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4:15 AM ET, September 4, 2024

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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Brian Stelter returns to CNN as chief media analyst, appearing on air, developing digital content, and serving as lead author of the Reliable Sources newsletter  —  Hello again, it's Brian Stelter — yes, really.  —  I am thrilled to share that I am returning as the lead author …
Kate Brumback / Associated Press:
A district court judge orders Trump to stop using Isaac Hayes' Hold On, I'm Coming, pending further review; others have objected to Trump's use of their songs  —  A federal judge in Atlanta ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump and his campaign must stop using the song “Hold On, I'm Coming” …
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Jose Alejandro Bastidas / The Wrap:
DirecTV's CFO says the company is prepared to let its carriage fight with Disney take “as long as it needs to”, and “fat bundles” of channels need to be trimmed  —  CFO Ray Carpenter says the channel distributor is ready to go “as long as it takes” for a fair deal
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
The Sun EIC says video has become the “focus for everything” at The Sun over the past year, as its YouTube-based political show Never Mind the Ballots returns  —  Video has become “the focus for everything” at The Sun over the past year with increased investment following the closure of TalkTV.
Discussion: @mediaevan and @mrharrycole
Aisha Counts / Bloomberg:
In a letter, Evan Spiegel tries to rally Snap staff amid a 48% stock price drop this year, says Snap will test new ad formats in the chat inbox and on Snap Map  —  - Snap's stock is down almost 50% on ad business struggles  — Social media app will begin testing new advertising formats
Haley Mlotek / Columbia Journalism Review:
How Business of Fashion, founded by a fashion outsider, became an industry staple with over 100K paying subscribers and an international staff of about 100  —  How The Business of Fashion became an unlikely insider's guide.  —  In January 2022, Glossier—a beauty blog turned beauty company …
Discussion: @sophiefkemp and @sophiefkemp
Rachel Hagan / The Independent:
Russian court sentences journalist Sergei Mikhailov to eight years in prison for “spreading false information” about the Russian army in his newspaper Listok  —  Prosecutors convicted Sergei Mikhailov for “spreading false information” about the Russian army  —  Support truly
Keith Doucette / The Canadian Press:
Postmedia's CEO says more layoffs at SaltWire and The Halifax Herald are needed because the outlets were near bankruptcy; Postmedia bought the network August 26  —  Business Matters: Experts concerned about Postmedia newspaper purchase  —  Layoffs at Atlantic Canada's largest newspaper chain …
Discussion: Postmedia
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Financial analysis: Reed O'Connor, a Texas federal judge overseeing X v. Media Matters, has at least three potential connections with Elon Musk-related entities  —  Although Judge Reed O'Connor's Tesla stocks were in the news in August, his investments in recent years circle around Musk more than previously reported.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Outside, formed in 2021 when Pocket Outdoor Media bought Outside Magazine and other sports media and tech companies, acquires Under Armour's MapMyFitness apps  —  - MapMyFitness co-founder Kevin Callahan is the VP of product at Outside and will oversee the integration of the MapMyFitness suite into Outside's product offering.
Discussion: Adweek
 
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Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Spotter debuts Spotter Studio, an AI suite to help video creators brainstorm concepts and more, for $49/month; Spotter's AI has analyzed 2B+ top YouTube videos
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Seven leading SEO experts and publisher audience strategists on changing their approach due to Google Search's AI Overviews, how it may impact traffic, and more
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Samantha Cole / 404 Media:
The organization that runs National Novel Writing Month faces criticism after saying “the categorical condemnation of AI has classist and ableist undertones”
Amanda Holpuch / New York Times:
A New Hampshire man is sentenced to 27 months in prison for harassing New Hampshire Public Radio journalists, including by vandalizing their homes
Margaret Sullivan / American Crisis:
The NYT's article on Trump's and Harris' housing crisis policies is a particularly ugly example of the mainstream media's continued use of false equivalence
Chris Moody / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the journalists who found new perspectives after leaving the US media hubs of New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC, for smaller cities and towns
John Rogers / Associated Press:
Linda Deutsch, a trial reporter for the AP who covered Charles Manson, OJ Simpson, and other criminal and civil trials, died on September 1 at age 80
 

 
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Gary Marcus / Marcus on AI:
Apple AI researchers say they found no evidence of formal reasoning in language models and their behavior is better explained by sophisticated pattern matching

Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Matt Mullenweg says WordPress is “forking” Advanced Custom Fields, a plugin developed by WP Engine; ACF team says the plugin was taken away “without consent”

Wes Davis / The Verge:
Threads users criticize Meta after the company posted AI-generated images of the Aurora Borealis on its Threads account

 
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