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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Bari Weiss says she aims for “news that reflects reality”; David Ellison says CBS will speak to the 70% that “define themselves at center-left to center-right” — Weiss to take control of CBS News's editorial vision, aiming for ‘news that reflects reality’
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Paramount buys Bari Weiss' The Free Press, a source says for $150M; Weiss becomes CBS News EIC, reporting to David Ellison, not CBS News President Tom Cibrowski — Paramount Skydance has acquired The Free Press, a digital media outlet founded by former New York Times writer and editor Bari Weiss, the companies said Monday.
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Bari Weiss / The Free Press:
Bari Weiss says The Free Press will remain independent and she will continue to lead it as CEO and editor-in-chief, as she becomes CBS News EIC — We've sent more than 4,000 emails since we started The Free Press five years ago. This one is different. — We're a news organization …
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Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Sources: The Free Press hires Adam Rubenstein, who edited Senator Tom Cotton's controversial “Send in the Troops” NYT op-ed in June 2020, as its deputy editor — CBS News has tapped Adam Rubenstein — the conservative journalist who claimed in a viral essay that he was ostracized …
Jessica Testa / New York Times:
Bari Weiss' appointment as CBS News editor-in-chief is an acknowledgment of her professional ascension in the five years since leaving the NYT
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Tyler Katzenberger / Politico:
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs a law banning excessively loud ads on streaming services like Netflix and Hulu, a US first, modeled on a 2010 federal law — “We heard Californians loud and clear, and what's clear is that they don't want commercials at a volume any louder than the level …
Erik Wemple / New York Times:
The US Defense Department says that journalists “are not required to submit their writings” before publication, in a revised draft of press access restrictions — The Defense Department on Monday loosened and clarified its new restrictions for press access to the Pentagon …
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Erik Hayden / The Hollywood Reporter:
The Motion Picture Association calls on OpenAI to take “immediate and decisive action” to prevent copyright infringement on its Sora 2 service — The lobbying group, which counts all the major studios, called on the tech giant to at least acknowledge that it needs to follow established copyright law.
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Alex Ritman / Variety:
Amazon Prime Video quietly takes down James Bond artwork after facing a backlash for digitally removing guns from the posters — Last week, artwork for the franchise was posted on the Prime Video U.K. website in which, across each film image where a gun had previously been displayed, Bond had effectively been digitally disarmed.
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@j0hnadouglas, @oddernod, @davebesseling, @isakremizov, Cele|bitchy, @rossdyertv, The James Bond Dossier, @rosswbermaniv, @moviesinfocus, @kirkfletcher, The Register, The A.V. Club, Daily Star, PetaPixel, The Guardian, Gizmodo, HuffPost, TV Insider, Just Jared, Dexerto, Deadline, Townhall and Cord Cutters News
Wall Street Journal:
How Israel's war in Gaza has engulfed the entertainment industry, including popular TV shows produced in Israel going dark on US streaming services like Netflix — The creators of shows such as ‘Fauda’ and ‘Tehran,’ along with critics of Netanyahu in the Israeli film industry, find themselves caught in the crossfire of war
Lauren Johnson / Adweek:
PayPal announces PayPal Ads Manager, which lets small and midsize businesses set up ads on their ecommerce websites, with a rollout planned in early 2026 — The financial giant's new tool also manages ad spend. — Every company is an ad network these days—even your neighborhood coffee shop.
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Benzinga
Nathan Taylor Pemberton / New York Times:
A profile of TrueAnon, a left-leaning true-crime podcast exploring topics liberals often avoid, now among Patreon's top five podcasts with 40K+ paid subscribers — It was the 24th anniversary of Sept. 11, and “TrueAnon” had deviated from the usual patriotic script.
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@liz_franczak, @eastouest, @trueanonpod and @laurenbalik
Anu Adegbola / Search Engine Land:
YouTube launches the Activation Partners program to connect advertisers and agencies with a curated network of experts specializing in YouTube campaigns — Table of Contents — YouTube's new program links advertisers and agencies with vetted third-party experts in media buying and campaign management.
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