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12:00 PM ET, December 13, 2022

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Casey Newton says he plans to only use Twitter to tweet out new Platformer posts and won't break news on the site, joining other big voices leaving the service  —  PLUS: Why it's time to start leaving Twitter behind  —  On Sunday, Elon Musk tweeted a vague warning: “the bots are in for a surprise tomorrow.”
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Twitter starts testing Blue for Business, which adds a gold checkmark for “corporate entities”, including media organizations  —  Alongside of the relaunch of Twitter Blue, Twitter's controversial subscription service, Twitter has begun rolling out a new offering called Blue …
Urvi Dugar / Reuters:
Elon Musk says Twitter Blue subscribers will see half the number of ads as non-subscribers and that the company plans to offer a higher tier with no ads in 2023  —  Twitter owner Elon Musk tweeted on Monday that Twitter's Basic blue tick will have half the number of advertisements …
Laura Forman / Wall Street Journal:
Similarweb: Twitter ad manager visits fell nearly 74% YoY in October and 85% YoY in November, the largest drop since Musk's buyout, continuing into December
Wall Street Journal:
News Corp names Sunday Times Editor Emma Tucker as EIC of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones, starting on February 1 as the first woman to lead the WSJ  —  Currently the editor of the Sunday Times in the U.K., Ms. Tucker will assume her new position at the Journal on Feb. 1
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Bari Weiss and Nellie Bowles launch The Free Press, hiring 10 full-time employees and more than 12 contractors, who plan to publish newsletters and podcasts  —  Bari Weiss, the New York Times columnist turned independent newsletter writer, has hired ten full-time employees and over a dozen contractors …
Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Jeff Zucker joins RedBird and IMI's new joint venture as CEO, where he will oversee $1B in investments in sports, media, and entertainment entities  —  New venture is partnership between International Media Investments and RedBird, part owner of Boston Red Sox and LeBron James's entertainment company
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK-based LGBTQ+ outlet Pink News adds an “uplifting” stories filter to its app after studies show more consumers avoid news because of its impact on their mood  —  The LGBTQ+ brand has added an “uplifting” news feature to its new app.  —  LGBTQ+ brand Pink News has given …
Lili Bayer / Politico:
An interview with Zoltán Varga, one of Hungary's last independent media moguls, on Viktor Orbán's tactics to silence the media, including via tax probes  —  Zoltán Varga, one of Hungary's last independent media moguls, tells POLITICO Viktor Orbán has taken his tactics to a ‘new level.’
Torinmo Salau / Semafor:
A look at Opera News, which is pre-installed on Chinese-made smartphones in Nigeria, reaches around 3M people per day, and pays freelancers based on clicks  —  A popular Chinese-owned news app used by millions of Nigerians is being driven by algorithms that promote misinformation, according to a new study.
 
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James Pomfret / Reuters:
Chung Pui-kuen, former editor of liberal outlet Hong Kong's Stand News, is released on bail after a year, under the condition he give no media interviews
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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
Analysis: the US and the UK have seen 1,391 editorial layoffs in 2022 so far, including 50% since October and 25%+ in the past month, compared to 527 hires
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
The HFPA announces the 2023 nominations for the Golden Globes, which will air on NBC and stream on NBCUniversal's Peacock in January as part of a one-year trial
Michael Levenson / New York Times:
Electric carmakers are dropping AM radios, saying electromagnetic interference causes static and noise, and US radio stations claim to be losing core listeners
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Oscar-oriented films flatline at the box office because people have grown comfortable watching them at home, but studios still seem to be grasping for answers