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Fox News has not interviewed Trump in 100+ days, nor aired his recent rallies live; sources: the snubs are intentional and extend to the highest levels of Fox — The former president hasn't been interviewed on the Rupert Murdoch-owned cable network in more than 100 days, and other Republicans often get the attention he once did.
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Nicholas Kristof returns to The New York Times as a columnist after stepping down to run for governor of Oregon; Kristof began writing NYT columns in 2001 — The journalist who first started here in 1984 and began writing columns for us in 2001 returns to Times Opinion.
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Jerry Ceppos, who was the dean of two journalism schools and the managing editor of The Mercury News when the newspaper won two Pulitzer Prizes, dies at 75 — He led the organization to two Pulitzer Prizes while focusing its lens on technology and diversity
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TheGrio replaces the Black News Channel, which Allen Media Group acquired in July 2022, delivering news as it happens and marking the online brand's pivot to TV — With the transition of Black News Channel, Byron Allen hopes to mark a bold new era for Black-owned media. — Loading the player...
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A profile of The Washington Post's Sally Buzbee, including interviews with her and colleagues on newsroom restructuring, Twitter, and managing a remote team — The executive editor opens up about her first frenetic year atop the masthead—tackling everything from newsroom restructuring to Twitter tumult …
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The French Senate votes to scrap the country's TV and radio license fee, which costs €138 per year, in a bid to boost households' spending power — Decision causes controversy amid concern over funding for public service broadcasting — France is to scrap its television licence fee …
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@chrchristensen and @fabiochiusi


Luck, John Lasseter's first film as head of Skydance Animation, debuts on Apple TV+ on August 5; Lasseter was ousted from Pixar in 2017 over workplace behavior — John Lasseter was toppled five years ago by allegations about his workplace behavior. He's back with an animated film and a studio that could be Pixar 2.0.
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Amazon Prime Video's NFL broadcast will offer alternate streaming feeds in addition to its main one, a strategy used by ESPN and Nickelodeon to attract viewers — Company to have comedy group Dude Perfect call some ‘Thursday Night Football’ games in bid to expand reach
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The Hollywood Reporter, Tubefilter, The Muffin por Mauricio …, The Streamable and Front Office Sports


A profile of Sam Sanders, the founding host of NPR's It's Been a Minute show who left public radio after 12 years to launch a pop culture podcast for Vulture — After 12 years at NPR, the former host of “It's Been a Minute” is stepping out with a new pop culture podcast — uncensored, uninhibited and unbothered.
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Alabama prison officials examined female reporters' clothing and tried to block an AL.com reporter from witnessing an execution because her skirt was too short — Alabama prison officials examined female reporters' clothing and tried to block a female reporter with AL.com …
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A look at Outside's aggressive and successful anti-union campaign, which included the argument that a union would jeopardize its ability to attract VC money — Outside Magazine ran an aggressive anti-union campaign that highlighted the company's unique funding structure, current and former staff say


A US judge rules YouTube must face a lawsuit by musician Maria Schneider, who contends that its two-tiered copyright system only protects powerful owners — Alphabet Inc.'s YouTube failed to persuade a California judge to toss out a lawsuit by a Grammy-award winning composer accusing …