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12:15 PM ET, June 3, 2024

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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 …
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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  —  Matt Murray, the former editor in chief of The Wall Street Journal, will take her place.  —  The executive editor of The Washington Post, Sally Buzbee …
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  —  Some WashPost thoughts, based on conversations with six people with knowledge of events, overlaid with a touch of analysis. Let's even call it a 🧵 First: Will Lewis wanted to force out Sally Buzbee and bring a trusted pal to run the WaPo newsroom. He wanted to make his mark.
Washington Post:
Email: Washington Post Publisher and CEO William Lewis says the outlet plans to launch a newsroom unit in 2024 focused on “service and social media journalism”
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  —  A special committee of Paramount's board of directors supports a merger with Skydance, a studio that has increased its offer in recent days.
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.
Alex Kirshner / GQ:
Q&A with ESPN's Stephen A. Smith on his new docuseries Up For Debate: The Evolution of Sports Media, streaming on ESPN+, his motivation for the series, and more  —  The reigning king of sports media discusses his new docuseries, his upcoming contract negotiations, and his pick for the next Disney CEO.
Joseph Menn / Washington Post:
Hacked emails and documents: top editors of US-focused news website The Grayzone received funding from Iran's Press TV, as well as Russia's RT and Sputnik  —  Misinformation experts say an overlap in funding underscores concern that the spread of falsehoods and propaganda online is entering …
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 …
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  —  Zara will expand its live shopping broadcasts to the UK, Europe and the United States this year, testing a format …
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  —  An arbitrator awarded Netflix damages from the Hollywood director Carl Erik Rinsch, who had been developing a high-profile TV series, “Conquest.”
Discussion: @mgsiegler
Natalie Korach / The Wrap:
MSNBC launches its MSNBC Premium podcast subscription via Apple, providing ad-free listening to podcasts and early access to the network's content  —  The offering will provide subscribers with ad-free listening and early access to the network's popular podcast content
Discussion: Deadline
 
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Max Goldbart / Deadline:
The UK's Ofcom finds Amazon Prime Video in breach of part of its harmful content code in the new UK Media Bill, in relation to 2022 Filipino movie Pamasahe
Discussion: NME
Marianna Spring / BBC:
A look at the uptick of AI-generated videos on TikTok featuring politicians in the UK; Ofcom says TikTok was the fastest growing news source in 2022 and 2023
Mia Galuppo / The Hollywood Reporter:
Video Consortium, which provides documentary filmmakers with workshops and other resources, is now helping them connect with local newsrooms via Press Forward
Ben Smith / Semafor:
Vivek Ramaswamy suggests one potential path to wrest control of BuzzFeed, and Jonah Peretti offers broad thoughts on BuzzFeed's current focus on entertainment
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Laura Wagner / Washington Post:
The Times Guild leaders say NYT, while rolling out expanded bio pages for staff, made “petty” cuts to the language in which staffers extolled their Guild work
Discussion: Business Insider
Brian Welk / IndieWire:
The Tribeca Festival and OpenAI plan to feature five short films made using OpenAI's text-to-video tool Sora on June 15