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7:55 AM ET, March 3, 2026

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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
President Trump says that he will attend this year's White House Correspondents' Association dinner, marking the first time he will do so as president  —  Donald Trump said that he will attend this year's White House Correspondents' Association dinner, marking the first time he will do so as president.
Financial Times:
Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters says he is “nervous” about severe job cuts after Paramount's WBD acquisition and “a bunch of people are going to lose their jobs”  —  Co-chief Greg Peters is ‘nervous for the industry’, days after streaming group cedes WBD tie-up to David Ellison's company
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Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
Paramount says the Ellisons and RedBird pledged $47B in the WBD deal but won't say if Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, and Qatar are funding $24B announced in December
Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
Paramount says there are “no plans to divest or spin off a package of cable assets at this time”, after merging with WBD, creating a vast cable and TV portfolio
Jennifer Maas / Variety:
David Ellison says Paramount plans to combine Paramount+ and HBO Max into one streamer with 200M+ subscribers, but will let HBO “operate with independence”
Harshita Mary Varghese / Reuters:
David Ellison says Paramount's deal for WBD will leave the combined company with ~$79B in net debt; Paramount's offer includes $47B in equity and $54B in debt
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
A.G. Sulzberger encourages listeners “to support any news organization that's dedicated to original reporting”, in his first ad running across most NYT podcasts  —  The New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger has voiced a new ad encouraging listeners to support any news organization dedicated …
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Mike Abrams / New York Times:
Q&A with three members of NYT's Tech team based in CA about seeking comment from subjects of their stories, tech companies “front-running” stories, and more  —  It's a tenet of independent journalism: Always offer the people you're writing about a chance to provide comment.
Discussion: @mikeisaac
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Israeli media: the IDF destroyed the HQ of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting; the English-language site of Iran's official news agency is offline  —  Israel has been targeting the Iranian state broadcaster with its latest volley of bombs in the region, with Iran pushing back on the extent of the damage.
Blake Brittain / Reuters:
SCOTUS declines to hear a dispute over copyrights for AI-generated material, in a case where a computer scientist was denied a copyright for AI-generated art  —  The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to take up the issue of whether art generated by artificial intelligence …
Lindsay Gellman / Wall Street Journal:
A profile of Christine Tyler Hill, a crossing guard in Vermont, whose print magazine about her job now has ~2,000 subscribers, making her about $14K per month  —  Christine Tyler Hill is among a number of creative types who have found people still really love to get things in the mail.
Discussion: Newser
Mahmoud Aslan / Wired:
How journalists are reporting from Iran without internet, like using smuggled Starlink terminals, encrypted apps like Signal, and commercial satellite imagery  —  After strikes killed senior Iranian officials, Iran cut off internet access.  Journalists are relying on satellite links …
Discussion: Politico
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
NBC News plans to expand chief data analyst Steve Kornacki's role in the 2026 midterms with a “Kornacki Cam” that will stream on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram  —  A live feed of Kornacki will stream on NBC's platform as well as on YouTube, TikTok and Instagram as the news division doubles down on the data wonk.
 
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Michael Savage / The Guardian:
In testimony at London's High Court, Daily Mail Royal Editor Rebecca English denied using a private investigator to “blag” information about Prince Harry
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
X announces a “Paid Partnership” label that creators can apply to their posts to indicate they're ads; until now, creators relied on hashtags to label posts
Max Tani / Semafor:
How CBS News' right-leaning, pro-Israel editorial leadership is covering the Iran crisis; Bari Weiss' outspoken approach led to her reposting false information
 

 
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New York Times:
Analysis: ~1M $TRUMP retail buyers lost a combined $3.81B, while ~500K mostly-early wallets captured $4B in gains, a textbook memecoin wealth transfer

Katherine Bindley / Wall Street Journal:
How some high-income families use AI-powered private schools and tutors, such as Alpha School, to teach their children life skills and tailor their curriculum

Aisha Down / The Guardian:
Source calls UK- and OpenAI-touted plans in 2025 for Stargate's ~£20B Cobalt site a PR stunt; OpenAI and Nscale failed to visit Cobalt or lodge planning forms
 
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