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Melania Trump's book publisher asked CNN to sign an NDA and pay $250K to interview her, but then called the request a “miscommunication” — Nearly two months ago, CNN reached out to Melania Trump's book publisher to request an interview with the former first lady ahead of her upcoming memoir.
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Google rolls out ads in AI Overviews when a user's question has a “commercial angle”, and identifies the ads with a “sponsored” header, on mobile in the US — Google is rolling out ads in AI Overviews, which means you'll now start seeing products in some of the search engine's AI-generated summaries.
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Martyn Ziegler / The Times:
Reuters withdraws two stories on the World Anti-Doping Agency after it was found that WADA's media head received a Reuters press pass for the Masters golf event — World Anti-Doping Agency media chief James Fitzgerald accredited for golf event via Reuters, who have admitted to ‘a violation of our journalistic standards’
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Bloomberg:
The NFL is in talks with Skydance Media and its major investor RedBird Capital Partners about deals that could include a sale of NFL Media and NFL Network — - Discussions revolve around the league's media assets — Earlier conversations with ESPN are said to have stalled
Matthew Weaver / The Guardian:
The BBC cancels a planned Boris Johnson interview after presenter Laura Kuenssberg says she accidentally sent the former UK prime minister her briefing notes — Briefing notes mistakenly being sent to ex-PM meant it was ‘not right for the interview to go ahead’, says presenter
Sara Fischer / Axios:
A look at James McDonald's Access Global, which has bought seven local news sites and launched eight in Philadelphia and on the Jersey Shore over the last year — McDonald thinks there's a viable business model for hyper-local sites if they're tied to coverage from a broader region or city.
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Mark Trevelyan / Reuters:
Russian journalists Antonina Favorskaya, Sergei Karelin, Konstantin Gabov, and Artem Kriger go on trial in Moscow over their alleged links to Alexei Navalny — Four Russian journalists went on trial in Moscow on Wednesday on charges of involvement in an “extremist” group after authorities accused …
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Adweek, Associated Press and DNyuz
Patrick Frater / Variety:
Samsung TV Plus adds about 4,000 hours of ad-supported, free-to-stream Korean shows and movies, following deals with CJ ENM and others — Leading Korean content owners including CJ ENM and NEW ID have struck supply deals with Samsung TV Plus, a U.S. free ad-supported TV (FAST) channel.
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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
WP Engine files a lawsuit in California against Automattic and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, accusing them of “abuse of power, extortion, and greed” — Web hosting provider WP Engine has filed a lawsuit against Automattic, and WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg, accusing them of extortion and abuse of power.
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Ben Strauss / Washington Post:
After reporter Christine Brennan asked a WNBA player a question the latter saw as race baiting, the players association says she doesn't “deserve” credentials — In a thrilling but delicate moment for the WNBA, a journalist's focus on Clark is stirring tension among players and the press.
Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
New Yorker union members vote to authorize a strike ahead of the magazine's annual festival as they negotiate a second contract with Condé Nast — More than six months into negotiations over a second labor contract, the magazine's union is asserting that wage floors …
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CNN, @newyorkerunion, NewsGuild of New York and @newyorkerunion
Reuters:
Tanzania suspends the digital content licenses of a local media company for 30 days for allegedly publishing content damaging the country's image — Tanzania's communications regulator has suspended the digital platforms of a local media company for allegedly publishing restricted content …
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