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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
The Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press files a US court application to access the sealed warrant justifying the raid on Hannah Natanson's home — The Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press filed an application with the U.S. District Court in Alexandria.
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Washington Post:
Many journalists say the FBI raid on a WaPo reporter's home is a jarring new step to limit media's ability to gather information the government wants to hide — Many saw the FBI search of a Washington Post reporter's home as a jarring new step aimed at limiting their ability to gather information.
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The Wrap, The Guardian, Media Nation, We Got This Covered, Cameron Barr on LinkedIn, WebProNews, MS NOW, Sydney Morning Herald, Deadline, Associated Press, Townhall, The Boston Globe, Al Jazeera, Straight Arrow News, Courthouse News Service, Freedom of the Press …, Mediaite, Semafor, New York Times and @brianstelter
Emma Roth / The Verge:
The Wikimedia Foundation says Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Perplexity, and Mistral joined Wikimedia Enterprise to get “tuned” API access; Google is already a member — The companies have joined Google as the latest members of the Wikimedia Enterprise program.
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TechCrunch, Wikimedia Enterprise, Sherwood News, Engadget, Ars Technica, Constellation Research, Reuters, BMI and Tech in Asia, more at Techmeme »
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Wikimedia celebrates Wikipedia's 25th anniversary, marking its growth from 100 pages to 65M+ articles with nearly 15B monthly views, and releases a docuseries — The online encyclopedia is releasing a mini docuseries that puts faces to the editors behind an array of Wikipedia articles.
Lauren Thomas / Wall Street Journal:
A judge denies Paramount's request to force WBD to disclose more info about its Netflix deal; Paramount says it plans to extend its tender offer beyond Jan. 21 — Paramount lawsuit tried to force a rapid release of information, but the court ruled there was no urgency to the request
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Bloomberg, Los Angeles Times, Deadline, Semafor, Media Play News, The Motley Fool, Newsmax and Bounding Into Comics
Ben Sherry / Inc:
Symbolic.ai, founded by ex-eBay CEO Devin Wenig and Ars Technica cofounder Jon Stokes, partners with News Corp to offer AI tools to WSJ, Barron's, and others — Exclusive: An AI-based journalism platform aims to do it all. Can it deliver the accuracy and productivity it promises?
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Symbolic.ai
The Atlantic:
Texas Tribune co-founder Evan Smith joins The Atlantic as a managing director overseeing events; he will remain senior adviser at Emerson Collective — Evan Smith, who co-founded The Texas Tribune and its renowned festival and has advised dozens of local newsrooms on their live-journalism businesses …
Corbin Bolies / The Wrap:
Politico Global EIC John Harris tells staff he will move into a new role as chairman and begin a search for a new EIC, who will be named “at some point in 2026” — Politico Global Editor-in-Chief John Harris told staff on Thursday that he would move into a new role as chairman …
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@mlcalderone, @maxwelltani, @dylanbyers and The Wrap
Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
Q&A with Amazon's Prime Video Europe VP Andrew Bennett on a flurry of global partnership deals, including with free-to-air broadcasters, and other growth plans — Europe VP Andrew Bennett shares the logic for Prime's latest pacts in Spain and France, and why HBO Max is doubling down on its partnership.
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Andrew Bennett on LinkedIn and Elisabetta Carruba on LinkedIn
Rohith Nair / Reuters:
FIFA makes Stats Perform its first official data and betting streaming rights distributor to licensed sportsbooks for the 2026 World Cup and other events — FIFA has selected sports AI firm Stats Perform as their first official betting data and betting streaming rights distributor …
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Inside FIFA, Sports Video Group and talkSPORT
Axios:
Ukrainian media company Holywater raised a $22M Series A led by Horizon Capital to grow its microdrama app My Drama and other products — Ukrainian media company Holywater has raised a $22 million Series A to help grow its microdrama app My Drama and other products, the company exclusively tells Axios.
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AIN and Financial Post
Olivia Solon / Bloomberg:
Yield Sec: the top 10 pirate sports streaming sites in the UK, largely funded by ads from unlicensed gambling operators, had 1.6B views in H1 2025, up 33% YoY — Illegal sports streaming is surging in the UK, fueled by sites that are largely funded by advertising from unlicensed gambling operators …
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