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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
On Thursday, major papers buried Trump's refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power as the NYT ran the story on A15, WaPo and WSJ on A4, and LAT on A6 — President Donald Trump yesterday refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power after the November election.
Samantha Conti / WWD:
Wolfgang Blau, COO at Condé Nast and president of Condé Nast International, is stepping down after five years at the company — His is the latest in a string of high-profile departures from the organization, which has been consolidating its U.S. and U.K. operations.
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@wblau, @risj_oxford, @wblau, @rasmus_kleis, @wblau, @arusbridger, Reuters Institute … and New York Post
James Queally / Los Angeles Times:
Los Angeles County DA declines to prosecute KPCC reporter Josie Huang, arrested and accused of interfering with an arrest the night two deputies were shot — A KPCC reporter who was slammed to the ground and accused of interfering with an arrest the night two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Leaked email: Google informed its advertisers on Friday that it will block election ads referencing “the election, or its outcome” after polls close on Nov. 3 — Google informed its advertisers Friday that it will broadly block election ads after polls close Nov. 3, according to an email obtained by Axios.
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New York Times:
A judge dismissed a defamation suit against Fox News host Tucker Carlson by Karen McDougal, saying his program uses “exaggeration” and “nonliteral commentary” — Fox News won a legal victory on Thursday after a federal judge dismissed a defamation suit brought …
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@dylanbyers, Business Insider, @gabrielmalor, @ndrew_lawrence, Mediaite, @danielsmith1022, Slate, @jayrosen_nyu, @jameshamblin, @marcacaputo, @corinhoggard, @johnwdean, @mehdirhasan, TVNewser, @rafaelshimunov, @mdudas, @nickatnews, @nycsouthpaw, @nickatnews, @nikkimcr, The Daily Beast, The Hill, Forbes and Deadline
The Guardian:
Andrew Neil, who has been a BBC political interviewer and Sunday Times editor, says he is launching GB News, a TV news channel to rival BBC and Sky, next year — Andrew Neil is launching a 24-hour, TV channel to rival rolling news from the BBC and Sky. — The broadcaster will be the face …
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Deadline, Financial Times, @janinegibson, @timburrows, @afneil, @afneil, @afneil and @afneil
John Hudson / Washington Post:
State Department: Trump admin rescinded award it gave to a Finnish journalist after discovering she'd criticized Trump, then gave a false reason for its actions — The Trump administration rescinded an award recognizing the work of a journalist from Finland last year after discovering …
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The Wrap, Foreign Policy, ABC News, @shauntandon, @adamserwer, @john_hudson, @john_hudson, The Root, @john_hudson, @mollyjongfast, @nahaltoosi, Law & Crime and @thewrap
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
Sources: Penske Media paid ~$225M for an 80% stake in PMRC, while MRC, publishers of the Hollywood Reporter will retain a ~20% stake — Wednesday's merger of the publishers behind two rival Hollywood magazines — The Hollywood Reporter and Variety — was billed as a joint venture.
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Flashes & Flames, The Wrap and Adweek
Mary-Katharine Phillips / What's New in Publishing:
Study: 19% of German population reads ePapers, digital replicas of print editions, of which 65.8% are under 50, and every eighth newspaper sold is an ePaper — Aa new report on the state of ePaper readership in Germany has been released by Die Zeitungen. German-speakers can find the full report here.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Interview with Wattpad Studios head Aron Levitz on using AI to understand the popularity of stories that the company adapts into movies, TV shows, and books — Wattpad Studios head Aron Levitz and his team comb through the contributions of more than 4 million writers from around the world on the platform.
Michael Schneider / Variety:
Arif Zahir, a YouTuber with 6M+ subscribers, moves from impersonating Cleveland Brown of Family Guy on YouTube to taking over the character's voice next season — Arif Zahir has gone from impersonating “Family Guy's” Cleveland Brown on YouTube... to being cast as the new voice of the character on the actual show.
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Deadline, The Wrap, @sueobeidi, @erinasimon, Collider, New York Post, Hollywood Reporter and @franklinavenue
David Robb / Deadline:
The Future of Local News Commission Act, which would create a commission to examine effects of news deserts on US democracy, was introduced Thursday in Senate — Hoping to save local news outlets whose advertising revenues have plummeted during the coronavirus pandemic …
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