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12:50 AM ET, October 30, 2020

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Glenn Greenwald / Greenwald:
Glenn Greenwald quits The Intercept, saying its editors refused to publish a post unless he removed parts critical of Biden; he will now publish on Substack  —  The same trends of repression, censorship and ideological homogeneity plaguing the national press generally have engulfed …
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Glenn Greenwald / Greenwald:
Glenn Greenwald publishes his email exchange with Intercept editors about his Biden story, which he says precipitated his resignation  —  Given The Intercept's vehement denials, readers are entitled to see for themselves what the truth is: transparency journalism with integrity requires.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Insider Inc., parent of Business Insider, buys a majority stake in Morning Brew in an all-cash deal; sources say the deal values Morning Brew at around $75M  —  Insider Inc., the parent company to Business Insider, closed an all-cash deal Thursday to buy a majority stake in Morning Brew …
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
CNN contributor and former DHS COS Miles Taylor reveals he is Anonymous, the senior Trump admin official who wrote a NYT column in 2018 and book in 2019  —  Mr. Taylor, whose criticisms of President Trump in a New York Times Op-Ed article and subsequent book roiled Washington and infuriated Mr. Trump …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
NYT, by overstating Miles Taylor's seniority when it published his op-ed, and CNN, by letting him lie on live TV, disgraced themselves in the Anonymous charade
Julia Alexander / The Verge:
Netflix increases pricing for standard plan by $1 to $14/month and premium tier by $2 to $18/month; basic plan will remain $9/month  —  The basic plan will remain $9 a month  —  Netflix is introducing price hikes for its US subscribers today, increasing its standard plan to $14 a month and its premium tier to $18 a month.
Helen Coster / Reuters:
Comcast Q3: NBCU earnings down 38.7% YoY to $1.3B; revenue of $6.7B, down 19% YoY; ~22M Peacock signups; film revenue down 25% YoY to $1.3B, offset by licensing  —  (Reuters) - Comcast Corp CMCSA.O on Thursday reported better-than-expected third-quarter revenue, as strong sign-ups …
Sarah Kim / Korea JoongAng Daily:
In Q&A, NYT's international president discusses why it chose Korea as its new Asia hub and says it began contingency plans to leave Hong Kong three years ago  —  Stephen Dunbar-Johnson, international president of The New York Times Company, said the high level of press freedom in Korea …
BBC:
BBC issues social media guidelines prohibiting staff from criticizing colleagues, “virtue signaling”, and expressing personal opinions on public policy, more  —  The BBC has issued new guidance on social media usage, which will force staff to maintain impartiality.
 
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Though media coverage of Biden's chances is cautious, recent Trump scandals are getting little coverage likely because outlets think he won't win
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Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
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