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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: Notus plans to “dramatically expand” its coverage of national politics with a “new version of NOTUS under a new name” and will double staff from 50 to 100 — As we first reported in last night's @semafor media newsletter, NOTUS is rebranding/dramatically expanding. In a memo to staff this morning, the organization said it plans to “launch this new version of NOTUS under a new name” and double staff from 50 to 100. [image]
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Corbin Bolies / The Wrap:
Notus hires several Washington Post journalists, including columnist Dana Milbank and reporters Paul Kane and Jeff Stein, as well as Politico reporter Joe Gould — The hires come as news outlets seize upon the Jeff Bezos-owned paper's mass layoffs last month
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Catherine Shoard / The Guardian:
Warner Bros. won a record-tying 11 awards at the 98th Oscars, followed by Netflix with 7 and Apple, Disney, Focus, and Neon with 1 each; Paramount had none — Film studio - currently in acquisition talks with Paramount - earned 11 awards thanks to films by Ryan Coogler and Paul Thomas Anderson
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Emanuel Fabian / The Times of Israel:
Times of Israel's military correspondent says he received death threats from Polymarket bettors asking him to change his report on a missile strike in Israel — Bettors are using death threats to try to get The Times of Israel's military correspondent to change his report on a missile impact in central Israel.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Filing: David Zaslav is set to receive at least $550M in compensation related to the Paramount-WBD deal, including $517.2M in equity in the combined company — Amount for exec includes $34.2 million in severance and $335.4 million tax reimbursement. which will decline over time
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Jessica Testa / New York Times:
An interview with Piers Morgan about leaving Fox to build his own YouTube-based company Uncensored, hiring Rashida Jones as CEO, controversies, Trump, and more — Last week, on Piers Morgan's show, one guest called another a “terrorist piece of crap” as the journalist Glenn Greenwald and a retired U.S. general watched.
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Karissa Waddick / USA Today:
After Trump said some outlets wanted the US to “lose the War”, FCC Chair Carr threatened broadcasters, saying they can lose their licenses over war coverage — FCC Chair Brendan Carr said news broadcasters coverage of Iran war could impact their license renewal.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
The White House has unleashed a pressure campaign against news organizations as it bristles at Iran war coverage, while Trump muses about “Charges for TREASON”
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Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Disney's incoming president Dana Walden unveils new Disney Entertainment leadership, including elevating Debra OConnell as chairman of Entertainment TV — Dana Walden, incoming President and Chief Creative Officer of The Walt Disney Company as of Wednesday, has revealed the new leadership structure of Disney Entertainment.
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Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times:
A profile of Vanity Fair's top editor, Mark Guiducci, who is reviving the outlet's “New Establishment” list and is meticulously editing VF Oscar Party details — On Oscars weekend, the famous title's new chief makes his case — “I need to see this damn flag,” says Mark Guiducci, Vanity Fair's top editor.
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The Atlantic:
Sources: President Trump is increasingly taking journalists' calls himself, as his personal phone number circulates and is offered for sale to rich individuals — The president's personal iPhone has been lighting up. — Washington's hottest commodity is a 10-digit number that can swing financial markets …
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@dannygroner.bsky.social, Android Authority, @jdawsey1, Digital Trends, @adriennelaf.bsky.social, The Independent, @burgessev, @semaforben, The Hill, @kirk_bado, Raw Story, Semafor, Fox News, Mumbrella, @bjkeefe.bsky.social, Mediaite, No More Mister Nice Blog, PhoneArena and The Guardian
Blake Brittain / Reuters:
Encyclopedia Britannica and its Merriam-Webster subsidiary sue OpenAI for allegedly misusing their reference materials to train its AI models — Encyclopedia Britannica and its Merriam-Webster subsidiary have sued OpenAI in Manhattan federal court for allegedly misusing their reference materials …
New York Times:
Sources: Jeff Bezos said “I don't care” after being told that WaPo could lose subs due to Opinion changes; 60K+ canceled their subs in February after layoffs — Jeff Bezos called Matt Murray, the executive editor of The Washington Post, in late November to send an urgent message: Please do not quit.
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Erik Larson / Bloomberg:
The BBC asks a judge to dismiss Trump's $10B defamation lawsuit over a misleading edit of his Jan. 6 comments, arguing the lawsuit will chill free speech — The British Broadcasting Corp. asked a judge to toss out President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit over a misleading edit of his speech …
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