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Sara Fischer / Axios:
How Trump and his allies could go after the media in his second term through harassment campaigns and lawsuits, draining the companies of time, money, and trust — - “The regulatory threat is on the edges at most,” said Andrew Jay Schwartzman, a veteran communications lawyer.
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CNN:
Reporters from Politico, Axios, and more were denied credentials to Trump's election night event; a source says Politico's were revoked after critical coverage — New York CNN — — Journalists from multiple news organizations have been denied credentials to former President Donald …
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Experts say news outlets could see a “Trump bump 2.0”, but it would be more muted than in his first term due to news fatigue and changing consumption habits — News fatigue and changing consumption habits could sap some of that enthusiasm over time, several news media experts said.
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New York Times:
In the election run-up, TV networks had prepared for a long wait, like in 2020, that didn't come; around 2:30AM ET, every network covered Trump's victory speech — Anchors were ready to camp out in the studio for days on end. Instead, Donald J. Trump declared victory in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
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Kurt Schlosser / GeekWire:
Jeff Bezos, who ended the WaPo endorsing political candidates, congratulates Donald Trump on his “political comeback and decisive victory” in a rare X post
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Ryan Grim / Drop Site News:
In a November 3 internal email, Patrick Soon-Shiong cites Trump and Harris' stance on the Israel-Hamas war among the reasons the LAT didn't endorse a candidate
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Columbia Journalism Review, The Guardian, @petersterne, @dropsitenews, Washington Examiner and Scroll.in
Lili Loofbourow / Washington Post:
A look at Amazon Prime Video's election night show, with former NBC News anchor Brian Williams, a wide array of news team members and guests, and a surreal set — The former NBC News anchor's deeply strange (and ambitious) live stream captured the surrealism of the night.
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Deadline:
Nielsen: 42.3M viewers watched election night coverage across 18 US TV networks, down 25% from 2020; Amazon Prime Video was not included in the measurement — The measurement was in the 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. ET period, which was hours before the final tally of Trump's win and Vice President Kamala Harris' loss was in.
Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
Perplexity's US election hub offered helpful, real-time election insights and maps on November 5, linking to reliable resources and providing historical context — On Tuesday, two AI startups tried convincing the world their AI chatbots were good enough to be an accurate …
Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
US filing: Paramount Global talked to WBD about a merger for months before giving up after receiving no offer; Paramount held talks with at least 12 bidders — - Comcast also took an early look but wanted a streaming deal — Skydance ultimately emerged as winning bidder for CBS parent
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The Desk, The Streamable, Cord Cutters News, Business Insider and Variety
Reuters:
Canada orders TikTok's business in the country to be dissolved, citing national security risks, and says it's not blocking Canadians' access to the app — Canada on Wednesday ordered the wind up of TikTok's business in the country citing national security risks, but added the government …
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
In a letter to a UK parliamentary committee, the FT says news organizations are forced to accept Google's AI crawlers due Googlebot's presence on most websites — News organisations don't have a “genuine choice” about whether to block Google from scraping their content for its AI services, one publisher has warned.
Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Sinclair reports Q3 revenue up 20% to $917M, net income of $94M, vs. a $46M loss YoY, political ad revenue up 31% over 2020 but slightly below its guidance — Sinclair reported $5 million in lost revenue due to late ad cancellations during the quarter. — TV broadcasting and media company …
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StreamTV Insider, TVNewsCheck, The Desk and Sinclair, Inc
Todd Spangler / Variety:
In his second term, Trump may replace top FTC and DOJ officials who have chilled dealmaking, making 2025 a breakout year for media mergers and acquisitions — Analysts expect new administration to replace top FTC, DOJ officials who have chilled dealmaking activity
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