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12:15 PM ET, September 8, 2022

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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 …
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.
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. …
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.
Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
Brussels court dismisses most of IAB Europe's appeals concerning its consent framework, found to be in breach of GDPR; some appeals will head to EU's top court  —  It's privacy crunch time for ‘consent’ to track...  For those watching the slow motion unpicking of surveillance advertising …
Discussion: Irish Council … and IAB Europe
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.
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.
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 …
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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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
Discussion: Rumble and @rumblevideo
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
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
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Memo: The Washington Post's tech chief Shailesh Prakash, who led its publishing arm Arc XP and ad network Zeus, is leaving to join Google as VP and GM of News
New York Times:
Sources: Vice is exploring a deal, worth $50M+, with MBC, a media giant partly owned by the Saudi government, to launch a new content partnership in the region
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Ahead of the US midterms, Twitter plans to add 1,000 contributors weekly to its Birdwatch fact-checking tool, each assigned a “rating impact” score out of five
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Netflix scours its business to cut costs, including by reducing real estate, curbing cloud spend, limiting corporate swag, and hiring more junior staff