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Sources: WaPo is reversing course on its plans not to send any sports staffers to cover the Winter Olympics in Italy and now expects to send four journalists — The newspaper will send a small team of reporters to cover the Olympics after it informed sports journalists on Friday that the paper would not send a group.
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Natalie Korach / Status:
Sources: WaPo is laying off up to 300 employees, including over 100 staffers in the sports, metro, and foreign teams; the sports desk may be shuttered entirely — In the spring of 2016, two years after Jeff Bezos acquired The Washington Post, the billionaire joined then-executive editor Marty Baron for an interview.
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@erikwemple:
Foreign correspondents at WaPo send a letter to Jeff Bezos raising alarm over impending layoffs, which are expected to “land hard” on international coverage
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Max Tani / Semafor:
An interview with Minnesota Star Tribune editor Kathleen Hennessey about becoming the central hub of local information amid a surge of immigration operations — The biggest news organization in Minnesota is trying to serve as the sober counterweight to hysterical social media posts …
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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 US agents killing a man in Minneapolis
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Ben Fritz / Wall Street Journal:
Zootopia 2 grossed $624.6M in China through Sunday, nearly as much as every other Hollywood movie released in the country in 2025 combined — The animated sequel outgrossed ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ to become Disney's top film release of 2025 — Walt Disney Animation Studios has been partying a lot since …
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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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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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Elizabeth H. Hughes / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The Philadelphia Inquirer had an operating profit of several million in 2025, with its first YoY revenue growth since 2004; 70% of revenue is from readers — The news that the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will soon cease publishing has, justifiably, sounded alarms across the media landscape.
Lexy Perez / The Hollywood Reporter:
First Lady Melania Trump and director Brett Ratner held a private screening of their controversial Amazon-funded documentary, Melania, at the WH on Saturday — The White House held a private screening of the doc on Saturday night that included black-tied VIPs, monogrammed popcorn tubs and a military band playing movie tunes.
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
The US Senate committee hearing on the proposed Netflix acquisition of WBD is set for February 3; Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos is scheduled to testify — A Senate committee will examine the proposed Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros at a hearing scheduled for next week, with co-CEO Ted Sarandos scheduled to testify.
Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
An interview with Substack CEO Chris Best about the new TV app, how videos and livestreams complement editorial content, plans for audio posts, and more — On the heels of Instagram rolling out a Reels app for connected TV, newsletter creators can now offer videos and livestreams to subscribers via Apple TV and Google TV.
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The Information:
Source: OpenAI targets ~$60 per 1,000 views for ChatGPT ads, on par with live NFL broadcasts and above Meta's sub-$20 CPM, while offering little conversion data — In its initial rollout of ads, OpenAI is charging prices that rival those for coveted video programs like the NFL …
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.
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LAmag, Deadline, Variety, WORLD SCREEN, The Wrap and Advanced Television
Tyler Katzenberger / Politico:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will launch a review into whether TikTok is violating state law by censoring content critical of President Donald Trump — In a separate X post Monday, the governor's press account said Newsom was launching the review after his office “received reports …
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