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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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Max Tani / Semafor:
Internal memo: Axios' senior counsel says the outlet anticipates the Trump admin will try to force reporters to out their sources, ramp up lawsuits, and more — The News — News organizations are bracing for the incoming Trump administration to go after journalists' sources and take legal action against them.
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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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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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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
The Creative Rights in AI Coalition, representing nearly 40 UK creative groups, urges the UK government to protect copyright rules ahead of an AI consultation — Coalition of publishers, authors and musicians says it wants to be paid fairly and retain control of its work
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Bloomberg:
French pay-TV business Canal+, which Vincent Bolloré split off from Vivendi, starts trading in London; ad firm Havas and publisher Louis Hachette also floated — - Canal+ is the largest part of Vivendi being spun off — Listing tests Bolloré's goal to cut conglomerate discount
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Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal:
Ad giants Omnicom and Interpublic's merger 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
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Committee to Protect Journalists:
Two unidentified people shot and killed Daily Khabrain reporter Malik Zafar Iqbal Naich in Pakistan on December 12, the 11th Pakistani journalist killed in 2024 — Two unidentified persons shot and killed Malik Zafar Iqbal Naich, a reporter for Daily Khabrain newspaper, on Thursday …
Max Tani / Semafor:
Kamala Harris' deputy campaign manager and digital chief says the campaign tried to book Harris on sports shows and podcasts but was rejected by the top names — The News — Soon after Vice President Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee, deputy campaign manager Rob Flaherty turned his attention to sports.
Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
Major news outlets like Fox, MSNBC, and CBS are leveraging their reporters' personal TikTok accounts rather than the companies' own to reach younger audiences — Some big brands have been slow to join the platform but now are experimenting with ways to reach a new audience
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Jemima Kelly / Financial Times:
The success of independent, politically moderate podcasts shows listeners are tired of an artificial, scripted, carefully stage-managed version of reality — Lo-fi, unpolished performances have become more popular than carefully stage-managed versions of reality
John Towfighi / CNN:
How Sony turned itself around by innovating its games business beyond consoles and making acquisitions to expand its IP and original entertainment 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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