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Josh Xiao / Bloomberg:
Two influential Chinese bloggers say China is considering a ban on Hollywood movies as part of a set of measures to retaliate against Trump's tariffs — Two influential Chinese bloggers posted an identical set of measures that authorities are mulling to hit back at the latest tariff threats …
Bloomberg:
The US stock market briefly surged on April 7 after CNBC, Reuters, and others picked up an erroneous X post that Trump was considering a 90-day pause on tariffs — At just after 10 a.m., shouting erupted on the Siebert trading floor in downtown Manhattan. Mark Malek, the firm's chief …
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Zach Seward:
Quartz co-founder Zach Seward on the idealistic beginnings of Quartz, the death of the outlet, and how Jim Spanfeller and G/O Media killed it — “It's impossible to kill a media brand,” Jim Spanfeller told me on my first day working for him, as we sat in his corner office.
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Tatiana Siegel / Variety:
Sources: Evan Gershkovich is not cooperating on the WSJ's documentary and book about his imprisonment, and plans his own film and book, sparking tensions — It was a dramatic moment. On Aug. 1, 2024, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stepped off a plane in Turkey to freedom, after 16 months spent in a Russian prison.
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New York Times:
A majority of 300+ WaPo tech workers sign union cards and plan to formally request recognition, WaPo's first public union drive since Bezos' 2013 acquisition — With global markets again in free-fall, the president appeared to be losing support of business leaders, raising questions about his leverage in his trade fight.
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Anvee Bhutani / The Guardian:
Student journalists in the US are resigning or requesting takedown of stories amid growing repression by the Trump administration against pro-Palestinian speech — Newsrooms forced to adapt as writers resign and request takedown of stories to avoid potential repercussions
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Bloomberg:
Publishers say site traffic has plummeted since Google rolled out AI Overviews; sources say Google acknowledged the drop in an October 2024 publisher meeting — In March 2024, website owner Morgan McBride was posing for photos in her half-renovated kitchen for a Google ad celebrating the ways …
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Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority:
Google says all new Google TV devices in the US must now have a remote with a Free TV or Live TV button that opens its Freeplay library of 150+ FAST channels — Starting this month, new Google TV devices will have a big “Free TV” button on their remotes — Google has confirmed …
New York Times:
Sources: Paramount and Trump are poised to begin mediation in his $20B lawsuit against CBS News and have picked a mediator for the case in recent days — President Trump's $20 billion suit accuses CBS News of deceptively editing an interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
RocaNews, a Gen-Z focused outlet that operates via Instagram, a gamified app, newsletters, and YouTube, says it became profitable in October and has 2M readers — An American news start-up says it is proving Gen Z audiences will pay for news if it's done the right way.
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Rob Waugh / Press Gazette:
AI tools like ChatGPT have fueled a rise in media “experts” with dubious or fake credentials, often sourced via journalist request services — Since the launch of ChatGPT in 2022, anyone can generate comment, on any subject, in an instant. — It is a technology that appears …
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Nexstar ordered its 160+ local TV stations to air segments during local newscasts that encourage viewers to lobby the FCC for broadcast ownership deregulation — Nexstar Media Group has ordered most of its 160-plus local television stations to air segments during local newscasts …
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