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8:40 AM ET, February 16, 2023

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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Thousands sign a letter protesting The New York Times' coverage of trans people, coordinated with a letter from GLAAD; a NYT statement defends the outlet's work  —  This story has been updated with a statement from The New York Times.  —  In the past year, page A1 of The New York Times …
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Abbey White / The Hollywood Reporter:
Over 100 New York Times contributors and others call on the newspaper to stop “bias, fringe theories, and dangerous inaccuracies” in its trans people coverage  —  Hannah Gadsby, Joey Soloway, Margaret Cho, Jameela Jamil, Lena Dunham, Jonathan Van Ness and Jazz Jennings were also among …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Paramount reports Q4 revenue up 2% YoY to $8.1B, operating income fell 93% YoY to $182M, and TV media income fell 7% to $5.9B; DTC revenue rose 30% YoY to $1.4B  —  The New York owner of the CBS broadcast network and the Paramount movie studio said that the costs of generating gains …
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The Guardian:
France's BFMTV suspended presenter Rachid M'Barki in January and launched an internal probe into news packages linked to Israeli disinformation unit Team Jorge  —  Rachid M'Barki, one of channel's longest-serving hosts, suspended during inquiry into news packages linked to ‘Team Jorge’
Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
AMC Networks Chairman James Dolan appoints his wife, Kristin Dolan, as the network's CEO, starting on February 27; Kristin is a former COO of Cablevision  —  Cable-TV company known for hits like ‘The Walking Dead’ has discussed potential deals with Roku, Sony and others; transition to streaming has been rocky
Reggie Ugwu / New York Times:
A look at the podcast industry, as a faltering ad market and recession fears increase the reluctance to fund projects without a path to short-term profitability  —  “The dumb money era is over” as layoffs, budget cuts and scuttled deals challenge a long-booming industry.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Twitter updates its policies to allow cannabis ads targeting US states where cannabis is legal, promoting brands or providing info but not offering direct sales  —  Twitter on Wednesday updated its advertising policies to allow cannabis ads to run on its service in states where cannabis is legal, in accordance with federal guidelines.
NewsNation:
Ohio's attorney general says charges against NewsNation reporter Evan Lambert have been dismissed; Lambert was arrested on February 8 at a press conference  —  (NewsNation) — Charges against NewsNation reporter Evan Lambert have been dismissed, the Ohio attorney general said Wednesday.
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
Atlanta-based Capital B, the one-year-old nonprofit news outlet for Black Americans, which has raised $12M, announces plans for a second newsroom in Gary, IN  —  Capital B, the one-year-old nonprofit news startup for Black Americans, has announced plans to launch its second local newsroom in Gary, Indiana.
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Newsmax is complaining on air and online about DirecTV dropping the channel; any new deal can affect the terms of Newsmax's pacts with other pay TV providers  —  Viewers who have tuned into the conservative news channel Newsmax in recent weeks may think they are watching a telethon.
 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York appeals court rejects Fox News' bid to dismiss a Smartmatic defamation lawsuit over 2020 election lies and reinstates the case against Jeanine Pirro
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Gigi Sohn, Biden's nominee for the last of five FCC seats, faced a third Senate Commerce Committee confirmation hearing amid telecom, media, and GOP opposition
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
An analysis of 12 news outlets' US job postings finds that average pay ranges at some are four times larger than at others; pay ranges widen with experience
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AJ Dellinger / Gizmodo:
Sam Altman says there is some “AI washing”, where companies blame AI for layoffs that they would otherwise do, alongside “real displacement by AI” of some jobs

Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer:
Amazon details how a Russian-speaking hacker used generative AI as part of a campaign that breached 600+ FortiGate firewalls across 55 countries in five weeks

Russell Brandom / TechCrunch:
Open source projects like VLC and Blender are seeing a decline in the average quality of contributions, likely as AI coding tools lower barriers to entry

 
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