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11:35 PM ET, June 3, 2024

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Washington Post:
A WaPo staff meeting to introduce new top editor Matt Murray turned contentious when staff questioned CEO William Lewis about Sally Buzbee's abrupt replacement  —  Murray, a veteran of the Wall Street Journal, said he plans to oversee an era of growth and innovation.
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Washington Post:
WaPo says Matt Murray will be Executive Editor until the US presidential election, after which Robert Winnett will take on the new role of Editor  —  The Washington Post also announced today its intention to launch a new division of the newsroom dedicated to better serving audiences …
New York Times:
Source: Will Lewis told Sally Buzbee she could run one of the new WaPo divisions, in what would've been an effective demotion for her; Buzbee chafed at the idea  —  Sally Buzbee, who has been editor of The Washington Post since 2021, chafed at a major reorganization by the newspaper's chief executive.
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
A profile of Robert Winnett, the low-key, scoop-obsessed UK editor who will take charge of WaPo's newsroom this fall after 17 years at The Telegraph  —  Robert Winnett is virtually unknown in the U.S. and keeps a low profile in his native Britain, too.  This fall, he will oversee the newsroom of Woodward and Bernstein.
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WaPo staffers say they are concerned that Will Lewis is trying to impose a new editorial vision without giving them clarity ahead of the contentious US election  —  The Washington Post newsroom descended into a “shit show” Monday as reporters clashed with Post Publisher and CEO Will Lewis …
Washington Post:
The Washington Post plans to launch a new newsroom division in Q3 2024 focused on “service and social media journalism”, led by Matt Murray from November 6
New York Times:
The Washington Post Executive Editor Sally Buzbee steps down, replaced by Matt Murray, former editor-in-chief of The Wall Street Journal
David Folkenflik / @davidfolkenflik:
[Thread] Sources: Will Lewis wants to make his mark on the WaPo newsroom, bringing in Robert Winnett, who Lewis worked with on a UK MP's expenses scandal story
Matt Stieb / New York Magazine:
US prosecutors charge The Epoch Times' CFO Bill Guan with conspiracy to commit money laundering for allegedly moving at least $67M in illegally obtained funds  —  One of the strangest stories in media over the past decade is the Epoch Times, a formerly free newspaper distributed on the streets …
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Spotify plans to raise US prices: Premium from $10.99 to $11.99 per month, Duo from $14.99 to $16.99, and Family from $16.99 to $19.99, after a July 2023 hike  —  A year after Spotify first increased the price of Spotify Premium in the US, it's happening again.
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Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Source: Paramount and Skydance agree to the terms of a merger, which will likely be announced in the coming days; Shari Redstone still needs to sign the deal  —  - CNBC Councils  — CNBC on Peacock  — Join the CNBC Panel  — Supply Chain Values  — Select Shopping  — Ad Choices
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New York Times:
Sources: Paramount and Skydance deal sticking points include legal expenses in case of shareholder lawsuits, potential “go-shop” period, and a shareholder vote
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
X changes its adult content policies, formally letting users post consensual NSFW and AI content “provided it's properly labeled and not prominently displayed”  —  The internet has been home to all kinds of content for a long time, so it was no surprise to anyone when people started tweeting porn at each other.
New York Times:
The Monday night shows of Rachel Maddow and Jon Stewart are luring viewers back to basic cable, a sign of the staying power of established TV personalities  —  Once a week, Rachel Maddow and Jon Stewart are luring viewers back to basic cable.  —  Liberal TV viewers have a new mantra: T.G.I.M.!
Max Tani / Semafor:
A look at The Intercept's internal tensions, as it fails to raise funding and staff implore the board to fire CEO Annie Chabel and its chief strategy officer  —  The Scoop  —  Staff at the Intercept are imploring the nonprofit's board to fire its CEO and chief strategy officer amid a dispute …
 
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
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Reuters:
Zara plans to expand live shopping broadcasts in the UK, Europe, and the US between August and October 2024, testing a format that is wildly popular in China
John Carreyrou / New York Times:
An arbitrator rules in Netflix's favor in a dispute with Hollywood director Carl Erik Rinsch over a $55M sci-fi series that never aired, awarding Netflix $8.8M
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