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4:00 PM ET, April 11, 2025

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Harshita Mary Varghese / Reuters:
Warner Bros Discovery says John Malone is not seeking re-election to the board of directors and will instead take on the role of chairman emeritus  —  Cable TV pioneer John Malone is not seeking re-election to the board of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD.O) and will instead take on the role of chairman emeritus …
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
Gannett says it will stop publishing its workforce demographic and diversity data and has removed diversity mentions from its website, citing Trump's EO on DEI  —  The company also removed mentions of “diversity” from its corporate site.  —  America's largest newspaper chain, Gannett …
Katcy Stephan / Variety:
The Academy adds an Oscar award for achievement in stunt design, beginning with the 100th Academy Awards in 2028 for films released in 2027  —  The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today the creation of an annual competitive Academy Award …
Elsa Keslassy / Variety:
Netflix files an appeal to France's Council of State over the windowing rules that force the streamer to wait 15 months to access newly released films  —  Netflix has published a letter about an appeal it lodged with France's Council of State calling out the windowing rules which force …
Rob Waugh / Press Gazette:
Reach and Yahoo News delete or amend articles that quoted fake experts; ResponseSource, which connects reporters to experts, plans to add ratings for sources  —  Dozens of stories have been deleted and amended by leading publishers after a Press Gazette investigation into fake and dubious experts …
Felix Light / Reuters:
RSF says Georgia refused entry to two French journalists in recent months; both had covered the protests and crackdown that followed the October election  —  Two French journalists have been refused entry to Georgia in recent months, press freedom advocacy group Reporters Without Borders …
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
In a tentative ruling, a US judge denies CBS' bid for a preliminary injunction to temporarily block Sony's efforts to distribute Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune  —  A court rebuffed CBS' bid for a preliminary injunction that would've allowed the network to continue distributing the two shows.
Lauren Watson / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the changes at Outside that prompted some contributors to request their bylines be removed, including directions to staff to avoid political stories  —  Layoffs, acquisitions, and a contributors' revolt.  —  Last month, thirty-five of Outside magazine's contributing editors …
 
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People magazine launches its first standalone app, featuring a TikTok-style interface and exclusive content; e.l.f. Beauty is the app's launch sponsor
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Andrew Marchand / New York Times:
Sources: MLB has held talks about licensing its MLB.TV game package; MLB.TV has been exclusively controlled by MLB since launch
 

 
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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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