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9:40 PM ET, January 28, 2025

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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Jim Acosta says he is leaving the network after nearly 20 years; sources: Acosta is stepping down after CNN wanted to move his show to the 12am ET slot  —  The network wanted to move Mr. Acosta to the midnight time slot, a backwater in cable television news.
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Justin Baragona / The Independent:
In a short video, Jim Acosta says he's “going independent, at least for now” and launching a new show on Substack  —  'To President Trump and his allies, you may think you have silenced me.  But guess again,' Jim Acosta noted just hours after signing off from CNN for the final time
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announces dedicated “new media” seating and restoration of credentials for 440 people “wrongly revoked” under Biden  —  In her first press briefing, Leavitt started with a question from an Axios journalist and made several criticisms of the media.
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
In her first White House press briefing, Karoline Leavitt criticized legacy media, encouraged digital content creators, and cast Trump as a savior for the US  —  Karoline Leavitt's first White House press briefing reaffirmed a truism about the Trump White House: His aides perform for an “audience of one.”
Paul Krugman / The Contrarian:
Paul Krugman says he felt a push toward blandness at The NYT in 2024, toward avoiding saying anything that might rile up some people, particularly on the right  —  As many people reading this know, last month I retired from my position as an opinion writer at the New York Times—a job I had done for 25 years.
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Sony names CFO Hiroki Totoki as CEO, succeeding Kenichiro Yoshida, and PlayStation co-CEO Hideaki Nishino as CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, from April 1  —  The corporate shuffle, effective April 1, was approved late Tuesday by the electronics and entertainment giant's board of directors in Tokyo.
Bloomberg:
Sources: 3 Arts, the film production and talent-management company majority-owned by Lionsgate, seeks to raise up to $250M to expand into sports, news, and more  —  3 Arts Entertainment, the film production and talent-management company majority owned by Lionsgate Studios Corp. …
Discussion: @lucas_shaw
Reuters:
OpenAI seeks to block India's biggest media organizations from joining a copyright lawsuit that is set to shape the legal framework for AI in the country  —  Microsoft-backed OpenAI sought to block on Tuesday India's biggest media organisations, including those of billionaires Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani …
Ray Schultz / MediaPost:
Mississippi-based Carpenter Media Group acquires the assets of Salem Publishing Company, a family-owned company based in Missouri  —  Carpenter Media Group is continuing its acquisition spree by purchasing the assets of Salem Publishing Company, a family-owned company based in Missouri.
Jem Aswad / Variety:
Spotify says it paid out a record $10B to the music industry in 2024, up from a then-record $9B in 2023, taking its total to nearly $60B since its 2006 founding  —  Spotify paid out $10 billion to the music industry in 2024 — some $1 billion more than last year, the previous record …
Editor and Publisher:
The MacArthur Foundation announces $6M+ in grants for 15 independent newsrooms and organizations focused on climate journalism in the United States  —  The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today announced more than $6 million in grants to support the growing field of climate journalism in the United States.
Discussion: MediaPost, Talking Biz News and Grist
Bloomberg:
Sources: the UK is considering options to make BBC funding more sustainable, including making households that only use streaming services pay the license fee  —  - Government in talks to make BBC funding more sustainable  — Options also include taxing streaming apps, tiering payments
 
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Ben Mullin / @benmullin:
Sources: Peter Spiegel, the Financial Times' US managing editor, is in talks with the Washington Post for a senior job overseeing its national coverage
Discussion: Talking Biz News
Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
Bookshop.org starts selling e-books from Bookshop or independent stores via its website and app, starting with 1M+ titles, and plans to add self-published books
Andrew Deck / Nieman Lab:
A look at Good Daily, an AI-generated newsletter network run by one person, aggregating local news across 47 US states without disclosing its use of AI
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Leah Sottile / OPB:
A look at Hoodview News, a monthly local newspaper in Clackamas County, Oregon, that reflects the views of its owner, who used to work for an anti-LGBTQ+ group
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
The CBS Evening News debuted a new format on January 27, with a focus on fewer but more in-depth stories, reporters in the field, and nods to 60 Minutes
Hadas Gold / CNN:
Pulitzer Board seeks to pause Trump's 2022 defamation case against it, using his own argument that state courts shouldn't exert control over a sitting president
Paul MacInnes / The Guardian:
WBD plans to merge Eurosport channels into TNT Sports in the UK and Ireland, ending Eurosport's 35-year legacy and casting doubts on future free-to-air coverage