20 killed in an Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital
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Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
Noisy Creek, owner of Seattle's The Stranger and the Portland Mercury, is acquiring the Chicago Reader and also plans to expand its ticketing service to Chicago — After years of financial struggles and narrowly avoiding closure at the start of 2025, the Chicago Reader is getting another lifeline.
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David Pierson / New York Times:
Hong Kong denies a visa renewal for senior Bloomberg journalist Rebecca Choong Wilkins without explanation; Bloomberg says it's working to resolve the matter — The unexplained decision raises fresh concerns about the erosion of press freedom in a city transformed by Beijing's national security law.
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The Foreign Correspondents …, @rchoongwilkins, JURISTnews, China Digital Times, Hong Kong Free Press HKFP, @aleksandraketal, @kevinkfyam, @tomgrundy, @transit_jam, @krislc, @kjoules, @tomgrundy, @taiwanfcc, @iainmarlow, @fcchk, @hk_watch, @krislc, Selina Cheng on LinkedIn, The Star, Bangkok Post, Globe and Mail, Global Voices, @newsguy.bsky.social, Reuters, Reporters Without Borders and Committee to Protect …
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
A proposed class action suit against Amazon filed August 22 claims it misleads customers, who think they own content they bought when they only have a license — A suit challenges Prime Video telling people they can “buy” a movie when they're purchasing a license to watch it for a period of time.
Leia Mendoza / Variety:
Fairchild Media Group promotes Michael Atmore to EIC of Women's Wear Daily, in addition to his role as chief brand officer — Fairchild Media Group has promoted Michael Atmore to editor-in-chief of Women's Wear Daily, in addition to his role as chief brand officer.
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Talking Biz News, Adweek, WWD and MediaPost
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Spotify launches a DM feature that lets users share audio and send text chats, available to mobile users aged 16 years and older in “select markets” this week — Both Free and Premium accounts can share audio content and send messages to each other.
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Elizabeth Harris / New York Times:
Simon & Schuster CEO Jonathan Karp, who has held that position since 2020, says he will step down and lead a new S&S imprint that will publish six books a year — Jonathan Karp, the chief executive since 2020, will oversee a new imprint that publishes six books year.
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