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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  —  Australia and New Zealand vowed to advocate for their film industries on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced …
Bloomberg:
Over the weekend, Jon Voight presented Trump with a plan to boost the US entertainment industry, including tax code changes to encourage investment in US films  —  Actor Jon Voight presented his plan to boost US jobs in the entertainment industry to President Donald Trump over the weekend …
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
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 …
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
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 …
Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: Paramount delayed and altered a Daily Show-branded initiative to encourage people to run for local office, as it placates the Trump administration  —  THE SCOOP  —  Executives at the embattled media company Paramount decided to delay and significantly alter a Daily Show-branded …
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
India's JioStar says it spent $3B on content in 2024, and plans to spend $3.6B in 2025 and a little more in 2026, spending more than $10B over three years  —  India's media colossus JioStar is doubling down on content investment, pouring approximately $3.6 billion into programming this year …
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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.
 
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