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Foreign correspondents at WaPo send a letter to Jeff Bezos raising alarm over impending layoffs, which are expected to “land hard” on international coverage — Update on turmoil at the Washington Post that I've been following w @BenMullin: Foreign correspondents at WaPo have sent a letter, a “collective plea,” to owner Jeff Bezos raising alarm over impending staff reductions, which are expected to land hard on international coverage.
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Benjamin Lindsay / The Wrap:
Memo: WaPo won't send sports staffers to cover the Winter Olympics in Italy, as it assesses financial priorities for 2026, following reports of expected layoffs
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
UpScrolled, a platform for sharing photos, videos, and text that claims political impartiality, says user growth has surged since TikTok's US takeover — UpScrolled is a platform for sharing photos, videos, and text, and it aims to remain ‘impartial’ to political agendas.
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Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Amazon MGM TV Chief Peter Friedlander restructures the unit into genre-based teams, moving away from a structure around wholly owned series and co-productions — Laura Lancaster and Nick Pepper are leaving the studio, while Netflix alum Blair Fetter joins as head of genre series.
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Outgoing BBC DG Tim Davie warns the BBC faces “profound jeopardy” unless it embraces significant changes to funding but rejects ads or subscriptions as options — Exclusive: Outgoing director general indicates support for update to licence-fee model as part of wider changes
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New York Times:
How pro-Trump influencers and others on social media used misdirection and fabricated content to muddle the evidence of ICE agents killing a man in Minneapolis — Some social media posts tried to warp the evidence of the killing of a nurse in Minneapolis, including in ways intended to support …
Dan Evans / Byline Times:
Daily Mail publisher's High Court trial over alleged phone hacking threatens to derail its £500M Telegraph bid, as main funder NatWest considers the legal risks — Allegations that the Mail engaged in phone hacking, landline tapping, burglaries, and the theft of medical records …
Zhiyu Luo / Los Angeles Business Journal:
California Post, a daily newspaper produced by the same company that publishes the New York Post, debuts on Monday in Southern California, led by EIC Nick Papps — News Corp.'s California Post will begin daily circulation in Los Angeles on Jan. 26. — California Post will premiere …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Email: Future plans a “significant restructure”, with 45 editorial redundancies while creating 15 new roles at titles including TechRadar and Tom's Guide — Future plc has proposed to make 45 editorial redundancies at its technology titles. — Some 15 new roles are being created …
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RJI:
A survey of 135 leaders at US weekly newspapers found 88% charge a fee for obituaries, yet the revenue makes up less than 5% of income in 80% of newsrooms — Study shows that paid obits bring in little income but are nearly universal … Charging to publish obituaries …
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Editor and Publisher:
An interview with Audrey Cooper, EIC of The Baltimore Banner, on local news decline, growing regionally, paywalls, experimenting with AI, and more — Episode 317 of “E&P Reports” - A Vodcast series hosted by Mike Blinder — Audrey Cooper's decision to take the helm at The Baltimore Banner …
Catherine Balston / Monocle:
The persistence of the foreign film category at the Oscars feels increasingly misplaced as foreign films and shows are now mainstream viewing due to streaming — Film's gilded night is drawing ever closer and today The Academy will shortlist the titles up for winning an Oscar come March.
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Anupriya Datta / Euractiv:
The EU Commission says WhatsApp's Channels fall under the DSA's Very Large Online Platform rules, joining Instagram and Facebook, requiring it to address risks — Commission designation means Meta-owned messaging giant's public channels must comply with the EU's Digital Services Act rules for very large platforms
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