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10:50 AM ET, February 18, 2025

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Marc Caputo / Axios:
Sources: Trump is targeting AP to amplify GOP and conservative criticisms that the AP Stylebook shapes political dialogue by favoring liberal words and phrases  —  - “This isn't just about the Gulf of America,” White House deputy chief of staff Taylor Budowich told Axios.
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Jim Acosta / The Jim Acosta Show:
Former CNN anchor Jim Acosta calls on news outlets to unite in opposition to the Trump administration's treatment of journalists and news organizations like AP
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
The WaPo rejected a print ad from Common Cause that said “Fire Elon Musk”, designed to wrap around the DC edition, after the group said it signed a $115K deal  —  The Washington Post this week backed out of a “Fire Elon Musk” advertising order that was to run as a wrap …
Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
HBO restores next-day YouTube posts for Last Week Tonight clips after imposing a few days delay in February 2024; sources say Max viewership saw little increase  —  HBO reverses a decision to keep John Oliver's show off of the platform for several days.
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The New York Times wins three 2024 Polk Awards, the most of any publication; The New Yorker, ProPublica, Vanity Fair, and The Baltimore Banner also won  —  The Times was honored for an investigation into extremism in Israel, coverage of the civil war in Sudan and a narrative about a Russian soldier who defected from the war in Ukraine.
Max Tani / Semafor:
Documents: the NYT greenlights using select internal and external AI tools for editorial and product staff, including from OpenAI, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft  —  The Scoop  —  The New York Times is greenlighting the use of AI for its product and editorial staff, saying that internal tools …
The Wrap:
TheWrap announces additions to its editorial team, including Tom Lowry in the newly created role of SVP of editorial strategy and Brian Lowry as media editor  —  Tom Lowry joins as SVP, Editorial Strategy; Jen Laski heads photography and video; Graham Starr joins as Business Editor; Brian Lowry as Media Editor
Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer:
Filing: Lee Enterprises confirms that a ransomware attack is behind ongoing disruptions impacting the group's operations for over two weeks  —  Newspaper publishing giant Lee Enterprises has confirmed that a ransomware attack is behind ongoing disruptions impacting the group's operations for over two weeks.
Discussion: TechCrunch and US Securities …
Shahana Yasmin / The Independent:
India's top court criticizes podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia over controversial comments on a YouTube show, and orders him to stop doing shows until further orders  —  Ranveer Allahbadia faced severe backlash after his appearance on an episode of YouTube comedy show India's Got Latent where he made the comments
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Source: Spotify struck deals with Universal and Warner for its Music Pro plan launch, which includes concert tickets, but doesn't yet have rights from Sony  —  Spotify is developing a more expensive version of its service that will offer high-quality audio, early access to concert tickets and remixing tools.
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
MPA: South Koreans streamed 131B minutes of premium VOD in 2024, up 18% YoY, as sector revenue reached $2B; Netflix held 35% viewership share, as Tving hit 34%  —  The report reveals that Korean viewers streamed a whopping 131 billion minutes of premium VOD content last year, marking an 18% jump from 2023.
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Jim Zarroli / New York Times:
As local cinemas close around the US, residents in some small towns are forming nonprofits to buy and operate them; 250+ cinemas across the US are nonprofits
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The UK's Advertising Standards Authority tells Reach to stop posting ad features on social media without clearly labeling them as ads
Mike Butcher / TechCrunch:
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WGA West President Meredith Stiehm asked studios to “stand up and fight back on AI” and said the guild recovered $78M in late pay and residuals owed in 2024
 

 
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Suzanne Smalley / The Record:
Pennsylvania's Supreme Court rules that police can get Google search data without a warrant; an expert warns it may encourage warrantless searches nationwide

Meghan Bobrowsky / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Meta is developing a new image and video-focused AI model codenamed Mango, expected to be released in H1 2026 along with its new LLM dubbed Avocado

Lydia Beyoud / Bloomberg:
The US Senate confirms Trump pick Michael Selig as chairman of the CFTC, as lawmakers consider legislation to give the agency more control over digital assets
 
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