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6:50 AM ET, October 3, 2025

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Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Source: Paramount Skydance is expected to name Bari Weiss as CBS News editor-in-chief in coming days, reporting to David Ellison, as it acquires The Free Press  —  Paramount Skydance is poised to name Bari Weiss as editor in chief of CBS News in the coming days — giving …
WABE:
Mario Guevara, the Spanish-language journalist arrested while filming a Georgia protest in June, is set to be deported to El Salvador on Friday  —  Mario Guevara, the Atlanta-based Spanish-language journalist who was arrested covering an anti-Trump protest, has been transported …
Ben Mullin / @benmullin:
Source: The Washington Post's Opinion editor, Adam O'Neal, is laying off six employees and some contractors as part of a plan to shake up the section  —  scoop: Adam O'Neal, the new Opinion Editor at The Washington Post, is laying off staffers as part of a plan to shake up the section. A source says six employees are affected. I've also been told some contractors are being terminated. Here's one email provided by a source: [image]
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Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
The Washington Post hires three conservatives as opinion writers: Spectator's Kate Andrews, National Review's Dominic Pino, and Boston Globe's Carine Hajjar  —  PERSONAL LIBERTIES  —  They will work for its new opinion editor who admits its readers are “overwhelmingly liberal.”
Discussion: Talking Biz News and Fox News
Reuters:
Google and Comcast's NBCUniversal reach a long-term agreement to keep NBC shows, including Sunday Night Football and America's Got Talent, on YouTube TV  —  Alphabet's Google (GOOGL.O) and Comcast-owned (CMCSA.O) NBCUniversal said they had reached a long-term agreement to retain availability of NBC shows …
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
OpenAI's Sora 2 generates copyright infringing content, including numerous AI-generated clips featuring SpongeBob, Pokémon, Mario, Rick and Morty, and Star Wars  —  Within moments of opening OpenAI's new AI slop app Sora, I am watching Pikachu steal Poké Balls from a CVS.
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New York Times:
Hollywood insiders raise concerns over Sora's unauthorized use of artists' IP; WME told OpenAI that all its clients are opting out of having their IP in Sora
Gretel Kahn / Reuters Institute:
A look at how the Canadian Journalism Collective has distributed Google's annual CA$100M payment under the Online News Act; 400+ outlets have received funds  —  Four managers discuss who's left behind and what it means for democracy  —  Since May 2025, Canadian outlets have begun to receive …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
In three days, Elon Musk has posted or reposted criticisms and calls to cancel Netflix at least 26 times on X, over transgender references in kids' shows  —  Elon Musk, a self-proclaimed “free speech absolutist,” has launched an effort urging his 227 million followers on X — the social media platform he controls — to cancel Netflix.
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Q&A with Jack Davenport, co-founder of podcast producer Goalhanger, which has 70M streams per month and ~55 staff, on the cost of shifting to video, and more  —  With 70 million full-episode streams per month, averaging 40 minutes per show, Goalhanger is now among the biggest publishers in the UK.
Discussion: The Kids StreamerSphere and Acast
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Seven US and French news publishers sign up with Perplexity's Comet Plus, a $5/month add-on for the AI-powered Comet browser, with revenue splits for publishers
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Meta unveils communities on Threads, starting with 100+ dedicated spaces for casual conversations around topics like basketball, television, and K-pop music
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Megan Brenan / Gallup:
A survey finds only 28% of US adults overall and 8% of Republicans have a “great deal” or “fair amount” of trust in newspapers, radio, and TV news, a new low
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
ESPN and Fox One's streaming bundle launches for $39.99 per month
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Disney says that Hulu will replace the Star hub on Disney+ from October 8 in non-US markets, in an effort to turn Hulu into an internationally recognized brand
Burgess Everett / Semafor:
Source: Brendan Carr has agreed to testify before the Senate Commerce Committee over his public pressure on Disney and ABC about Kimmel's Charlie Kirk monologue
 

 
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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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