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Michael Wolff / New York Magazine:
Michael Wolff's The Fall excerpt: how Tucker Carlson's success became a headache for Rupert Murdoch, making Carlson a casualty of the Dominion settlement — Rupert Murdoch didn't want to dump his ratings leader and favorite Fox host. But was Tucker Carlson giving him a choice?
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New York Times:
The Authors Guild and a group of prominent novelists sue OpenAI over allegedly infringing on authors' copyrights by using their books to train ChatGPT — The suit, filed with the Authors Guild, accuses the A.I. company of infringing on authors' copyrights, claiming it used their books to train its ChatGPT chatbot.
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Substack redesigns its app, changing the layout and a adding new Home tab that makes the app feel like a more traditional social media app — After a tease in a blog post on Tuesday, Substack officially shared details about its redesigned app on Wednesday, which offers a new “Home” tab and some adjustments to the app's current layout.
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@andydehnart.bsky.social, @hamishmckenzie, On Substack, TechCrunch and @hamishmckenzie
Angela Fu / Poynter:
A Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter and her colleagues faced social media attacks when users, including Elon Musk, distorted her coverage of a fatal hit-and-run — The Las Vegas Review-Journal is facing a harassment campaign stoked by Elon Musk, one year after a reporter was killed for his coverage.
The Guardian:
The Guardian launches a digital Europe edition to offer “a European lens on world issues”, the fifth edition after the UK, the US, Australia, and international — Expanded presence to showcase original journalism and highlight issues that matter to European readers
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Nieman Lab, Journalism.co.uk, @pippacrerar and @shafldn
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Kuku FM, which offers audio content in six Indian languages for 99 rupees per month, raised a $25M Series C, bringing its total funding to $60M — Google-backed audio content platform Kuku FM has raised $25 million in a new funding round as it looks to make deeper inroads with its audiobook offerings in the South Asian market.
Kim Willsher / The Guardian:
France arrests an investigative journalist who reported on leaked documents that alleged French intelligence was used to target civilians in Egypt — Ariane Lavrilleux, who reported on leaked documents alleging French intelligence used to target civilians in Egypt, is in custody
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
Journalists Susie Banikarim and Jessica Bennett are launching a weekly pop culture podcast, In Retrospect, on September 21, distributed by iHeartPodcasts — iHeartPodcasts and The Meteor are launching “In Retrospect,” a pop culture podcast by Emmy-winning journalist Susie Banikarim and New York Times editor Jessica Bennett.
Anna Chernova / CNN:
A Moscow court refuses to hear an appeal against Evan Gershkovich's pre-trial detention, which could mean he remains in jail until at least November 30 — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will remain behind bars after a Moscow court refused to hear an appeal against his pre-trial detention on Tuesday.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Amazon announces the $50 Fire TV Stick 4K, the $60 Fire TV Stick 4K Max, the $120 24-inch Fire TV Soundbar, and generative AI updates for Fire TV voice search — At its annual devices event, Amazon updated its Fire TV lineup with new devices, including the Fire TV Stick 4K and Fire TV Stick 4K Max …
Dan Sabbagh / The Guardian:
A British journalist who had worked in Kurdish-controlled Syria was held by police at London Luton Airport for five hours in August without being arrested — Matt Broomfield, who has worked in Kurdish-controlled north-east Syria, had his phone and laptop seized when he was questioned last month
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@natalieben, @RadicalAnthro@c.im and @profbillmcguire
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Radio Times, started 100 years ago as the BBC's “official organ”, remains “highly profitable”; the magazine also offers a website, an app, and a weekly podcast — One hundred years on, the Radio Times print magazine continues to be the highly profitable “mothership” …
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