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The Washington Post publisher and CEO Fred Ryan plans to leave in August and the outlet names Gates Foundation founding CEO Patty Stonesifer as its interim CEO — Ryan, chief executive of The Post for most of the decade since Jeff Bezos bought it, will lead the new Center on Public Civility at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation
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New York Times:
Jeff Bezos has been more involved in The Washington Post's operations in 2023, a source says after staff raised concerns in January about Fred Ryan's management — Patty Stonesifer, the former chief executive of Martha's Table, will be The Post's interim chief executive.
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Pat Sajak, the host of Wheel of Fortune for 40 years, plans to retire in 2024 after the game show's 41st season which begins in September — Pat Sajak, who has hosted the hit game show Wheel of Fortune since Ronald Reagan was president, will retire next year.
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New York Times:
Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert indefinitely delays her new book set in 1930s Russia after a backlash from Ukrainian readers, prompting mixed reactions — Elizabeth Gilbert delayed her new novel indefinitely after an online backlash condemned the book's publication while Russia is at war with Ukraine.
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Elaina Plott Calabro / The Atlantic:
How Lara Logan, once a respected 60 Minutes correspondent, became a conspiracy theorist after CBS publicly disavowed a Benghazi story she had reported in 2013 — Lara Logan was once a respected 60 Minutes correspondent. Now she trades in conspiracy theories that even far-right media disavow.
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Netflix is in talks to livestream its first sporting event this fall, a celebrity golf tournament with professional golfers and Formula One drivers — Tournament would feature celebrities from Formula One series ‘Drive to Survive’ and golf program ‘Full Swing’
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The Athletic lays off ~20, or ~4% of its journalists, and plans to give 20+ reporters new assignments, shifting from one reporter per team to broader coverage — Nearly 20 journalists will lose their jobs and more than 20 others will be moved to new assignments.
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Marianna Spring / BBC:
A look at UK conspiracy theory newspaper The Light, which prints 100K+ copies per month and has links with the British far-right and a German conspiracy outlet — A UK conspiracy theory newspaper sharing calls for trials and executions of politicians and doctors has links with the British far-right …
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
A documentary maker injured while working for the BBC in Ukraine seeks compensation and criticizes the BBC's insurance arrangements for freelancers in war zones — EXCLUSIVE: A documentary maker involved in a car accident in Ukraine with presenter Clive Myrie has commenced legal action …
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Max Read / New York Times:
How Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, became a viral sensation for his absurd acts of altruism and pitching subscribing as an act of charity, sometimes literally — Jimmy Donaldson, a.k.a. MrBeast, has become a viral sensation for his absurd acts of altruism. Why do so many people think he's evil?
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Avram Piltch / Tom's Hardware:
Google's Search Generative Experience seems like an “AI plagiarism engine” that cobbles together snippets of text from a variety of sites, often word-for-word — The Search Generative Experience seems more like a text-copying experience. — Search has always been the Internet's most important utility.
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Joe Killian / NC Newsline:
The Ida B. Wells Society canceled its 2023 summer programs for young journalists, after the UNC-Chapel Hill lagged in moving the society's funds to its new home — The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting was housed at UNC-Chapel Hill's Carroll Hall.
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