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3:45 PM ET, September 10, 2025

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New York Times:
Sources: Paramount is considering giving Bari Weiss the title of editor-in-chief or co-president of CBS News, as part of a broader deal to buy The Free Press  —  The talks with Ms. Weiss, a founder of The Free Press, are the strongest sign yet that the new owner of CBS News intends to make major changes.
Deseret News:
Charlie Kirk, the MAGA influencer who founded Turning Point USA, was shot at an event at Utah Valley University  —  Kirk's status is unknown.  A suspect is in custody … This is a breaking news story and will be updated.  —  Charlie Kirk was shot at an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah on Wednesday.
Jill Goldsmith / Deadline:
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav says he expects the planned separation of the company to be completed by April 2026  —  It's the most specific executives have been as to a timeline.  The split of streaming and studios from global networks was anticipated to fall in the first half of the year.
The Guardian:
Leaked files: WaPo publisher Will Lewis supported Boris Johnson as a secret political adviser when he was UK PM in 2022; Lewis was AP's vice-chair at the time  —  Extensive meetings in 2022 between Lewis, then vice-chair of AP, and Johnson were not disclosed in transparency records
Terrence O'Brien / The Verge:
Spotify plans to roll out lossless audio at 24-bit/44.1 kHz FLAC to Premium users over the next two months in 50 markets, without needing a pricier subscription  —  Subscribers will be able to enjoy 24-bit / 44.1 kHz FLAC as part of their Premium plan. … It's been a long time coming but Spotify is finally getting lossless audio.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Bluesky says it will comply with age-verification laws in South Dakota and Wyoming because they strike the “right balance”, after exiting Mississippi  —  After blocking its service in Mississippi over its new age-assurance law, the social networking startup is taking a different approach …
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Free London business paper City AM says it returned to print profitability, with gross profit margin of 50% last quarter and EBIT up 52% from January to August  —  Free London business newspaper City AM has claimed a healthy return to print profitability over the last year.
Emma Roth / The Verge:
Reddit, Yahoo, Medium, Quora, People, O'Reilly, wikiHow, Ziff Davis, and others adopt the Really Simple Licensing (RSL) standard that sets terms for AI scraping  —  Reddit, Yahoo, Quora, and wikiHow are just some of the major brands on board with the RSL Standard.
Financial Times:
Sources: Rupert Murdoch forced the $3.3B succession deal through sheer will, placing enormous pressure on his adult children during negotiations over months  —  How the media mogul put chosen son Lachlan in charge of his empire — and cut out his ‘departing members’
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Paramount hires Meta's Dane Glasgow as chief product officer, reporting directly to CEO David Ellison; Glasgow is Facebook's former VP of product management  —  Dane Glasgow was most recently a vp at Facebook, overseeing the feed, Reels, Stories, Marketplace and other features.  He will report to David Ellison.
 
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Fox News cancels MediaBuzz with Howard Kurtz, the last media criticism show on TV after CNN's Reliable Sources was canceled; Kurtz will remain with the network
Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
Sources: UK-based The Observer cuts casual staff, changes its production days, and significantly reduces pagination, following its sale to Tortoise in April
Committee to Protect Journalists:
Nepalese “Gen Z” protestors set fire to the offices of daily newspaper Annapurna Post and of Kantipur Media Group, housing its print, TV, and radio divisions
Lynn Doan / Bloomberg:
Bending Spoons agrees to acquire Vimeo for $1.38B, in an all-cash deal set to close in Q4, representing a 91% premium; Vimeo will be delisted from exchanges
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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Ten years in, Stat has 520 group licenses, 7.5M monthly paid views, and a staff of around 100; summer subscriptions rose 45% YoY, thanks to a Trump bump
Dell Cameron / Wired:
Q&A with EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn, who will leave the role later this year after leading the nonprofit since 2015, on privacy, encryption, AI, and more
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD sues Sling TV over its short-term offerings that let viewers access its bundle for as little as a day; Disney filed an identical suit in August
 

 
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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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