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8:10 AM ET, July 23, 2025

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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Several LAT staffers say Jon Stewart's unchallenging interview of Patrick Soon-Shiong on The Daily Show left many inside the LAT newsroom perplexed and furious  —  On Monday night, Jon Stewart delivered a blistering monologue targeting the corporate media executives that have caved to Donald Trump …
David Folkenflik / NPR:
NPR EIC and acting Chief Content Officer Edith Chapin is stepping down later this year and says her choice wasn't driven by Congress' rescission of funding  —  NPR's editor in chief and acting chief content officer Edith Chapin told colleagues Tuesday morning that she has decided to step down.
Lesley Goldberg / The Ankler:
Sources: CBS decided to end The Late Show on June 27, before the 60 Minutes settlement, but Colbert's agent only informed him after he taped the July 16 episode  —  SCOOP: James Dixon waited two weeks to tell his star and more new details about who knew what and when, and what comes next
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Pew Research Center:
A survey of 900 US Google users: of ~69K searches, 18% gave AI Overviews; of those, users clicked a link 8% of the time, compared to 15% with no AI summary  —  Last year, Google introduced “AI Overviews,” a feature that displays an artificial intelligence-generated result summary at the top of many Google search pages.
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
President Trump says he anticipates receiving $20M in ads and PSAs from Skydance, bringing the cost of the 60 Minutes settlement to $36M  —  President posts on social media that he will receive more than the already agreed to $16 million payment  —  President Trump said that he anticipates …
Nick Spicer / NPR:
Agence France-Presse calls on the Israeli government to allow its freelance journalists to leave the Gaza Strip because of a worsening hunger crisis there  —  French news agency Agence France-Presse is calling on the Israeli government to allow its freelance journalists to leave the Gaza Strip …
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
The BBC says it will air a new MasterChef season filmed before presenters Gregg Wallace and John Torode were fired over Banijay's misconduct report  —  Today, the BBC said that “after careful consideration and consultation with the contestants” it will air the show on both BBC One linear and BBC iPlayer.
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Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg:
The EU opens a full-scale investigation into UMG's $775M acquisition of Downtown Music over concerns the deal could negatively impact competition in the market
Andrew Marchand / New York Times:
Sources: ESPN and the NFL are nearing a landmark deal to add Red Zone, NFL Network, and more to the ESPN's streamer, launching in the fall for $29.99 per month  —  In 1987, an eight-year-old cable network in just 41 million homes acquired the rights to eight NFL regular season Sunday night games and the Pro Bowl.
Mike Scarcella / Reuters:
A full US Court of Appeals keeps in place a June 6 decision that let Trump bar the AP from the Oval Office; a Supreme Court appeal is possible  —  A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday declined to lift restrictions imposed by President Donald Trump's administration on White House access …
 
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Aleef Jahan / Reuters:
Zee Entertainment reports Q1 revenue down 14% YoY to ~$214.24M, ad revenue down 17%, net profit up 22%, and Zee5 revenue up 30%; Zee's shares closed down 5.7%
Bloomberg:
Sources: Google is seeking to recruit news organizations for a new licensing project related to AI, and plans to launch a pilot initially with ~20 US outlets
Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
Sources: Paramount will pay $300M a year for five years to bring global streaming rights for South Park to Paramount+, including US rights for the first time
 

 
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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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