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Erik Wemple / New York Times:
The NYT, WSJ, WaPo, NPR, The Atlantic, Guardian, CNN, and others say they will not sign the Pentagon's new press restrictions ahead of a Tuesday deadline — The Washington Post, The New York Times, Newsmax and others said their journalists would not agree to the Defense Department's policies …
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Tom Bowman / NPR:
Longtime Pentagon reporter Tom Bowman explains why NPR won't be signing on to the Pentagon's press policy: “signing that document would make us stenographers” — Today, NPR will lose access to the Pentagon because we will not sign an unprecedented Defense Department document …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Fox News, ABC News, CBS News, CNN, and NBC News issue a joint statement declining to agree to the Pentagon's new requirements: “the policy is without precedent” — The Pentagon is telling beat reporters to sign restrictive new rules by Tuesday or surrender their press passes by Wednesday.
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Scott Nover / Washington Post:
Newsmax, The Washington Times, and the Washington Examiner say they will not sign the Pentagon's new press restrictions; OANN says it has signed the policy — The network generally supportive of the Trump administration joins ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN in saying it will not sign the Defense Department press policy.
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Isaac Schorr / Mediaite:
Trump shows support for Pete Hegseth's Pentagon press restrictions, saying “the press is very dishonest”, after expressing skepticism about the rules last month
Trump shows support for Pete Hegseth's Pentagon press restrictions, saying “the press is very dishonest”, after expressing skepticism about the rules last month
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Spotify partners with Netflix to distribute a selection of video podcasts from Spotify Studios and The Ringer on Netflix starting in early 2026 in the US — Spotify is bringing its video podcasts to Netflix starting next year, the company announced on Tuesday.
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David Ingram / NBC News:
Instagram overhauls Teen Accounts to align with PG-13 movie rating standards, block them from seeing accounts that share sexualized content, and more — After outrage over teens' well-being on Instagram erupted, the company said it would adopt the film industry's approach to content and aim to give teens a PG-13 experience.
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Benoit Berthelot / Bloomberg:
Publicis reports Q3 net revenue up 5.7% YoY to €3.53B, above est., and raises its 2025 revenue growth forecast to between 5% to 5.5% on strong ad and AI demand — Publicis Groupe SA raised its forecast for growth for the second time this year, benefiting from strong customer demand for artificial intelligence-led advertising.
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Marketing Dive, BMI, Adweek, Publicis Groupe S.A, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Financial Times and campaignlive.co.uk
Michael Schneider / Variety:
TiVo confirms that it exited the hardware business on October 1 when it stopped selling DVR devices and accessories, but says it will continue to offer support — The TiVo box, which sat at the cutting edge of television's early 2000s time-shifting viewer revolution, is no more.
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TheDesk.net, Engadget, David Preisman on LinkedIn and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Poynter:
Poynter announces a pilot project establishing a local public editor in Indianapolis to serve as a bridge between the public and local newsrooms — Partner newsrooms will publish the editor's independent analysis of local news coverage across the market — The nonprofit Poynter Institute …
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TVNewsCheck, Mirror Indy, @jayrosen.bsky.social and Kelly McBride on LinkedIn
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The New York Sun is reviving its print product for the first time since 2008, with weekly editions published in a Berliner format on Fridays — The New York Sun, which relaunched under its new owner and publisher Dovid Efune in 2022, is reviving the storied paper's print edition for the first time since 2008.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
BDG Media CEO and founder Bryan Goldberg says he expects the company to be profitable in 2025 with up to $130M in revenue, focusing on influencers and events — BDG Media, the parent company to fashion and lifestyle publications such as Bustle, Nylon and Scary Mommy, expects to be profitable …
Alyssa Ray / The Wrap:
SAG-AFTRA praises California Governor Gavin Newsom for signing new legislation to protect a performer's likeness, saying it takes action “against AI abuse” — SB 683 was signed into law by the California governor on Friday — SAG-AFTRA voiced their appreciation for California lawmakers …
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iThinkDifferent, AppleInsider, Governor of California, Politico and Politico
