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US Senator Tom Cotton blocks an effort by Senate Democrats to pass the PRESS Act, which would shield journalists and sources, after Trump opposed it last month — Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked an effort by Democrats to pass a bipartisan bill that would give journalists greater …
Emma Roth / The Verge:
A California District Court judge orders Automattic to stop blocking WP Engine's access to WordPress.org resources and interfering with WP Engine's plugins — WP Engine just won a preliminary injunction against WordPress.com parent company Automattic. On Tuesday, a California District …
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Diana Falzone / Mediaite:
Source: Newsmax's COO told staff that those covering Pete Hegseth, Trump's secretary of defense nominee, needed to “focus on the positive” or face termination — Newsmax instructed staff to lay off Pete Hegseth, the Fox News host Donald Trump nominated to serve as his secretary of defense …
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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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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.
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.
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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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Associated Press:
The US DOJ watchdog releases a report saying the DOJ in Trump's first term failed to follow its own rules when it seized reporters' records in a leak probe — Federal prosecutors sidestepped some Justice Department rules when they seized the phone records or emails of reporters as part …
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Aamna Mohdin / The Guardian:
Analysis: GB News accounted for 47% of mentions of Muslims or Islam on UK news channels from October 2022 to September 2024; BBC News, 32%, and Sky News, 21% — Exclusive: CfMM report over two-year period says channel's ‘negative’ focus on Islam borders on an ‘obsession’
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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Rolling Stone, Engadget, Tubefilter, LifeHacker and MediaPost
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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