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Rebecca Huntington / WyoFile:
Eight local newspapers in Wyoming will keep publishing after three newspaper executives reached a deal to buy them from Illinois-based News Media Corporation — Wyoming newspaper executives Robb and Jen Hicks and Rob Mortimore announced Tuesday they've reached an agreement …
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Sheridan Press, Cowboy State Daily and GoCoNow
Toluse Olorunnipa / The Atlantic:
Kari Lake pushes to deport some of her former employees who worked for Voice of America; they were invited to the US under J-1 visas that are no longer valid — “Their time here is up,” she said of J-1 visa holders who worked for Voice of America. — After rushing to shut …
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Washington Post:
The Washington Post names Sara Kehaulani Goo president of the Creator Network, the newest version of its “third newsroom”, independent of the editorial newsroom — Just now — By WashPostPR — An announcement from Chief Strategy Officer Suzi Watford:
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TVNewsCheck, @jeffjarvis.bsky.social and Sara Kehaulani Goo on LinkedIn
Afik Rechler / Chainstory:
An analysis of ~80K articles published by Investing.com, The Defiant, Benzinga, CoinDesk, and Bitcoin News in H1 2025 finds 48% were AI-generated or AI-assisted — From January to June 2025, crypto newsrooms took different paths with AI. Here's what we found. — Key Highlights
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@kifakrec, @kifakrec, @kifakrec and crypto.news
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Internal memo: Vanity Fair will move away from news aggregation, reviews, and trade coverage, phasing out The Hive and Hollywood Daily — Condé Nast title to phase out editorial verticals including The Hive and Hollywood Daily … In a memo to staff Tuesday, Guiducci said Vanity Fair …
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Time:
Time appoints Michael Mraz as SVP, Head of Product and Platform AI for “infusing” AI into its product architecture, newsroom workflows, and audience engagement — Team, — I am excited to announce that Michael Mraz is joining TIME as our new SVP, Head of Product and Platform AI.
Tom Orry / Eurogamer.net:
Eurogamer unveils coverage updates, including a daily live report for gaming news and a new homepage with a focus on original reporting and features — To be this good takes aGEs. — Today we're rolling out a new Eurogamer. This isn't a new website design, but a rethink of how we work …
Washington Post:
Interviews with over 70 people detail the 13-year search for Austin Tice, the American journalist who was kidnapped near Damascus in August 2012 — The Post uncovered new details and previously unreported efforts to find the reporter kidnapped in Syria. — Mekhennet, Nakashima …
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@suzanhaidamous, @justatareq, @mohamdech, Reporters Without Borders and The Week
Emily Price / Fast Company:
Meta says Threads has 400M+ monthly active users, up from 350M MAUs in April; Similarweb says Threads had 15.3M mobile DAUs in the US in June, below X's 22.9M — Meta's Twitter rival has hit 400 million monthly users, closing the gap with X on mobile. — Meta's Threads is on a roll.
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Martyn Ziegler / The Times:
Sky Sports executive Jonathan Licht says ending the Premier League's Saturday 3PM broadcasting blackout will help combat piracy; it remains in its next TV deal — Measure was introduced to protect attendances and amateur football but broadcaster says it encourages illegal streaming of Premier Leagues games
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Disney and Webtoon strike a deal that brings about 100 Disney comics titles to Webtoon, with characters from Disney, Marvel, 20th Century Studios, and Star Wars — Spider-Man, Captain America, Darth Vader, Beauty and the Beast, and more from Disney's intellectual-property treasure chest …
Ethan Millman / The Hollywood Reporter:
Spotify signs a direct licensing deal with rights group Kobalt to provide “greater flexibility, efficiency, value, and protections to songwriters in the US” — This partnership is a step in the right direction, and we look forward to continuing to work with Spotify to increase …
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