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2:25 AM ET, May 24, 2025

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Kate Knibbs / Wired:
The Freedom of the Press Foundation, a shareholder in Paramount, is threatening legal action against the company if it settles with President Trump  —  As Paramount considers settling a lawsuit with Donald Trump, the Freedom of the Press Foundation warns that it will sue over a deal that allegedly “could amount to a bribe.”
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Many CBS News staffers say they view Wendy McMahon's abrupt resignation as an indicator that CBS will settle the $20B lawsuit filed by President Trump
Discussion: The Hill
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Redbird Capital Partners buys the Telegraph at a £500M valuation, ending nearly two years of ownership limbo; IMI will take a minority investment  —  US-based private investment firm Redbird Capital Partners has bought the Telegraph ending nearly two years in ownership limbo for the newsbrand.
Variety:
A24 is shutting down its documentary filmmaking department, laying off five staffers, as sources say the market is too challenging to support an entire division  —  A24 is shutting down its documentary filmmaking department with five people departing from that division, Variety has confirmed.
Daniel Engber / The Atlantic:
PBS cut 90 seconds from a documentary on Art Spiegelman in which he criticized Trump; the edit was made a few days after the “Anti-American Airwaves” hearing  —  A worrying pattern has taken hold in public television.  —  American Masters, an award-winning documentary series …
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
A UK court approves Media Concierge's acquisition of National World, owner of The Scotsman, Yorkshire Post, and others, effective May 27  —  The new boss of National World has told staff they will be given the space to carry on “business as usual” after its takeover by Media Concierge next week.
Sara Ashley O'Brien / Wall Street Journal:
A profile of Gen Z influencer Alix Earle, who has 7.5M TikTok followers and has moved beyond sponsorship deals by getting equity in some brands she promotes  —  How a University of Miami student became Gen Z's savviest pitchwoman … Alix Earle is in Los Angeles ready to “activate.”
BBC:
BBC World Service is launching a Polish-language news website, BBC News Polska, the first new language offer produced with the help of AI translation  —  BBC News Polska will deliver independent and impartial news in text and video for Polish-speaking audiences
Benjamin Lindsay / The Wrap:
WaPo faces criticism for publishing a column asking “where Jews belong”, which many saw as antisemitic, after killings of two Israeli Embassy staffers in DC  —  The article, titled “For U.S. Jews, D.C. Museum Killings Deepen Resolve - and Fear," was published by the paper Friday
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth orders additional press restrictions at the Pentagon, including banning reporters from certain areas without government escorts  —  Bedeviled by leaks to the media during his short tenure, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a series of restrictions …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Melania Trump releases an audiobook of her memoir with her “official AI voice” created by ElevenLabs, available exclusively on the ElevenReader app  —  First Lady Melania Trump released her recently published memoir “Melania” as an audiobook that will be available in multiple languages …
 
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Wendy Lee / Los Angeles Times:
A look at AI on Screen, a Google initiative funding short films to counter AI's negative image in partnership with production company Range Media Partners
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
WGA report finds 40.4% of TV writers in the 2023-24 season were BIPOC, up from 32% three years prior, even as the overall number of TV writers contracted
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Adrià Calatayud / Wall Street Journal:
Publicis acquires Captiv8, a marketing platform that connects influencers and brands; a source says the acquisition is valued at $150M
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
New York Times:
Sources: the US FTC is investigating whether Media Matters illegally colluded with advertisers; Elon Musk sued the advocacy group in 2023
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
 

 
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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

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

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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