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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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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
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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.
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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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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. …
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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 …
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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 …


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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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.
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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 — Bookshop, a site that lets independent, bricks-and-mortar bookshops sell their books online, is launching an app that will allow the sales of e-books, too.

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.
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Sources: Sky News plans to overhaul its programming and newsroom around paid content, in a strategy dubbed Sky News 2030, citing “largely stagnant” revenue — UK broadcaster is launching new premium model to combat steep decline of linear TV — Sky News has unveiled plans …