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The "Barbenheimer" craze is all but set to propel the box office to its best weekend in years. And, while studios typically prefer to avoid releasing major box office features on the same weekend as another, the dual blockbusters are actually aiding one another.
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Today's Media Moves with Reliable: @claireatki at The Ankler, @estherbintliff at The NYT, and @emilyngo, @JCColtin, and @NickReisman at POLITICO.
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Netflix released a smash earnings report after it clamped down on password sharing. The company added 5.9 million subscribers and will be implementing the password policy across the world.
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Today's Media Moves with Reliable: @KeilyBlair at OnlyFans, @powellnyt and @zoeschlanger at The Atlantic, and @LizKreutzNews at NBC News.
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Disney's Bob Iger is trying to reassure employees after saying the company's linear business "may not be core" to the business. On Tuesday, Iger told Disney personnel that TV production teams are "incredibly valuable to our business," raising the question: How crucial is the vertical to Disney?
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Today's Media Moves with Reliable: @harrispolitico and @KaminskiMK at POLITICO, @hknightsf at the NYT, and @anjsud at Tubi.
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Rupert Murdoch is sticking with Donald Trump, as exemplified by the new Fox News prime time lineup, which is made up of Trump mouthpieces who willfully spread propaganda on Trump's behalf during his years in the White House. The choice reflects Murdoch's belief that the best way for Fox to survive is not by resisting, but by adapting to the grim reality.
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.@sagaftra's move to strike on Thursday marks the first time actors and writers have simultaneously engaged in work stoppages since 1960. Everything — from projects and promotions to the upcoming Emmys — will be impacted, with no clear end to the strike in sight.
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Today's Media Moves with Reliable: @rick_n and @AlbertSamaha at the @washingtonpost, @dianafalzone at @mediaite, and @juliakmarsh and @debra_kahn at @POLITICO.
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A group of former Fox executives released a statement blasting Rupert Murdoch for turning Fox News into a disinformation machine. On the same day, the man who conspiracy theorists falsely allege led an FBI plot to orchestrate the January 6 insurrection sued both the network and ex-Fox News host Tucker Carlson for spreading "falsehoods" about him that "destroyed" his life.
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A scandal at the BBC involving one of the British broadcaster's anchors has created a difficult atmosphere at the news organization — but it's also demonstrated BBC journalists' commitment to holding the company to the same standards they hold other organizations.
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Today's Media Moves with Reliable: @JoJmayer at the @washingtonpost, @jolingkent at @CBSNews, and @scienceofmom at the @nytimes.
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Developing: Layoffs are set to hit Elon Musk's Twitter Friday morning, according to an ominous all-staff memo sent to employees. cnn.it/3t0Nh49
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The Reliable Sources A1: We spoke with News-Press reporter Daniel Glaun about what it has been like to survey Ian's destruction: cnn.it/3SrIELB
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Maggie Haberman reports in her forthcoming book that when George Stephanopoulos told Trump that his team said he didn't actually ask about Russia enough during the 2016 ABC News interview, Trump blew up on him: "Are you f--king kidding me!" cnn.it/3y0MN0Q
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How do news networks keep crews safe when deploying them to cover a hurricane? We asked CNN's senior director of coverage, Vivian Kuo. Her answers are in the latest @ReliableSources newsletter: cnn.it/3UKxCTd
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The cozy relationship exposed in the messages lays bare that in many cases, right-wing media outlets and personalities not only positively covered the Trump White House, but actively worked arm-in-arm with it. cnn.it/3E5Si2d
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—@carolynpfox, managing editor of @TB_Times, said that the newspapers' plans "changed pretty quickly" early in the week when forecasts showed Hurricane Ian heading straight for the area. Read about how the paper is preparing for Ian in our newsletter: cnn.it/3xUxWoH
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"Sure, some people rushed to premature conclusions in the past presidential scandals. But the difference now is that there are platforms and brands and reshare buttons, entire worlds that reward this behavior, they reward the rush to judgment," @brianstelter says
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"We're not going to have a satisfying 'season finale' of the climate emergency story," @BillWeirCNN says. "We're going to be living with this in every aspect of our lives for the rest of our lives."
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The Patagonian Ice Dragon lives its entire life on glaciers and its blood contains a natural antifreeze. Discover the amazing world of these insects. Patagonia, Life on the Edge of the World airs tonight at 9 p.m. ET/PT #PatagoniaCNN
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In a post-Roe world, "it's been easy to see the political story," @brianstelter says. "It's a lot harder to see the medical story, meaning the reality about abortion access, the sudden changes at the state level, the crisis situations for pregnant women..."
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Why did acclaimed poet and activist Nikki Giovanni choose to stay in Appalachia? @WKamauBell finds out why this region is so meaningful to Black Americans on a new episode of #UnitedShades, tonight at 10 p.m. ET/PT
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"We need" the full record from Uvalde "to create accountability and to establish a public record – and then to say what happens next," @NatashaSAlford says
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"Disinformation is a real thing, a real problem, but it's almost impossible to have a conversation about it."
@brianstelter says "some progressives have overused the term 'disinformation'" while "some conservatives have rejected the term altogether, even while spreading B.S."
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"What happens to the employees? What happens to the advertising revenue? How do they keep moving ahead?"
@claireatki says Twitter is racked with questions now that Elon Musk is trying to back out of his takeover deal
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Rich with marine life and home to the eighth largest desert in the world, explore Patagonia’s Desert Coast in the new CNN Original Series Patagonia, Life on the Edge of the World. Premieres tonight at 9 p.m. ET/PT #PatagoniaCNN
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Join @WKamauBell for a new season of necessary conversations. #UnitedShades is back on the road with new episodes starting Sunday at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CNN
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Watch: Rappler CEO @MariaRessa reacts after the Philippines orders her site to shut down. "We're going to fight it in court, and that's where we are right now," she says.
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"I weight sworn testimony higher than I rate anonymous sourcing."
–@DavidAFrench on claims that have countered Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony
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Tune in this Sunday for insights from @SarahLongwell25. 11am ET on @CNN
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"Everyone wants to be TikTok right now," @kyurieff says. Here's why
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A bipartisan bill targeting Big Tech "really drives at the business models of some of these companies, which is why they're so dead set on fighting it," @b_fung reports cnn.com/videos/business/2022…
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"There is no January 6th, there is no 'big lie' without Fox," @danpfeiffer says
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"Would graphic images change the gun rights debate?" Here, @JohnWoodrowCox explains why he is conflicted
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There are many still-unanswered questions about the Robb Elementary school shooting: "I don't think we have a full accounting as to what transpired," @ShimonPro says, listing some of the unknowns
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Right now Elon Musk is everywhere, @brianstelter says: "One minute he's like a head of state, holding a key meeting with Brazil's president; the next minute he's like a teenage troll, tweeting cruel emojis and memes..."
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In his interview with @JakeTapper, Trevor Reed expressed thanks to the U.S. news media for keeping this case in the public sphere. Tapper's special report airs tonight at 8pm ET on @CNN
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Some Republican candidates are shutting out the media in Pennsylvania. It's very unusual, @hollyotterbein says: "Usually, candidates WANT the press to cover their rallies, particularly in the days before the primary."
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The GOP candidates for Senate in Pennsylvania have been on Fox and Newsmax a total of at least 19 times this month. The primary "has caused a divide inside Fox," @brianstelter says
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>> @KSoltisAnderson on the findings from her focus groups: "A lot of Americans are very focused on the challenges they're facing in their own lives – and that's not always exactly what they're seeing covered in the media."
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Forget the language of love, how are you at the language of food? As @CarltonMcCoy discovers, the language of food is universal; you just need a smile and a nod. The new CNN Original Series, #NomadCNN starts tonight at 10 p.m. ET/PT
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