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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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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Justin Baldoni sues Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, accusing them of civil extortion, defamation and invasion of privacy; he had earlier also sued the NYT — Justin Baldoni sued Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds on Thursday, alleging that the Hollywood power couple hijacked his film …
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Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Apple disables notification summaries for News & Entertainment apps in iOS 18.3 beta and makes other changes to summaries, including using italicized text — Apple released the iOS 18.3 beta 3 to developers this afternoon. The update includes a handful of changes to the notification summaries feature of Apple Intelligence.
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Federal Trade Commission:
FTC finalizes changes to COPPA, including requiring opt-in consent for targeted ads and prohibiting companies from retaining kids' data indefinitely — Agency's final rule expands protections for children's data and requires that operators provide more information to parents
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Bloomberg Law, more at Techmeme »
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.
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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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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