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2:55 PM ET, September 27, 2022

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Issie Lapowsky / Protocol:
Meta details influence operations from Russia, impersonating news outlets to spread anti-Ukraine content in Europe, and from China, targeting the US and Czechia  —  Russia set up a sprawling and sophisticated network of websites impersonating mainstream media outlets, which it used …
Press Gazette:
John Witherow plans to step down as editor of The Times after nearly a decade, moving to chairman of Times Newspapers; a successor will be named on Wednesday  —  John Witherow is to step down as editor of The Times after nearly a decade in the role.  He has been appointed chairman of Times Newspapers.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sports streaming service DAZN pauses its IPO plans to focus on profitability and agrees to acquire UK-based Eleven Group's global sports media businesses  —  DAZN, an international sports streaming company, has put its IPO plans on hold to focus on profitability and expansion, particularly in Europe …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Hearst CEO says it expects $12B in 2022 revenue, and TV is its biggest source of profits, of which 40%+ come from its specialty media, data, and software units  —  Hearst expects revenues to grow close to $12 billion this year, up slightly from the record $11.9 billion it earned last year …
New York Magazine:
On her new podcast, Kara Swisher interviews Chris Cuomo about his upcoming show on Nexstar's NewsNation, rebuilding trust, interviewing Andrew Cuomo, and more  —  Kara Swisher has a long, frank talk with the former CNN anchor.  —  Chris Cuomo is attempting a comeback — or at least, he's …
Michael Cavna / Washington Post:
A look at the fate of comics pages in the US, as Lee Enterprises says its papers will reduce them to a half-page and shift to a “uniform set of offerings”  —  Is this the beginning of the end for the daily printed comics page in many American towns and cities?
Benj Edwards / Ars Technica:
A New York-based artist received copyright registration on their comic featuring artwork by Midjourney, the first known US copyright for latent diffusion AI art  —  Registration of AI-assisted comic comes amid fierce online debate about AI art ethics.  —  In what might be a first …
 
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Memo: Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, and Mail Online will collaborate more on stories to avoid unnecessary duplication and free up resources for more original work
Discussion: Bloomberg
The Sun:
The UK opens a war crimes probe into Graham Phillips, a British citizen and pro-Kremlin YouTuber, for a forced interview designed to “humiliate” Ukrainian PoWs
On Substack:
Substack launches Reader for the web with search, keyboard shortcuts, dark mode, recommendations, and an “Add RSS feed” feature for non-Substack publications
Cheri Faulkner / NME:
Netflix announces its first in-house game studio, its second game studio in Helsinki, to be led by ex-Zynga Vice President and General Manager Marko Lastikka
Nick Vivarelli / Variety:
Romanian 24-hour news channel Antena 3 will relaunch on September 27 in partnership with CNN, but won't be CNN-branded like CNN Portugal and other affiliates
Discussion: Broadband TV News and CNN
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Bloomberg:
Pro sports leagues and teams keep getting more money for their media rights, increasing valuations and turning the industry into a recession-proof investment
Discussion: Barrett Media
Jody Serrano / Gizmodo:
Report: Spotify let 40 white supremacist artists promote extremist content; Spotify removed 12K podcast episodes and 19K playlists in 2022 over its hate policy
Viola Zhou / Rest of World:
Using translation apps, dubbing software, and VPNs, some Chinese creators are getting millions of views for TikTok videos summarizing Hollywood movies and shows
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Sources: Buckingham Palace told the BBC, ITV, and Sky News that they can only retain 60 minutes of approved footage from 10 days of the Queen's commemorations