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2:20 PM ET, October 30, 2025

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Brendan Ruberry / Semafor:
A man named Bill DeBlasio, quoted in a Times story as ex-NYC mayor de Blasio, says he just played along in response to Times' email and used ChatGPT to respond  —  The Scoop  —  The man at the heart of a high-stakes mix-up that rippled through global political journalism in the final days …
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Zachary Leeman / Mediaite:
The Times of London says its “reporter had been misled by an individual falsely claiming to be” Bill de Blasio; it took down its story after two hours
Liam Scott / Columbia Journalism Review:
Q&A with Isaac Chotiner, who has been called the “interview assassin”, on why he likes Q&A's, how he structures them, why he points out contradictions, and more  —  If Isaac Chotiner comes calling for an interview, is it best to just hang up?
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Marc Schneider / Billboard:
UMG and Stability AI announce a partnership to develop music creation tools powered by “responsibly” trained AI  —  Following its Udio pact, the label group says it will team up with Stability AI to build AI tools that are “trained responsibly” and with proper licensing.
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Katherine Sayre / Wall Street Journal:
UMG partners with AI music generator Udio to launch a subscription service for creating music with licensed songs in 2026, in part to settle a copyright lawsuit
Sophie Culpepper / Nieman Lab:
The Salt Lake Tribune launches The Southern Utah Tribune, a free monthly newspaper, its latest local news product after a Cache Valley newsletter and Moab paper  —  “We believe that the first thing we have to do is build something that people want.”  —  On October 9, a Thursday, The Southern Utah Tribune published its first issue.
Tyler Falk / Current:
CPB announces a $1.1M grant to establish a regional journalism collaboration led by Minnesota Public Radio, funding two editors overseeing four reporters  —  CPB is supporting the establishment of a regional journalism collaboration led by Minnesota Public Radio with a $1.1 million grant …
Alex Heath / Sources:
Sources: YouTube reorganizes its leadership team, with three product teams reporting to CEO Neal Mohan, and announces a “voluntary exit program” for US staff  —  Neal Mohan's internal memo about YouTube's “next frontier” and opt-in layoffs.  —  ∙ Paid
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Alphabet reports YouTube's Q3 ad revenue rose 15% YoY to $10.26B, vs. $10.01B est., and Google's ad revenue reached $74.18B, up from $65.85B in Q3 2024
Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube reorganizes its product group, naming Christian Oestlien as head of all subscription products, including YouTube TV, Music, and Premium
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Erik Wemple / New York Times:
A profile of Shirish Dáte, a White House reporter for HuffPost, whose treatment by top Trump officials stands out, with regular insulting and disparaging texts  —  Journalists court criticism when they fail to ask subjects of their reporting for comment.
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
OpenAI's Sora app adds new features, including “character cameos” to create AI deepfakes of pets, illustrations, and more, clip stitching, and leaderboards  —  Users can now create character cameos and combine clips together to make longer multi-scene videos.
Karissa Bell / Engadget:
Mark Zuckerberg says Threads has 150M DAUs, up from 100M+ in December 2024, and Meta has rolled out ads globally in the Threads feed with plans to add video ads  —  Ads in the Threads feed have rolled out globally and video ads are on the way.  —  Threads has grown to 150 million daily active users.
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Jaspreet Singh / Reuters:
Meta recorded a $15.93B one-time income tax charge related to Trump's Big Beautiful Bill, and expects 2025 capex of $70B-$72B, up from its $66B-$72B forecast
Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
Meta reports Q3 revenue up 26% YoY to $51.2B, vs. $49.4B est., net income down 83% YoY to $2.7B, and family DAP up 8% to 3.54B for September; META drops 8%+
 
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Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Comcast reports NBCU Q3 revenue down 20% YoY to $6.6B, EBITDA up 28% to $832M, 41M Peacock subscribers, and a $217M Peacock loss, down from a $436M loss YoY
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Disney and YouTube settle their legal dispute over YouTube's hiring in May of former Disney executive Justin Connolly to be global head of media and sports
Pooja Rajkumari / TheStreet:
Crypto media company Blockworks is closing its newsroom, launched in 2021, and will focus on software and data, continuing its main newsletters and podcasts
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Simon Goodley / The Guardian:
The Telegraph's sale to RedBird Capital faces new controversy after the paper linked RedBird's John Thornton to Chinese leader and suspected spy chief Cai Qi
Ana Marie Cox / Talking Points Memo:
Patron-supported journalism, including newsletters on platforms like Patreon and Substack, offers only a precarious income for many journalists
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Paramount Skydance lays off ~1,000 staff, mostly in the US; in a memo, David Ellison says the cuts “are necessary to position Paramount for long-term success”
 

 
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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

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

A.J. Vicens / Reuters:
US and Canadian authorities warn that Chinese hackers are using the Brickstorm malware to install backdoor access within unnamed government and IT entities
 
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