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1:30 PM ET, January 30, 2026

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April Rubin / Axios:
Journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort were arrested by federal agents on Thursday and today, respectively, for their coverage of a Minnesota church protest  —  Journalist Don Lemon was arrested by federal agents on Thursday night following backlash over his coverage of an anti-ICE protest …
New York Times:
Sources: WaPo's layoffs may narrow its scope to topics of expertise and reader interest based on digital traffic, with politics and video becoming more central  —  The changes are expected to include significant layoffs in areas like sports and international coverage.  —  Fewer reporters are being sent to the Super Bowl.
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Max Tani / Semafor:
To avert layoffs, WaPo's White House correspondents, not considered at risk, write a letter to Jeff Bezos highlighting collaborations among the paper's sections  —  The Scoop  —  The Washington Post's White House reporters are making an effort to avert what are expected to be large cuts impacting …
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Ahead of contract talks between SAG-AFTRA and studios beginning February 9, negotiators consider ideas such as an AI “tax” on studios that use synthetic actors  —  Call it the Tilly tax.  —  In the future, studios that use synthetic actors in place of humans might have to pay a royalty into a union fund.
New York Times:
Peter Chernin sells North Road to France's Mediawan; sources: the agreement, paid mostly in stock, values the independent film and TV studio at ~$900M  —  Peter Chernin, an industry veteran who founded North Road in 2022, said his deal with Mediawan met a need to get bigger in an era of consolidation.
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
A BBC internal review found a “noticeable” gender mismatch among older presenters, with older women required to look younger or develop “idiosyncratic personas”  —  Older men seen as ‘gaining wisdom’ but women must keep looking younger or be ‘idiosyncratic’, review hears
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Bluesky releases its first transparency report: users rose 60% in 2025 to 41.2M, including AT Protocol accounts; moderation reports from users grew 54% to 9.97M  —  Bluesky released its first transparency report this week documenting the actions taken by its Trust & Safety team and the results …
Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
A look at Chicago alt-weekly The Chicago Reader as it scales back to a monthly publication under new EIC Sarah Conway and reverts to a for-profit business model  —  The Chicago Reader, the groundbreaking alternative weekly which has been on the brink of dissolution for years …
Roushni Nair / Reuters:
Australia's Nine Entertainment plans to sell its broadcast radio business to the Laundy family for AU$56M and buy digital outdoor ad firm QMS Media for AU$850M  —  Australia's Nine Entertainment (NEC.AX) on Friday deepened its pivot toward digital media, agreeing to buy outdoor advertising group QMS Media …
Anna Tingley / Variety:
Reporters from mainstream news organizations including NYT, WaPo, AP, and Vanity Fair were shut out of the premiere screening of Melania in Washington, DC  —  “Are you getting in?”  —  “No, are you?”  —  On Thursday afternoon, in the lobby of the Trump Kennedy Center …
 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Darren Aronofsky's Primordial Soup debuts its short-form Revolutionary War series, made via Google DeepMind with human voices and distributed by Time Studios
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Apple reports Q1 revenue from Services, which includes the App Store, Apple Pay, Apple TV, Apple Music, and iCloud, up 14% YoY to $30B, in line with estimates
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Joe Rogan says he declined to pay the $500 entry fee for the new Golden Globes podcast award, won by Amy Poehler, because “I don't want to be a part of that”
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
Former Lionsgate executive Nathan Kahane launches True North, with backing from Entertainment 360, to produce and finance films from emerging filmmakers
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Ben Horney / Front Office Sports:
Source: the NFL won't allow prediction-market ads during Super Bowl LX on February 8, but sports betting ads are allowed, reportedly limited to six total ads
Nieman Lab:
The Guardian, FT, NYT, USA Today Co., and others are blocking or limiting the Internet Archive's crawlers to prevent AI crawlers from using IA as a backdoor
The Atlantic:
The Atlantic hires David Brooks as a staff writer and host of a new weekly video podcast, starting in February, after 22 years as an NYT opinion columnist
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Atlas Obscura reports $18.3M in revenue in 2025 and a $2.6M profit, the first annual profit in its 16-year history, in the first year under CEO Louise Story
Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Comcast reports NBCU's Q4 revenue rose 5.5% YoY to $7.62B and an adjusted EBITDA loss of $122M; Peacock had a $552M loss on $1.6B in revenue and 44M subscribers
 

 
From Techmeme:

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Nvidia's plan to invest up to $100B in OpenAI, announced in September 2025, has stalled after some inside Nvidia expressed doubts about the deal

Simon Willison / Simon Willison's Weblog:
A look at Moltbook, a social network where OpenClaw assistants interact autonomously, as they discuss consciousness and identity, technical tips, and more

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple lost at least four more AI researchers in recent weeks, two of whom went to Meta and one to DeepMind; a top Siri executive left for DeepMind
 
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