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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Sources: The Washington Post Acting Executive Editor Matt Murray blocked a story on the departure of Matea Gold, a contender to be WaPo's new executive editor — As the Washington Post newsroom awaits the appointment of a new top editor, its acting news chief intervened to block an article …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
The Free Press hires WSJ editor-turned-banker Dennis Berman as its first publisher and president and media product veteran Daniel Hallac as chief growth officer — - She launched The Free Press as independent publishing was becoming more sustainable.
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Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz joins OANN to host a weeknight political talk show and co-host a weekly podcast with Dan Ball, starting in January 2025 — Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who was President-elect Donald Trump's first pick to be attorney general before removing his name from consideration …
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Josh Parry / BBC:
Interviews with 30+ current and former PinkNews employees detail multiple incidents of alleged sexual misconduct by founders Benjamin Cohen and Anthony James — The couple who run PinkNews, the world's largest LGBT news website, have been accused by staff of multiple incidents of sexual misconduct.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Daily Wire Co-CEO Jeremy Boreing says the outlet is looking to possibly partner with a larger company or raise capital, but isn't actively looking for a buyer — - Semafor reported Sunday that Fox Corp. was eyeing potential acquisitions of conservative podcast companies, including Daily Wire.
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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
YouTube is testing a new multiplayer feature for two games, under its collection of lightweight, free “Playables” games on desktop and mobile devices — YouTube is experimenting with multiplayer mini-games under its collection of lightweight, free games dubbed “Playables.”
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MediaPost, Rolling Stone, Tubefilter, LifeHacker and Engadget
Elias Leight / Billboard:
Source: Sony Music removes its catalog from African streaming service Boomplay over late royalty payments; several labels and distributors report similar issues — Multiple rightsholders tell Billboard they have failed to receive recent royalty payments from the streaming service, which has a sizable user base in Africa.
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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
The News Media Alliance sent the DOJ and FTC an open letter last week urging a probe into a Google Search update that upended affiliate businesses of news pubs — The new policy has left penalized publishers in a kafkaesque limbo, unsure of how to fix their unspecified violations
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The Desk, Lily Ray on LinkedIn, @carlivelocci.com, @markstenberg3 and The News Media Alliance
Max Tani / Semafor:
The incoming GOP-led Congress and White House, with help from Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's DOGE, could redouble efforts to defund NPR and other public media — THE SCOOP — Last week, Republican Sen. John Kennedy introduced the subtly named “No Propaganda Act.”
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Channel 4 Chair Ian Cheshire plans to step down next year, at the end of his first three-year term; Ofcom says a search for Cheshire's successor will begin soon — Channel 4 Chair Ian Cheshire is to step down at the end of his three-year term next year. — Regulator Ofcom …
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Financial Times:
Sources: in October 2024, EU regulators asked Google for more information about its secret ads deal with Meta that skirted Google's rules for targeting minors — Regulators request information after FT investigation into partnership that skirted search giant's rules on minors
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New York Times:
Sealed doc: Rupert Murdoch failed in an attempt to change his family trust to consolidate Lachlan's control of his empire and lock in Fox News' right-wing bent — A Nevada commissioner ruled resoundingly against Mr. Murdoch, who was trying to give full control of his empire to his son Lachlan …
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