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Erik Wemple / New York Times:
The DOD says it will move the press to an annex facility outside its main building, among other changes, after a judge ruled its media policy unconstitutional — The Defense Department said on Monday that it was taking a new approach to limiting access to media organizations …
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The New York Times and Pentagon Press Association say the DOD's new press policy violates a judge's ruling last week; NYT says it “will be going back to court”
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Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
AAM: WaPo's average daily print circulation fell 21.2% YoY in the six months to September 30, 2025; LAT's fell 19.8%, WSJ's 12.9%, NYT's 8.6%, and NYP's 4.2% — The combined average daily print circulation at 25 of the largest audited newspapers in the US fell by 12.5% in the year to the end …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Simon & Schuster plans to release Bob Woodward's new memoir, Secrets, on September 29; Woodward says it will reveal stories about deceased sources — Bob Woodward has been pretty much underground for nearly a year. This town knows what that means: He has a captivating bestseller coming.
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Berber Jin / Wall Street Journal:
OpenAI plans to discontinue products that use its Sora models, including its consumer app, a Sora version for developers, and a video feature inside ChatGPT — The app, released last year, allowed people to insert themselves into famous movie scenes, among other functions
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Source: Spotify laid off 15 people, or ~3% of its podcast group, with most cuts coming at Spotify Studios and The Ringer, which is ending a John Jastremski show — The layoffs Monday affected 15 employees, about 3% of the podcast organization's headcount, with most cuts coming at The Ringer and Spotify Studios, a source says.
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Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
The Creators Guild of America launches Mosaic, an “IMDb for creators”, in beta; creator economy workers can list their work credits and are given a Creator ID — The Creators Guild of America, an industry nonprofit, has created what it says is a “first of a kind” …
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John Koblin / New York Times:
How reality TV is running into the harsh realities of the fast-changing TV business; Luminate says US unscripted and reality premieres fell by ~33% since 2022 — MTV announced this month that “Jersey Shore Family Vacation,” a revival of the booze-soaked early-2010s reality series, was ending after its ninth season.
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Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
Court filing: lobbyist Jack Abramoff spent $12,800 buying press for AML Bitcoin prior to his 2020 indictment; Forbes and the Daily Caller were among recipients — This one involves Jack Abramoff's crypto venture! — ∙ Paid — HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST to bribe a Daily Caller writer for positive coverage?
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Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer:
Crunchyroll is investigating a breach after hackers claimed they accessed a support agent's account and stole the personal information of ~6.8M users — Popular anime streaming platform Crunchyroll is investigating a breach after hackers claimed to have stolen personal information for approximately 6.8 million people.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Beehiiv now lets creators manage their accounts through AI platforms; the first iteration of Beehiiv MCP supports subscriber analysis and SEO optimization — Beehiiv, a newsletter platform for independent creators and publishers, has introduced a new update that allows users to manage …
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@beehiiv and @jackculpan
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Apple Music partners with Ticketmaster for its Concert Discovery feature; every event listing on the app includes a link to Ticketmaster — Apple Music announced on Tuesday that it's partnering with Ticketmaster to power its Concert Discovery feature. This integration aims to improve …
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Billboard, Digital Music News, Engadget and Hypebot, more at Techmeme »
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
A US judge dismisses an antitrust case brought by Helena World Chronicle and Emmerich Newspapers alleging Google has monopolized the news market via Search — Judge said Helena World and Emmerich Newspapers could not prove harm. — A judge has dismissed an antitrust case brought …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Roku launches Howdy on Amazon's Prime Video in the US, the first time the $2.99-per-month, ad-free streaming service is available outside Roku's ecosystem — Howdy is now available as a subscription in the U.S. on Prime Video. Launched last summer exclusively on the Roku Channel …
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