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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
SCOTUS refuses to revive a defamation lawsuit filed by Trump ally Steve Wynn, in a case seeking to overturn, or narrow, the 1964 NYT v. Sullivan ruling — The US Supreme Court refused to revive a defamation lawsuit filed by casino tycoon Steve Wynn, turning away a case that might …
Anna Peele / Vanity Fair:
Q&A with Nick Denton on moving to Hungary, Gawker, how Peter Thiel actually did him a huge favor, Thiel funding the Gawker suit mainly over a PayPal story, more — The former Gawker publisher has had it with America under Trump. As he prepares to move to Budapest, Denton talks Cybertrucks …
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New York Magazine, @tarapalmeri, @svzwood, @mediaevan, @bananapeele and @mikeisaac
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
SEC filing: Ari Emanuel and a trust controlled by Emanuel received a payment of $174M in connection with the Silver Lake deal; Patrick Whitesell received $100M — Patrick Whitesell received a $100 million cash payout, though both men rolled over most of their equity into the now-private company.
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TVNewsCheck, The Wrap and Variety
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John Koblin / New York Times:
A look at the challenges facing Sesame Workshop, including losing its HBO contract and competition from newer shows like Bluey and CoComelon — Times are tough on Sesame Street. — Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit responsible for Elmo, Big Bird, Cookie Monster and the rest of the stars of …
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@melissaryan.bsky.social, Sydney Morning Herald, @commsdirector.bsky.social, C21Media and TVNewsCheck
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Dow Jones launches a content feed for users of the London Stock Exchange Group's Workspace data platform, its first customized product for an enterprise partner — Dow Jones has launched a custom content feed for users of London Stock Exchange Group's (LSEG) Workspace financial data platform.
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Talking Biz News
Sara Fischer / Axios:
A look at VOA staffers' lawsuit against Trump administration as they file a motion on Monday seeking a restraining order to freeze further attempts to gut VOA — Six Voice of America staffers filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration Friday for shuttering the U.S. Agency for Global Media …
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@sarafischer
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
VOA journalists, their unions, and Reporters Without Borders sue USAGM, acting CEO Victor Morales, and Kari Lake, alleging their moves to close VOA are unlawful
VOA journalists, their unions, and Reporters Without Borders sue USAGM, acting CEO Victor Morales, and Kari Lake, alleging their moves to close VOA are unlawful
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The Desk, Raw Story, New York Times, Poynter, The National Pulse, The Post Millennial, Clayton Weimers on LinkedIn, @rsf.org, Reporters Without Borders, Law & Crime, Jodie Ginsberg on LinkedIn, Elizabeth Colton, Ph.D. on LinkedIn, Reporters Without Borders, RedState, @curlyfoureyes.bsky.social, Fox News, JURIST, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, The Kyiv Independent, @saskiadekkers.bsky.social, US District Court, Southern District of New York, @monhegan.bsky.social, The Hill, Associated Press, The Desk, The Newsguy, Reuters, The NewsGuild and @froomkin.bsky.social
Andrew Anthony / The Guardian:
A profile of The New Yorker at 100 and an interview with editor David Remnick, in the post for 27 years, as the magazine navigates “a world of misinformation” — The venerable magazine is thriving and its long-time editor David Remnick tells us why a dedication to literate …
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Talking Biz News, @caulfieldtim, New Yorker and Los Angeles Times
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
Live Nation reaches a $20M deal to settle an investor lawsuit claiming the company misled investors over allegations that it violated antitrust laws — The lawsuit from investors pointed to statements from the company downplaying allegations that it violated antitrust laws.
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Serbian editors say press freedom is at a “dangerous turning point” after growing pressure on independent outlets from Serbian ministers and state-backed media — Group says reporters at independent outlets suffer ‘constant harassment, physical attacks and smear campaigns’
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@nadjdaniela.bsky.social, @jpmarthoz.bsky.social and @pauldoroshenko.com
Adeel Hassan / New York Times:
A US judge rules Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You was not stolen from other songwriters, in a $20M lawsuit over a 1989 song with the same name — Two songwriters had filed a $20 million lawsuit accusing her of infringing on their copyright of a song with the same name: “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
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CBS News
Nicole Sperling / New York Times:
Netflix shrugs off The Electric State, which cost $275M+, getting far fewer views than other features, showing how different it is from traditional studios — The film's struggles have elicited no more than a shrug inside the company, demonstrating how different Netflix is from traditional studios.
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@paulcollins.bsky.social, Business Insider and Australian Financial Review
Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
Max Frankel, a Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent and executive editor of The New York Times from 1986 to 1994, has died at the age of 94 — Max Frankel, who fled Nazi Germany as a boy and rose to pinnacles of American journalism as a Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent for The New York Times …
Richard Zoglin / Bloomberg:
A new biography of The Onion shows how American satire has evolved and provides clues about how it can respond to a president who seems beyond parody — A history of The Onion provides some clues on how American comedy can rise to the occasion of Trump's second term.
Eliza Gkritsi / Politico:
X suspends several accounts belonging to opposition figures in Turkey, amid extensive protests sparked by the arrest of President Erdogan's main political rival — Suspensions affect accounts spreading information about the widespread demonstrations. — Elon Musk's social media platform X …
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Forbes, The Handbasket, Quartz, @lolgop.bsky.social, Reuters, Reclaim The Net, @krassenstein, The Week, @farhip, @svdate, Gizmodo, @regehr@mastodon.social, @tom, Brian Krebs on LinkedIn, Social Media Today, @robertsaunders.bsky.social, Greek City Times, @donmoyn.bsky.social, @mikebutcher.bsky.social, @monicamarks.bsky.social, @cornelis.bsky.social, @ostprog.bsky.social, New York Post, @gleick@mas.to, @eugenemcparland.bsky.social, @the-north-wind.com, @rwg@aoir.social, @hookcity.bsky.social, @nmopinions.bsky.social, @lemmk.bsky.social, @drawneezy.bsky.social, @ianb@mastodon.well.com, @calmeilles@mstdn.social, @bengoggin.bsky.social, @justinbaragona.bsky.social, DNyuz, Hürriyet Daily News and New York Times
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Associated Press:
Turkish media workers' union says authorities detained at least eight reporters and photojournalists from their homes, as the government cracks down on protests
Turkish media workers' union says authorities detained at least eight reporters and photojournalists from their homes, as the government cracks down on protests
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Reuters, Reporters Without Borders, Mirror, Al Jazeera, CBS News, Associated Press, New York Times, WHDH-TV, The Guardian, Committee to Protect …, Politico, The Week, Bloomberg, KRDO and WTOP News
