Mediagazer: Sources: the decision to fire Tucker Carlson came straight from Rupert Murdoch and is related to former Carlson producer Abby Grossberg's discrimination lawsuit (Stephen Battaglio/Los Angeles Times)

11:05 PM ET, April 24, 2023

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Fox News says the network and Tucker Carlson “have agreed to part ways”, and that Carlson's last program was on Friday, April 21 — Tucker Carlson, the top-rated host at Fox News, is exiting the network. — The abrupt departure of the controversial prime time figure comes …

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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:

Sources: the decision to fire Tucker Carlson came straight from Rupert Murdoch and is related to former Carlson producer Abby Grossberg's discrimination lawsuit — Tucker Carlson is leaving Fox News. — The network announced the departure of its top-rated and most provocative conservative prime-time host Monday with no explanation.

Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:

Source: Tucker Carlson's Fox News exit was “a firing” and he's “totally surprised”; sources: the newsroom is in “shock” and found out when the news broke online — Tucker Carlson's departure from Fox News was not voluntary, multiple sources told Mediaite.

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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:

Source: Tucker Carlson was in the midst of negotiating the renewal of his Fox News contract through 2029 and told people last week he expected it to be renewed — The prime-time star, who was recently negotiating his contract renewal through 2029, learned Monday that his top-rated 8 p.m. show was being taken off the air.

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New York Times:

CNN parts ways with Don Lemon, who had been under scrutiny since making on-air remarks about women and aging in February 2023; Lemon says he was terminated — Mr. Lemon, one of the network's most recognizable stars, had been under scrutiny since an uproar over on-air remarks he made about women and aging in February.

Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
CNN rebukes Don Lemon for saying his agent “informed” him that CNN terminated him, saying Lemon “was offered an opportunity to meet” but instead took to Twitter

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Digiday:

How a reliance on social media traffic led to BuzzFeed News' demise; Similarweb: social channels made up 26% of its traffic in Q1 2023, vs. 13% at HuffPost — BuzzFeed News shut down Thursday due to an “over-investment” into the social-first news site, according to an internal memo from BuzzFeed Inc's CEO and founder Jonah Peretti.

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Max Tani / Semafor:

With Facebook's pivot away from news and Twitter's decay, media outlets return to digital media's foundational concepts of the early 2000s like homepage traffic — The News — What year is it? Consider the following: — The Drudge Report is the biggest political website in the country.

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TIME:

Time names interim EIC Sam Jacobs as its new Editor in Chief, effective immediately, and says the outlet has 105M readers globally, 45% of which are under 35 — TIME CEO Jessica Sibley sent the following note to staff on Monday: — Team, — Today, I am thrilled to announce Sam Jacobs …

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Deadline:

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Martine Paris / Forbes:

Pop star Grimes tells fans to create AI-generated music using her voice, saying she will split 50% royalties, the same deal as “with any artist I collab with” — In the wake of the AI-generated hit Heart on My Sleeve going viral with deepfakes of Drake and The Weeknd …

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Lee Haye-ah / Yonhap News Agency:

Netflix plans to invest $2.5B in South Korea for Korean TV series, movies, and scripted shows over the next four years — Netflix said Monday it will invest US$2.5 billion in South Korea over the next four years to produce Korean TV series, movies and scripted shows.

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James Hercher / AdExchanger:

On April 23, a Meta ad system glitch caused some campaigns to overspend beyond their daily cost cap; agencies say they have had “next to no feedback” from Meta — Hope you had a peaceful Sunday. — If you're a Facebook advertiser, though, that may not have been the case.

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