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Erik Wemple / New York Times:
The NYT sues the Pentagon in Washington, DC, arguing that the US DOD's new reporting restrictions infringed on its journalists' constitutional rights — The company said in a lawsuit that the Defense Department's new reporting restrictions infringed on the constitutional rights of journalists.
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James Faris / Business Insider:
Kalshi strikes a deal with CNBC that will integrate Kalshi's prediction data into CNBC's channel, site, and app starting in 2026, days after striking a CNN deal — - CNBC is partnering with prediction site Kalshi to integrate its data, starting in 2026. — Kalshi and Polymarket …
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Letter: Paramount expresses concern to WBD about the “fairness and adequacy” of the sales process, accusing WBD of favoring Netflix's offer — Paramount Skydance is calling foul on how Warner Bros. Discovery has conducted its sale process. — In a letter reviewed by CNBC …
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
CBS Evening News co-anchor Maurice DuBois will exit CBS News on December 18, as EIC Bari Weiss and President Tom Cibrowski overhaul the evening newscast — DuBois follows his co-anchor John Dickerson, who will leave CBS at the end of the year. — CBS Evening News co-anchor Maurice DuBois …
The Guardian:
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, and the Netherlands exit Eurovision after Israel received an all-clear to compete; the BBC and Germany's SWR plan to participate — Ireland, Spain, Slovenia and the Netherlands pull out after decision not to hold vote on Israel's participation
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
MS NOW, formerly MSNBC, plans to launch membership subscriptions in the summer of 2026, offering events, curated insights, and moderated community spaces — MS NOW, formerly MSNBC, plans to launch a membership-based, direct-to-consumer product next summer, the network's president Rebecca Kutler plans …
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Bloomberg Media COO Julia Beizer is leaving the company, a source says to lead Microsoft's AI news product, working under Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman — The longtime media veteran will work under Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman — The chief operating officer of Bloomberg Media …
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Blake Brittain / Reuters:
A US federal judge rules that OpenAI must produce 20M anonymized ChatGPT chat logs in the copyright lawsuit brought by The New York Times and other news outlets — OpenAI must produce millions of anonymized chat logs from ChatGPT users in its high-stakes copyright dispute with the New York Times …
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Klaudia Jaźwińska / Columbia Journalism Review:
The Tow Center releases a tracker that monitors lawsuits, deals, grants, and other developments between news publishers and AI companies
The Tow Center releases a tracker that monitors lawsuits, deals, grants, and other developments between news publishers and AI companies
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: Atlas Obscura's co-founders were pushed out of the company amid clashes with CEO Louise Story, who has trimmed staff and changed editorial strategy — The Scoop — Several months into Louise Story's tenure as CEO of Atlas Obscura, co-founders Joshua Foer and Dylan Thuras seemed pleased enough …
Jane Fonda / The Ankler:
Jane Fonda warns that a WBD merger in any form is an alarming escalation in media consolidation, threatening the entertainment industry and the First Amendment — Jane Fonda is a two-time Oscar-winning actress, producer and activist. She earlier appeared on The Rushfield Lunch to announce …
Sam Becker / Fast Company:
TBPN signs a partnership with the NYSE, giving the video podcast the same on-floor access enjoyed by major financial networks such as CNBC — The stock exchange's latest media partnership extends its push into new formats while giving TBPN a high-profile East Coast home base. — ADD ON GOOGLE
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Natalie Korach / Status:
Sources: Vanity Fair's February issue, already in print, lists Olivia Nuzzi as West Coast editor; staffers are yet to get an update on VF's Nuzzi investigation — The Vanity Fair sign at an Oscars party. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/VF/Getty Images for Vanity Fair) Come February …
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Harmeet Kaur / CNN:
Olivia Nuzzi's book American Canto is seeing slow initial sales, with the hardcover edition ranked No. 6,709 on Amazon's bestseller list as of early December 3
Olivia Nuzzi's book American Canto is seeing slow initial sales, with the hardcover edition ranked No. 6,709 on Amazon's bestseller list as of early December 3
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Kim Chandler / Associated Press:
The University of Alabama suspends two student-run magazines, one focused on Black students and another on women's issues, citing federal anti-DEI guidance — The University of Alabama has suspended the publication of two student-run magazines — one primarily focused on Black students …
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Committee to Protect Journalists:
Myanmar releases six journalists from prison, all detained following the military's 2021 coup, but continues to hold at least 27 journalists behind bars — The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the recent release of six journalists in Myanmar as part of a pre-election amnesty …
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Madison Malone Kircher / New York Times:
Spotify Wrapped's Listening Ages sparks widespread social media discussion and follows in Spotify's tradition of issuing gimmicky, loosely data-backed offerings — The wrinkle in this year's Spotify Wrapped release was an estimate of the user's “listening age.” Some wore it like a badge of honor.
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