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7:25 AM ET, November 19, 2025

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Washington Post:
In a meeting with Mohammed bin Salman, Trump says “a lot of people didn't like” Jamal Khashoggi, adding, “things happen, but [MBS] knew nothing about it”  —  The de facto Saudi ruler was branded an outcast after the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Trump calls for ABC to lose its broadcast license and says Brendan Carr “should look at that” after an ABC reporter asked questions about Khashoggi and Epstein  —  Donald Trump called for ABC to lose its broadcast license after he grew irate at correspondent Mary Bruce …
Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
WHCA reporters raise concerns about Saudi's Al Arabiya being the sole foreign outlet at Trump's MBS meeting and no mention of Khashoggi in background info
Variety:
Sources: Paramount Skydance formed a consortium with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth funds to bid $71B for WBD; Paramount denies the claim  —  UPDATED: Paramount Skydance has denied a Variety report that the company was forming an investment consortium with the sovereign wealth funds …
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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
TikTok is rolling out new digital well-being features like an affirmation journal and says it will also give users badges for limiting their daily screen time  —  TikTok is rolling out new digital well-being features like an affirmation journal and a background sound generator aimed at improving the mental health of its users.
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
During an Air Force One gaggle, President Trump said “Quiet, quiet, piggy” to a female Bloomberg reporter when she asked him about the Jeffrey Epstein emails  —  That came on Friday, when one female reporter attempted to ask the president about the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Fox News hires Palantir to build tools that help journalists produce stories across Fox platforms and social media; Fox won't use AI to generate editorial copy  —  Fox News Media has been working with Palantir for the past year to build a suite of custom AI newsroom tools alongside its journalists …
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Roblox plans to require all users to undergo an age estimation process to access chat features, starting January 2026, in an effort to enhance child safety  —  After scrutiny over its ability to protect children on the platform, Roblox is making a big change.
Terrence O'Brien / The Verge:
Google's pivot to AI Overviews cut Stereogum's ad revenue by 70%, founder Scott Lapatine says, so the site is shifting toward a subscription-focused model  —  Founder Scott Lapatine on the importance of independent media in the age of AI slop and algorithms.
Krishani Dhanji / The Guardian:
ABC MD Hugh Marks criticizes attacks on the Australian broadcaster as “opportunistic” over claims its Four Corners program distorted Trump's January 6 speech  —  ABC managing director tells National Press Club comparisons between BBC program edit and Four Corners episode are not legitimate
Discussion: Sydney Morning Herald
Bloomberg Law:
A US judge rules that Meta's Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions don't violate antitrust law as the FTC failed to prove the deals let Meta monopolize the market  —  Meta Platforms Inc. won a key court ruling that the company's acquisitions of the photo-sharing app Instagram and messaging service WhatsApp …
Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
Moral rot within journalism makes it hard for ethical practitioners to do their jobs, as they watch successful people in the field displaying malleable ethics  —  The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Esptein's journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
 
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
A look at Nexstar's $6.2B proposed merger with Tegna, which would result in Nexstar reaching 60% of US homes; CEO Perry Sook is confident about FCC approval
Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
The Financial Times launches its free newsletter FT Alphaville on Substack to reach younger readers, joining Reach, the Daily Mail, and other publishers
Jessica Davies / Digiday:
Forbes launched an AI-powered dynamic paywall on November 14 to help drive subscriptions; print and digital subscriptions make up 9% of its commercial revenue
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Al Tompkins / Poynter:
Memo: after Sinclair bought an 8% stake, Scripps says it's exploring stations sales with “many” broadcasters but talks with Sinclair didn't lead to an agreement
Discussion: TVNewsCheck and The Streamable
Riddhi Setty / Columbia Journalism Review:
The three-year strike at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ends after a Third Circuit court panel ruled the paper had acted in bad faith; the paper plans to appeal
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Mastodon founder and CEO Eugen Rochko steps down from the decentralized social network as part of its transition to a nonprofit structure governed by a board
 

 
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Bloomberg:
Sources: SpaceX plans an IPO in mid-to-late 2026, seeking to raise far above $30B and targeting a ~$1.5T valuation, potentially making it the largest IPO ever

Will Knight / Wired:
Anthropic, OpenAI, Block, Google, AWS, Microsoft, and others launch the Agentic AI Foundation to build open-source agent standards under the Linux Foundation

Ben Casselman / New York Times:
Study: ~200 Instacart shoppers across four cities saw different prices for the same item from the same store at the same time; Instacart says it's running tests
 
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