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7:40 AM ET, April 28, 2025

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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
In the final 60 Minutes segment, Scott Pelley said Paramount “began to supervise our content in new ways” before executive producer Bill Owens' departure  —  All seemed normal in the first 98% of Sunday's broadcast of “60 Minutes” on CBS.  But the remaining 2% may have shocked viewers.
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Bloomberg:
Sources: leaders at both Paramount and Skydance came to believe the FCC would not bless their merger until CBS had settled its fight with Trump over 60 Minutes
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Pew Research Center:
A survey of US adults finds 77% say press freedom is “extremely or very important”, but only 33% say the media is “completely free” to report the news in the US
Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:
The WHCD's stripped-down festivities reflected the somber tone in Washington, with White House journalists using the event to celebrate the First Amendment  —  There was no president.  There was no comedian.  What remained at the White House Correspondents' Association's annual dinner …
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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
Alex Ritman / Variety:
Channel 4 says Alex Mahon will step down as CEO and leave the business in summer 2025; she joined the UK network in 2017 as the channel's first female CEO  —  Channel 4 has announced that Alex Mahon has decided to step down as CEO and will leave the business in summer this year.
Jack Crosbie / New York Times:
A profile of Hasan Piker, a Twitch streamer who has gained prominence by blending “bro” culture like weapons and fitness with his socialist politics  —  Hasan Piker pumps iron, likes weapons and wears pearls.  His brand of masculinity has won him many fans online — and has been a useful vehicle for his politics.
Alexandra Topping / The Guardian:
A look at the strange case of UK freelancer Bernard Bale, who publishes high-profile interviews in unlikely outlets; some subjects have denied the interviews  —  From Johnny Depp in Somerset Life to Barack Obama in Dogs Today, Bernard Bale's litany of starry interviews offers a rare insight …
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Sources: RedBird Capital is confident of tabling a deal to take control of the Telegraph Media Group as soon as May, after a RedBird IMI consortium deal failed  —  Guardian understands plan from US private equity firm to form a consortium or self-fund could come as soon as next month
Anna Silman / The Guardian:
A look at “womanosphere”, the anti-feminist, rightwing media, with influencers such as Candace Owens and outlets like Evie, targeting young female US audiences  —  A crop of conservative personalities such as Brett Cooper and Candace Owens, and outlets like Evie, are convincing young women of a gender-essentialist worldview
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
An interview with Taylor Sheridan, the biggest writer-producer in TV today, on turning Yellowstone into one of the most valuable TV franchises and what's next  —  The creator of ‘Yellowstone’ talks about turning an unprofitable show into the most-valuable franchise on TV  —  Good afternoon from Los Angeles.
Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times:
Music creation startup Splice buys London-based orchestral sound studio Spitfire Audio, a source says for ~$50M; sources say Splice has $100M+ in annual revenue  —  Music samples group Splice will buy London-based Spitfire Audio for its library of orchestral sounds
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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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
 
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Max Tani / Semafor:
The Daily Wire is opening a Washington, DC office led by Deputy Managing Editor Tim Rice and promoting Brent Scher to serve as editor-in-chief
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
The European Publishers Council says the EU's DMA ruling against Apple should make the commission on subscriptions in app stores drop to 3%-5% in the EU
Ian Ward / Politico:
A look at eight conservative influencers from mostly MAGA-aligned outlets who have become staples of the White House briefing room's “conservative corner”
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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
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Axios:
Internal memo: AG Pam Bondi rescinds Merrick Garland's policy restricting most subpoenas for journalists, “to identify and punish the source of improper leaks”
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
 

 
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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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