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Barbara Tasch / BBC:
The BBC rejects a White House claim that it took down a Gaza story, after Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt accused the BBC of taking “the word of Hamas” — The BBC has rejected incorrect White House criticism of its Gaza coverage, describing a claim that it had taken down a story as “completely wrong”.
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Sources: WaPo is working on an initiative to publish opinion articles from other US papers, writers on Substack, and eventually nonprofessional writers — A new program, known internally as Ripple, would open The Post to journalists at other publications and influential writers on Substack.
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Jake Kanter / Deadline:
An analysis of 61 settlements signed by Channel 4 staff who left amid employment disputes between 2017 and 2021 shows it paid out ~£5M and all but two had NDAs — Deadline has analyzed 61 settlement deals signed by former staff members who exited Channel 4 amid an employment dispute between 2017 and 2021.
Sean Burch / The Wrap:
WGA East threatens a strike by Vox employees without a new contract that includes The Dodo Union staffers along with better pay, AI protections, and more — The strike threat, made by WGA East, says it wants a joint contract that includes The Dodo Union colleagues
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Attila Mong / Committee to Protect Journalists:
Since November 2024, Serbia had a sharp rise in attacks on journalists amid political unrest, including 23 physical assaults and 128 total attacks and threats — What journalists called a “witch hunt” atmosphere against government critics in Serbia one year ago has since escalated into a rise …
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NPR:
Trump formally asks Congress to take back the $1.1B set aside for public broadcasters for the next two years; Congress has 45 days to approve the request — President Trump took yet another step Tuesday to place NPR and PBS at the center of his broader clash with major cultural institutions …
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
The Nevada Legislature rejects a proposal to create a $95M annual tax credit for the Sony- and WBD-backed Summerlin Studios project in Las Vegas — A proposal to build a movie studio in Las Vegas died in the Nevada Legislature on Monday night, as lawmakers refused to grant a $95 million annual subsidy.
Simon Owens / The Long Story with Simon Owens:
How Vox built a huge YouTube presence, becoming an incubator that invented its own visual language, as ex-staffers like Johnny Harris grow their own channels — The company became a skunk works incubator that invented its own language of visual storytelling.
Steven Zeitchik / The Hollywood Reporter:
AMC signs a deal with Runway to use its AI tech to generate marketing images and pre-visualize unproduced shows, the first cable player to work with Runway — The ‘Mad Men’ and ‘The Walking Dead’ producer is the latest Hollywood company to sign a pact with the generative AI firm.
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
A look at the roles affected by cuts of 100+ at Business Insider, which has lost half its traffic over five years and shifted away from being traffic-focused — Massive job cuts at Business Insider follow the site losing around half its traffic over the last five years.
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Théophane Hartmann Euractiv / Euractiv:
TikTok bans the hashtag #SkinnyTok globally, saying it is “linked to unhealthy weight loss content”, following pressure from the French government — The decision raises questions over the European Commission's credibility as a tech enforcer. — Based on facts …
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Catherine Perloff / The Information:
How AppLovin, which lets advertisers use IP addresses to track users, began eroding Google's ad market share and pushed Google to loosen its privacy stance — In 2023, Google ad executives noticed something alarming about one aspect of their business. Once-red hot revenue growth …
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