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11:20 AM ET, October 8, 2025

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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 …
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.”
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Lemonade Stand, a business podcast launched seven months ago by three Twitch streamers, grows to over 16,000 Patreon subscribers, generating $58K+ per month  —  The business show Lemonade Stand has an audience that is 91% male and 60% Gen Z  —  Welcome back to Soundbite.
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
On his two-year anniversary as CNN CEO, Mark Thompson talks about the core value proposition of CNN, cable news, CNN's alleged left-leaning bias, and more  —  Since taking the helm of CNN two years ago, Sir Mark Thompson—both a British Knight and American citizen—has been something …
Ethan Millman / The Hollywood Reporter:
Spotify enters into a direct music publishing agreement with BMG, following deals in 2025 with UMG, Sony Music, Warner Chappell, and Kobalt  —  “Working directly with Spotify helps us reinforce our mission to ensure songwriters are fairly represented and rewarded for their work," BMG CEO Thomas Coesfeld said.
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 …
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Washington Post:
An analysis of 1,100 TikTok users' watch histories across six months in 2024 shows just how effective TikTok is at getting even its heaviest users to watch more  —  More than 800 U.S. TikTok users shared their data with The Washington Post.  We used it to find out why some people become power users, spending hours per day scrolling.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Filing: PA Media Group reports 2024 revenue up 3% YoY to £116.3M, its eighth consecutive year of revenue growth, but profit before tax declined by 4% to £8.6M  —  Accounts for 2024 are first under new CEO Emily Shelley.  —  PA Media Group has grown its revenue for the eighth year in a row …
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 …
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 …
Marc Caputo / Axios:
HarperCollins UK apologizes to Melania Trump and recalls a book that repeated unverified claims that Jeffrey Epstein helped introduce her to President Trump  —  Book publisher HarperCollins UK apologized to First Lady Melania Trump on Tuesday and recalled a book that repeated unverified claims …
 
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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

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