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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 — They were careful with the explicit imagery — as usual. But did it make any difference? — Traditional news organizations …
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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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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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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Hearst will own major news outlets in Texas's four largest metropolitan areas with its Dallas Morning News purchase, pending a September 23 shareholder vote — With its purchase of the Dallas Morning News, the 138-year-old company is set to own all the largest newspapers in Texas
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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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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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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