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Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
The Washington Post plans to stop publishing its Sunday magazine on December 25, cutting the jobs of 10 staffers; some content will shift to the Style section — Executive editor Sally Buzbee said the magazine would end ‘in its current form’ after printing its final issue on Dec. 25.
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Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
15 journalists from digital news outlet El Faro, based in El Salvador, sue NSO Group in US federal court claiming damages from Pegasus spyware infections — When Roman Gressier, an American reporter working in El Salvador, found out that he and his colleagues were being surveilled …
Thomas Germain / Gizmodo:
Pathmatics: Apple's Twitter ad purchases grew from $989K in October to $1M+ in November; Elon Musk said Apple “mostly stopped advertising on Twitter” on Nov. 28 — Musk tweeted that Apple had all but stopped buying ads on Twitter. The iPhone maker's ad purchases had actually increased, according to an ad analytics firm.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
National Geographic's new EIC Nathan Lump says the outlet does not plan to reduce its monthly print publishing schedule and will invest in social video — National Geographic's new editor-in-chief Nathan Lump plans to invest more in social video as the brand continues to modernize, he told Axios in an interview.
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David Z. Morris / CoinDesk:
As FTX collapsed, mainstream news organizations often failed to give a straightforward assessment of exactly what happened and potential crimes involved — Sam Bankman-Fried is a con man and fraudster of historic proportions. But you might not learn that from the New York Times …
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Wall Street Journal:
How Twitter users in China have been circumventing the nation's Great Firewall and fighting spam to get footage of protests out to the rest of the world — Chinese users employ VPNs to get videos and images out of the country, while fighting spam — Why Tesla's China Ties Could Be a Problem for Twitter
Karissa Bell / Engadget:
Twitter plans to expand recommended tweets to all users, including those who may not have seen them in the past — Twitter is now pushing more tweets from accounts users don't already follow into their timelines. The company revealed that it's now surfacing recommendations to all its users …
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Chris Licht tells CNN staff that layoffs are underway as part of a strategy shift, starting with “a limited number of individuals”, mostly paid contributors — “It will be a difficult time for everyone,” CNN EO Chris Licht told staff in an email Wednesday.
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Netflix plans to expand its pre-release content screening program, the Netflix Preview Club, from 2,000+ users to tens of thousands in early 2023 — Streaming giant plans global expansion of program that helped make 'Don't Look Up' less serious — Before Netflix Inc.'s 2021 release of …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
NBC News promotes Catherine Kim to SVP of NBC News Editorial, overseeing both TV and digital news — Catherine Kim, a senior NBC News executive who has played a significant role in the evolution of the company's digital efforts, will now have more say over some of its TV work as well.
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Andrew Liszewski / Gizmodo:
Disney unveils FRAN, an AI tool that helps TV or film producers make an actor look older or younger without the need for complex and expensive visual effects — With just a few clicks, actors can look younger or older without the need for expensive visual effects. — Alerts
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Ars Technica and Disney Research Studios, more at Techmeme »
Matthew Keys / Fierce Video:
Ohio's AG files a motion asking that two of the state's pension systems become lead plaintiffs in a shareholder lawsuit accusing WBD of securities violations — The Ohio Attorney General has filed a motion in federal court requesting to have two of the state's pension systems appointed …
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