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8:55 AM ET, September 17, 2024

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NBC News:
Meta bans Russian media outlet RT from its apps globally, days after the Biden administration accused RT of acting as an arm of Moscow's spy agencies  —  U.S. officials on Friday accused RT of carrying out covert information warfare operations around the world as an arm of Russia's spy agencies.
Jacob Gershman / Wall Street Journal:
A US appeals court signals skepticism with TikTok's arguments against the law that could force it to sever ties with China to keep operating in the US  —  Judges are considering the validity of legislation that could shut down Chinese-backed app used by half of Americans
Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nielsen: the Emmys averaged 6.87M viewers on ABC, up 54% from the delayed 2023 Emmys on Fox that aired in January 2024, which was an all-time low for the awards  —  ABC's telecast of the 76th awards improves by more than 2 million viewers. … Sunday's show, hosted by Eugene and Dan Levy on ABC …
The Guardian:
Guardian Media Group announces talks to sell The Observer, acquired in 1993, to Tortoise Media, which would invest £25M in The Observer over the next five years  —  Guardian Media Group announces it is in negotiations with Tortoise Media over world's oldest Sunday newspaper
Barbara Allen / Poynter:
Poynter plans to launch a biweekly podcast on September 23 hosted by The Poynter Report's Tom Jones, with guests discussing issues facing the media industry  —  The biweekly podcast will provide lively, behind-the-scenes looks at the news media business  —  For about five years …
Discussion: TVNewsCheck and @tomwjones
K.J. Yossman / Variety:
A UK judge hands former BBC news anchor Huw Edwards a six month suspended prison sentence over making indecent images of children, meaning he will avoid jail  —  Huw Edwards has been handed a suspended prison sentence of six months after pleading guilty to making indecent images of children.
John Koblin / New York Times:
How FX helped Disney win a record 60 Emmys with Shogun and The Bear, easily surpassing perennial Emmy heavyweights like HBO and Netflix for the first time  —  The network has been a darling among critics for years.  But it hit a new high on Sunday, with “Shogun” winning best drama and “The Bear” picking up several awards as well.
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Joe Otterson / Variety:
Disney's FX won 36 awards at the 76th Emmy's, the first time that HBO or Netflix didn't get the top spot in 15 years; Netflix received 24 awards and HBO/Max 14
Noam Scheiber / New York Times:
Changing studio economics have made it almost impossible for young people to become movie producers and even leave accomplished producers struggling financially  —  Corporate consolidation and technology have upended many jobs in recent decades.  But few arcs are more surprising than that of the Hollywood producer.
The Guardian:
Australia's ABC removes a 2022 video of Australian soldiers in Afghanistan, admitting it was “incorrectly edited” after accusations ABC had added gunshot sounds  —  News director Justin Stevens confirms in Melbourne Press Club speech broadcaster has removed the clip and is ‘looking into how this happened’
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
A look at The Puente News Collaborative, a bilingual initiative launched in 2021 with Microsoft funding to report on both sides of the US-Mexico border  —  “If you look beyond the wall, you really see these two vibrant communities that are involved in each other's lives and the integration between them.”
Discussion: New York Post
Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
Google's 20% ad transaction cut was a primary subject of its antitrust trial at the end of week one; the DOJ says it's a key sign of Google's online ad monopoly  —  For years, Google took the same 20 percent commission for ad transactions that ran through its platform, even though it was higher …
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Four columnists quit the Jewish Chronicle after questions about its standards and ownership secrecy; one columnist said it has become “in-step with Netanyahu”  —  Four columnists have quit the Jewish Chronicle amid a crisis over its political direction, standards and ownership secrecy.
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Peter Beaumont / The Guardian:
The Jewish Chronicle removes a series of sensational articles relating to the Gaza war after claims that they were fabricated by freelance journalist Elon Perry
 
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The UK's ITV launches its new consumer-facing affiliate marketing brand, ITV Kerching, with a browser extension to let users find discount codes from retailers
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Fox News hires Vivek Ramaswammy to host Truths with Vivek Ramaswamy, a roundtable series that will debut on Fox Nation on September 22, and then air on Fox News
David Folkenflik / NPR:
A look at the court battle in Nevada to determine Rupert Murdoch's succession, as he tries to amend his trust to hand off full control to Lachlan Murdoch
Max Tani / Semafor:
As NYT's tech staff guild, which has never secured a contract, threatens to strike, NYT says those staffers average ~$190K/year, $40K more than NYT journalists
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Simon Willison / Simon Willison's Weblog:
A leaked onboarding document gives a detailed look into the strategies and culture of MrBeast's operation, focusing on YouTube virality over production quality
Jason Parham / Wired:
An interview with Maya Cade, founder of the Black Film Archive, on the Internet Archive lawsuit, Hollywood's business model, Black media's future, and more
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Richard Lawler / The Verge:
Okta fixes a flaw present since July 23, 2024 that, under specific conditions, let users log in with any password if the account's username had 52+ characters

Jeffrey Dastin / Reuters:
Intel scraps forecast of selling $500M+ worth of Gaudi AI accelerator chips in 2024, with CEO Pat Gelsinger citing chip transition and slower uptake to software

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Popular photo editing company Pixelmator says it has signed an agreement to be acquired by Apple, pending regulatory approval

 
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