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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
A politics editor quits The Messenger; sources detail organizational confusion and tensions over demands to mass-produce articles based on competitors' stories — The company's high-volume approach to digital publishing has led to duplicated stories and alienated some of its journalists.
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: the Never Back Down super PAC is working to give reporters covering Ron DeSantis more access, despite the governor's pride in his combative operation — The News — The presidential campaign-in-waiting and super PAC supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are trying to warm …
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
A critique of the Supreme Court press corps, which covers the justices as untouchable, ignoring issues like ethical lapses, and suggestions to improve the beat — This is a part of Disorder in the Court, a weeklong series on the legal press and the most explosive Supreme Court in generations …
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
A profile of Comcast president Mike Cavanagh, who took over NBCU after Jeff Shell was fired, as he deals with Linda Yaccarino's exit, writers' strike, and more — Mike Cavanagh, a veteran of the financial crisis, has just been given a leading part in the unending drama of Hollywood.
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Chloe Xiang / VICE:
Some blue-check Twitter accounts, one pretending to be Bloomberg, spread an AI-generated image of an explosion at the Pentagon; the stock market briefly dipped — An AI-generated image of a fake explosion near the Pentagon went viral thanks to blue-check Twitter accounts. — Chloe Xiang
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Tegna says its deal to be acquired by Standard General is terminated; Standard General agreed to acquire Tegna early in 2022 in a deal valued at around $8.6B — Television broadcaster TEGNA says its pending deal to be acquired by Standard General is officially dead.
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Andrew Marchand / New York Post:
Sources: ESPN's DTC streaming service will be a standalone product like ESPN+ but will include all of ESPN's programming and is likely to launch in 2025 or 2026 — Get plugged in on the latest in sports media — In Sept. 2021, we debuted this newsletter with a deep dive about how ESPN …
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Peter White / Deadline:
Paramount plans to launch its Paramount+ with Showtime service in the US on June 27 for $11.99 per month; Paramount+ without Showtime will cost $5.99 — Paramount has confirmed the launch plans, including date, for the merged Paramount+ with Showtime service. — The company will launch the rebranded bundle on June 27.
Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: Politico, The New York Times, and other outlets plan to sit out the GOP presidential primary debates due to the cost and the potential for brand damage — The Scoop — Some major media outlets have decided to sit out the Republican presidential primary debates.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The UK's Reach is beta testing My News Assistant, an AI-powered website that aggregates the thousands of articles published daily across its 80+ online brands — My News Assistant is currently in beta testing. — Reach is testing an AI-powered website that brings together stories …
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Charlotte Klein / Vanity Fair:
An interview with CNN's Shimon Prokupecz on covering the Uvalde, Texas school massacre, being stonewalled by the police, speaking to victims' families, and more — Nearly a year since the Texas school massacre, and ahead of a network special, the CNN correspondent addresses journalistic challenges …
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@shimonpro, @kaitlancollins, The Daily Beast and Adweek
Bobby Allyn / NPR:
TikTok sues Montana over its new law banning the app, citing the First Amendment, the state's lack of authority on national security issues, and more — TikTok has filed a federal lawsuit against Montana after the state passed a law last week intended to ban the app from being downloaded within its borders.
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Justine Bateman / Newsweek:
An actress and filmmaker argues now is the last time “any labor action will be effective in our business”, unless strong rules for the use of AI are introduced — What does it mean to be human? — You look human, you act human, you learn lessons, you have challenges, you feel emotions.
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@alexandercubis, @valleymrk, @sandrabernhard and VentureBeat
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Scott Galloway / No Mercy / No Malice:
The WGA incorrectly assessed the situation and will exit the strike impaired, similar to the British coal miners' 1980s strike that ended with a weakened union
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