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5:20 PM ET, May 5, 2025

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Scott Nover / Washington Post:
The New York Times wins four Pulitzers, the most of any news organization in 2025; The Washington Post wins two, and ProPublica wins the public service prize  —  The newpaper was recognized in the breaking news category for coverage of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in July and for the illustrated work of Ann Telnaes.
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Cody Boteler / The Baltimore Banner:
The Baltimore Banner, which launched in 2022, wins the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting for its coverage of Baltimore's drug overdose crisis  —  Three Banner journalists spearheaded the project in collaboration with the New York Times  —  The Baltimore Banner was awarded the Pulitzer Prize …
Ren LaForme / Poynter:
2025 Pulitzer Prize winners: Reuters for Investigative Reporting, WSJ for National Reporting, and NYT for International Reporting for its coverage of Sudan  —  Details and links to this year's recipients of journalism's highest honor  —  The 2025 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced Monday afternoon …
New Yorker:
The New Yorker wins three 2025 Pulitzer Prizes, including for Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha's commentary on the devastation in Gaza  —  The awards honor Mosab Abu Toha's commentary on the devastation in Gaza, Moises Saman's photographs of Syria after Assad, and the third season of the investigative podcast In the Dark.
David Bauder / Associated Press:
The NYT wins the Pulitzer for breaking news photography for photos of the Trump assassination attempt; WaPo wins for breaking news coverage of the shooting  —  The New York Times won four Pulitzer Prizes and the New Yorker three on Monday for journalism in 2024 that touched on topics …
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
The White House says “no final decisions on foreign film tariffs have been made” and it is exploring options for “Making Hollywood Great Again”  —  The administration says it is still intent on “Making Hollywood Great Again” though it suggests it will take time for tariff plan to come to fruition.
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The Wrap:
Trump says he authorized the Commerce Department to impose a “100% Tariff” on movies “produced in Foreign Lands”, saying they are a “National Security” threat  —  “The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death,” the president writes on Truth Social
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Trump's tariffs on foreign film productions risk retaliation that could hurt Hollywood's trade surplus; MPA: US exports 3x more entertainment than it imports  —  While more movies and TV shows are being produced abroad, the US entertainment industry still exports three times as much as it imports.
Reuters:
Australia and New Zealand, popular filming locations for Hollywood movies in recent years, pledge support for their film industries after Trump proposed tariffs
Scott Roxborough / The Hollywood Reporter:
Experts are baffled by Trump's “movie tariff” proposal, as what constitutes a “foreign” production is unclear, and tariffs won't make US filming any cheaper
Lucia Moses / Business Insider:
Sources: Google launched 100 Zeros, a film and TV production initiative in partnership with Range Media, to promote its products and a positive image of tech  —  - Google has quietly launched a film and TV production initiative called 100 Zeros.  — Google wants to promote its products …
Lata Jha / Livemint:
Deloitte and MPA: the film, television, and online curated content industry in India generated a combined revenue of $13.1B in FY 2024, up 18% since FY 2019  —  The Indian film, television, and online curated content industry generated Rs.  110,000 crore in FY2024, growing 18% since FY2019.
Neal Rothschild / Axios:
The Trump White House often feels more like a right-wing media outlet than a national government, with a Drudge-like site, meme-heavy social media posts, more  —  The White House is deploying its platforms and personnel in ways that often feel more like how a modern media company would operate than a national government.
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