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Jamie Grierson / The Guardian:
UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says the BBC's charter review will examine political appointments to its board, amid concerns over board member Robbie Gibb — Culture secretary says she shares concerns that such appointments have damaged trust, amid calls for Robbie Gibb to go
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Joel Simon / Columbia Journalism Review:
Sources: President Trump is being deployed against the BBC by those who want to defund the broadcaster, as its mandated license fee expires at the end of 2027 — The president set out to undermine public broadcasters in the US. Now, with help from British allies, he's taking his strategy global.
Telegraph:
BBC Newsnight spliced footage in 2022 of Trump's Jan. 6 speech and then ignored concerns; Trump's legal team says the BBC “engaged in a pattern of defamation” — President's legal team accuses corporation of ‘pattern of defamation’ after latest Telegraph revelations
Noor Nanji / BBC:
The BBC apologizes to President Trump for a Panorama episode that spliced parts of his January 6 speech together but rejects his demands for compensation
The BBC apologizes to President Trump for a Panorama episode that spliced parts of his January 6 speech together but rejects his demands for compensation
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Jacob Bernstein / New York Times:
A profile of Olivia Nuzzi as she prepares for the December 2 publication of American Canto, a memoir about her career and her relationship with RFK Jr — The former political journalist has written a combustive portrait of America, President Trump and the scandal with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that upended her career.
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Joe Coscarelli / New York Times:
How video podcasts have developed distinct visual styles favoring casual and intimate aesthetics, including Joe Rogan's almost proletarian dark red drapes — Modern online chat shows look less fussy and polished than TV. That's by design. — Once upon a special sit-down interview …
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Jeremy Barr / @jeremymbarr:
[Thread] Trump Media sues 19 media companies including The Guardian and Dow Jones in a Florida court, saying they published false financial info to hurt TMTG — The Trump Media & Technology Group sued 19 media companies in a Florida court on Wednesday, accusing them of “deliberately or recklessly [publishing] false financial information to damage TMTG's reputation, degrade the firm's financial standing, freeze its access to capital, [image]
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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
RedBird Capital drops its £500M bid for the Telegraph Media Group, after intense pressure from the Telegraph newsroom and allies over the group's links to China — US private equity group pulls out of sale amid threat of regulator intervention and newsroom criticism
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Austin Fuller / Current:
Chicago Public Media partners with alt-weekly Chicago Reader for a six-month pilot to sell ads and sponsorships; CPM brought in $13.1M in ads in 2024 — Chicago Public Media is looking to boost advertising in a challenging environment by teaming up with a local alternative weekly to sell advertising and sponsorships.
Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
US right-wing media first ignored the new Epstein emails, then was unified in focusing on a redacted name, showing how aligned it is with elected Republicans — Right-wing outlets have focused on a single redacted name in the 23,000 pages of correspondence related to Jeffrey Epstein that were released on Wednesday.
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Footballco says it is aiming for $100M in revenue in 2026, a World Cup year, despite traffic declines, as revenue from affiliates and YouTube sponsorships grows — Footballco is targeting $100m (about £76m) in revenue for the World Cup year in 2026 as affiliates and sponsored content …
Trishla Ostwal / Adweek:
CloudX, which uses Anthropic's Claude to automate mobile ad pricing and inventory optimization for publishers, raised a $30M Series A led by Addition — CloudX, a mobile ad startup founded by former adtech executives from MoPub and MAX, raised $30 million in a Series A round of funding.
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
JTN Networks, parent company of Just the News, acquires The Post Millennial and Human Events, which has been featuring columns and podcasts from Jack Posobiec — JTN Networks, the parent company of Just the News, has acquired the Human Events and The Post Millennial, uniting news brands on the right.
