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Fox News' Brian Kilmeade showed a photoshopped image on air depicting the judge who signed off on the Mar-a-Lago raid grafted over an image of Jeffrey Epstein — On Thursday's Tucker Carlson Tonight, guest host Brian Kilmeade showed a clearly photoshopped image of U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart …
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Charter plans to shut down Spectrum Originals, after launching the original scripted content initiative in 2019, amid increased production costs and competition — EXCLUSIVE: Charter Communications is getting out of the original programming business. The decision to shut down Spectrum Originals comes …

The Information hires Karl Wells, formerly Dow Jones' chief subscriptions officer, as its first chief commercial officer, to grow revenue — It's been a busy few months at The Information. Our newsroom has been leading the narrative in coverage, from our early reporting on Netflix's dramatic move …
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Sources: before ATT, Apple and Meta discussed revenue-sharing deals, such as Apple taking a cut of “boosted posts” via IAP and an ad-free, Facebook subscription — The two tech giants discussed revenue-sharing arrangements, including a potential ad-free, subscription version of Facebook

The Los Angeles Times, Vanity Fair, and others juice traffic by buying ads in the mobile game Subway Surfers, which offers rewards for viewing ads or articles — We played Subway Surfers for three weeks. Of 365 ads, 124 were articles from 26 different publishers.
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Substack's Hamish McKenzie changes his title from COO to Chief Writing Officer to signal the company's respect for writers and says “I'll be writing a lot more” — The first job title I've ever taken seriously … Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade.

A look at The Kansas City Defender, which has one full-time staffer, two part-timers, five interns, and four freelancers, rooted in abolitionist press tradition — Most news outlets don't organize basketball park takeovers. The Kansas City Defender is not like most outlets.

CNN, The Washington Post, NBC News, and Scripps ask a court to unseal Mar-a-Lago search documents, including any not covered by a DOJ bid to unseal the warrant — CNN, joined by The Washington Post, NBC News and Scripps, asked a court on Thursday to unseal documents connected to the FBI search …

The EIC and COO of the Center for Investigative Reporting are stepping down, one month after the layoffs of 10 of its 68 employees — - Editor-in-Chief Sumi Aggarwal and Chief Operating Officer Annie Chabel are leaving CIR and Reveal, its award-winning radio program.
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Activist investor ValueAct Capital takes a 7% stake in The New York Times and urges an aggressive rollout of subscriber-only bundles; NYT's stock jumps 10%+ — Activist investor ValueAct Capital Management has built a new position in the New York Times Co., contending the iconic newspaper company …
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Twitter outlines its Civic Integrity Policy ahead of the US midterm elections, including state-specific hubs featuring local news and better account protections — Twitter is the place to find real-time, reliable information about the 2022 midterms - whether you're looking for breaking news from reporters …
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The UK's National Union of Journalists plans 24-hour strikes on August 26 and August 31, 2022, with a 48-hour strike in September over raises at Reach outlets — National and regional journalists at Reach have voted to strike starting this month over a “meagre” 3% pay rise offer.
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Mailchimp cracks down on newsletters from crypto-related content creators, suspending the accounts of crypto wallet Edge, intelligence firm Messari, and Decrypt — The email marketing platform Mailchimp has been suspending the accounts of crypto-related content creators and media outlets this week.
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