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1:05 AM ET, October 17, 2023

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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
NBC News plans to host the GOP's third 2024 presidential primary debate on November 8, partnering with Salem Radio Network and the Republican Jewish Coalition  —  NBC News announced that they will host the Republican National Committee's third presidential primary debate at the Adrienne Arsht Center …
Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: pre-publication, veteran WSJ staff raised concerns about an October 8 story that Iran “helped plan” Hamas' attacks; the piece had no Washington bylines  —  The News  —  The Wall Street Journal overrode some objections inside its own Washington bureau to publish an explosive …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources detail Netflix's deepening gaming push: more games based on its shows, including Squid Game and Wednesday, discussions about a GTA game, and more  —  Streamer to put greater emphasis on developing games based on its popular programming, including ‘Squid Game,’ ‘Wednesday,’ ‘Black Mirror’
Patrick Coffee / Wall Street Journal:
After relaxing ad rules in January 2023, X begins aggressively pitching political advertisers; AdImpact: ~$1.2B will be spent digitally for the 2024 US election  —  Musk's volatile leadership of the social-media platform has pushed down its prices—which might give it an edge
Nicole Sperling / New York Times:
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour grossed an estimated $95M to $97M on its opening weekend in the US and Canada across 3,855 theaters, a big boost to the industry  —  The movie made an estimated $95 million in ticket sales in the U.S. and Canada, giving a big boost to theaters suffering from strike-related delays.
Reuters:
Israel's communications minister seeks the closure of Al Jazeera's local bureau, accusing the network of pro-Hamas incitement and exposing soldiers to attacks  —  Israel's communications minister said on Sunday he was seeking a possible closure of Al Jazeera's local bureau …
Maryam Foumani / The Guardian:
BBC Persian staff in London fear walking outside alone after being harassed by Iranian authorities; UK police raise the security threat level for journalists  —  Journalists at BBC Persian says they are scared to go out alone as UK counter-terrorism police raise security levels and staff warned: ‘we can do whatever we want in London’
Stephen Council / SFGATE:
Bandcamp lays off about 50% of its workforce, or 58 employees, just weeks after the company was acquired by Songtradr from Epic Games  —  Bandcamp built a unique music business: profitable and good for artists with a popular editorial arm.  Now, half the employees at the Bay Area firm are losing their jobs …
 
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The Guardian sacks cartoonist Steve Bell after 40 years; Bell says the outlet last week spiked his cartoon of Benjamin Netanyahu citing “anti-Semitic tropes”
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Daniel Golden / ProPublica:
A Pulitzer Prize winner reflects on being a local news reporter and the complicated legacy of local newspapers, which didn't always fulfill their watchdog role
Alexandra Topping / The Guardian:
Critics say deep budget cuts could leave the BBC's flagship current affairs program, Newsnight, a shadow of its former self and weaken the license fee argument
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