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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 …
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New Yorker:
The New Yorker wins three 2025 Pulitzer Prizes, including for Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha's commentary on the devastation in Gaza
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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 NYT wins the Pulitzer for breaking news photography for photos of the Trump assassination attempt; WaPo wins for breaking news coverage of the shooting
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
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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 …
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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.
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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
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
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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 …
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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 …
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The Guardian:
How Ethiopia, host of the 2019 World Press Freedom Day, became one of the most repressive countries for media after the war in the Tigray region began in 2020 — Hundreds of media workers have been detained, often on terror charges, or forced into exile by Abiy Ahmed's regime
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Global Investigative … and Steady
John Koblin / New York Times:
A look at John Mulaney's Netflix talk show Everybody's Live, which adapts traditional late-night elements to streaming, while avoiding topical political content — John Mulaney on the Los Angeles set of “Everybody's Live,” his weekly Netflix talk show.Ryan West/Netflix
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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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