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1:15 PM ET, March 10, 2025

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David Folkenflik / NPR:
WaPo columnist and Associate Editor Ruth Marcus resigns, accusing Will Lewis of killing her column that criticized Jeff Bezos's drive to overhaul opinion pages  —  A top political columnist for The Washington Post resigned today, accusing Post chief executive and publisher Will Lewis of killing …
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Jessica Testa / New York Times:
An interview with former Puck reporter Tara Palmeri, who says she is taking her political reporting to YouTube to speak to audiences from “the middle”  —  Tara Palmeri, who formerly wrote for Puck and Politico's Playbook, said she wanted to speak to larger audiences in “the middle.”
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Many media moguls were excited for Trump, but so far the new admin has caused issues for David Ellison's Paramount deal, Comcast's spin-out plans, and new IPOs  —  The new administration has already caused problems for two major deals and isn't making it easy for potential IPOs.
New York Times:
How MeidasTouch is reshaping the progressive media landscape since Trump took office, as Democrats seek to replicate the media ecosystem that the GOP has built  —  The company is a leader among numerous digital-first outlets that have been reshaping the progressive media landscape since President Trump took office.
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Sony Music takes down 75K+ items of AI-generated material, as executives say the detected fakes are probably a fraction of those available online  —  Label uses scale of problem to argue against UK government's proposed loosening of rules  —  Sony Music has revealed the scale of its battle …
Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: the White House has hired Patrick Witty, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer who left National Geographic in 2017 after allegations of misconduct  —  The White House has hired Patrick Witty, an accomplished Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer who left his role at National Geographic …
Edmund Lee / New York Times:
Q&A with Jessica Lessin on investing in Racquet magazine and Nicholas Carlson's Dynamo, changes at The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post, and more  —  The media entrepreneur Jessica Lessin chats with DealBook about the news landscape and her latest media bet.
Financial Times:
Source: Bain and WPP plan to break up and sell market research group Kantar, shifting from a planned IPO; Bain bought 60% of Kantar in 2019 at a ~$4B valuation  —  Decision to abandon listing reflects continued weakness in IPO market as buyers look to cash out
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BBC:
A UK court finds three Bulgarians guilty of spying for Russia; they targeted journalists Christo Grozev and Roman Dobrokhotov, who have worked with Bellingcat
 
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Jessica Testa / New York Times:
Michelle Obama launches IMO, a video podcast that she will host with her older brother and basketball executive Craig Robinson, to interview celebrities
Joe Otterson / Variety:
Amazon says The Apprentice hosted by Donald Trump will be available to stream on Prime Video, starting with season 1, which originally debuted in 2004
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
FOI data: the BBC spent £1.3M+ on investigating the Huw Edwards scandal and a resulting review of its procedures, on top of £3.3M to investigate Tim Westwood
Janko Roettgers / Fast Company:
How focusing on West Africa helped music streamer Audiomack grow alongside industry giants like Spotify; 50% of its 40M monthly listeners are from Africa
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Saurav Rahman / Fulton Sun:
A look at Mississippi-based Carpenter Media Group, which now owns and manages 270+ media properties in the US and Canada after its recent buying spree
Margi Murphy / Bloomberg:
Wikipedia editors and administrators detail the turmoil over maintaining neutrality on pages about the Israel-Hamas war and other conflicts in the Middle East
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Anupreeta Das / New York Times:
A look at India's book festival boom, driven by young people who are increasingly reading literature in their native languages alongside books in English
Thomas Germain / BBC:
A look at YouTube's hidden world: most of the videos on the platform capture everyday life and have rarely been seen, with the median video having just 41 views
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
A US federal judge allows the Kadrey v. Meta case, in which authors allege Meta violated IP rights by using their books to train Llama models, to move forward
Andrew Fedorov / Columbia Journalism Review:
How Russian editions of US lifestyle magazines rebranded under new Kremlin rules, after US publishers pulled their licenses following the invasion of Ukraine
 

 
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Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Sources: Meta is considering deep budget cuts to its metaverse efforts in 2026, potentially as high as 30% and most likely including layoffs as early as January

Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple says general counsel Kate Adams and policy chief Lisa Jackson will retire, and Jennifer Newstead, Meta's former chief legal officer, will replace Adams

Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Two studies suggest AI chatbots can shift political views more effectively than TV campaign ads, especially by presenting many claims, regardless of accuracy
 
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