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Oliver Darcy / Status:
White House officials appear to be withholding pool reporters' dispatches that contain information the Trump administration finds inconvenient or unflattering — Some White House pool reports are no longer making it to the official distribution list, Status has learned …
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Andrew Goudsward / Reuters:
A US judge orders the White House to lift access restrictions imposed on the AP while the AP's lawsuit moves forward
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
In an interview with Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth, James Cameron says he is cautiously optimistic about generative AI's role in filmmaking, including cutting costs — In an interview with Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth, the filmmaker weighs in on Stability AI and VFX, “in the style of” prompts …
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Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Media and tech stocks jump after Trump announced a 90-day tariff pause, with WBD closing up 17%+, Netflix up 8%+, Disney up 12%+, and Meta up 14%+ — The S&P 500 jumped nearly 8% Wednesday following President Donald Trump's announcement that a 90-day pause would be put on the proposed tariffs for non-retaliating countries.
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A Delaware judge rules Newsmax defamed Dominion Voting Systems with its false reporting accusing Dominion of rigging the 2020 US presidential election — Conservative news outlet Newsmax Media (NMAX.N) defamed Dominion Voting Systems with its false reporting accusing the voting machine company …
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Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
Trump accuses ex-DHS official Miles Taylor of treason and directs the DOJ to investigate him over his “anonymous” essay and book criticizing Trump's first term — Want to avoid video ads? Subscribe to — President Donald Trump directed the Justice Department …
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Calum Marsh / New York Times:
A look at Sound of Freedom maker Angel Studios, which uses its streaming subscribers' feedback to greenlight projects, as it expands beyond faith-based content — The company behind “Sound of Freedom” follows an unusual strategy that relies on an army of subscribers to its streaming platform.
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Abid Rahman / The Hollywood Reporter:
Comcast-owned Sky and NBC sign a deal to bring a local version of Saturday Night Live to the UK in 2026; Lorne Michaels will be the executive producer — The London-based offshoot of NBC's long-running live sketch comedy show will hit screens in 2026 and be executive produced by ‘SNL’ creator Lorne Michaels.
Alexander Lee / Digiday:
Marisa Kabas, Luke O'Neil, Jonathan M. Katz, and Ryan Broderick, who all left Substack in early 2024, say they now get a higher revenue share via rival services — This article was provided as an exclusive preview for Digiday+ members, who were able to access it early.
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Richard Lawler / The Verge:
YouTube, the RIAA, and SAG-AFTRA express support for the reintroduced NO FAKES Act, which standardizes rules around making AI copies of a person's likeness — The legislation that would establish rules around the use of AI copies of someone's likeness is once again up for consideration.
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Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
The China Film Administration says it will “moderately reduce the number of American films imported” due to US tariffs and allow more “films from the world” — The Chinese Film Administration claims that recent events have reduced local appeal for American movies.
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Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
A profile of Elliot Grainge, the 31-year-old son of UMG chief Lucian Grainge who was recently appointed Atlantic Records CEO to lead the label in the TikTok era — The 31-year-old music scion Elliot Grainge has been tasked with shepherding a 77-year-old music label into the modern era
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
A NY jury orders Oscar-nominated director James Toback to pay $1.68B to 40 women who accused him of abusing his power to sexually assault women for four decades — Director James Toback, who was among the first to be singled out in the #MeToo scandal in 2017, was ordered on Wednesday …
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
The retrial in Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit against the New York Times is scheduled to begin on April 14 in New York; she lost the first trial in 2022 — Sarah Palin and the New York Times (NYT.N) are headed back to a courtroom where the former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate …
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