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Charlie Kirk, the MAGA influencer who founded Turning Point USA, has died after being shot at an event at Utah Valley University — In what Utah's governor called a political assassination, a sniper shot and killed influential conservative Charlie Kirk on Wednesday at Utah Valley University in Orem …
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
While traditional media avoided sharing explicit videos of Charlie Kirk's assassination, gory imagery flooded social media, including X, Instagram, and TikTok
While traditional media avoided sharing explicit videos of Charlie Kirk's assassination, gory imagery flooded social media, including X, Instagram, and TikTok
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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.
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.
New York Times:
President Trump signs a memorandum seeking to reinstate a pre-1997 policy that would sharply restrict prescription drug advertising on TV and social media — The administration is proposing a return to a 1990s-era policy that kept most drug ads off TV. That could dent the revenues of drugmakers and major networks.
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Drew Lerner / Awful Announcing:
ESPN strikes a deal with EverPass to distribute ESPN+ in bars and restaurants, including over 2,200 live events that are exclusive to ESPN+ — With more content than ever finding itself exclusive to the ESPN app, it's important that such streaming-only events find their way into commercial establishments.
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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Reddit launches free tools for publishers as part of Reddit Pro, to track article performance and get suggestions on which communities to share their stories in — Reddit on Wednesday launched a set of free tools for publishers to track their article performance and receive suggestions …
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Inside Radio:
The FCC votes to confirm a $920K fine against the operator of a New Jersey pirate radio station from November 2023 to January 2024, under the PIRATE Act of 2020 — Federal law has allowed the Federal Communications Commission to hit operators of unlicensed radio stations with bigger penalties …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Bluesky says it will comply with South Dakota and Wyoming age-verification laws, which “currently strikes the right balance”, after exiting Mississippi — After blocking its service in Mississippi over its new age-assurance law, the social networking startup is taking …
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 — ‘MediaBuzz’ anchor Howard Kurtz will become a political media analyst, while Griff Jenkins joins ‘Fox & Friends’ weekend …
Alex Reisner / The Atlantic:
Analysis: 13+ datasets used by tech companies without permission to train AI models contain 15.8M+ YouTube videos from 2M+ channels, including 1M how-to videos — At least 15 million videos have been snatched by tech companies. — When jon peters uploaded his first video to YouTube in 2010, he had no idea where it would lead.
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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 — Bending Spoons, one of Europe's largest mobile app developers, has agreed to buy the video platform Vimeo in an all-cash deal valued at about $1.38 billion.
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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 — New Delhi, September 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Nepali authorities to ensure the safety …
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