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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Senate disclosure: Florida judge Ed Artau was lobbying for a federal judiciary nomination when he sided with Trump in the case against the Pulitzer Prize board — Ed Artau was already meeting with Senate staff about securing a nomination to the federal bench when he sided with Trump in a case …
TheDesk.net:
XR Extreme Reach: in 2024, only 9% of TV ads had closed captions and 1% had audio descriptions, despite over half of adults watching content with captions on — Less than one in 10 television advertisements have accessibility features like closed captions or audio descriptions, according to a new report released on Thursday.
Discussion:
TV Tech and Advanced Television
Mike Vorkunov / New York Times:
With RSNs weakened due to cord-cutting, a look at how the NBA and teams are handling local broadcasts, as some turn to streaming and others buy their local RSNs — This has been a spring of change for the NBA. While the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers vie for a title in the NBA Finals …
Discussion:
ESPN.com, Cord Cutters News, @mikevorkunov, Awful Announcing and @mikevorkunov.bsky.social
Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
ByteDance's publishing imprint 8th Note Press began informing writers and agents in late May that it was closing and returning publication rights to authors — 8th Note Press informed writers and agents that it is abruptly shutting down and returning publication rights to authors.
Discussion:
The Bookseller, Tubefilter and BOOK RIOT
Andrea Flores / Los Angeles Times:
An interview with Mexican reporter Jorge Ramos, who returns with a new independent daily news program on social media six months after leaving TelevisaUnivision — Six months after leaving TelevisaUnivision, the renowned Mexican journalist turns to social media programming with ‘Así Veo las Cosas’
Bill Grueskin / Columbia Journalism Review:
Kathleen Kingsbury says she had been “imprecise” in saying NYT won't endorse local candidates and the Opinion section will no longer do “pro forma endorsements” — NYT opinion editor says she was “imprecise” with her earlier ban. Plus: Loomer and Grok vs. the truth …
Financial Times:
The BBC threatens Perplexity with legal action for allegedly training its “default AI model” using BBC content; Perplexity calls the BBC's claims “manipulative” — British broadcaster makes first move to clamp down on alleged infringement of copyright by tech groups
Discussion:
The Guardian, Reuters, Politico, eWeek, Silicon UK, Cryptopolitan, WinBuzzer, Deadline, Telegraph, BBC, PYMNTS.com, The Decoder, TVBEurope, Silicon Republic, @pressgazette.co.uk, Neowin and Windows Report
Satviki Sanjay / Bloomberg:
Kantar: the share of Indians consuming media exclusively on mobile phones grew to 23% in Q1 2025, up from 15% in Q1 2023, as TVs stay unaffordable for many — The number of users who only use digital channels ballooned to 23% in the March quarter of 2025, according to market research firm …
Discussion:
@business
Eliza Gkritsi / Politico:
Investigation: pages affiliated with RT, Sputnik, and other entities remained part of Facebook's ad revenue program months after being subject to EU sanctions — Sanctioned pro-Russian media are still part of Facebook's advertising revenue program, new research out Friday showed.
Discussion:
Ukrainian National News, WHAT TO FIX and WHAT TO FIX
Kari Lake / @karilake:
Kari Lake says termination notices were sent to 639 employees at USAGM and VOA, and that only 250 employees now remain across USAGM, VOA, and OCB — Trump Admin Senior Advisor @KariLake announces mass terminations at US Agency for Global Media⤵️ “USAGM now operates near the statutory minimum; lean and focused. This is a clear example of responsible government—cutting waste, restoring accountability, and delivering on the [image]
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Charlotte Klein / New York Magazine:
A look at The Atlantic's recent ~30-person hiring spree: about a third come from WaPo and, sources say, the magazine has been offering $200K to $300K salaries — Inside The Atlantic's extremely expensive hiring spree. — Every Tuesday afternoon, many of The Atlantic's newest …
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Prevalence of news notifications could give rise to “alert fatigue”, as a RISJ study finds 43% of those who do not get alerts said they actively disabled them — Publishers could see audiences uninstall apps, as some users receive up to 50 alerts a day, analysis shows
