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5:40 PM ET, April 1, 2026

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New York Times:
Sources: an Iranian-aligned militia in Iraq is seeking the release of several detained militia members in exchange for freeing journalist Shelly Kittleson  —  The Iranian-aligned militia, Kataib Hezbollah, is pressing for the release of members detained by the Iraqi government in exchange for freeing the journalist, Shelly Kittleson.
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Qassim Abdul-Zahra / Associated Press:
Iraqi officials say a US journalist was kidnapped in Baghdad and security forces are looking for her captors; one outlet identified her as Shelly Kittleson
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
A new filing from Nexstar in the DirecTV lawsuit says the existing restraining order freezing the Nexstar-Tegna merger could jeopardize assets of both companies  —  Nexstar weighed in for the first time on a judge's order that halted its merger with Tegna, warning the court …
Minho Kim / New York Times:
A US appeals court pauses a lower-court order that would have reinstated around 1,000 Voice of America journalists and staff who had been put on paid leave  —  A panel of three judges halted the lower court order to reinstate all full-time Voice of America reporters and support staff who had been put on paid leave.
Neel Dhanesha / Nieman Lab:
Three independent journalists experiment with a 30-day bundle of their newsletters for $8.50, half the normal price, using a service called Trustfnd  —  The bundle, from three independent journalists, makes subscribing easier and cheaper.  —  One of the problems with the recent boom …
Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
TikTok partners with personalized video platform Cameo to allow creators in the US offer personalized video messages directly within the TikTok app  —  TikTok has partnered with personalized video platform Cameo to allow creators in the US offer personalized video messages directly within the TikTok app.
Noor Nanji / BBC:
The BBC says it knew about a UK police investigation into Radio 2's Scott Mills in 2017, but sacked him after “new information” about his conduct came to light  —  The BBC knew about a police investigation into DJ Scott Mills in 2017, the corporation has confirmed.
Jem Aswad / Variety:
WMG acquires independent music distributor Revelator, following Universal's Downtown acquisition, as the record industry focuses on serving independent artists  —  In a move that reflects the record industry's shift toward serving independent artists, Warner Music Group announced Wednesday morning …
Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: Business Insider says it will give a new “quarterly AI Award” for the best staff AI use, like solving a frustrating problem, with the winner getting $400  —  In a note to staff this morning shared with me, Business Insider said it is giving out a new quarterly AI Award for best use of AI at the company. Winner gets $400... [image]
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Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
Reddit says publishers using its Pro Tools have seen post views grow by 46%, comments by 48%, and profile views nearly double since the tool's September launch  —  Reddit has said views to posts created by publishers on the discussion platform increased by nearly half in the six months after launching its Pro Tools for Publishers.
Discussion: Social Media Today
Graciela Mochkofsky / New Yorker:
A profile of Spanish-language US news influencer Carlos Eduardo Espina, who has ~22.5M followers, relies on traditional media, and provides help to his viewers  —  How Carlos Eduardo Espina reaches millions of followers.  —  Carlos Eduardo Espina woke up on January 3rd to a cellphone flooded with notifications.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Spectator reports a pre-tax loss of £6.6M in 2024, up from a loss of £6.9M in 2023; its 15-month sale process cost the weekly news magazine £11.4M  —  The 15-month sale process of The Spectator resulted in total costs to the weekly news magazine of £11.4m.
 
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Bloomberg:
Sources: three OpenAI models breached Hugging Face's internal systems in a matter of hours, an attack that would have taken a talented hacker a couple of weeks

Ryan McMorrow / Financial Times:
Google reports Q2 free cash flow at negative $5.9B amid increased AI infrastructure spending, marking its first cash burn since going public in August 2004

Jack Ewing / New York Times:
Ford says Apple's software will be available in its new EVs, helping determine autonomous driving via Apple Maps, and they are working to improve self-driving
 
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