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10:15 AM ET, August 29, 2024

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Hans Tse / Hong Kong Free Press:
A Hong Kong court finds two former editor-in-chiefs of defunct outlet Stand News guilty of sedition, the first such conviction of journalists there since 1997  —  Two former chief editors of defunct outlet Stand News have been found guilty of sedition, marking the first such conviction …
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A profile of Stand News, a nonprofit founded in 2014 that was Hong Kong's leading online media outlet before coverage of protests in 2019 led to its closure  —  After Hong Kong police raided Stand News and arrested two editors, its staff decided that to avoid more arrests they had to shut …
Eric Levenson / CNN:
A jury in Las Vegas finds former Nevada politician Robert Telles guilty of fatally stabbing Las Vegas Review Journal reporter Jeff German in September 2022  —  A jury has sentenced Robert Telles, a former Nevada politician found guilty of fatally stabbing a Las Vegas investigative reporter …
Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
Anti-piracy group ACE says it worked with Hanoi police to shutter Hanoi-based Fmovies and its affiliates, “the largest pirate streaming operation in the world”  —  The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, whose members include Netflix and Walt Disney Studios …
Discussion: Variety, Los Angeles Times and Deadline
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
The Second US Circuit Court of Appeals grants Sarah Palin a new trial in her defamation suit against the New York Times over a 2017 editorial  —  Sarah Palin on Wednesday won her bid for a new trial against the New York Times (NYT.N) over an editorial that the former Alaska governor said was defamatory.
Kate Knibbs / Wired:
Facebook, Instagram, Craigslist, Tumblr, the NYT, the FT, The Atlantic, Vox Media, the USA Today network, and more block Apple's Applebot-Extended AI crawler  —  This summer, Apple gave websites more control over whether the company could train its AI models on their data.
David Pierce / The Verge:
ESPN launches a Where to Watch feature on its website and app, which aims to be a universal guide for streaming sports with data from 250+ streaming services  —  ESPN's newest feature will be a welcome bookmark for sports fans everywhere: the company just launched “Where to Watch,” …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro says the company has suggested to sports leagues that it could help distribute games to specific markets via its streaming products
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Russia bars 14 WSJ employees, including EIC Emma Tucker, five NYT journalists, four WaPo journalists, and dozens of other Americans from entering the country  —  The list of barred journalists includes the top editor of The Wall Street Journal.  Dozens of other Americans are also forbidden to enter Russia …
Gabrielle Russon / Poynter:
How students at the Independent Florida Alligator used public records and cultivated sources to cover college president Ben Sasse's spending and resignation  —  Independent Florida Alligator's stories drew national attention to former senator's high-dollar consulting and remote personnel spending
Kayleigh Barber / Digiday:
Excerpts from an interview with Jessica Sibley, CEO of Time, on negotiating with AI companies, taking down the paywall, predicting a “very strong” H2, and more  —  Even billionaire-backed media companies are not immune to the challenges facing the media and digital advertising industries.
Discussion: @digiday
Nico Grant / New York Times:
Yelp sues Google, alleging Google used its dominance in general search to gain an unfair advantage in local search services and local search advertising markets  —  Yelp complained for more than a decade that Google tilted the search market in its favor.  After its rival's landmark legal loss, it finally decided to sue.
 
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Andrew Marchand / New York Times:
MSG Networks and YES plan to launch the Gotham Sports App, with Yankees, Knicks, Nets, and NY area NHL games, for $42/mo., ahead of the Knicks and Nets seasons
Sophie Culpepper / Nieman Lab:
The Maine Monitor, The Nevada Independent, and Deep South Today sign content sharing deals with the AP, which now has deals with nine nonprofits in 10 states
Lisa Richwine / Reuters:
Disney's ESPN extends its deal with the US Tennis Association to continue broadcasting the US Open in the US, Latin America, and the Caribbean through 2037
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
A US court rules TikTok must face a lawsuit over a 10-year-old's death and the “blackout challenge”, saying algorithmic curation isn't protected by Section 230
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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
The Daily Telegraph's annual statement shows it had the most UK Editors' Code breaches upheld by IPSO in 2023; IPSO had 8K complaints in 2023 vs. 36K in 2022
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple lays off ~100 people in its services group, impacting Apple Books, News, and other teams, a rare move as part of a shift in the unit's priorities
Tom Friend / Sports Business Journal:
Sources: Amazon recently pulled its January 2024 offer to invest $115M in Diamond Sports Group, as the broadcast landscape changed
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Reuters:
India's antitrust body clears the $8.5B Reliance-Disney merger, a source says after getting commitments over not raising ad rates on cricket streaming and more
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple plans to refresh the Vision Pro with Apple Intelligence, a new Spatial content app, and a revamped guest mode in visionOS 2.4, as early as April

Dean W. Ball / Hyperdimensional:
As JD Vance chastised the EU for its AI regulation, 12+ US states are considering algorithmic discrimination bills that look strikingly similar to EU's AI Act

Thomas Claburn / The Register:
Hector Martin, lead of Asahi Linux distribution for Apple Silicon, resigns, citing burnout, demanding users, and Linus Torvalds's handling of Rust integration

 
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