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3:15 PM ET, June 3, 2025

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Madison McVan / Minnesota Reformer:
The Minnesota Star Tribune is offering employees buyouts, targeting experienced employees, as it seeks a refresh; 16% of its staff was hired in the past year  —  The Minnesota Star Tribune, the state's largest media company, is offering employees buyouts as part of its widescale change under the leadership of publisher Steve Grove.
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
Prime Video names Nicole Clemens, ex-president of Paramount Television Studios, as VP and head of international originals for Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios  —  Prime Video has named Nicole Clemens as VP and head of international originals for Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios, effective July 7.
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TechCrunch has shut down its operations in Europe; one former staffer says new owner Regent thought international startup coverage wasn't essential  —  The flagship media brand has quietly retreated from the region, leaving long-serving staff unemployed  —  European startups …
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
TikTok launches TikTok for Artists, which lets artists access data about their music and posts, and Pre-Release, a tool to promote upcoming album releases  —  TikTok announced on Tuesday that it's officially launching TikTok for Artists, a new music insights platform that is designed to help artists build their careers.
Rory Carroll / The Guardian:
An Amnesty report documents over 70 attacks and threats on journalists in Northern Ireland since 2019, with no prosecutions for threats from paramilitary groups  —  Paramilitaries and organised crime gangs make it UK's most dangerous place to be a reporter, rights group says
Jesse Whittock / Deadline:
Spotify signs Dua Lipa's Service95 Book Club podcast and will make video episodes available from June 10; in the podcast, Dua Lipa interviews well-known authors  —  From 10 June, 2025, the music streamer will make episodes of the author interview series available to watch on Spotify.
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Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
Fubo and DAZN announce a multi-year deal to distribute their linear channels, which include exclusive sports rights, on each other's platforms in the US  —  The pact will see the streamers distribute their owned-and-operated linear channels on each other's U.S. platforms
Andrew Deck / Nieman Lab:
Two cartoonists, Joe Dworetzky at Bay City News and Pulitzer-winner Mark Fiore, describe how generative AI tools can assist in, not replace, their work  —  Pulitzer-winning cartoonists are experimenting with AI image generators.  —  Long gone are the days when hundreds of full …
Alexander Lee / Digiday:
Some LGBTQ+ creators are seeing their brand partnership revenue for June's Pride Month dwindle in 2025, as advertisers pull back on their Pride marketing spend  —  In 2025, advertisers' Pride Month spending has cratered — and LGBTQ+ creators and influencers are feeling the squeeze.
Andreas Wiseman / Deadline:
Ollie Madden, director of Film4 and Channel 4 drama, is leaving the broadcaster in October after an eight-year stint to join Netflix as director of UK film  —  Ollie Madden, Director of Film4 and Channel 4 Drama, is leaving the broadcaster after an eight-year stint to join Netflix as Director Of UK Film.
 
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Michael Savage / The Guardian:
The Belfast News Letter, among the longest-running English dailies, digitizes and puts all its editions online, including the earliest surviving one from 1738
New York Times:
Sources: the FTC is investigating whether roughly a dozen US advertising and advocacy groups violated antitrust law by coordinating boycotts among advertisers
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Jeremy Fuster / The Wrap:
Mattel combines its film and television production units into a single unit under the direction of Mattel Films president and Barbie producer Robbie Brenner
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
CNN Chief National Security Correspondent Alex Marquardt, whose 2021 story led to a lawsuit in which a jury awarded $5M to an ex-CIA operative, is leaving CNN
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Sources: Disney is laying off several hundred employees globally across multiple teams, including TV and film
 

 
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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

A.J. Vicens / Reuters:
US and Canadian authorities warn that Chinese hackers are using the Brickstorm malware to install backdoor access within unnamed government and IT entities

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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