Top News:

The AP says it was blocked from a White House event after the WH threatened to bar the organization if it did not adopt Trump's renaming of the Gulf of Mexico — The Associated Press issued this statement on Tuesday from Executive Editor Julie Pace: — As a global news organization …
Discussion:
New York Times, Washington Post, Reuters, Media Nation, Politico, The Guardian, @meganjanetsky, Twitchy, Axios, The Moderate Voice, Fox News, @swin24.bsky.social, Business Insider, @itegoarcana.bsky.social, The Independent, Variety, Breitbart, Associated Press, New York Post, CBS News, The Wrap, @amandacarpenter.bsky.social, @edhirsch.bsky.social, @thefireorg, @natashabertrand, @wakeup2politics, @aclu.org, CNN, @kairyssdal.bsky.social, @krystyna@toad.social, The Desk, @grantstern.bsky.social, @dboardman.bsky.social, @drjaybee.bsky.social, @ezor.org, @mttaggart@infosec.exchange, Raw Story, @nicokow.bsky.social, @michael_w_busch …, The Daily Wire, @charlottegarden.bsky.social, @couts.bsky.social, @jellyfrog23.bsky.social, @benmullin, The Gateway Pundit, @marklittle.bsky.social, @fbajak.bsky.social, @eduardosuarez.bsky.social, @rickf@indieweb.social, Hollywood Life, @jfberke, @rieckhoff.bsky.social, Mediaite, @sydney-bauer.com, @shelleybwoke.bsky.social, @Professor_Stevens …, @claesdevreese.bsky.social, @thesparrowproject.bsky.social, @newsjennifer.bsky.social, @dsilverman@mastodon.social, @peterbakernyt.bsky.social, @andreagrimes.bsky.social, @mimarek@universeodon.com, Fabiano Maisonnave on LinkedIn, @sheencr.bsky.social, @jeremymbarr, @grantstern.bsky.social, Deadline, The Hill, Blaze Media, Quartz, Bloomberg and NPR, more at Techmeme »


Sources and a memo: Disney makes changes to its DEI programs, like scraping its Reimagine Tomorrow initiative and changing content disclaimers on some titles — - Other Performance Factors (OPFs): Beginning this fiscal year, Disney will replace the “Diversity & Inclusion” …
Discussion:
Variety, Fox Business, HotAir, Forbes, The Daily Wire, Sara Fischer on LinkedIn, @roxana-hadadi.bsky.social, Deadline, Financial Times, Business Insider, Fast Company, Daily Caller News Foundation, @sarafischer, TVNewsCheck, The Wrap, @annmlipton@esq.social, RedState, The Hollywood Reporter, Comic Book, WWLP, World of Reel, @claytravis, @joshsternberg.com, @jetjocko.bsky.social, Gizmodo, The National Pulse, Breitbart, Reuters, The Post Millennial, Yahoo Finance and New York Post


Annual letter: YouTube CEO Neal Mohan says TV has overtaken mobile as the “primary device for YouTube viewing in the US”, indicating YouTube is “the new TV” — YouTube CEO Neal Mohan released his annual letter Tuesday morning, outlining his priorities for the video platform.
Discussion:
YouTube Official Blog, Advanced Television, Deadline, The Wrap, @richlightshed, Passionfruit, Tara Walpert Levy on LinkedIn, Nate Loucks on LinkedIn, @youtubeliaison, 9to5Google, iPhone in Canada Blog, @eric_seufert, @tvgrimreaper, @yoda, NewscastStudio, Ezra Cooperstein on LinkedIn, TV Tech, The Streamable, Media Play News, Streaming Better, Neal Mohan on LinkedIn, TVNewsCheck, @ricmac@mastodon.social, Tubefilter, Variety, Daily Guardian, WORLD SCREEN, Engadget and Barrett Media, more at Techmeme »
RELATED:


Filing: lawyers for a news outlet group say evidence from the sentencing of a Jan. 6 rioter disappeared from a government platform and they want it restored — Attorneys for a group of news organizations, including NPR, said in a legal filing on Tuesday that evidence used at the sentencing …
Discussion:
HuffPost, @mikkifh.bsky.social, Raw Story, @tomdreisbach.bsky.social, CNN and @npr.org


In a potential blow to AI companies, Thomson Reuters wins a major AI copyright case against AI startup Ross Intelligence, which copied Westlaw content — The Thomson Reuters decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.
Discussion:
The Hollywood Reporter, Reuters, The Register, The Verge, The Hill, Technology & …, Truth on the Market, @lendami.co, @3r1ng.bsky.social, Plagiarism Today, @jonatomic.bsky.social, @markriedl.bsky.social, @toadsanime.lostincult.co.uk, @mediaevan.bsky.social, @zacharyberger.bsky.social, @templesmith.bsky.social, Robb Report, @bcmerchant.bsky.social, @knibbs.bsky.social, Digital Trends and Chat GPT Is Eating the World, more at Techmeme »


Fake claims and conspiracy theories gain reach as networks like X and Meta refrain from fact checking and traditional newsrooms get painted as untrustworthy — The News — Shawn Ryan built one of the country's most popular podcasts, interviewed US President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance …
Discussion:
@semafor.com, @daveweigel.bsky.social and @daveweigel


A look at Steve Bannon's War Room, an unscripted podcast and TV show that features lawmakers and is among the most popular politics podcasts on Apple Podcasts — How the former Trump adviser reclaimed his MAGA throne with a shoestring Gen Z crew
Discussion:
@wsj.com, TVNewsCheck and CBS News

In a letter to Comcast CEO Brian Roberts, FCC Chair Brendan Carr says he is opening a probe into Comcast and NBCUniversal, particularly over “promotion of DEI” — Federal Communications Chair Brendan Carr is seeking to open an investigation into Comcast and NBCUniversal's diversity …
Discussion:
The Desk, The Verge, Fierce Network, Broadband Breakfast and TVNewsCheck

OpenAI partners with Schibsted, a newspaper publisher based in Norway, letting OpenAI integrate content from VG, Aftenposten, and others into OpenAI products — OpenAI has formed a partnership with Schibsted Media Group, a newspaper publisher based in Norway.


A BBC study finds 51% of AI answers to questions about the news had “significant issues”, and 19% of answers citing BBC content introduced factual errors — Most answers had ‘significant issues’ when researchers asked services to use broadcaster's news articles as source
Discussion:
BBC, Press Gazette, BBC News, Advanced Television, @natalieben, @keirstitt, @marklittle.bsky.social, TVNewsCheck, @gillianegolden, @rogermosey, The Independent, @fabiochiusi.bsky.social, @ian-brown.bsky.social, @bbcnewspr, @charliemoloney, Deadline, @bbcnewspr, The Hill, The Verge, Matt O'Leary on LinkedIn, TechRadar, @michaelsavage.bsky.social, @peterstefanovic.bsky.social and @ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us


BuzzFeed says it's developing its own social media platform designed to spread “joy” and that uses “AI to give users agency instead of stealing their agency” — BuzzFeed, the media site known for its celebrity news and quizzes, announced on Tuesday that it's developing …


Study: 42% of the 100 top-grossing US films had female protagonists in 2024, up from 28% in 2023 and matching the percentage of male protagonists, a first — Films like “Wicked,” “The Substance,” “A Quiet Place: Day One” and “Moana 2” didn't just dominate the box office.
Discussion:
The Hollywood Reporter, Reuters and Deadline