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4:30 PM ET, May 4, 2023

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Ross A. Lincoln / The Wrap:
In a show of solidarity, the WGA was joined by members of the DGA, SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, Teamsters, and six other guilds at a Los Angeles rally  —  Participants included SAG, DGA, IATSE, the Teamsters, and more  —  In a massive show of solidarity, on day 2 of the ongoing Writers' strike …
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David Robb / Deadline:
AMPTP pushes back against WGA demands, saying studios don't seek to force writers into a gig economy, are committed to more discussion about AI's use, and more  —  The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers struck back today, providing answers to the WGA's talking points …
Benj Edwards / Ars Technica:
Striking WGA writers have two main worries about AI: their work being used as training data and being tasked with just fixing AI-generated “sloppy first drafts”
Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Paramount's Bob Bakish says consumers won't notice the writer's strike impact “for a while”, citing unscripted content, a large library, and offshore production  —  The studio says it has a slate of new releases, a large library and offshore production to get through the strike.
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Tim Baysinger / Axios:
Bob Bakish says Paramount is restarting the sales process for Simon & Schuster, after US regulators blocked a 2022 attempt to sell to Penguin Random House  —  - Tim Baysinger, author of Axios Pro: Media Deals  —  Paramount Global has restarted the sale process for book publisher Simon & Schuster …
Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
Paramount Q1: revenue down 1% YoY to $7.3B and a $1.23B loss; streaming revenue up 39% YoY and a $511M loss; Paramount+ reaches 60M subs; stock falls 25%+  —  The media giant slashed its dividend 79% as it posted adjusted earnings per share of 9 cents on revenue of $7.3 billion for the first quarter, missing Wall Street estimates
Washington Post:
Sources: Tucker Carlson has aspirations of a larger role without the limitations of a single medium and is exploring moderating a GOP candidates' forum for 2024  —  The fired Fox host, hoping for a next act bigger than podcasting, would forfeit millions owed to him in his network contract …
ABC News:
Ed Sheeran wins the copyright infringement lawsuit that accused him of copying the sheet music for his song Thinking Out Loud from Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On  —  The case involved “Thinking Out Loud” and Marvin Gaye's “Let's Get It On.”  —  Ed Sheeran has defeated a copyright infringement …
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Fox opposes news outlets' efforts to unseal redacted Dominion lawsuit material, saying it settled the case in large part to end “the media spectacle”  —  Fox said in a court filing Wednesday that it settled the monster defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million to …
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Editor and Publisher:
Yahoo announces the promotion of Lauren Johnston to executive editor of Yahoo News, which she joined in 2014 from the New York Daily News  —  Johnston will lead original content strategy across news, entertainment and lifestyle verticals  —  Yahoo today announced the promotion of Lauren Johnston …
Troy Smith / Axios:
Convicting a Murderer, a docuseries hosted by right-wing commentator Candace Owens that rebuts Netflix's Making a Murderer, will premiere on DailyWire+  —  “Convicting a Murderer,” the docuseries from Cleveland's Transition Studios that serves as a rebuttal to Netflix's “Making a Murderer,” has found a home.
Jemima Kelly / Financial Times:
Twitter's Community Notes is changing fact-checking by avoiding the term and using a crowdsourced consensus, a model for a fairer and more transparent approach  —  The strength of the platform's Community Notes feature is that it works through consensus  —  I think I might have let out an audible groan …
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Hulu plans to roll out PBS, PBS Kids, and Magnolia Network on Hulu Live TV in the coming months  —  Hulu Live TV announced Thursday that it is adding new channels to its library, bringing the total to over 90 channels across live sports, news and entertainment.
 
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Michelle Nichols / Reuters:
USAID launches Reporters Shield, a program to defend journalists globally from legal threats aimed at silencing critical voices, a tactic described as “lawfare”
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Twitter announces to ad buyers an expansion of its NBCUniversal partnership for the 2024 Summer Olympics; Snap announced a similar initiative with NBCU on May 1
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Lachlan Cartwright / The Daily Beast:
A judge tosses out Donald Trump's lawsuit against The New York Times and his niece Mary Trump, in which he alleged an “insidious plot” to obtain his tax records
JC Reindl / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Free Press names Nicole Avery Nichols as its new top editor, returning to the outlet after a two-year stint as editor-in-chief of nonprofit Chalkbeat