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9:20 AM ET, September 22, 2025

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Erin Doherty / CNBC:
Trump says Lachlan and Rupert Murdoch may join TikTok US' ownership group; source: Lachlan is not likely to join on his own, but Fox Corp. may be involved  —  President Donald Trump said in an interview that aired Sunday that conservative media baron Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan …
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Axios:
White House says TikTok's new US entity would lease a copy of ByteDance's algorithm, which Oracle would retrain; US users wouldn't need to re-download the app  —  TikTok's new U.S. entity would lease its algorithm from Chinese owner ByteDance under the terms of a proposed deal between the U.S. and China …
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump claims he and Xi Jinping approved a deal for TikTok's US operations; Chinese media's readout only says that China respects the wishes of businesses
New York Times:
A look at Fox News Books, where execs sometimes match a Fox host or contributor with a subject and the books are launched with a cascade of Fox News appearances  —  Encouraged by the chief executive of Fox News Media, Trey Gowdy wrote a best-selling debut novel.Will Crooks for The New York Times
Doug Shapiro / The Mediator:
As GenAI disrupts media content creation by lowering barriers and costs, value will shift to complements such as merchandise, live events, and exclusive access  —  The Logical Conclusion of Plummeting Creation Costs … There are a lot of open questions about how GenAI will affect the media business …
William Christou / The Guardian:
CPJ: Israel's attack on a newspaper complex in Yemen on September 10, which killed 31 journalists, was the second deadliest attack on journalists ever recorded  —  Press freedom group says ‘brutal and unjustified attack’ is deadliest since 2009 Maguindanao massacre in Philippines
Jessica Davies / Digiday:
The Sun is betting big on original long-form video, with video's share of its digital revenue doubling to 18% since January; ~50 people now work on Originals  —  This article was provided as an exclusive preview for Digiday+ members, who were able to access it early.
Scott Nover / Washington Post:
Doc: journalists covering the Pentagon will be required to pledge not to gather confidential or unauthorized info, and their passes will be revoked if they do  —  A document spells out the latest in a series of escalating restrictions placed on the press corps covering the Pentagon during Trump's second term.
Erik Hayden / The Hollywood Reporter:
US survey: most Fox News anchors saw increases in respondents who trusted them “a lot” or “some”; Anderson Cooper and Rachel Maddow saw trust levels decline  —  Fox News anchors rise, Joe Scarborough and Chris Cuomo fall and David Muir reigns in primetime, THR's exclusive poll finds.
Discussion: @chrisyogerst.com
Skye Pillsbury / The Squeeze:
An interview with Heavyweight senior producer Kalila Holt on getting laid off from Spotify, the show's new Pushkin chapter, Spotify's cut of the deal, and more  —  Plus, I Explain Why I Ghosted You.  —  👋 Hey, beautiful podcast people — remember me?
Discussion: @j_goldstein and Nieman Storyboard
Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Sinclair reversed a decision to air a documentary on the life of Charlie Kirk in a Friday evening time slot normally reserved for repeats of Jimmy Kimmel Live  —  Sinclair, Inc. reversed its commitment to air a documentary on the life of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in a Friday evening …
Olivia Empson / The Guardian:
Police arrest a man suspected of shooting at Sacramento's ABC affiliate a day after protesters gathered to condemn the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's show  —  Police say the ABC10 building was occupied when shots were fired into the lobby but ‘no one was injured’
Dan Raby / CBS News:
Spanish-language journalist Mario Guevara faces imminent deportation after being in the US for 20+ years; he was arrested while covering a Georgia rally in June  —  A journalist arrested during a protest in June in metro Atlanta could be deported in the near future after a federal judge ordered …
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Mario Guevara / The Bitter Southerner:
Journalist Mario Guevara details his ICE detention after being arrested on June 14 while covering a protest in Georgia; he has no pending criminal charges
 
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Associated Press:
Trump's tactics against the media resemble approaches used by authoritarian leaders in other countries, such as Hungary and Serbia, to curtail critical coverage
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court cases, starting with Bantam Books v. Sullivan, established that the First Amendment forbids the government from using coercion to suppress speech
The Guardian:
A US judge strikes down Trump's $15B lawsuit against the NYT for violating a rule requiring a “short plain statement” of the claim; Trump can amend the action
Washington Post:
Tests show OpenAI's Sora can closely mimic Netflix shows, movies, TikTok videos, and Twitch streams, suggesting it was trained on versions of such content
 

 
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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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