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7:10 AM ET, March 10, 2025

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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.”
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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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  —  Shadow edit campaigns and political disputes have created headaches for overwhelmed editors and administrators.
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  —  There's a secret side of YouTube, just beyond the guiding hand of the algorithm - and it's nothing like what you know.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
A look at YouTube's origins, growth, and domination as the platform turns 20, including an interview with CEO Neal Mohan, who is nearing 10 years at the company
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 …
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  —  From beaches to hilltops, young people are driving a boom in literary events as they read more in India's dozens of native languages.
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  —  By focusing on rising stars from West Africa, Audiomack has been able to grow alongside much larger streaming music services.  —  Kendrick Lamar.
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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  —  Three Bulgarian nationals have been found guilty of spying for Russia, in what police have described as “one of the largest” foreign intelligence operations in the UK.
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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  —  Jenelle Baumbach is at a crossroads in her career.  —  For the past few months, she's been thinking about whether she should stay in journalism or switch to something else.
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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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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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
Benjamin Svetkey / The Hollywood Reporter:
Fans of James Bond treated Amazon's takeover of the franchise like a death notice, but an opportunity exists for the streamer to reinvent an icon
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
After Disney, WBD, Apple, Amazon and others resumed ads on X, five US senators have asked the DOJ to probe whether Musk is pressuring businesses to return to X
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Trishla Ostwal / Adweek:
Perplexity begins ads on The Ben Shapiro Show, with Shapiro using the AI search engine to verify claims, as some tech companies embrace right-wing media
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
AAM: AARP The Magazine was the best selling magazine in the US in H2 2024 with 22.2M copies per issue on average, and The Atlantic was the fastest growing
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Sources: GB News and the Spectator owner Paul Marshall met senior figures in UK's right-leaning media to discuss a plan to fund a new generation of journalists
Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Audacy says it “has made workforce reductions” to “stay competitive”; sources say ~100 employees were laid off this week and cuts may exceed 300 by mid-March
 

 
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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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