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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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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Memo: WaPo makes big newsroom changes, like splitting the national desk and focusing on digital product growth by hiring a head of print to “ring-fence print” — The Washington Post is making major changes to its newsroom that are meant to broaden the outlet's coverage and reach …
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CNN, Business Insider, The Hill, New York Post and @sarafischer
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.
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@lucas_shaw, @mediaevan.bsky.social and Lucas Shaw on LinkedIn
Max Tani / Semafor:
The NYT shakes up its opinion desk, by rethinking the frequency and design of its editorials, the makeup of its editorial board, and its policy on endorsements — The News — The New York Times is making major changes to its opinion section, rethinking the frequency and design of its editorials …
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New York Post, TVNewsCheck, @nickreisman, @ndhapple.bsky.social and @oliver-moore.bsky.social
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 …
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Gizmodo, Los Angeles Times, Music Business Worldwide, Music Ally, The Times and Canadian Press
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.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Newsquest Scotland says it now has 40,000 digital subscribers, including 10,000 from six standalone sports sites launched within the past four years — Transformation work at Newsquest Scotland is paying off as it passed 40,000 digital subscribers. — The subscriber total includes 10,000 …
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Charlotte Tobitt on LinkedIn and HoldtheFrontPage
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 …
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
Artisan Gateway: animated movie Ne Zha 2 reached $2.04B in China's Box Office, the first film to pass $2B, and climbed to 6th in the all-time IMAX rankings — China's box office maintained its robust pace, with “Ne Zha 2” continuing to dominate. The Cococartoon release grossed RMB274.9 million …
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Variety, Deadline, Screen Rant, r/boxoffice, r/movies and r/boxoffice
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
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 — Broadcaster's spending under scrutiny as it enters talks with the government over the future of the licence fee
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