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Charlotte Klein / @charlottetklein:
Axios fires Tampa Bay-based reporter Ben Montgomery after he replied to an email about a Governor DeSantis event, “This is propaganda, not a press release.” — News: Axios fired @gangrey on Monday over this email https://twitter.com/...
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Variety:
A survey of 338 US Fox News viewers: 21% trust the channel less due to testimony and texts related to the Dominion lawsuit but only 9% say they now watch less — More than a fifth of Fox News Channel viewers are less trusting of the cable network in the wake of publicly disclosed text messages …
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Blake Brittain / Reuters:
The US Copyright Office says protection for AI-assisted artistic works will depend on whether AI's contributions reflect the author's “own mental conception” — The U.S. Copyright Office issued new guidance on Wednesday to clarify when artistic works created with the help of artificial intelligence are copyright eligible.
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Plagiarism Today and Billboard, more at Techmeme »
Barbara Kandek / Wikimedia Foundation:
Q&A with Jareen Imam of Women Do News, which aims to close Wikipedia's gender gap, on telling women's stories, inspiration to work for the nonprofit, and more — This is Open the Knowledge: Stories, a blog series highlighting Wikimedia movement volunteers and groups that are working …
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@mollystarkdean
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
BuzzFeed News EIC Karolina Waclawiak says that to get to profitability, the outlet plans to publish more, focus on resonating topics, and pursue investigations — ‘What we can control is how many stories we publish each day,’ BuzzFeed News editor in chief tells newsroom
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
The US charges exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui, tied to GTV Media, with defrauding his online followers out of $1B+ and arrests him; the DOJ seizes $634M — The U.S. government on Wednesday charged exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui with fraud, accusing him of orchestrating …
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Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
Paramount+ plans to launch the Basic Plan, its first mobile-only plan, on April 18, in Brazil and Mexico, costing $2-$4 per month — “With multi-tier pricing options, Paramount+ will reach even more subscribers,” says Marco Nobili, executive vp and international general manager for Paramount+ about the new “Basic Plan.”
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Afternoon show ratings on Fox News, MSNBC, and CNN are higher than for their prime-time shows, as big stars move on, core audiences turn to streaming, and more — The biggest draw on Fox News is no longer Tucker Carlson or Sean Hannity; it's “The Five.” And daytime shows on CNN and MSNBC are outranking evening programming.
Roger Vincent / Los Angeles Times:
Fox Corp submits plans for a $1.5B expansion of the Fox Studio Lot, including the addition of nine soundstages, for a total of 24, as streaming drives demand — The historic Fox Studio Lot, one of Hollywood's most celebrated movie factories, is set to get a $1.5-billion upgrade that would change …
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The Wrap, Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter
Simon Owens / Simon Owens's Media Newsletter:
A look at the business model challenges for Morning Brew, which has faced recent layoffs like many outlets and which relies heavily on ad revenue — PLUS: I want to get smarter about ad sales — Welcome! I'm Simon Owens and this is my media newsletter. You can subscribe by clicking on this handy little button:
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@rafat, @simonowens and Substack
BBC:
NUJ expected 1,000 BBC journalists to join the 24-hour strike that ended Thursday at 11am GMT; some radio stations used syndicated shows, others stand-in hosts — The BBC's regional TV bulletins and local radio and online output in England are being disrupted by a 24-hour strike on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
FCC sets fines for three radio operators under the PIRATE Act: $2.3M for César Ayora and Luis Angel Ayora of Queens, NY, $80K for Thomas Barnes of La Grande, OR — The Federal Communications Commission has imposed $2.3 million in fines against three pirate radio operators in New York and Oregon …
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