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In a memo, 60 Minutes EP Bill Owens says he is resigning because he had lost his journalistic independence; the show is under pressure from Trump and Paramount — The news program has faced mounting pressure from both President Trump and its corporate ownership at Paramount, the parent company of CBS News.
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Dietrich Knauth / Reuters:
A US judge orders the Trump administration to “take all necessary steps” to reinstate employees and resume broadcasts of VOA and other government-funded radio — A federal judge ordered U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday to halt its efforts to shut …
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Luc Cohen / Reuters:
A federal jury finds The New York Times not liable in the retrial of Sarah Palin's defamation case over a 2017 editorial about gun control — A federal jury in Manhattan on Tuesday found the New York Times (NYT.N) not liable for allegedly defaming Sarah Palin in a 2017 editorial about gun control …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
The Washington Post partners with OpenAI to make its content “more accessible” in ChatGPT, which will display summaries, quotes, and links to WaPo's reporting — The Washington Post, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has gone into business with artificial-intelligence powerhouse OpenAI.
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Tony Maglio / The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD rolls out an Extra Member Add-On feature for US Max subscribers for $7.99/month to crack down on password sharing — U.S. users can also transfer their existing (adult) profile to the extra member account. — Max rolled out an “Extra Member Add-On” feature for U.S. subscribers on Tuesday.
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Kaare Eriksen / Variety:
GamesBeat spins out from VentureBeat into a separate, independent entity, with ex-VentureBeat CSO Gina Joseph as CEO and Dean Takahashi as editorial director — Gina Joseph and veteran journalist Dean Takahashi will remain with and lead the new GamesBeat. — Video game publication GamesBeat …
Ronan Shields / Digiday:
Google says it will continue offering users the choice of third-party cookies in Chrome and will not roll out a new standalone prompt for them — Google's latest Chrome update leaves third-party cookie phase-out as unclear as ever Read More — In a shocking development …
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Eriq Gardner / Puck:
Source: the US DOJ has launched a formal investigation into Disney's acquisition of a controlling stake in Fubo — - A D.O.J. vs. Disney scoop: — I've learned that the Department of Justice has launched a formal investigation into Disney's acquisition of a controlling stake in Fubo, the sports-oriented streaming service.
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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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Dominic Preston / The Verge:
Instagram launches Edits, a “video creation app designed for creators” intended to rival ByteDance's CapCut app, for free on iOS and Android — The standalone video editing app supports green screen and cutout features, just like ByteDance's CapCut app.
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
PA Media told staff it is looking to cut up to ~8% of its UK editorial staff, or 25 roles; 74 members of the UK content team are being put at risk of redundancy — Proposed editorial restructure comes almost four months after arrival of editor-in-chief Jack Lefley.
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
The National Science Foundation canceled misinformation and disinformation research grants on Friday because they weren't “aligned with NSF priorities” — Hundreds of grants, fellowships, and awards were terminated because they are no longer “aligned with NSF priorities.”
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