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Lisa Richwine / Reuters:
Though X claims Tucker Carlson's interview with Trump drew 74M+ views, it includes anyone who scrolled past the video in their feed or watched for a few seconds — Former President Donald Trump, who opted out of a Republican primary debate on Fox News (FOXA.O) on Wednesday …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Trump's appearance in Tucker Carlson's X video over a televised debate shows how mass media has yielded some power to more niche outlets aimed at die-hard fans — Donald J. Trump is the most important figure in the Republican Party, but he merited only 10 minutes of questions from the moderators, Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum.
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Washington Post:
Fox News staff and Donald Trump advisers detail how Tucker Carlson's pre-recorded interview came about; Trump had wanted to post the interview on Truth Social
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Reuters:
Interfax: a Moscow court extends WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich's pre-trial detention to November 30, 2023 from August 30; Gershkovich attended the hearing — U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich had his pre-trial detention extended by three months by a Russian court on Thursday, Interfax reported, on charges of espionage that he denies.
Erin Woo / The Information:
Sources: TikTok plans to bar links to Amazon and other e-commerce sites to force people to use TikTok Shop; source says Shop will lose $500M+ in the US in 2023 — The cost of TikTok's online shopping expansion in the U.S. is beginning to add up. — TikTok Shop, the app's nascent shopping service …
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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
WBD plans to launch CNN Max, a 24/7 stream pulled from CNN's US and international feeds alongside some original content, in “open beta” on September 27 on Max — - Netflix Added 2.6M U.S. Subscribers In July, Continuing Advertising Momentum Amid Password-Sharing Crackdown, Study Finds
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Ben Smith / Semafor:
Sources: former New York Times CEO and BBC Director-General Mark Thompson is a leading candidate to head CNN; Thompson left The New York Times in 2020 — The Scoop — The former New York Times and BBC chief Mark Thompson is a leading candidate to lead CNN, according to people familiar …
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Angela Fu / Poynter:
Texas Tribune CEO Sonal Shah announces layoffs, blaming a weakened economy and more; the outlet's copy desk chief posted that the copy desk had been laid off — CEO Sonal Shah told staff that 2023 has been uniquely challenging for the outlet, which many have come to see as a model for nonprofit journalism
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NewsGuard:
An analysis finds 37 sites using AI chatbots to rewrite news articles that first appeared in outlets like CNN, The New York Times, and Reuters, without credit — NewsGuard has identified 37 sites that use artificial intelligence to repackage articles from mainstream news sources without providing credit …
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Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
To comply with the EU DSA, Google plans to expand its Ads Transparency Center and offer more details on EU ad targeting, increase researcher access, and more — Google will provide more information on targeted advertisements and give researchers more access to data on how its products work …
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Antenna: Netflix added ~2.6M new US users in July, more than any other paid streaming service but down 26% from June 2023; ~23% signed up for Netflix's ad tier — - The streaming service had more sign-ups than any other in July — Netflix user growth in the US had stopped in recent years
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Todd Shields / Bloomberg:
The FCC invites comment on a request to deny a license renewal for Fox TV's WTXF in Philly, after a group challenged the renewal due to Fox News' legal history — - Participation would serve public interest, agency says — Group challenged Fox renewal over 2020 election coverage
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Nielsen plans to incorporate Amazon's viewership data for Thursday Night Football; last season, Amazon's internal numbers were nearly 18% higher than Nielsen's — The move is expected to boost ratings of games; Amazon's own numbers were nearly 18% higher than Nielsen's last season.
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