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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
FCC Chair Brendan Carr announces a voluntary campaign for broadcasters to celebrate the United States' 250th birthday by airing patriotic content — FCC chairman Brendan Carr's Pledge America campaign suggests that TV and radio stations air PSAs or begin their days with the Pledge of Allegiance .
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Radio World, The Wrap, TVNewsCheck, FCC.gov, @agomezfcc, Ars Technica, TV Tech, @mergerson.bsky.social, Deadline, @timkarr.bsky.social, The Independent, @aram@aoir.social, Entertainment Weekly, NewsMax.com, Inside Radio, TheDesk.net, @thorbenson.bsky.social, @kimmasters.bsky.social, Variety, New Republic, The A.V. Club, The Verge, Joe.My.God. and r/Journalism
Brian Moritz / Sports Media Guy:
Substack's deal with Polymarket makes ethical sports journalism on Substack impossible, giving favored status to Polymarket, enabling insider trading, and more — It strikes at the heart of the production of ethical sports journalism. — I'm going off schedule this week because of some breaking news.
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@dangillmor@mastodon.social, @jeremylittau.com and @bmoritz99.bsky.social
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Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge:
By partnering with betting markets, news organizations undercut themselves by effectively endorsing competitors and opening audiences up to ripoffs by insiders — Additionally, Polymarket will effectively pay “a cohort of creators,” including Matt Yglesias, to use its data though the newsletter platform's pilot sponsorships program.
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@lopatto.bsky.social, The Forward, @hanaatameez.bsky.social and Event Horizon
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
Substack announces new tools to help writers use Polymarket data and adds Polymarket to its sponsorship pilot, prompting questions from some journalists
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Sources, @caramalameet.bsky.social, Awful Announcing, @polymarket, Mediaite, The Hill, The A.V. Club, @chrisbest, @kims@mas.to, @damon.kiesow.net, Defector, @thebluenami.bsky.social, Truthout, @ketanjoshi.co, @ketanjoshi.co, @hanaatameez.bsky.social, @anniegirl.bsky.social, @bensaufley.com, On Substack, @cathygellis.bsky.social, Feed Me, The Oracle, @jesseraub.online and @marisakabas.bsky.social
New York Times:
A US judge rebukes a DOJ prosecutor for not mentioning a 1980 law protecting journalists when seeking a warrant to search WaPo reporter Hannah Natanson's home — A prosecutor apologized for failing to alert the magistrate to a 1980 law that restricts searches for reporting materials.
John Williams / The Atlantic:
Newspaper executives' emphasis on reader data doesn't serve subscribers who look to editorial staff to guide them to potential new areas of interest — The editor of the recently scrapped Book World believes in serving subscribers, not data. — What does it mean to subscribe to something?
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Poynter, @parul_sehgal, @jonathanslaght.com and SPLICETODAY.com
Bloomberg:
In a letter to Sen. Mike Lee, Ted Sarandos defends Netflix's WBD bid against James Cameron's criticism and reiterates his pledge for a 45-day theatrical window — Netflix Inc. co-Chief Executive Officer Ted Sarandos is defending his company's plans for movies if its acquisition …
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CNBC:
James Cameron blasts Netflix's proposed acquisition of WBD, in a letter to Senator Mike Lee, calling it “disastrous for the theatrical motion picture business”
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Bloomberg:
Ted Sarandos says a winning Netflix bid for WBD would lead to more films in theaters because Netflix would distribute its films via WBD's distribution system
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Cord Cutters News, The Hollywood Reporter, The Streamable, @business, Forbes, The Wrap, Bloomberg, Bloomberg, Observer, Business Insider, What's on Netflix and Benzinga
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
How Alan Dershowitz's petition to seek review of his CNN libel suit threatens NYT v. Sullivan, which Dershowitz argues should only apply to government officials — Alan Dershowitz was present at the creation of New York Times v. Sullivan. Now he is asking the Supreme Court to revise or destroy it.
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Townhall and SCOTUSblog
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
California AG Rob Bonta says his office will give Netflix and Paramount bids for WBD a full and robust review; Netflix says 13-14 state AGs are probing the deal — Bonta's statement on Friday underscored another element in the regulatory road for the merger: state attorneys general …
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State of California, The Wrap, Media Play News, The A.V. Club and MediaPost
Charlotte Klein / New York Magazine:
How Will Lewis grew isolated from the WaPo newsroom, business side, and Jeff Bezos as he outlined big ideas without clear strategies for their implementation — When Will Lewis arrived at the Washington Post in January 2024, he was received as a potential redeemer.
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@bananapeele, @sarahscire, @gbrockell.bsky.social and @ryuspaeth.bsky.social
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
The MPA has sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance, demanding it add safeguards against infringement on Seedance 2.0 and stop AI training on studios' IP — The Motion Picture Association urged ByteDance on Friday to stop copyright infringement on its Seedance 2.0 AI platform …
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Axios and The Hollywood Reporter
Marina Adami / Nieman Lab:
Editors and freelance journalists say AI has brought more productivity, increased expectations of speed, a need for more vetting, and sometimes job-loss fears — One freelancer said he's been offering editors access to his Google Docs version histories as evidence that he does the writing himself.
Ashley Belanger / Ars Technica:
After backlash, Microsoft deleted a blog post written in November 2024 that critics said encouraged developers to pirate Harry Potter books to train AI models — Following backlash in a Hacker News thread, Microsoft deleted a blog post that critics said encouraged developers …
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@levesque-chris.bsky.social, @drasticactions.dev, Semafor, PCWorld and PC Gamer
Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
The FCC approved Sinclair's acquisition of four local TV stations that Sinclair already operates in Michigan and New York; DirecTV initially challenged the move — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday approved an application by Sinclair, Inc. to acquire four local television stations …
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Radio & Television … and TV Tech
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