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8:30 PM ET, April 23, 2025

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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Conservative outlet The Dispatch acquires SCOTUSblog; the blog will remain free and co-founder Amy Howe and some writers are signing long-term contracts to stay  —  The Dispatch, a right-of-center political news and commentary start-up, plans to keep the legal news website available at no cost.
Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
Analysis: three X users who used to receive hundreds of thousands of views daily have seen their reach collapse after feuding with Elon Musk in December 2024  —  Note: Five-day moving average.  Views are only shown up to 400,000.  Source: X  —  When Mr. Musk purchased X in 2022 …
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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
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 …
Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: Shari Redstone and other Paramount execs asked 60 Minutes to supply a list of its upcoming Trump-related stories; Redstone denies she sought the pieces  —  The Scoop  —  Paramount owner Shari Redstone in recent days sought to know which upcoming stories were about President Donald Trump …
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
On the 20th birthday of its first video, YouTube says it has had 20B+ uploads, including 20M+ daily now, and unveils app and TV updates, including new Multiview  —  YouTube is celebrating its 20th birthday with a number of stats, while previewing new features that are coming this year.
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Reuters Institute:
A survey of UK journalists in September to November 2023: 90% are white, ~63% are 40 or older, 77% are left-leaning, and 28% are freelance, up from 17% in 2015  —  This report is based on a survey conducted between September and November 2023 with a representative sample of 1,130 UK journalists …
Ryan Browne / CNBC:
The EU fines Meta €200M after finding that it illegally required users to consent to sharing their data or pay for an ad-free service; Meta plans to appeal  —  - CNBC Councils  — CNBC on Peacock  — Join the CNBC Panel  — Supply Chain Values  — Select Shopping  — Ad Choices
Ella Creamer / The Guardian:
UK licensing bodies announce a collective license to ensure authors are paid for the use of their works to train AI models, expected to be available this summer  —  A pioneering alternative to the opt-out system proposed by the government is supported by publishers and writers and is set to be available for use this summer
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Meta says it is opening Threads to all advertisers worldwide, but ads will only appear in select markets at launch, after testing ads in the US and others  —  Months after first testing ads in select markets, including the U.S., Meta on Wednesday announced that its Instagram Threads app …
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
A look at the budget struggles of anti-corruption nonprofit outlet OCCRP, which has only received ~23% of the $6.6M it was slated to get from the US in 2025  —  “We've worked in autocratic regimes our whole life.  Keeping your head down doesn't work.”  —  Going toe-to-toe with the United States government is not easy.
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Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
Source: Lionsgate investors vote to approve the full separation of Lionsgate and Starz into standalone publicly traded companies  —  The ‘John Wick’ and ‘Hunger Games’ studio got overwhelmingly support from investors for a full separation to create two standalone publicly-traded companies.
 
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Sources: Olafimihan Oshin, The Hill reporter whose dismissal was reportedly linked to Truth Social dropping Nexstar from a lawsuit, had prior performance issues
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
How WBD rebuilt Max to focus on adult-oriented shows like The Pitt, dropping Netflix's “more is better” approach, and expects it to hit 150M subscribers in 2026
Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
Meta's Oversight Board says Meta's new hate speech policies were “announced hastily” in January 2025 and asks Meta to assess the impact on vulnerable users
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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
Eriq Gardner / Puck:
Source: the US DOJ has launched a formal investigation into Disney's acquisition of a controlling stake in Fubo
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
Ronan Shields / Digiday:
In a reversal, 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
 

 
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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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