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Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Police arrest Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles on suspicion of murder in the death of Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German — Less than a day after asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect in the stabbing death of Las Vegas Review-Journal …
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Peter Kafka / Vox:
At Code, former Disney CEO Bob Iger said he wanted to buy Twitter in 2016 for its “phenomenal” distribution platform but didn't because of “nastiness”, not bots — Bots were fine. Nastiness wasn't. — Elon Musk wanted to buy Twitter. Then he decided he didn't.
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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Anne Garrels, an NPR international correspondent who reported from major conflicts around the world including the US bombing of Baghdad in 2003, dies at 71 — She reported on conflicts around the world and for a time was the only American broadcast journalist reporting from Baghdad during the U.S. …
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Google signed News Showcase deals with Bloomberg Media and The Texas Tribune, but the feature is late to launch as other US outlets balk at the terms — The program, which pays publishers to feature their content, is almost a year behind its intended launch timeline in the U.S.
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Ryan Gajewski / The Hollywood Reporter:
Source: HBO Max plans to correct a VFX error in House of the Dragon's second episode next week; King Viserys' missing fingers are visible in a green covering — Viewers spotted a gaffe involving King Viserys, played by actor Paddy Considine, as the latest episode aired Sunday.
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Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Bernard Shaw, CNN's first news anchor when it launched in 1980, who stayed at the network for 20 years, dies at 82 — Former CNN anchor Bernard Shaw died Wednesday of pneumonia unrelated to Covid-19, Shaw's family announced in a statement Thursday. Shaw was 82.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
New mobile app LineupSupply lets users create Spotify playlists by uploading photos of music festival posters and find existing playlists of the artist lineup — If you often find yourself making Spotify playlists to get hyped for an upcoming music festival or to relive a favorite past show …
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Rumble has hired high-profile personalities, including Glenn Greenwald, to host daily live news shows and has a $50M budget for host contracts — The video-sharing company popular with conservatives tapped Glenn Greenwald as part of effort to recruit high-profile show hosts
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David Robb / Deadline:
WGA collects $4M+ in underpaid residuals on films produced or bought by Amazon after a similar arbitration collected $42M from Netflix — The WGA has settled an arbitration against Amazon, collecting more than $4 million in underpaid residuals and interest owed to 37 screenwriters on 31 films produced or acquired by Amazon.
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Vivian Yee / New York Times:
Egypt files charges for publishing fake news and more against four journalists at an independent outlet after an article on a political corruption inquiry — After a dominant political party tied to President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi filed complaints against them, the journalists were charged with publishing fake news, among other counts.
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Dan Kennedy / Media Nation:
Staff memo: Boston Globe Editor Brian McGrory is leaving at the end of 2022 after nearly 10 years as editor to chair Boston University's journalism department — Brian McGrory, the accidental editor of The Boston Globe who ended up staying for nearly 20 years, has finally made official …
Alex Heath / The Verge:
Internal memo: CEO Evan Spiegel unveils Snap's plans to grow its user base and revenue in 2023, including onboarding more users in their 30s and pushing AR ads — After getting “punched in the face hard” by a cratering stock price and brutal layoffs, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel told employees …
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