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Civic Media says its decision to make two pre-broadcast edits to a Biden interview on Earl Ingram's WAUK show fell short of “journalistic interview standards” — Jessie Opoien Molly BeckMilwaukee Journal Sentinel — MADISON — Civic Media, a Wisconsin-based progressive talk-radio network …
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Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: comedian Dax Shepard signs an $80M podcasting deal with Amazon, shifting his Armchair Expert show to Amazon's Wondery service from Spotify — New deal includes video episodes, gives Amazon's Wondery exclusive distribution and ad-sales rights — Comedian Dax Shepard has signed …
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Wes Davis / The Verge:
YouTube announces new Shorts features, including TikTok-like text-to-speech video narration, in-app auto-generated captions, and a set of Minecraft effects — YouTube has announced a set of new features for YouTube Shorts, some of which are available now, like a new text-to-speech video narration …
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Financial Times:
Sources: Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner and KKR are in talks to break Axel Springer in two, separating media assets from its digital classifieds business — Deal would separate group's media assets from its digital classifieds operation — German billionaire Mathias Döpfner …
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Janko Roettgers / Lowpass:
Court hearing: Redbox parent CSSE failed to pay payroll taxes for 9 months and didn't pay employees' health insurance for 2.5 months, leaving them uninsured — A jaw-dropping end to a bonkers story — In partnership with … “We had entered into an unbelievable forest fire.”
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
The Hallmark Channel says it will launch streaming service Hallmark+ for $8/month in September, with on-demand access to old content and memberships perks — Hallmark+, which arrives in September, will include free greeting cards and a “Hallmark Hunk” competition show.
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Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with Nick Thompson, CEO of The Atlantic and former EIC of Wired, on the magazine's two-year OpenAI deal, AI lawsuits, the future of search, and more — CEO Nicholas Thompson discusses the deal: 'AI is coming. It is coming quickly. We want to be part of whatever transition happens.'
Jon Lafayette / Next TV:
Ad measurement company VideoAmp says it will integrate Snap's first-party data, video, and AR ad inventory into VideoAmp's campaign planning system — Collaboration will enable advertisers to reach audiences across linear, streaming and digital platforms — VideoAmp said it made a deal enabling …
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Daniel Tencer / Music Business Worldwide:
Ticketmaster and Shazam announce a partnership letting artists link their live events in Shazam, adding to Ticketmaster's integration with Snap and TikTok — After integrating its ticket sales platform with Snap and TikTok, ticketing giant Ticketmaster is taking another step towards sales …
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CNN:
A US jury finds Archegos Capital Management's Bill Hwang guilty of fraud for artificially inflating stocks of companies including ViacomCBS and Discovery — Bill Hwang, founder of Archegos Capital Management, was found guilty of fraud Wednesday by a Manhattan federal court after the 2021 collapse …
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Reuters:
Source: Turkey is seeking an explanation from Saudi Arabia for detaining a Turkish journalist who allegedly made comments about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi — Turkey is seeking an explanation from Saudi Arabia after Saudi police detained a Turkish journalist over alleged comments …
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Andrew Deck / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with filmmaker Errol Morris on his 1988 The Thin Blue Line documentary, generative AI, disinformation, reenactment, his new Separated documentary, and more — “Our task is to get back to the real world, to the extent that it is recoverable.” — Errol Morris is used to being called a liar, a trickster, and a manipulator.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Brian Lowry, the veteran Hollywood reporter, critic, and a contributor to CNN's Reliable Sources newsletter, is set to leave in the new round of CNN job cuts — The news outlet is cutting approximately 100 jobs as it works to boost its digital business.
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Memo: Mark Thompson says CNN is cutting about 100 jobs, plans to launch its first CNN.com subscription product later in 2024, but offers few details, and more
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