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WaPo CEO Will Lewis and top editor Matt Murray send memos trying to reassure staff, and former CEO Patty Stonesifer visits the newsroom, after a week of tumult — Will Lewis, the chief executive, pledged to employees to ‘improve how well I listen,’ while Matt Murray, the new editor, tried to reassure staff members.
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
The recent crisis at The Washington Post suggests that CEO Will Lewis has no idea how the media operates, and his fast-growing credibility problem may undo him
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Fox News edited an interview with Donald Trump to remove a section where he appeared to back off a promise to declassify Jeffrey Epstein-related federal files — The News — Fox News edited an interview with Donald Trump to remove a section in which he appeared to back off a promise …
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: ex-Warner Music head Edgar Bronfman Jr. looks to offer $2B to $2.5B for National Amusements, which is already in advanced talks to sell to Skydance — Bronfman, backed by Bain Capital, has expressed interest in Shari Redstone's National Amusements, which is already in advanced negotiations to sell to Skydance Media
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X remains a popular destination for people highly engaged in politics, with DC insiders reluctantly buying blue checks and candidates paying for cheap ads — While former President Donald Trump was actively being convicted by a jury of his peers in New York City last week …
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Priyanka.G / Reuters:
Rogers Communications strikes multi-year deals with NBCUniversal and WBD to bring their content to Canada, including NBCUniversal's Bravo channel in September — Rogers Communications (RCIb.TO) has entered into multi-year deals with Comcast-owned (CMCSA.O) NBCUniversal and Warner Bros Discover …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Associated Press:
How the AP is diversifying its revenue streams, including services, ads, AI licensing, and philanthropy; 82% of its 2023 revenue came from content licensing — AP revenue boss says “not all” diversification efforts will work but “we have to experiment”. — The Associated Press has revealed …
Steven Scheer / Reuters:
Israel extends a ban on Al Jazeera's operations in the country for another 45 days, citing a security threat, after a court upheld an initial 35-day ban — A ban on Al Jazeera's operations in Israel was extended for another 45 days by Israel's telecoms regulator on Sunday after the cabinet agreed …
Zaheer Kachwala / Reuters:
Filing: Paramount controlling shareholder Shari Redstone received 32.2M board election votes, the lowest among six candidates, and 905K votes against, the most — Paramount Global (PARA.O) controlling shareholder Shari Redstone received the fewest votes among other directors in the company's board election, a filing on Friday showed.
Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
Several right-wing media outlets that promoted lies about the 2020 election filed for bankruptcy, issued apologies, or settled lawsuits in the past few months — Ahead of another contentious presidential election, media companies that promoted false claims four years ago are filing for bankruptcy …
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Julia Jacobs / New York Times:
The Reality TV industry has long shielded itself from litigation with NDAs, but popular shows are being challenged in court as the legal landscape changes — Popular shows including “Love Is Blind,” the “Real Housewives” universe and “Vanderpump Rules” are being challenged in court amid a changing legal landscape.
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Financial Times:
Sources: LFP, which runs the top two tiers of French soccer, is mulling creating its own TV channel after struggling to find a broadcaster for the coming season — Partnership with private equity firm CVC has not yet borne fruit leaving clubs facing cash crunch
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Yahoo Sports hires Olympic gold medalists as correspondents for the 2024 Paris Olympics and partners with USA Swimming on a content distribution deal — The digital brand has tapped Olympians Allyson Felix, Kerri Walsh Jennings, Shawn Johnson East, Missy Franklin and Katie Hoff to be correspondents from the games.
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Sarah Boseley / The Guardian:
Michael Mosley, a household name in the UK for his diet guru TV shows, columns, and podcasts, who joined the BBC in 1985, died at 67 on the Greek island of Symi — Popular celebrity medic who offered health advice to millions through his TV and radio roles, most notably on fasting
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