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Twitter video: Tucker Carlson berates traditional media for allegedly lying to the public and calls Twitter the last big platform left that allows free speech — - Tucker Carlson, weeks after being fired from his prime time spot on Fox News, said he is relaunching his show on Twitter.
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Docs: Tucker Carlson accused Fox News of fraud and breach of contract; sources: a Fox board member told Carlson he was fired as part of the Dominion settlement — Tucker Carlson, two weeks after being ousted by Fox News, accused the network Tuesday of fraud and breach of contract …


In talking with investors, Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch did not apologize for bogus Dominion claims; critics say the Murdoch tradition of no apologies could cost Fox — Fox News' abrupt firing of star Tucker Carlson has caused such an uproar over the past two weeks that it has obscured profound questions …
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In a Twitter video, Tucker Carlson says he will relaunch his Fox show on the social network; Elon Musk says Twitter did not sign a deal “of any kind whatsoever” — The former Fox News host tweeted a video saying he's moving his show to the social media site.
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Fox reports Q3 revenue up 18% YoY to $4.08B and a $50M net loss, mainly due to the Dominion settlement; ad revenue rose 43% YoY to $1.88B due to the Super Bowl
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A jury finds Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll, awarding her $5M in her civil lawsuit, but not for her alleged rape — Carroll sued the former president, accusing him of battery over an alleged rape in the 1990s and of defamation for calling her account a “hoax.”
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Sources: NBCUniversal is finalizing a settlement with CNBC's Hadley Gamble, who is leaving the company and whose complaint led to CEO Jeff Shell's firing — NBCUniversal is finalizing a settlement with CNBC senior international correspondent Hadley Gamble, sources tell Axios.
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MTV News is shutting down, as Showtime, MTV Entertainment Studios, and Paramount Media cut ~25% of their US staff, after the Paramount+ With Showtime rebranding — Layoffs will be hitting 25% of employees across the Showtime, MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks groups in the U.S. Tuesday …


Many journalists and writers criticize The New York Times for its sympathetic Elizabeth Holmes profile, which platformed a convicted fraudster's PR campaign — Elizabeth Holmes, the former entrepreneur who was convicted of one of the biggest frauds in business history …
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BuzzFeed reports Q1 revenue down 27% YoY to $67.2M and net loss down 19% YoY to $36.3M; CEO Jonah Peretti commits to AI experiments and working with creators — The media company predicted a rocky report back in March, and sure enough, revenue fell 27% year-over-year
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The FBI executed a search warrant on May 8 at the home of Timothy Burke, a video editor who once worked at Gawker, Abrams Media, Deadspin, and The Daily Beast — A law enforcement source confirms the former video editor, who now runs his own communications firm, is the target of a criminal investigation.
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NYC-based crypto outlet Blockworks raised $12M led by 10T Holdings at a $135M post-money valuation to develop its nascent research and data analytics offering — Blockworks, a media company that covers cryptocurrency for professionals, has raised $12 million at a $135 million post-money valuation …
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Former Fox News producer Abby Grossberg voluntarily dismisses one of her lawsuits against the network; her lawyers intend to refile the case in the coming weeks — The lawsuit, brought by Abby Grossberg, accused the cable network of pressuring her to lie in a deposition.