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9:00 AM ET, January 21, 2025

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Csongor Körömi / Politico:
Le Monde says it will no longer post content on X, saying Donald Trump's “alliance” with social media bosses like Elon Musk “represents a global threat”  —  Negatives clearly outweigh the positives, says editor-in-chief.  —  This article is also available in: French
Bobby Allyn / NPR:
Trump signs an EO that pauses the TikTok ban for 75 days to give ByteDance more time to reach a deal and provides a “liability shield” to TikTok's providers  —  President Trump signed an executive order on Monday seeking to hit pause on a law banning TikTok and to provide …
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Wes Davis / The Verge:
TikTok restores its service in the US, thanking Donald Trump for “the necessary clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will face no penalties”
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Source: Philip Rucker, the Washington Post's Pulitzer Prize-winning national editor, is joining CNN as senior vice president of editorial strategy and news  —  - Rucker, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, has been with the paper for two decades. … - He will help manage newsgathering …
Discussion: @sarafischer
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
X rolls out a dedicated video tab in the US, letting users scroll through short videos, accessible via the app's bottom bar  —  Social network X is trying to capitalize on trying to capitalize on the uncertainty surrounding ByteDance apps like TikTok and Lemon8 by launching a dedicated vertical video feed.
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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Bluesky launches a custom feed for TikTok-style vertical videos in its mobile app, saying “we had to get in on the video action too”
Reuters:
Prince Harry's case against Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers over alleged wrongdoing from 1996 to 2011 goes to trial in London, set to last eight weeks  —  Prince Harry's legal battle against Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper group goes to trial at the High Court in London on Tuesday …
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
An interview with former FT US Editor Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson about running Semafor's The CEO Signal newsletter, aimed at CEOs of companies making $500M+  —  Former FT US editor now running newsletter aimed at CEOs of $500m+turnover companies.  —  Semafor's new “CEO editor” …
Discussion: @owillis.bsky.social
Lewis Huckle / Feature First:
The Brutalist movie faces backlash after its editor said AI was used to improve Hungarian dialogue and create buildings in the style of architect László Tóth  —  Awards favourite ‘The Brutalist’ is now causing a split among its audience after it was revealed that Generative AI …
Adam Sherwin / The i Paper:
An interview with BBC North America Editor Sarah Smith, who says the BBC will not be intimidated by legal threats from Donald Trump to muzzle the media  —  BBC won't be intimidated by Donald Trump's legal threats against news channels, says its North America editor Sarah Smith
Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Trump signs an EO to end “federal censorship” of online platforms, and directs the AG to probe if the Biden admin engaged in censorship of Americans' views  —  President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to stop “government censorship,” a sweeping action …
Javed Farooqui / The Economic Times:
Sources: BBC Studios explores options for its Indian production business, including an exit, due to challenges like consolidation and reduced content budgets  —  BBC Studios, a subsidiary of BBC Group, is exploring options for its India content production business, including a potential exit …
Discussion: TVNewsCheck, Deadline and Variety
The Information:
Source: Meta is offering creators with large TikTok followings bonuses ranging from $10K to $50K per month to post on Instagram Reels before other platforms  —  Instagram isn't letting a good TikTok crisis go to waste.  —  Representatives for the Meta Platforms-owned app in the last week …
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Judd Legum, founder of Popular Information, launches Musk Watch, a twice-weekly Substack focusing on Elon Musk's influence and actions over Trump's presidency  —  News organizations are grappling with how to cover the overwhelming pace of news expected from the return to power of President-elect Donald Trump later today.
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Nielsen: the top 500 most-watched cable news shows in the US since the 2024 election on November 5 all aired on Fox News  —  While the term “mainstream media” is often used as shorthand by conservative pundits as a way to talk about what they see as liberal bias in legacy media, the term misses the mark by a vast margin.
 
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Newslink, which has been aggregating and delivering content to news publishers in the UK since the 1980s, shuts down
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Analysis: Trump chose 19 Fox News hosts, commentators, on-air experts, producers, and other personnel to work in his second administration
Mina Haq / PEN America:
Q&A with media defense lawyers Laura Handman and Robert Balin on attacks they expect the press to face in the coming Trump term and how journalists can prepare