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Associated Press:
ABC News apologizes and will give $15M to Trump's presidential library to settle a lawsuit over George Stephanopoulos' comments about Trump and E. Jean Carroll — ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump's presidential library to settle a lawsuit over anchor George …
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Mark Caro / Local News Initiative:
A deep look at the emergence of local news startups in Massachusetts, as some “ghost newspapers” owned by Gannett still publish but without original reporting — PLYMOUTH, Mass. - Mark Pothier was wrapping up the young-adult phase of his music career, including a 1983 stint …
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@michaelkruse.bsky.social, Tim Franklin on LinkedIn, @jmalewitz.bsky.social and Media Nation
James Rainey / Los Angeles Times:
An interview with Patrick Soon-Shiong, who has spent ~$1B on the LA Times, on his non-endorsement in the presidential race, adding a “bias meter”, and more — Patrick Soon-Shiong had become accustomed to making the news. — He was the doctor and medical technology innovator …
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Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal:
The merger of advertising giants Omnicom and Interpublic shows how the industry is preparing for an AI-driven upheaval, which is squeezing out creative talent — Two advertisers are combining into a $30 billion behemoth to harness the data, tech and AI expertise now dominating Madison Avenue—and all the marketing you see
John Towfighi / CNN:
How Sony turned itself around by innovating its games business beyond consoles and making acquisitions to expand its IP and focus on original content — The last time Sony was worth this much on the stock market, Bill Clinton was president and the PlayStation 2 was about to debut on American store shelves.
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Screen Rant
Fortesa Latifi / Teen Vogue:
A look at TikTok's teen mom content creators, who share their pregnancies and lives as young parents, making six-figure incomes in some cases — When MariClare MacLamroc got pregnant at 15, her world changed. “My life was limited,” she remembers. When she started sharing content …
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@hifortesa and Simon Owens's Media Newsletter
Mel Ottenberg / Interview Magazine:
Q&A with New York Magazine EIC David Haskell on Olivia Nuzzi, optimism in the media business, print's power, how journalists traffic in secrets, and more — New York magazine's editor-in-chief David Haskell takes a lunch break to talk publishing, politics, and TikTok lines with Interview's own Mel Ottenberg.
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Michael Wilner / Miami Herald:
McClatchy finalizes a merger with magazine publisher and distributor accelerate360, forming McClatchy Media Company; Chatham Asset Management is majority owner — McClatchy completed its merger with a major magazine publisher and distribution business on Thursday, forming a new company …
Jakob Rodgers / Mercury News:
Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI researcher who accused the company of copyright violations in October, was found dead by suicide on November 26 in San Francisco — Suchir Balaji, 26, claimed the company broke copyright law — SAN FRANCISCO — A former OpenAI researcher known for whistleblowing …
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Graham Fraser / BBC:
The BBC complains to Apple after Apple Intelligence's notification summary falsely suggested the BBC had published an article saying Luigi Mangione shot himself — The BBC has complained to Apple after the tech giant's new iPhone feature generated a false headline about a high-profile murder in the United States.
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Financial Times:
Sources: the UK is launching a consultation into updating copyright rules to govern tech companies' scraping of voice, image, or material of famous individuals — Government to launch consultation on controlling tech ‘scraping’ of voice, image or material of famous individuals
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Michael Clohisy on LinkedIn, @paularmstrongtbd.bsky.social and Politico
Reshmi Basu / Bloomberg:
Sources: Sinclair is in talks with lenders to raise $1B+ in new financing to pay down debt; the broadcaster is expected to refinance a $1.2B loan due in 2026 — - Its debt stack includes three loans, earliest due in 2026 — Company has been holding private discussions with creditors