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Michael Savage / The Guardian:
The BBC says it should have cut the livestream of Bob Vylan's Glastonbury performance as it contained “utterly unacceptable” antisemitic sentiments — Broadcaster says footage from festival contained ‘utterly unacceptable’ antisemitic sentiments
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Andreas Wiseman / Deadline:
The BBC didn't livestream Kneecap's Glastonbury set after criticism of the band from UK's PM; it aired British duo Bob Vylan leading chants of “Free Palestine” — The BBC tried to skirt controversial Irish band Kneecap by not showing the group's Glastonbury set as part of its live wall-to-wall Glastonbury coverage today.
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
GB News launches a bureau in Washington, DC, with plans to hire its first US political editor and broadcast two hours of daily live programming from September — GB News says it marks “huge moment” with US expansion. — GB News is launching a bureau in Washington DC and hiring its first US political editor.
Steven Levy / Wired:
As top reporters continue to flock to Substack, subscription fatigue and challenges with building a wide audience pose threats to its long-term success — While star reporters continue to flock to Substack, subscription fatigue is only getting worse. — Before June 8, the skilled …
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Bloomberg:
Pulling in $2B+, Ne Zha: Demon Child Conquers the Sea is 2025's top grossing film and China's biggest hit ever; China's overall ticket sales are down in 2025 — Ne Zha 2 is the most successful movie in Chinese history. So why is its producer so worried? — Good evening from the North Fork of Long Island.
Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
WGA West report: the number of members reporting earnings fell 9.4% YoY in 2024, while total earnings rose 12.7% to $1.5B in the same period, below 2022's $1.9B — The annual tally from the Writers Guild West shows that its members may have made slightly more money overall than during the 148 …
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Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Spotify updates its Discover Weekly playlist after ten years, adding new genre filters for Premium users, and says users streamed 100B+ tracks via the playlist — Spotify's Discover Weekly playlist, which shares new listening recommendations every Monday, is getting an update.
Samuel Axon / Ars Technica:
A look at AIFF 2025, Runway's third annual AI Film Festival featuring 10 shorts, as the film and TV industry remains divided over the role of AI in its future — We saw 10 AI films and interviewed Runway's CEO as well as Hollywood pros. — Last week, I attended a film festival dedicated to shorts made using generative AI.
Chloe Veltman / NPR:
Over 70 authors release an open letter asking Penguin, HarperCollins, and other US publishers to refrain from publishing books written using AI tools and more — A group of more than 70 authors including Dennis Lehane, Gregory Maguire and Lauren Groff released an open letter on Friday …
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Pamela Alma Weymouth / The Nation:
Pamela Alma Weymouth, Katharine Graham's granddaughter, says The Washington Post is at risk under Jeff Bezos and urges him to keep his promise to defend it — Fifty-four years ago, Katharine Graham defended The Washington Post against presidential threats. Her granddaughter now fears its soul is being sold.
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Lucy Kenningham / Press Gazette:
A look at SFGate, which has the largest audience of any purely local US news site; EIC Grant Marek says the site has 60 employees and has “never had a layoff” — SFGATE has the largest audience of any purely local news site in the US. — US-based SFGATE is a rare example …
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Minho Kim / New York Times:
The Trump administration rescinds VOA layoff notices due to document errors that could have delayed or nullified the layoffs, plans to attempt the layoffs again — The errors in the layoff notices could have derailed President Trump's effort to dismantle the news organization.
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@pwidakuswara, @scottnover, @brianstelter, Politico and The Independent
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