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Scott Feinberg / The Hollywood Reporter:
The Academy releases new rules for the 98th Oscars in 2026, including making it tougher to vote in a category without watching all the nominees in the category — Additionally, the organization's board of governors has left the door open to again replacing its Oscar Nominees Luncheon with an Oscar Nominees Dinner or some other event.
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
The Academy says generative AI and other digital tools used in the making of a film “neither help nor harm the chances of achieving a nomination” for the Oscars
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Source: Truth Social dropped Nexstar from a defamation lawsuit after Nexstar agreed to fire a breaking news reporter at The Hill; Nexstar denies the accusation — The Scoop — For the last year and a half, Truth Social has relentlessly pursued a defamation case against 19 media companies …
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Mia Sato / The Verge:
Meta is testing using AI tools in the US to detect teen Instagram users, even if they've lied about their birthday, and place them under Teen Account settings — On Instagram, AI tools will detect underage users and automatically change their account settings.
New York Times:
After Meta blocked news on its platforms in Canada, misleading content from right-wing pages like Canada Proud filled the gap ahead of the federal election — Hyperpartisan and misleading content from popular right-wing pages such as Canada Proud is thriving on Facebook as the election nears.
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Source: WaPo has begun speaking with several candidates to become the editor of its rebooted opinion section, including Reason EIC Katherine Mangu-Ward — THE SCOOP — The Washington Post is inching closer to finding an editor for its rebooted opinion section.
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Sarah Palin testifies in her defamation case against The New York Times, saying her profile “crashed” as a result of a 2017 editorial that contained an error — Closing arguments in the libel case are expected on Tuesday, after which the nine jurors will begin deliberations.
Steven McIntosh / BBC:
Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker says “perhaps” the BBC wanted him to leave the soccer highlights show, ahead of his departure in May after over 25 years — Gary Lineker has said he believes the BBC wanted him to leave Match of the Day as he was negotiating a new contract last year.
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Financial Times:
Bertelsmann CEO Thomas Rabe says he wants to revive the aborted merger between French networks M6 and TF1, hoping EU regulation will soften within 2-3 years — Thomas Rabe hopes that softening EU regulation will allow him to revisit a tie-up between broadcasters M6 and TF1
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Pew Research Center:
A survey of US teens and parents: 48% of teens say social media harms people their age, up from 32% in 2022, and girls' experiences skew more negative at times — Most teens credit social media with feeling more connected to friends. Still, roughly 1 in 5 say social media sites hurt their mental health …
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New York Times:
Sources: as labor costs rose after two strikes, producers of reality shows, indie films, and blockbusters increasingly shot overseas, hurting Hollywood workers — Movies and TV productions are rapidly leaving California to film outside the United States, where labor costs are lower and tax incentives greater.
Max Tani / Semafor:
Bloomberg, CPJ, and others advise journalists to take extra precautions when traveling to the US, including guidance on dealing with immigration authorities — THE SCOOP — Some media organizations are advising their employees to take extra precautions when traveling to the US.
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Ryan Lizza has left Politico, where he was Playbook co-author and chief Washington correspondent, and launches a Substack publication called Telos — We have a special announcement: Status is launching a limited-edition First Amendment tee—and opening our very own store.
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