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7:10 AM ET, December 26, 2022

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Axios:
Source: Michael Bloomberg wants to expand his media empire by acquiring Wall Street Journal parent company Dow Jones but would settle for The Washington Post  —  Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire businessman and media mogul, is interested in acquiring either Wall Street Journal parent company Dow Jones …
The Hill:
The January 6 committee recommends that Congress “continue to evaluate policies of media companies that have had the effect of radicalizing their consumers”  —  The House committee examining last year's attack on the U.S. Capitol issued its long-awaited final report on Thursday night …
Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post:
Former Twitter employees and people in Elon Musk's orbit detail his erratic leadership; Musk wanted “full access” for Bari Weiss, which staff refused to grant  —  Musk's intense focus on his social media company purchase has devolved into the culture wars.  Meanwhile, Tesla is tanking.
BBC:
The Sun apologizes for a Jeremy Clarkson column about Meghan Markle that prompted 20K+ complaints to the UK's IPSO, but didn't say if the outlet disciplined him  —  The Sun newspaper says it regrets publishing a Jeremy Clarkson column about the Duchess of Sussex and is “sincerely sorry”.
Jennifer Gerson / The 19th:
An interview with Amna Nawaz, who becomes a PBS NewsHour co-anchor on January 2, on how representation, lived experience, and motherhood shape her career  —  The NewsHour journalist talked about being the first Muslim Pakistani-American to occupy the anchor seat, and how her identity and parenthood shaped her career.
Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
The Atlantic plans to roll out a dynamic paywall with varying prices in early January 2023, aiming to add about 125K subscribers to reach 1M by the end of 2024  —  The Atlantic will roll out out in early January a new dynamic paywall that offers varying subscription prices as it hopes to meet …
JC Reindl / Detroit Free Press:
Peter Bhatia, the Detroit Free Press' top editor since September 2017, plans to step down in January 2023 in the hopes of reducing the number of Gannett layoffs  —  Peter Bhatia, the top editor of the Detroit Free Press, told staff Friday that he will depart the company early next year …
Liam Scott / Voice of America:
Whistleblower protection org Government Accountability Project files a complaint to Congress over Twitter suspending VoA's Steve Herman and other journalists  —  Nearly a week after Twitter's new owner Elon Musk said that the accounts of suspended journalists would be reinstated, at least six remain blocked.
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
A profile of Jenna Bush Hager, a publishing kingmaker due to her Today book club show, who in 2022 started a production company to develop books for the screen  —  The daughter and granddaughter of presidents is now famous in her own right.  Her TV book club is one of the few reliable paths …
Jason Rainbow / SpaceNews:
European satellite operator Eutelsat stops carrying three Russian propaganda channels, after French media regulator Arcom urged the company to stop broadcasting  —  TAMPA, Fla. — French satellite operator Eutelsat said Dec. 22 it stands to lose up to 15 million euros ($16 million) …
 
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Michael McCarthy / Front Office Sports:
The NFL plans to only offer the NFL Network's RedZone as part of its YouTube deal starting in the 2023 season, ending DirecTV's version, which debuted in 2005
Kelly Jensen / BOOK RIOT:
Huntsville, Texas votes to privatize its local library after removing its Pride display and Banned Books Week display and placing the city librarian on leave
 

 
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Jennifer Hiller / Wall Street Journal:
Google signs an deal to buy nuclear energy generated from multiple small modular reactors developed by US-based Kairos Power, targeting 500 MW by 2035

Lily Hay Newman / Wired:
The FIDO Alliance debuts Credential Exchange Protocol, a specification to make passkeys portable across systems, and Passkey Central, a developer resource site

Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times:
UK podcaster Harry Stebbings' 20VC raised a $400M fund for early stage startups, one of Europe's biggest venture funds; the podcast recently hosted Sam Altman

 
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