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4:40 PM ET, July 21, 2025

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Politico:
The White House removes WSJ from the pool of reporters covering Trump's trip to Scotland, says it is due to WSJ's “fake and defamatory conduct”  —  The White House is removing the Wall Street Journal from the pool of reporters covering the president's weekend trip to Scotland …
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Joseph Bernstein / New York Times:
A look at the video podcasting surge; a study shows ~75% of podcast consumers play video episodes and ~30% play video episodes minimized or in background mode  —  An audio-only medium spawned a giant industry that is now largely focused on video.  —  The following are the runtimes …
Saleah Blancaflor / Adweek:
Source: Fox has officially closed its upfront discussions, reaching $2B for core sports properties, excluding the World Cup, for the first time  —  Fox closed its upfront talks with double-digit volume growth across its portfolio  —  Fox has reached the finish line of the 2025-26 upfront cycle.
Jessica Testa / New York Times:
A profile of Brett Cooper, a conservative YouTuber who uses celebrity news to argue against feminism and abortion rights, as she becomes a Fox News contributor  —  The YouTuber set out to reach young conservatives who felt alienated by mainstream culture.  Now she is the newest face at Fox News, though dreaming of her own Goop.
Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo to staff: Fortune cut 10% of staff, citing a traffic decline and rise of audio/video, says its new strategy is to cultivate “premium franchise communities”  —  In an email to employees, Fortune says it has cut 10% of staff, the result of a decline in traffic, and rise of audio/video. The company says its new strategy is “to cultivate our premium franchise communities and deliver premium editorial content to them.”
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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Local newsletter company 6AM City acquires AI newsletter startup Good Daily, expanding 6AM subscribers from 1.4M to ~2M and footprint from 30 to 400+ US cities  —  The deal boosts 6AM City from around 1.4 million to nearly 2 million subscribers  —  Newsletter-first local media network 6AM City …
Discussion: @mediaevan
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
BBC Studios aims to build a lifestyle brand for all ages around its hit cartoon character Bluey, which drove a record $3.6B in global BBC retail sales in 2024  —  Corporation aims to build ‘lifestyle brand’ for all ages around smash-hit cartoon character  —  Each episode may only last seven minutes …
Wall Street Journal:
Dow Jones responds to Trump lawsuit, saying “we have full confidence in the rigor and accuracy of our reporting, and will vigorously defend against any lawsuit”  —  Defamation lawsuit was filed in a Florida federal court  —  President Trump on Friday filed a lawsuit …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump files a $10B defamation suit against Rupert Murdoch, Dow Jones, and others after WSJ wrote an article saying Trump sent Jeffrey Epstein a “bawdy” letter
 
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X says France's criminal probe over algorithmic “manipulation” and “fraudulent” data extraction is “distorting French law in order to serve a political agenda”
Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
A look at the Dor Brothers, a video production studio that has gained over 100M views across platforms by creating viral subversive videos using only AI tools
Ben Fritz / Wall Street Journal:
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X sets its first UK Original, a docuseries about Premier League club Burnley's 2025/26 season, featuring 20 episodes of 10-12 minutes each released fortnightly
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Filing: Skydance CEO David Ellison and FCC Chair Brendan Carr met on July 15 to discuss the Paramount merger and “Skydance's commitment to unbiased journalism”
Peter White / Deadline:
The WGA says The Late Show's cancellation is a “bribe” as Paramount seeks merger approval and calls for NY State AG Letitia James to launch an investigation
 

 
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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

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

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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