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Dominion-Fox defamation trial kicks off in Delaware Superior Court, more than two years after Dominion accused Fox of knowingly airing lies about the company — Ex-Fox News producer Abby Grossberg said she recently found more evidence relevant to Dominion Voting Systems' defamation lawsuit …
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Ex-Fox News producer Abby Grossberg says she recently found more evidence relevant to Dominion's lawsuit against Fox and plans to turn it over to the court — Abby Grossberg said in a new sworn statement that she recently found two more recordings on an old cellphone, which she alleges Fox News lawyers failed to search.
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Ann M. Simmons / Wall Street Journal:
A Moscow court rejects an appeal by WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich and upholds his pretrial detention at the prison where he has been held since his March arrest — Journalist to remain in pretrial detention at Moscow's Lefortovo prison — A Moscow court upheld the detention …
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Steve Scherer / Reuters:
Elon Musk says Twitter changed the label on Canada's CBC to “69% Government-funded Media” after the outlet said it's “less than 70% government-funded” — Public broadcaster Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's (CBC) Twitter account was on Monday labeled as …
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Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
In 2022, 39% of new hires at Condé Nast US and 44% at NYT were POC, down 2% and 10% YoY, respectively, while 54% were white at Vice and 59% at Hearst — Publishers are slowly publicly releasing the latest reports on the diversity of their workforces.
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Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Samsung rebrands its Samsung Free app as Samsung News, offering custom news feeds, morning and evening news briefings, and podcasts, starting with the US — Samsung announced today that it's introducing a “Samsung News” app that gives users access to everyday news from a variety of publications.
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Sinéad Crowley / RTÉ:
Irish broadcaster RTÉ appoints Ofcom's group director of broadcasting and online content Kevin Bakhurst as its next DG, taking over from Dee Forbes in July — Media executive Kevin Bakhurst has been appointed as the next Director General of RTÉ.
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Bailey Schulz / USA Today:
Gannett news division president and USA Today EIC Nicole Carroll is stepping down on May 1; Managing Editor Michael McCarter takes over as Interim EIC — USA TODAY Editor-in-Chief Nicole Carroll will step down on May 1 after leading the news organization for more than five years.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Deloitte: US consumers pay $48 per month on average for subscription video services; millennials spend $54 per month on average, more than any other generation — Deloitte's 17th annual Digital Media Trends report highlights challenges for subscription streamers
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Chris Welch / The Verge:
Sonos launches Sonos Pro, a service that lets businesses play music across numerous locations without breaking licensing rules, for $35 per month per location — Maybe the long-rumored Sonos headphones aren't coming this year after all. A few months ago, CEO Patrick Spence announced …
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Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Mansa, a free, ad-supported streaming service and content aggregator that offers Black cultural content, launches out of stealth with $8M in seed funding — Mansa, a free ad-supported streaming service and content aggregator that offers a curated selection of Black cultural content, launched out of stealth today.
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Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal:
Q&A with Microsoft's CVP of ads on keeping Bing Chat results from becoming too promotional, AI-powered search threatening publishers' ad revenue, and more — Kya Sainsbury-Carter, who recently was named to head the company's ad business, offers an inside look at Microsoft's game plan
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