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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
The AP says its journalists were barred from an Oval Office event featuring Trump and El Salvador President Nayib Bukele in defiance of a court injunction — The Associated Press on Monday said its journalists were barred from covering an Oval Office event featuring President Trump …
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New York Times:
Sources: the White House plans to ask Congress to rescind $1.1B in federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds NPR, PBS, and others — Trump administration officials want legislators to rescind $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides some support for public media.
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Michael Wolff / New York Magazine:
How David Zaslav became an “accidental mogul” who is navigating WBD out of its cultural, generational, and technological obsolescence during the Trump era — In a declining industry, the aspiring mogul has defied the odds — for now — based on an unlikely set of skills.
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
After CBS aired two 60 Minutes segments, Trump calls on CBS to lose its license and asks FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to “impose the maximum fines and punishment” — Donald Trump again lashed out at 60 Minutes, this time angry over two segments the newsmagazine ran on Ukraine and Greenland.
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Ben Fritz / Wall Street Journal:
Nearly every movie released by a major studio in the past year based on an original script or a little-known book has been a box office disappointment — New movies based on fresh ideas are fizzling at the box office — LOS ANGELES—When director Christopher Landon introduced his new thriller …
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Financial Times:
CNN CEO Mark Thompson says the company plans to roll out a “suite” of digital subscription services, including at least one in 2025, to combat TV's decline — Media executive plans to launch a ‘suite’ of digital subscription services to arrest long-term decline in cable
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
A retrial of Sarah Palin's case against the New York Times begins, after a judge's misstep in the initial suit in 2022 opened the door to a retrial — As another New York City institution once said, it's deja vu all over again for The New York Times and former Alaska Republican Gov. Sarah Palin.
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Sean Burch / The Wrap:
Greg Gutfeld will host a Fox Nation game show where contestants who are isolated for three months guess what really happened during Trump's second term — “What Did I Miss?” will see whether contestants who have been in isolation for three months can guess what really happened during Trump's second term
Associated Press:
Meta says it plans to train its AI models on public content, like posts and comments, and interactions that users have with its AI in the EU starting this week — Social media company Meta said Monday that it will start using publicly available content from European users to train …
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Jazz Tangcay / Variety:
FilmLA: greater LA film production fell 22.4% YoY in Q1 2025 to 5,295 shoot days, due to global cutbacks and CA's loss to rivals; the LA fires had little impact — After a promising end to 2024 where production had increased by 6.2%, on-production shoot days in the Greater Los Angeles area declined …
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Interviews with Bloomberg executives on preparing for over a year for Trump's trade war, CNBC picking up Walter Bloomberg's X tariff pause post, and more — It's Michael, not Walter, thank you. — “If anyone didn't know that Walter Bloomberg is not associated with Bloomberg …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Jim Spanfeller says Quartz was in “dire” shape when G/O Media bought it in 2022 and defends its sale to Redbrick, which plans to integrate Quartz with Paved — The sale of US newsbrand Quartz with the loss of nearly all its staff on 4 April has led some to accuse G/O Media …
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