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Russia places journalist and author Masha Gessen on a wanted list after opening a criminal case on charges of spreading “false information” about Russia's army — Russian police have put prominent Russian-American journalist and author Masha Gessen on a wanted list after opening …
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X lifts the permanent ban on Infowars host Alex Jones, after Elon Musk conducted a 24-hour poll, resulting in 70.1% voting in favor of restoring Jones' account — Elon Musk has restored the X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, pointing to a poll on the social media platform formerly known …
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Sources: Shari Redstone has had talks with Skydance to sell a controlling stake in National Amusements, the parent company of MTV, CBS, and the Paramount studio — Ms. Redstone waged a bitter battle for control of National Amusements, the parent company of MTV, CBS and the Paramount movie studio.
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Penelope Green / New York Times:
Maria Emilia Martin, who founded Latino USA, now the longest-running public radio show in the country covering Latino communities, died on December 2 at 72 — As a radio journalist committed to the goal of representing all voices, she fought to tell the stories of Latino communities in the Americas.
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Daphne Keller / @daphnehk:
[Thread] Texas' and Florida's online speech rules for platforms cannot be justified, as less restrictive tools that give users control over online content exist — There was an amazing outpouring of S. Ct. amicus briefs opposing Texas's and Florida's online speech regulations yesterday. Here's what mine's about. 1/
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Oliver Barnes / Financial Times:
Source: MailOnline plans to put a selection of 10 to 15 articles behind a paywall each day for UK readers, starting as early as January 2024 — One of world's most popular news sites to move towards ‘freemium’ model for UK readers — The publisher of the Daily Mail plans to put …
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Moonbug Entertainment, the studio behind the popular kids TV series CoComelon, is restructuring its studio and will make fewer CoComelon episodes next year — Not even the most popular kids show on YouTube (and Netflix) is immune to the media recession. — Good afternoon from Los Angeles …
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Dave Robb, a longtime investigative reporter and author on the Hollywood labor beat who most recently worked for Deadline, died on December 8 at 74 — Longtime Deadline reporter Dave Robb has passed away at age 74. Considered the dean of the Hollywood labor beat, Robb was recently diagnosed with inoperable cancer of the brain stem.
Wall Street Journal:
A profile of former CNN boss Jeff Zucker, as his Abu Dhabi-backed investment group RedBird IMI helps The Barclay family take control of Telegraph Media Group — Veteran media executive's investment group is a top contender to buy two U.K. publications, for which he plans U.S. expansion
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
A judge certifies a class action lawsuit alleging Disney paid 9,000 women less than male staff, the largest lawsuit certified under California's Equal Pay Act — A judge on Friday certified a class action lawsuit that alleges that Disney paid 9,000 women less than their male counterparts.
Andy Maxwell / TorrentFreak:
Forty nine record labels file a lawsuit against Altice for allegedly facilitating “massive copyright infringement committed by thousands of its subscribers” — On December 14, 2022, a group of music rightsholders including BMG, UMG, and Capitol filed a complaint at a Texas district court …
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
CBS News journalist Catherine Herridge could face a contempt of court sanction and fines if she does not reveal a source for Fox News stories she wrote in 2017 — First Amendment advocates are alarmed by the case of Catherine Herridge, who is facing an imminent court deadline and steep fines
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