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Justin Baragona / The Independent:
Sources at CBS News say newsroom morale is extremely low ahead of Bari Weiss' imminent arrival, and employees worry about her lack of experience as layoffs loom — EXCLUSIVE: 'People are using words like depressing and doomsday - feels like some sort of doomsday,' one source told The Independent …
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Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Source: Paramount Skydance is expected to name Bari Weiss as CBS News editor-in-chief, reporting to David Ellison, in the coming days, as it buys The Free Press — Paramount Skydance is poised to name Bari Weiss as editor in chief of CBS News in the coming days — giving …
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Liam Reilly / CNN:
CPJ says Mario Guevara was deported early Friday to his native El Salvador, after spending months in custody following his arrest while covering a protest — Mario Guevara, the Salvadoran journalist who gained popularity by documenting immigration raids, has been deported after spending months in federal custody.
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Sam Altman:
Sam Altman says OpenAI is planning two Sora changes for rightsholders: granular controls over generation of their characters and a revenue sharing system — We have been learning quickly from how people are using Sora and taking feedback from users, rightsholders, and other interested groups.
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Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
OpenAI's invite-only Sora app becomes the top free app in the US App Store three days after its launch, ahead of Gemini in second and ChatGPT in third — OpenAI now has two of the top three free apps in Apple's App Store, and its new video generation app Sora has snagged the coveted No. 1 spot.
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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
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Tom Warren / The Verge:
Sources: Microsoft is testing ad-supported games streaming internally, allowing employees to play select titles for free without a Game Pass subscription — Microsoft employees can now access an ad-supported version of Xbox Cloud Gaming ahead of a public test.
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Pew Research Center:
About 25% of US adults say they use AI chatbots like ChatGPT for news, and 33% of them say they generally find it difficult to tell what is true and what is not — A growing share of Americans are using artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT. But chatbots have not become a regular source of news for most Americans.
Ben Fritz / Wall Street Journal:
A look at LA's shrinking entertainment economy; ProdPro: 30% fewer $40M+ films and shows began shooting in the US in 2024 vs 2022, down 13% more in 2025 so far — Work is evaporating, businesses are closing, longtime residents are leaving, and the city's creative middle class is hanging on by a thread
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Rashi Shrivastava / Forbes:
Moonlake AI, which offers tools to help users “vibe code virtual worlds”, including for gaming, animation, and filmmaking, comes out of stealth with a $28M seed — Plus: Hollywood rejects an “AI actress.” — Welcome back to The Prompt. … Artificial intelligence is facing an existential crisis.
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD plans to remove live CNN programming from HBO Max on November 17 as CNN prepares to launch a streaming service — The network is slated to launch its own direct-to-consumer offering later this year. — HBO Max subscribers will lose their live CNN news programming next month.
Associated Press:
El Salvador's Journalists Association is moving its legal status out of the country in response to a new law that imposes a 30% tax on foreign donations to NGOs — El Salvador's Journalists Association is moving its legal status out of the country in response to a foreign agents law passed earlier …
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Jeremy Barr / @jeremymbarr:
Dominion Voting settles its lawsuit against OANN for defamation over 2020 election rigging claims — Another 2020 media lawsuit just got resolved: Dominion Voting Systems has ended their lawsuit against OAN [image]
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
The Guardian adds seven people to its audio and video journalism team as the outlet invests in audio and video content — The Guardian is expanding its audio and video journalism team with seven new recruits announced. — The hires come as editor-in-chief Katharine Viner revealed plans …
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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.”
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