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Mike Allen / Axios:
Source: Fox News sends Tucker Carlson a cease and desist letter over his Twitter show; the network says Carlson's contract runs through December 31, 2024 — Fox News has sent a “cease and desist” letter to Tucker Carlson as he ramps up a competing series on Twitter that drew …
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@sarafischer, Deadline, @neoavatara, @pepesgrandma, @pnjaban and The Wrap
Max Tani / Semafor:
Messages: WarnerMedia used CNN's relationship with then New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, brother of Chris Cuomo, to advance its commercial interests — The Scoop — CNN and its parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, reeling from firing CEO Chris Licht last week, are now facing a new, high-stakes drama.
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Poynter, @semaforben, @wobburnerburner, @dankennedy_nu, @maxwelltani, @seanspicer, @maxwelltani and @azi
David Remnick / New Yorker:
Q&A with A.G. Sulzberger on “independent” journalism, the NYT's financial comeback, criticisms of its op-ed page, its coverage of Trump, trans issues, and more — The paper's publisher discusses bias in reporting, the Times' financial comeback, and criticisms of its coverage of Trump …
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
With Telegraph's parent company B.UK in receivership and set for auction, a look at potential buyers and initial optimism shared among its staff about the news — With a sell-off looming for the newspapers, several tycoons and groups look to have the money, and the motivation, to take over
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Press Gazette, @frasermatthew, @profdaveandress and @drjohnegibson
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
A look at the growing financial pressures that led Lloyds to put The Telegraph into receivership and the complex web of companies behind the Barclays' ownership
A look at the growing financial pressures that led Lloyds to put The Telegraph into receivership and the complex web of companies behind the Barclays' ownership
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MediaPost, Bloomberg, @anachech, @pressgazette, @pressgazette, @sarahludford, @joshspero, Press Gazette, @janinegibson, @pressgazette, Talking Biz News and Sky News
Mia Sato / The Verge:
How science fiction and fantasy publishers are dealing with AI tools' role in the industry and with the trust crisis due to AI-generated content becoming common — Science fiction and fantasy authors are struggling with AI-generated media — and formulating strategies to deal with it.
Discussion:
@neilturkewitz, @sesmith, @tweetsbysherin, @mabramowsky, @707kat, @evankirstel, @violenceobscene and @fletchermr, more at Techmeme »
Abbey White / The Hollywood Reporter:
How Sesame Workshop and Fred Rogers Productions continue to apply their values for inclusion and education in children's programming, often through new avenues — Nearly six decades after they premiered, ‘Sesame Street’ and ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood' continue to inspire kids' programming …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Nexstar's NewsNation, which has paltry ratings compared to its competitors, expands its Chicago-based program Morning in America to four hours — In NewsNation, New York City isn't the de facto location for a morning-news program. … There is some precedent for such a format.
Nick Perry / Associated Press:
New Zealand's public radio apologizes and suspends a journalist after finding 16 Reuters stories on its website were altered to include “pro-Kremlin garbage” — The head of New Zealand's public radio station apologized Monday for publishing “pro-Kremlin garbage” …
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@blmohr, The Daily Beast and The Guardian
Amaris Castillo / Poynter:
Three photojournalists talk about their reporting funded by California-based nonprofit CatchLight, which supports visual journalists in underrepresented markets — ‘I thought and I understood that it was very likely that I would never be part of a newsroom again, because those positions are so rare ...’
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@catchlight_io, @newspartakid, @citysidelocal, @menanatera, @report4america and Voice of America
Nikkei Asia:
Survey: 75% of Japanese people encounter fake news but only 19% know how to fact-check it, the lowest ratio among major Asian countries; Vietnam led at 81% — Study shows only one in five Japanese know how to fact-check information — TOKYO — Accurate news is the bedrock of democracy …
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@acrossthespread, @kwaakreports and @jeff4malaysia
Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
An interview with Chuck Todd on his reasons for stepping down from Meet the Press, his plans for docuseries and docudramas, the rise of antisemitism, and more — The outgoing ‘Meet the Press’ host on the state of journalism, the Trump era, rising antisemitism and the long-form documentary projects he's pitching
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@matthewkassel and @matthewkassel
Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: the D'Amelios partner with music startup Firebird, which has set aside $20M, to form DamGood Mgmt, a company to manage other social media influencers — Siblings Charli and Dixie D'Amelio and their parents form new company to manage other social-media stars
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Music Business Worldwide, Tubefilter and Digital Music News