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New York Times:
Memos: Will Lewis steps down as WaPo publisher and CEO; former Tumblr CEO Jeff D'Onofrio, who joined WaPo in June 2025 as CFO, is now acting publisher and CEO  —  His departure came days after the company cut 30 percent of the staff.  He will be replaced in the interim by Jeff D'Onofrio, the chief financial officer, the company said.
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Jon Passantino / Status:
Sources: before WaPo layoffs, a group of wealthy DC locals asked Will Lewis whether WaPo would sell them its local and sports sections, but never got an answer  —  Last month, just ahead of the devastating layoffs at The Washington Post, a group of wealthy D.C. locals approached Post publisher …
Financial Times:
A WaPo newsroom source says senior management was livid that Will Lewis attended Super Bowl festivities as news of layoffs broke, adding, “Bezos lost patience”  —  British journalist's tenure was controversial after Jeff Bezos appointed him to turn around the newspaper
Max Tani / Semafor:
WaPo squandered two precious years under Will Lewis' leadership, and his short resignation note and the lack of a succession plan suggest his exit was unplanned
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
A look at the 2026 Super Bowl ads from Anthropic, Meta, Amazon, Google, and others, as AI continued to take center stage in ad creation and AI product promotion  —  Following last year's trend of showcasing AI in multimillion-dollar ad spots, the 2026 Super Bowl advertisements took …
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Hadas Gold / CNN:
Anthropic is running Super Bowl ads criticizing ads in chatbots, prompting a public response from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman defending plans for ads in ChatGPT
Laya Neelakandan / CNBC:
In a reversal, Trump endorses Nexstar's $6.2B acquisition of Tegna, saying “We need more competition against THE ENEMY, the Fake News National TV Networks”  —  President Donald Trump on Saturday endorsed Nexstar Media's proposed $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna, just months after criticizing the deal.
Reuters:
A Hong Kong court sentences the 78-year-old Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison over national security charges, ending a five-year legal saga  —  Hong Kong's most vocal China critic, media tycoon Jimmy Lai, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in jail, ending …
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C.J. Robinson / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the FOIA system, as right-wing media networks flood it with robo-requests, the number of FOIA agents stays flat, and states opt for higher fees
K.J. Yossman / Variety:
HBO Max is set to launch in the UK and Ireland on March 26, with ad-supported tiers costing £4.99 or £5.99 per month and ad-free at £9.99 or £14.99 per month  —  HBO Max has finally set the launch date for the rollout of its standalone streaming service in the U.K. and Ireland.
Jordy Fee-Platt / The Athletic:
Turning Point USA's All-American Halftime Show during the Super Bowl peaked at 6.1M concurrent YouTube viewers; the show wasn't on X due to licensing issues  —  Share full article  —  Streamed opposite Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime performance, Turning Point USA's “All-American Halftime Show” …
Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
The Athletic is investing in live blogs and video to combat AI scraping; Similarweb says The Athletic had 16.9M unique visitors in January 2026, up 59% YoY  —  As the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics collide this week, The New York Times-owned publication The Athletic is playing up coverage …
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Q&A with YouTube VP of Subscription Products Christian Oestlien on YouTube TV's future, the NFL and Oscars deals, its friendly rivalry with Netflix, and more  —  YouTube is going to start selling cheaper TV bundles for sports fans, news junkies  —  Happy Super Bowl Sunday …
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
YouTube launches a Premium paywall for song lyrics on YouTube Music, after testing it in recent months; users get five free lyrics before they have to subscribe  —  After testing in recent months, YouTube Music looks to be widely rolling out a Premium paywall for lyrics.
 
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CNBC:
Slack message: Sam Altman tells staff that ChatGPT is “back to exceeding 10% monthly growth”, and OpenAI plans to release “an updated Chat model” this week

Bloomberg:
The European Commission sends a statement of objections to Meta over WhatsApp blocking rival AI chatbots, warning it will take measures to avoid “serious” harm

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