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Jessica Testa / New York Times:
Vogue names Chloe Malle, editor of its website and co-host of its podcast, as the new editor of American Vogue, replacing Anna Wintour after 37 years — Ms. Malle, 39, succeeds Anna Wintour, a titan in fashion. “There has to be a noticeable shift that makes this mine,” Ms. Malle said in an interview.
Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
A profile of Benny Johnson, a right-wing podcaster with a history of plagiarism and spreading conspiracies, who now sits in the White House's new media seat — Benny Johnson, a right-wing podcaster, has enjoyed rare access and promotion from the Trump administration.
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
Maoyan: China's 2025 summer box office hit $1.67B, up 2.7% YoY; average ticket prices fell to $5.04, driven by reduced distribution fees and ticket subsidies — The average ticket price dropped to $5.04, the second lowest over the period, driven by reduced distribution fees and ticket subsidy campaigns.
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Pamela McClintock / The Hollywood Reporter:
Comscore: US and Canada summer box office revenue was $3.67B, down slightly from $3.68B in 2024, and well short of the $4B from the Barbenheimer-fueled 2023
Comscore: US and Canada summer box office revenue was $3.67B, down slightly from $3.68B in 2024, and well short of the $4B from the Barbenheimer-fueled 2023
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Al Jazeera:
Reporters Without Borders says 250+ outlets in 70+ countries staged a front page protest highlighting the killing of 200+ journalists in Israel's war on Gaza — Media outlets have staged a front page protest to highlight the killings of more than 200 journalists in 22 months.
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Max Tani / Semafor:
NYT began bundling its digital subscription with The Economist in the UK earlier in 2025; the bundled price is less than an annual digital sub to The Economist — The New York Times has begun bundling its digital subscription with The Economist, a demonstration of the paper's increasing willingness …
Jaewon Kang / Bloomberg:
Walmart+ will add free access to Peacock Premium on September 15, letting members pick between Peacock Premium and Paramount+ Essential and switch every 90 days — Walmart Inc. is adding a new streaming perk for its paid membership program, the latest effort to beef up offerings and entice more users.
The Economic Times:
Walmart-owned Indian e-commerce company Flipkart acquires a majority stake in digital content platform Pinkvilla; source: the deal values Pinkvilla at ~$15M — While Flipkart did not disclose details of the deal, a person close to the matter said the online retailer is likely to have picked …
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Sebastian Modak / Wall Street Journal:
A look at Radio Garden, a free website and app launched in 2016 as an art project, which streams feeds from 37K radio stations worldwide; the app has 3M MAUs — Thanks to Radio Garden's explorable map, armchair travelers can stream radio stations from across the world. Tuning in can feel a whole lot like traveling.
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Gay Times CEO Tag Warner says his outlet is facing “good old-fashioned discrimination” from advertisers amid DEI criticism; other LGBTQ+ publishers agree — Media figures say ‘gold rush is over’, as attacks on diversity and inclusion have led to some advertisers avoiding outlets
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Fred Vogelstein / Crazy Stupid Tech:
Q&A with Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince on why he thinks AI chatbots imperil the web and journalism's future, his company's pay-per-crawl initiative, and more — Sixteen years ago Matthew Prince and classmate Michelle Zatlyn at Harvard Business School decided there was a better …
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Matt Alt / New Yorker:
A profile of Weekly Shōnen Jump, Japan's top manga magazine and home to Naruto, which has created a formula for generating hit franchises from young talent — The magazine, home to such series as “Naruto” and “One Piece,” has created a formula for coaxing hit franchises out of young talents.
Joe Drape / New York Times:
Fox embraces horse racing, broadcasting 900+ hours of New York racing on Fox Sports, and invests in betting platform NYRA Bets to capitalize on a betting boom — Fox's Saturday broadcasts of Saratoga horse races have averaged 501,000 viewers, more than the National Hockey League's regular season …
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Coco Feng / South China Morning Post:
China's new AI content labeling law goes into effect, as part of a broad effort to address AI-related risks such as misinformation and copyright infringement — The law requires explicit and implicit labels for AI-generated text, images, audio, video and other virtual content
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