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New York Times:
The New York Times says the outlet should've taken more care with early versions of its Gaza hospital explosion story, which relied too heavily on Hamas' claims — On Oct. 17, The New York Times published news of an explosion at a hospital in Gaza City, leading its coverage with claims …
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Reuters:
Iran sentences journalists Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi to 13 years and 12 years, respectively, over their coverage of Mahsa Amini's death in custody — An Iranian Revolutionary Court sentenced two journalists to years in prison for their coverage of the death in custody …
Ben Smith / Semafor:
Internal figures show that Global Press Journal, which claimed 98M readers in 2022, exaggerated its reach, as former staff question its mission and culture — The Scoop — Global Press Journal is, to read its marketing materials, among the most widely read publications in the United States.
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@marcgunther and @maxwelltani
Ian Burrell / The i Paper:
UK-based The Mill, a network of local newsletters, launches The Dispatch in Birmingham, after building profitable titles in Manchester, Liverpool, and Sheffield — Our local news outlets should be a source of enrichment, and of pride in where we live — There is a moment …
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@pennycenturyy, @joshi, @pressgazette and HoldtheFrontPage
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
UK-based National World launches an AI-generated weather presenter on its London website, offering two daily weather bulletins under the “AI Newsroom” by-line — The unnamed presenter appears to be the first serious UK attempt to deploy an AI newsreader.
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@lepdavidnowell, The Guardian and LondonWorld
The Sunday Times:
UK-based ITV now requires staff to disclose sexual, romantic, and some platonic work relationships, after Phillip Schofield resigned over a workplace affair — New guidelines as Channel 5's Storm Huntley is tipped to succeed Holly Willoughby on This Morning
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Bloomberg:
Sources: Mukesh Ambani's Reliance is nearing a cash and stock deal to acquire Disney's India operations for $7B to $8B; Disney will likely keep a minority stake — - Transaction could be announced as early as next month … The US entertainment giant may sell a controlling stake …
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TechCrunch, The Streamable, @madhavchanchani, @lucas_shaw and Reuters
Reuters:
Sources: Shanghai authorities questioned four people linked to WPP-owned media agency GroupM; a source says they detained one employee and two former staff — SHANGHAI, Oct 21 (Reuters) - (This Oct. 21 story has been corrected to fix the reference to ‘U.S. consultancy Mintz Group’, not ‘U.S. law firm Mintz’, in paragraph 13)
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Mumbrella, MediaPost, Financial Times and Bloomberg
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
The English Premier League starts bidding for 2026 TV rights, as the global market slumps; the new packages have 42 to 65 extra matches, for a record 270 total — Bidding wars appear to be over as BT and Sky share content and heat goes out of auctions in continental Europe
Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Apple's Killers of the Flower Moon, the widest release ever for a streaming service's movie, collects $44M in its global debut, including $23M in North America — The film also brought in $21 million from 63 international territories for a global total of $44 million.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
A Russian court extends the detention of Alsu Kurmasheva, the RFE/RL journalist arrested on charges of failing to register as a foreign agent, until December 5 — A Russian court has accepted a request by prosecutors to extend the detention of RFE/RL journalist Alsu Kurmasheva after she was picked …
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Deadline:
SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP plan to return to negotiations on October 24 at SAG-AFTRA Plaza; several executives from AMPTP member companies plan to be in attendance — After over a week of silence, the actors union and the AMPTP are set to return to negotiations on Tuesday, Oct. 24.
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Kathy Jones / Committee to Protect Journalists:
At least 22 journalists have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war as of October 20: 18 Palestinian, 3 Israeli, and 1 Lebanese; 3 are reported missing or detained — The Israel-Gaza conflict has taken a severe toll on journalists since Hamas launched its unprecedented attack against Israel …
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