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Brian Stelter / New York Magazine:
Over 40 CNN staffers share their anger and fear after a brutal profile of Chris Licht and the announcement of David Leavy as COO; Licht vows to earn back trust — Staffers' confidence is shaken, but the CEO is vowing to “fight like hell to win back their trust.”
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Sources: Jeff Zucker's gripes about CNN and Chris Licht have become more frequent and Zucker is serving as a grievance switchboard for current and former staff — It's been more than a year since he was forced from the top job at the network. Since then, he has made no secret of his frustrations …
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
NBC's Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd says he is stepping down after nine years and would be succeeded by NBC White House Correspondent Kristen Welker — He will be succeeded by Kristen Welker, NBC's chief White House correspondent and the co-anchor of “Weekend Today.”
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New York Times:
Internal document: Twitter's US ad revenue from April 1 to the start of May dropped 59% YoY to $88M; sources say that performance is unlikely to improve soon — In internal forecasts, the company projected that ad sales would keep declining, handing a tough challenge to its new chief executive.
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Sahar Elhabashi / Spotify:
Spotify plans to cut ~200 jobs, or 2% of its staff, at its podcast unit, combines Parcast and Gimlet into Spotify Studios, and reports 100M+ podcast listeners — Below is an adaptation of an internal update on Spotify's Podcast Business from Sahar Elhabashi, VP, Head of Podcast Business.
Jeremy Fuster / The Wrap:
The DGA and studios reach a tentative deal on a new labor contract, covering wages, streaming residuals, safety, creative rights, diversity, and AI protections — The new deal also covers wage increases, creative rights and AI protections — The Directors Guild of America and the Alliance …
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Ben Smith / Semafor:
Journalists at the NYT and other outlets covering Russia's invasion have had their credentials threatened, revoked, or denied by Ukraine over breaking its rules — The News — Journalists covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine are engaged in a running, low-grade conflict with the Ukrainian government …
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Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Showtime quietly pulled an episode about Ron DeSantis' time as a US Navy lawyer at Guantanamo Bay from Vice's fourth season; the episode was planned for May 28 — An installment delving into the Florida governor and Republican presidential candidate's time as a U.S. Navy JAG officer …
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Hundreds of journalists at Gannett newspapers walked off the job on Monday to protest budget cuts, in the biggest labor action in the company's history — The union representing the company's newsroom employees has urged a vote of no-confidence against the C.E.O. at a shareholder meeting on Monday.
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Christopher Grimes / Financial Times:
SAG-AFTRA, which plans to meet studio executives on Wednesday to negotiate a new three-year contract, seeks a deal that covers the use of AI “digital doubles” — Unions fear artificial intelligence could cause artists to lose control of their image while making writers obsolete
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Will Douglas Heaven / MIT Technology Review:
A look at The Frost, a 12-minute movie created by Waymark using DALL-E 2, as startups like Waymark and Runway make AI tools for fast and cheap video production — Exclusive: Watch the world premiere of the AI-generated short film The Frost. — The Frost nails its uncanny, disconcerting vibe in its first few shots.
Kari Soo Lindberg / Bloomberg:
Hong Kong's top court overturns the conviction of Bao Choy, a journalist who investigated the police response to a 2019 mob attack, a rare win for press freedom — Hong Kong's top court overturned the conviction of a journalist who investigated the police response to a 2019 mob attack …
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