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1:10 PM ET, March 22, 2026

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Erik Wemple / New York Times:
A district court judge rules in favor of the NYT in its suit challenging rules that limited press access to the Pentagon, citing the First Amendment  —  A federal judge tossed parts of the Pentagon's restrictions on news outlets, saying they violated the First Amendment, in a lawsuit brought by The New York Times.
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: ABC could lose ~$50M in licensing costs to WBD and an estimated $35M in advertising revenue after abruptly pulling the new season of The Bachelorette  —  ‘Mormon Wives’ star Taylor Frankie Paul was picked to boost the reality franchise, a decision that blew up in ABC's face
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
In a memo, Bari Weiss and Tom Cibrowski announce the closure of CBS News Radio on May 22 and attendant layoffs; CBS News Radio was founded in 1927  —  CBS News Radio, with origins that trace back to the founding of the network nearly a century ago, will be shut down on May 22.
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
In a memo to CBS News staff, Bari Weiss and Tom Cibrowski announce layoffs; source: cuts will affect about 6% of staff, or around 60 to 70 employees  —  CBS News announced a new round of layoffs on Friday, the latest for the news division under the network's new parent Paramount Skydance.
David Shepardson / Reuters:
Eight states ask a district court judge for a temporary restraining order to stop the Nexstar-Tegna merger, after Nexstar said the DOJ and FCC approved the deal  —  Eight states asked a U.S. judge on Friday to issue a temporary restraining order to stop the $3.5 billion merger of Nexstar Media Group and Tegna.
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Newsmax:
A coalition including Newsmax, DirecTV, Communications Workers of America, and Free Press asks the FCC to immediately halt approval of the Nexstar-Tegna deal  —  A coalition that includes Newsmax, DirecTV, the Communications Workers of America, and several state cable and broadband associations asked …
Washington Post:
President Trump signs an order granting an exclusive broadcast window for the Army-Navy football game, aired on CBS; media experts call the order likely illegal  —  The president wants to grant an exclusive broadcast window for the game, which faces scheduling pressure.
Jamie Wareham / QueerAF:
Sources: PinkNews, which touts itself as the “largest LGBTQ+ led media brand”, is planning widespread redundancies and a move to a “reporter-free newsroom”  —  PinkNews, which touts itself as the “world's largest and most influential LGBTQ+ led media brand” …
New York Times:
A review of Polymarket's social media feeds found it has published hundreds of false and misleading posts, as the betting market presents itself as “News 2.0”  —  A review of the betting market's social media feeds found it has published hundreds of false and misleading posts.
Sean Hollister / The Verge:
Google is running a “small” experiment replacing news headlines in search results with AI-generated ones, after adding the feature in Google Discover in January  —  We're seeing Verge headlines rewritten by Google AI. … Since roughly the turn of the millennium, Google Search has been the bedrock of the web.
 
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Michael S. Rosenwald / Washington Post:
Calvin Tomkins, who, over six decades at the New Yorker, wrote dozens of profiles of artists like Marcel Duchamp and Jean Tinguely, has died at 100
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Sources: Starz lays off 7% of staff, 10 months after separating from Lionsgate; it laid off 10% of staff in 2023
Raquel Calhoun / The Wrap:
Jim Acosta, actor Noah Wyle, US Sen. Adam Schiff, and others push for a federal film and TV tax credit; Acosta pitches an independent journalism credit
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
WordPress.com says it will now allow AI agents to draft, edit, and publish content on customers' websites, as well as manage comments, update metadata, and more
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
In an interview, Jonah Peretti discusses using subscriptions to AI products, events, the sale of some of BuzzFeed's assets, or a joint venture to save BuzzFeed
Alyssa Ray / The Wrap:
The ProPublica Guild, representing ~150 employees, voted 92% in favor of a strike authorization after negotiating for over two years for its first contract