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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Filing: Disney sues YouTube, claiming breach of contract after YouTube hired longtime Disney executive Justin Connolly as its global head of media and sports — Disney responds with a complaint in California court claiming breach of contract — YouTube hired long-time Walt Disney Co …
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New York Times:
Sources: the US FTC is investigating whether Media Matters illegally colluded with advertisers; Elon Musk sued the advocacy group in 2023 — Elon Musk previously sued the advocacy group over critical research on his social media platform X over claims it drove away advertisers.
David Folkenflik / NPR:
The EU says it will give $6.2M in emergency funding to RFE/RL, after Trump withheld its funding; Sweden pledged $2M, but those funds have yet to arrive — The European Union has stepped in to provide Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty an infusion of millions of dollars to keep functioning …
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Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Sources: Disney CEO Bob Iger and ABC News President Almin Karamehmedovic asked The View hosts to tone down their political rhetoric, particularly about Trump — COOL IT — Multiple sources shared details with the Daily Beast about a meeting in which the ABC News president delivered a message that left the co-hosts unnerved.
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Washington Post:
Kimi Yoshino, who has led The Baltimore Banner for 3.5 years as its first editor-in-chief, is joining The Washington Post as managing editor, starting July 7 — Her appointment follows Pulitzer Prize wins for both The Post and The Banner — The Washington Post today announced the addition …
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The Mozilla Blog:
Mozilla plans to shut down Pocket, the read-it-later service it acquired in 2017, on July 8, and Fakespot, which helps identify unreliable reviews, on July 1 — Firefox is the only major browser not backed by a billionaire and our independence shapes everything we build.
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Committee to Protect Journalists:
Five major US-based press freedom orgs launch the Journalist Assistance Network to provide legal and safety resources to journalists and newsrooms in the US — Five major U.S.-based press freedom organizations announced Thursday the launch of a network to provide legal and safety resources …
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Kate Knibbs / Wired:
Politico union members say AI tools used by the outlet, including live news summaries, violate their contract and are taking the dispute to arbitration in July — Politico has rules about AI in the newsroom. Staffers say those rules have been violated—and they're gearing up for a fight.
Tom Garry / The Guardian:
Sources: Disney signs a five-year deal to stream Women's Champions League matches on Disney+ in multiple European broadcast territories, including the UK — - Streaming platform in line to agree five-year deal — DAZN has shown Champions League for four seasons
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TVNewsCheck, @tomjgarry, Engadget, The Herald, @sionmisra, @pipszenik and r/soccer
NBC News:
The White House removes official transcripts of Trump's public remarks from the government's website, replacing them with selected videos of his appearances — The White House told NBC News it has decided to post only videos. There still is one transcript remaining online, however: Trump's inaugural address.
Helen Davidson / The Guardian:
The Hong Kong Journalists Association says it has been subject to “random” tax audits, along with at least eight independent outlets and at least 20 journalists — Inland revenue targets eight outlets, union, 20 journalists and their families with supposed ‘random’ checks
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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Adelaide launches the AU Ecosystem, a marketplace for media buyers and sellers to transact based on the quality of media using Adelaide's Attention Unit metric — The Financial Times and Wall Street Journal are among the sell-side partners embracing the new suite of tools and services
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