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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Sources: WaPo is trying a new mission statement internally: Riveting Storytelling for All of America; there are no plans to replace its strident public slogan — This week, The Post began trying out a new mission statement: “Riveting Storytelling for All of America.”
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
A look at Will Lewis's difficult first year as The Washington Post's CEO and publisher, after 400+ journalists signed a letter asking Jeff Bezos to intervene — One debacle after another has engulfed The Washington Post since veteran newspaper executive Will Lewis became CEO and publisher …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel rejects four formal complaints that “seek to weaponize” the FCC, including three pro-Trump efforts and one against a Fox station — New York CNN — — The outgoing Democratic chair of the Federal Communications Commission is taking bold action …
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Josh Carpenter / Sports Business Journal:
Fox Sports and LIV Golf announce a multi-year rights deal, with “more than half” of the league's 14 events airing on Fox or FS1 and some on the Fox Sports App — LIV Golf has plugged in its two biggest offseason puzzle pieces in the last 24 hours, with the league announcing …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Letter: Google told EU it will not add fact checks to search results and YouTube videos or use them in ranking or removing content, despite new EU requirements — - The code would require Google to incorporate fact-check results alongside Google's search results and YouTube videos.
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Max Tani / Semafor:
NYT opinion leader Kathleen Kingsbury says NYT is continuing to reconsider its future political endorsements, after dropping local endorsements in 2024 — The News — The New York Times is continuing to consider the future value of political endorsements.
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Charlotte Klein / New York Magazine:
A look at the Century, a private New York club that has become a gathering spot for the media elites, including 50+ media bosses, reporters, and editors — Inside the media elites' private club of choice. — In the fall of 2022, Molly Jong-Fast made a grave error, though only a select few would have noticed.
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Bloomberg:
Sources: the biggest shareholders of viral app Xiaohongshu, or RedNote, are in talks to sell part of their holdings at a valuation of at least $20B — - Existing VC backers are in talks to unload some of their stock — Xiaohongshu on track to regain 2021 peak as TikTok ban looms
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Romain Dillet / Tech Crunch:
Mistral announces a content deal with the Agence France-Presse to improve answer accuracy in Le Chat, marking the French AI startup's first such partnership — Just a day after Google inked a deal with The Associated Press, Mistral is also announcing a content deal with the Agence France-Presse …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Memo: Dotdash Meredith CEO Neil Vogel says the publisher will lay off 143 people; its headcount grew by 170 in 2024, despite laying off 53 positions in November — - Dotdash Meredith grew headcount by 170 people in 2024, despite laying off 53 positions in November.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube, Google, Meta, and Snap join media companies and studios contributing to LA fire recovery efforts, with funding, products and services — YouTube, Google, Meta and Snap are pitching in to help L.A. recover from the wildfires that have caused devastation across the region and forced thousands to evacuate in the past week.
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Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Source: News UK has told staff that jobs are at risk amid a “rightsizing” initiative at its studios division News Studios after Piers Morgan's departure — Deadline understands that staff have been told that jobs are at risk amid a “rightsizing” initiative at News Studios …
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