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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 …
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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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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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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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@lindseyadler.bsky.social, Poynter, @farnazfassihi, @jeffjarvis.bsky.social and Talking Biz News


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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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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Washingtonian, KB Ruleaux on LinkedIn, Quartz, Roll Call, @benmullin, Associated Press, financialpost, @azagata.bsky.social, Politico and MediaPost


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 …


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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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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TVNewsCheck, @davidenrich.bsky.social, Reuters, @benmullin, New York Post, Deadline, @michaelsderby.bsky.social and Variety


Sources: the EC plans to approve Liberty Media's €3.5B acquisition of Dorna Sports; the EC previously warned the deal could push up broadcasting rights prices — Liberty Media (FWONA.O), which owns Formula One, is set to secure unconditional EU antitrust approval for its 3.5-billion-euro …


MSNBC names Madeleine Haeringer, most recently the executive VP and GM of Crooked Media, as its senior VP of digital, audio, and longform, effective May 7 — The executive is joining MSNBC as senior vp of digital, audio and longform beginning in May. — When MSNBC splits from NBC News later …


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.