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3:50 PM ET, April 5, 2023

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Matt Novak / Forbes:
Twitter adds a “US state-affiliated media” label to NPR's account, seemingly contradicting Twitter's previous policy that used NPR as an example of an exception  —  Twitter added a warning to NPR's Twitter account on Tuesday, declaring it as “state-affiliated media,” …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Substack unveils Notes, letting users share posts, quotes, images, links, and more, shown in a short form feed that “may look like familiar social media feeds”  —  Substack announced today that it's introducing a new Notes feature that is designed to let users share posts, quotes, comments, images, links and ideas.
Alan Cullison / Wall Street Journal:
Lawyers say WSJ's Evan Gershkovich faces steep odds in Russian court, including a secret trial, government influence, and uncertainty about access to his lawyer  —  WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich will face steep odds in Russian court that gives few means for defense
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Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Over 12 current and former colleagues detail Don Lemon's troubling treatment of women, “diva-like behavior”, and more, dating back nearly two decades  —  Back in 2008, Don Lemon was co-anchoring CNN's “Live From” weekday show with Kyra Phillips, a gig that he landed after he arrived …
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Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
The judge in the Dominion-Fox suit says he would compel Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch to testify live in court during the defamation trial if Dominion requests it  —  - Dominion Voting Systems urged a Delaware judge to compel Rupert Murdoch and Lachlan Murdoch to testify live in court during the trial slated to kick off in April.
Discussion: CNN, The Guardian and Deadline
Casey Newton / Platformer:
Despite Twitter's decline, reporters keep using it due to established audiences, the drama of Elon Musk's erratic leadership, and alternatives lacking features  —  Today, Donald Trump was charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with a series …
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Court doc: David Pecker, then-CEO of National Enquirer's owner, agreed to help Trump's campaign in a 2015 meeting; Pecker later helped suppress negative stories  —  - Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg unveiled new details Tuesday about the role the National Enquirer's then-publisher played …
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
Amazon plans to relaunch MGM international streaming service as MGM+ International in Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, and Netherlands, with Lionsgate Titles  —  MGM+ has also concluded a content deal with Lionsgate for a package of premium films and television series and under this arrangement …
Amos Zeeberg / Wired:
How surveillance industry blog IPVM's investigations of Chinese mass face recognition systems caught the attention of US policymakers and national news outlets  —  Digging through manuals for security cameras, a group of gearheads found sinister details and ignited a new battle in the US-China tech war.
 
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Blake Brittain / Reuters:
Apple lost a bid to register a trademark for Apple Music for live performances after a US appeals court ruled for a musician who owns trademark for “Apple Jazz”
Discussion: 9to5Mac
Jack Seale / The Guardian:
BBC launched its revamped BBC News channel, merged with World News, on April 3 with shaky camerawork, wild speculation, and info-free updates on Trump's arrest
Discussion: Press Gazette
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Tom Krazit, a former editor at now-defunct Protocol, bought Protocol's enterprise newsletter list of 20K+ emails to help launch Runtime, his newsletter on Ghost
Pew Research Center:
A survey finds men make up 83% of US journalists covering sports and 60% of those covering government and politics, while 64% of those covering health are women
Lydia DePillis / New York Times:
How the FTC's efforts to severely limit noncompete clauses could help reporters, anchors, sportscasters, meteorologists, producers, editors, and others in media
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Bob Iger says Disney is “not looking to license core Marvel, Disney, Pixar, or Star Wars” content to third parties but may “on occasion” license other content