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10:50 PM ET, August 6, 2022

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Jack Queen / Reuters:
A jury says Alex Jones must pay two Sandy Hook parents $45.2M in punitive damages, on top of $4.1M in compensatory damages, for claiming the shooting was a hoax  —  U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay the parents of a 6-year-old boy killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre $45.2 million …
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Parker Molloy / The Present Age:
How mainstream outlets boosted right-wing commentators Alex Jones, Tomi Lahren, and others to the point of turning them into someone they truly can't ignore  —  When mainstream media outlets decide to interview right-wing trolls like Jones, they're paving the way for the fringe's future success.
Janet Miranda / Bloomberg:
Texas law caps punitive damages, meaning Alex Jones may get a reduced fine; his lawyers plan to seek a fine reduction that the plaintiffs' lawyers plan to fight  —  A Texas jury on Friday ordered Alex Jones to pay $45.2 million in punitive damages to the parents of a Sandy Hook shooting victim …
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Kim Masters / The Hollywood Reporter:
Sources: DC Films President Walter Hamada was on the verge of leaving the studio after Batgirl's shelving, but agreed to stay on at least until October 21, 2022  —  The executive has agreed to remain in his post at least until the Oct. 21 release of the Dwayne Johnson film ‘Black Adam.’
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Warner Bros. Discovery reports Q2 revenue of $9.8B, vs. $11.9B est., a $3.4B net loss, and 92.1M subscribers, counting HBO Max and Discovery+
Todd Spangler / Variety:
On its Q2 2022 earnings call, Warner Bros. Discovery announced plans to launch a combined HBO Max and Discovery+ streaming service in the US in summer 2023
Rowan Philp / Global Investigative Journalism Network:
Pulitzer-winning Associated Press reporter Martha Mendoza and eight more investigative reporters discuss their mistakes and what journalists can learn from them  —  If there is one type of lesson that journalists never forget, it is the kind that follows a strategic reporting mistake that stalls an otherwise promising investigation.
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Charter and Bright House settle lawsuits by major record labels that accused the ISPs of failing to close accounts that illegally downloaded copyrighted songs  —  Confidential settlements could lead to more terminations of Internet subscribers.  —  Charter Communications has agreed …
Discussion: TorrentFreak
Billboard:
Todd Boehly's Eldridge Industries and MRC complete split of shared media assets; Eldridge retains Dick Clark Productions and Hollywood publication investments  —  The companies said that a transition structure will be put in place over the next several months in order to ensure a smooth separation.
Kathryn Foxhall / Columbia Journalism Review:
Reporters' ability to talk with US federal agency staff without public information officer approval has been gradually cut off, and the media should fight back  —  In 1981, Cristine Russell, then a health reporter at the Washington Post, asked to interview C. Everett Koop, who was nominated to be surgeon general of the United States.
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Consumer Reports Vice President and Content Officer Gwendolyn Bounds is leaving after eight years to become executive director and head of content at SmartNews  —  Gwendolyn Bounds, vice president and chief content officer at Consumer Reports, is leaving the publication to become head of content at SmartNews.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
AMC Networks names former ViacomCBS CFO Christina Spade as CEO, starting on September 9, and says it had 10.8M paying subscribers in Q2 2022, up from 9.5M in Q1  —  Christina Spade, a veteran media executive who was previously chief financial officer of the former ViacomCBS …
 
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Alex Ritman / The Hollywood Reporter:
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Discussion: The A.V. Club, Looper and SlashFilm
Michelle Price / Reuters:
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Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
The Writers Guild wins $42M from Netflix for 216 writers of 139 films, after a third-party arbitrator found Netflix underpaid residuals for 2018's Bird Box
Discussion: The Wrap and Variety
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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Gannett executives expect economic uncertainty for the rest of 2022, will speed up real estate sales to pay down debt, and will cut staff “in the coming days”
Tarpley Hitt / Gawker:
Seven sources close to The New Yorker say Erin Overbey's public version of events leading up to her firing excludes critical context about her job performance