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4:50 AM ET, October 8, 2025

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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Sources: Bari Weiss introduced herself to CBS News staff on Tuesday's morning call, saying she wants to “win” and ending by saying “let's do the fucking news”  —  Bari Weiss introduced herself to CBS News staff today on the network's 9AM call, saying she wants to “win,” which requires restoring trust to CBS. She also said she was excited for staff to get to know the Free Press, and ended her remarks by saying: “Let's do the fucking news.”
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 …
Associated Press:
Bob Ross Inc. plans to auction 30 Bob Ross paintings, and the proceeds, estimated at $850K to $1.4M, will go to public TV stations to help pay programming fees  —  Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Sources: Lynn Forester de Rothschild has put her family's full 26.7% stake in The Economist up for sale, and sellers anticipate it to be valued at up to £400M  —  British philanthropist and investor Lynn Forester de Rothschild has put her family's entire 26.7% stake in The Economist up for sale …
Discussion: The Times, Reuters and Talking Biz News
Marc Bennetts / The Times:
Vyacheslav Leontyev, ex-publisher of Soviet newspaper Pravda, is found dead in Moscow; a police source says he is suspected to have thrown himself from a window  —  The long time head of the Soviet newspaper Pravda has been found dead in Moscow, heightening concerns over a pattern of similar deaths
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Sources: WaPo plans to launch video podcasts, one hosted by columnist Megan McArdle next month and a flagship show led by Opinion Editor Adam O'Neal in January  —  Mentioned in this edition: Bari Weiss, Tom Cibrowski, Rebecca Blumenstein, Lachlan Murdoch, Ben Shapiro, Laura Loomer, Paul Beckett …
Anu Adegbola / Search Engine Land:
Instacart integrates its retail data with TikTok Ads Manager, letting consumer packaged goods advertisers target audiences and measure conversions within TikTok  —  Instacart today became the first retail media network to integrate directly with TikTok Ads Manager.
Lucy Schiller / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at low-power radio stations, which are hyperlocal, focused on emergency notifications and community voices, and usually very budget-constrained  —  Years ago, in Louisville, “people just didn't understand this concept of having a radio station where people could just walk in and play …
Ben Mullin / @benmullin:
Sources: Collin Campbell, NPR's podcasting strategy chief since 2023 and a former Gimlet executive editor, is leaving the network to join Apple  —  Scoop: Collin Campbell, NPR's podcasting strategy chief, is leaving the network. Three sources tell me he's joining Apple. [image]
Discussion: AppleInsider and 9to5Mac
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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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
MrBeast, who is set to earn an estimated $85M in 2025, says AI-generated videos could threaten creators' livelihoods, calling it “scary times” for the industry
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
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
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK filings: Piers Morgan's production company Wake Up Productions generated £17.1M in revenue in 2024, as he concluded his £50M, three year deal with News UK
Kerry Flynn / Axios:
American Express launches Amex Ads, a commerce media platform to let brands buy display ads on Amex-owned sites; the ad platform is separate from Amex Offers
 

 
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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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