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2:55 PM ET, August 14, 2024

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Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
Some journalists call on Kamala Harris to do interviews, which can be useful for stress-testing politicians' positions, though they are not always illuminating  —  In the three weeks since President Joe Biden announced that he would not seek reelection, the presidential race, you may have noticed …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
NYT plans to launch a Wirecutter podcast on August 21; its deputy publisher says the brand drove $1B in commerce in 2023 and its newsletter has 2.5M subscribers  —  - “Wirecutter is not only branching out in terms of its business model, it's also branching out in terms of its platforms,” …
Matt Laslo / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at right-wing lawmakers' media efforts, including guest-hosting Steve Bannon's show and producing content from their offices, like Matt Gaetz's Firebrand  —  Steve Bannon is in prison, but his show must go on.  Lucky for him, there's a Congress for that.
Thomas Hunter / Press Gazette:
Analysis: at least 293 local UK newspapers have closed since 2005, including 22 in the past two years; four print titles launched between July 2022 and now  —  Digital launches outweigh closures since August 2022.  —  Twenty-two print local newspapers have closed in the UK in the past two years.
Corey Kilgannon / New York Times:
New York City's WCBS says it will end its nearly 60-year run as an all-news station this month; the station will become WHSQ and host ESPN New York sports talk  —  The news radio mainstay is turning its airwaves over to ESPN, ending its continuous coverage of the five boroughs.  The Mets broadcasts will remain.
Discussion: Showbiz411 and New York Daily News
Bloomberg:
Sources: the US DOJ considers its options after the Google monopoly ruling, like forcing a breakup of the company or requiring it to share more data with rivals  —  - Antitrust enforcers soliciting input from outside companies  — Judge ruled Alphabet unit monopolized online search, ads
Shira Ovide / Washington Post:
iSpot: tech companies have spent ~$196M in 2024 through to August 8 on US TV ads related to AI, which accounts for ~50% of their total 2024 spend on TV ads  —  There are so. many. commercials for artificial intelligence.  —  If you watched the Olympics, you probably saw the commercial …
Dara Kerr / NPR:
Meta shuts down CrowdTangle, less than three months before the US election, in favor of the Meta Content Library; Mozilla says 50K+ petitioned against the move  —  Meta has been bombarded by academics, researchers, politicians and regulators about a tool called CrowdTangle, which most people probably haven't heard of.
more at Techmeme »
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The Harris campaign is running Google Search ads with news headlines and descriptions that are edited to make articles from major publishers appear pro-Harris  —  - According to Google's ad transparency center, the Trump campaign isn't running these types of ads, but this technique has been used by campaigns before.
Katelyn Newberg / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Jeff German's accused murderer waives further searches of the reporter's electronics, removing the possibility of a fight over access to confidential reporting  —  Las Vegas LDS Temple decision challenged in court  —  Ex-NFL player sentenced for death of girlfriend's daughter, 5
 
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Blake Brittain / Reuters:
A US judge rules that a group of artists can pursue some copyright infringement claims in their lawsuit against Stability AI, Midjourney, and other companies
Washington Post:
WaPo's Matt Murray says leaked Trump campaign documents “didn't seem fresh or new enough” to publish; Politico says the origins of the docs were more newsworthy
Minyvonne Burke / NBC News:
Gideon Cody, the former Marion police chief linked to the 2023 Marion County Record raid, is charged with one count of interfering with the judicial process
Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Memos: Paramount shuts down Paramount TV Studios and begins layoffs of 15% of its US staff, which will happen in three phases, as part of plans to save $500M
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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
SoundCloud launches SoundCloud Store, which helps artists sell merch by creating mockups, producing goods, and listing them, in the US, Canada, and Europe
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Twitch rolls out video stories, which can be up to 60 seconds long and set to expire after one, 12, 24, or 48 hours, to challenge Instagram and TikTok
Discussion: HuffPost, Twitch and MediaPost
 

 
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Philip Michaels / Tom's Guide:
iOS 18 review: despite missing upcoming AI features, there's plenty to like including bold personalization options and solid Notes, Calendar, and Maps updates

New York Times:
Instagram unveils Teen Accounts, a sweeping update to boost privacy and limit intrusive effects for under-18 users, including making accounts private by default

CNBC:
Intel announces plans to create a separate entity for its foundry business, a structure that could help to raise outside funding; INTC jumps 7%+ pre-market
 
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