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7:05 PM ET, April 27, 2023

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Wall Street Journal:
Vice plans to end Vice News Tonight on May 25 and fold the Vice World News brand into Vice News; source: 100+ jobs out of a total of 1,500 employees will be cut  —  Embattled media company has been looking to sell itself for several months  —  Vice Media said it was restructuring its global news operation …
Zack Sharf / Variety:
In an April 26 video, Tucker Carlson issued a vague statement about “how unbelievably stupid most of the debates” on TV are and that “true things prevail”  —  In a video posted to Twitter on Wednesday, Carlson delivered a vague speech in which he spoke about what it's been like to …
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Rolling Stone:
Sources: Fox would share details from a Tucker Carlson “oppo file”, including workplace conduct complaints, if executives suspect he is coming after the network
Carmel Dagan / Variety:
Jerry Springer, the former news anchor and mayor who presided over the controversial and profitable talk show bearing his name for over two decades, dies at 79  —  Jerry Springer, the former Cincinnati news anchor and mayor who came to preside over the controversial and extremely profitable talk show bearing …
Russell Brandom / Rest of World:
Since Elon Musk's takeover, Twitter has received 971 government orders globally and has fully complied with 808, an 83% compliance rate, vs. ~50% before Musk  —  The company has not refused a single request since Musk took ownership, according to self-reported data
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Photos of President Biden holding a notecard previewing a reporter's question reveal the long-standing practice of stage-managing presidential news conferences  —  President Biden was photographed holding a note card Wednesday, revealing the stage managing behind many political media events
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
YouTube Music adds podcasts on Android, iOS, and the web, supporting listening offline, in the background, and casting for all US users, with or without Premium  —  YouTube Music is officially adding podcasts to its platform in the United States on Android, iOS and the web.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti plans to significantly increase content from “highly curated” independent creators and introduce a creators' residency program  —  BuzzFeed plans to significantly increase the amount of content it produces via independent internet creators, CEO Jonah Peretti told Axios in an interview.
Ellen Huet / Bloomberg:
Clubhouse plans to lay off 50%+ of its employees and “reset” the company, despite claiming to have “years of runway”; Clubhouse had ~100 staff in October 2022  —  Clubhouse, the pandemic-era social media sensation, is cutting more than half of its employees, the company said in a blog post on Thursday.
Washington Post:
Sources: Illinois Republican campaigns used a private portal in 2022 to pitch stories, shape coverage, and view analytics for Brian Timpone's local news network  —  Leaked screenshots show how politicians shape coverage in a local news network that's seeking to expand with help from Trump advisers
Raisa Patel / Toronto Star:
Canada's Online Streaming Act passes final hurdle in Parliament; it requires streamers to support Canadian content and gives the CRTC regulatory power over them  —  Bill C-11 was introduced early last year in an attempt to subject streaming giants like Netflix, Disney Plus …
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Apple reports fewer than 1M users in the Europe Union per month used Apple Books and Podcasts paid subscriptions on average in the six months up to January 2023  —  In order to comply with the European Digital Services Act, Apple has been forced to reveal the number of monthly active users …
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
CNN replaces John King with Dana Bash as the host of Inside Politics, the first time she will host her own daily show after nearly 30 years at the network  —  Bash, who was married to King, will host her own daily show for the first time in her 30-year career at the network.
 
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Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Amazon reports Q1 ad revenue up 21% YoY to $9.5B, vs. $9.1B est., subscription revenue up 15% YoY to $9.7B, and North America segment sales up 11% YoY to $76.9B
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch:
Meta says time spent on Instagram has grown 24%+ since Reels launched; the company reports Q1 revenue up 3% YoY to $28.6B and net income down 24% YoY to $5.7B
Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Comcast reports Q1 revenue down 4% YoY to $29.7B, net income flat at $3.9B, and media revenue down 2% YoY to $6.2B; Peacock had 22M subscribers and lost $704M
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and New York Times plan to run a full-page ad urging US government support in fighting for Evan Gershkovich's release
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Mina Lefevre, Meta's head of development and programming, is leaving amid layoffs, as the company shuts down Facebook Original series, including Red Table Talk
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Time plans to fully remove its hard paywall, which was launched in 2011, starting on June 1, 2023; paid subscriptions will expire when the paywall is removed