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Internal memo: AG Pam Bondi rescinds Merrick Garland's policy restricting most subpoenas for journalists, “to identify and punish the source of improper leaks” — Attorney General Pam Bondi said in an internal memo obtained by Axios that the Justice Department is rescinding …
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Gabe Kaminsky / The Free Press:
Leaked letter: interim US Attorney for DC Ed Martin accused Wikipedia of allowing foreign manipulation and propaganda, threatening its tax-exempt status — In a letter obtained by The Free Press, Trump appointee Ed Martin accuses the Wikimedia Foundation of violating the law.
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Edward R. Martin, Jr., US Attorney for DC, Washington Post, Gizmodo, @TheDJ@mastodon.social, @brewster.kahle.org, @remixtures@tldr.nettime.org, @storytracer@mastodon.social, @scotinus.bsky.social, @ryangrim, Georg Zoeller on LinkedIn, @cramer-1.bsky.social, @jamesrbuk, @cwebber@social.coop, @johnrhutchinson.bsky.social, Tamara Tal on LinkedIn, Guillaume Paumier, Ph.D on LinkedIn, @gekaminsky, @molly0xfff, Raw Story, @princess-vimentin.bsky.social, @paninid@mastodon.world, @carnage4life@mas.to, @noupside.bsky.social, @willoremus.com, @mmasnick.bsky.social, @sarahemclaugh.bsky.social and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
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Teddy Rosenbluth / New York Times:
US Attorney Ed Martin sent a letter to New England Journal of Medicine, similar to three other journals, saying it's biased and influenced by external pressure — The New England Journal of Medicine received a letter suggesting that it was biased and compromised by external pressure.
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@picardonhealth.bsky.social, @kylegriffin1.bsky.social, Lawyers, Guns & Money, @drsmeena, @benmazer, @mediaevan, @profdasgupta.bsky.social, Alternet.org, @johannneem.bsky.social, NBC News, @teddyrosenbluth.bsky.social, @carlbergstrom.com, @anne-s-kim.bsky.social, @eric-reinhart.com, STAT and The Boston Globe
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Ex-UK PM Gordon Brown files a criminal complaint against NGN, seeking phone-hacking probe revival, says current WaPo CEO Will Lewis tried to incriminate him — Exclusive: Former British PM urges police to reopen inquiry - and claims media executive Will Lewis attempted to incriminate him
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Report: an Australian radio station has been using an AI-generated host named Thy, whose voice was created using ElevenLabs, for months without disclosing it — The show, called Workdays with Thy, uses the AI-generated voice and likeness of a real person during a four-hour segment.
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@davelee.me, Sydney Morning Herald, The Carpet and The Independent
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
50 Cent sues Ryan Kavanaugh's GenTV, seeking to block the streamer's inaugural film Skillhouse for allegedly failing to pay the rapper and exploiting his name — The lawsuit says Curtis Jackson shot scenes for ‘Skillhouse’ with the understanding that a final deal would be reached later.
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TMZ.com, Rolling Stone and Billboard
Todd Spangler / Variety:
SEC filing: Bob Bakish's severance compensation was worth $69.3M after his exit as Paramount CEO in April 2024, and his 2024 compensation totaled $86.96M — 2024 pay packages for George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy Brian Robbins each included $6 million bonuses for their co-CEO roles
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Fortune, @tvgrimreaper, @lucas_shaw, @theinsneider, Bloomberg, The Wrap, Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter
Todd Spangler / Variety:
TKO Group CEO Ari Emanuel's pay package for 2024 was $18.1M, down from $64.9M in 2023, while President Mark Shapiro's compensation nearly doubled to $32M — TKO Group, the parent of WWE and UFC, disclosed the pay of its top executives — with Ari Emanuel, who serves as executive chair and CEO …
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The Wrap, The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Q&A with WHCA President Eugene Daniels on this year's annual dinner, White House press pool changes, the press corps' response to attacks, and more — This year's White House Correspondents' Association dinner will be focused on “journalists and journalism” and in a departure from the past …
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New York Times, Alternet.org, The Guardian, USA Today, Megyn Kelly, Washington Examiner, Deseret News, The Jim Acosta Show, The Contrarian, The Hill, HuffPost, NH Journal and Status
Lachlan Cartwright / Politico:
A look at the future of MSNBC under Mark Lazarus and Rebecca Kutler once it's spun off from NBC; MSNBC must fill 100 roles to build out newsgathering operations — What becomes of every liberal's favorite TV network once it loses its connection to NBC? — Inside 30 Rock …
Bloomberg:
Sources: Tencent Music is in advanced talks to buy Chinese podcasting startup Ximalaya in a $2.4B deal — An agreement could be reached as soon as the coming weeks, the people said. — Talks are ongoing and no final decisions have been made, the people said.
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@jenniferxie12, Digital Music News, Music Business Worldwide and Reuters
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Vevo unveils Vevo Evolve, a suite of ad products designed to simplify the planning, measurement, and activation processes for advertisers across CTV and YouTube — Evolve lets marketers plan, measure, and activate across CTV, and YouTube — The music video network Vevo is launching …
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Vevo, @markstenberg3, @markstenberg3, Digital Music News and Music Ally
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