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Brian Rosenzweig / The Herald-Times:
Purdue University's student newspaper The Exponent took 3,000 “solidarity” issues to Indiana University, after IU cut the Indiana Daily Student's print edition — BLOOMINGTON, IN — Controversy sometimes makes for strange bedfellows. — On Friday afternoon …
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Sources: Bari Weiss has taken a hands-on approach in her first days at CBS, helping book big guests and urging executives to find leakers in the newsroom — Ms. Weiss, an unusual leader for a broadcast news division, has floated ideas for live events and asked journalists why they are seen as biased.
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Michael Paulson / New York Times:
Ariel Emanuel's new company MARI acquires NYC- and London-based theater ticketing app TodayTix from PE firm Great Hill; TodayTix sells ~10M tickets per year — The ticketing company is already a significant player in the two big theater markets of New York and London.
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Richard J. Tofel / Second Rough Draft:
Q&A with Hearst CEO Steve Swartz on the company's recent “opportunistic” acquisitions of local newspapers in Texas, the role of nonprofit news outlets, and more — The CEO on “opportunistic” acquisitions in Austin and Dallas— and more … RT: Steve, thank you for doing this.
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Ian Walker / Wall Street Journal:
The UK CMA says Getty Images and Shutterstock's $3.7B merger raises competition concerns and gives the companies until October 27 to make a plan to address them — The regulator says it will refer the deal for further investigation if the companies don't provide an acceptable undertaking to address concerns
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Sources: Paramount Skydance plans to begin mass layoffs the week of October 27, cutting around 2,000 US jobs as part of its $2B cost-cutting initiative — Paramount Skydance employees are facing a broad across-the-board culling under David Ellison's new management regime the week of Oct. 27, Variety has confirmed.
Cheyenne MacDonald / Engadget:
X is testing a new way of opening links without fully covering an X post, allowing users to see the Like, Repost, and other buttons, starting on iOS — It comes in response to creators' complaints about the reach of posts containing links. — Links have proven to be a tricky thing when it comes to social media engagement.
Richard Gingras / On the Evolution of Media:
Protecting press freedom is a responsibility journalists must shoulder themselves, as history shows courts, philanthropy, and policy won't save journalism — The following introductory remarks were given at the recent Newsgeist Unconference hosted by the Center for News, Technology, and Innovation.
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Ofcom strengthens its guidance on politicians presenting UK news shows to include members of the House of Lords, after losing a court battle with GB News — Ofcom has strengthened guidance concerning politicians presenting news shows after the UK media regulator lost a court battle with GB News earlier this year.
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Lulu Garcia-Navarro / New York Times:
An interview with Jimmy Wales on Wikipedia's decentralized model, right-wing attacks and political pressure, Elon Musk, protecting volunteer editors, and more — As one of the most popular websites in the world, Wikipedia helps define our common understanding of just about everything.
Lauren Hilgers / The Guardian:
A profile of Wang Jian, a journalist who moved to the US in 2018 due to increasing press restrictions in Hong Kong and has built a news operation on YouTube — Once a stalwart of Hong Kong's journalism scene, Wang Jian has found a new audience on YouTube, dissecting global politics and US-China relations since the pandemic.
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Apple and Formula One announce a five-year US media rights deal for all races, starting in 2026; sources: Apple is paying ~$140M/year, up from ESPN's ~$85M/year — Apple and Formula 1 announced a five-year media rights deal Friday that will bring every F1 race to Apple TV beginning in 2026.
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