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Salt Lake Tribune:
The Salt Lake Tribune drops its paywall, moving from a subscriber model to a member-driven one after turning nonprofit in 2019 and finding financial stability — For the first time in its 155 years, and after years of planning, The Salt Lake Tribune is making its daily journalism free to anyone.
Democracy for Sale:
Docs show how the UK's Society of Media Lawyers lobbied government officials to push back on anti-SLAPP legislation, arguing it will enable abuse by the press — Exclusive: A discreet lobbying campaign by lawyers who have acted for oligarchs and the super-rich told government that reforming England's libel laws was too difficult.
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
A New York judge overseeing the third trial over a rape charge against Harvey Weinstein declares a mistrial after the jury said it was deadlocked — New York prosecutors will have to decide whether to pursue a third trial in Manhattan on a rape charge. — The New York judge overseeing …
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Financial Times:
An interview with Brendan Carr about making the FCC “aggressive”, why he is just “applying the law and the facts”, how Trump's attacks on media worked, more — The chair of the Federal Communications Commission on making the agency more ‘aggressive’, his fight with Disney — and playing golf with the president
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Washington Examiner, @robcrilly and @brianstelter
Samantha Cole / 404 Media:
ArXiv, the repository of preprint academic research, says it will ban authors for a year if their papers have “incontrovertible evidence” of AI-generated work — The change comes as arXiv and others struggle to manage an influx of AI-generated materials masquerading as rigorous science.
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The Decoder and Semafor, more at Techmeme »
Julian Clover / Broadband TV News:
The UK unveils draft rules that would hold streaming services with 500K+ UK users to content standards similar to those in place for traditional broadcasters — About Julian Clover — Julian Clover is a Media and Technology journalist based in Cambridge, UK. He works in online and printed media.
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Ofcom, Telecompaper, Advanced Television and C21Media
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Sources: Paramount's WBD deal to absorb HBO Max may breach its joint venture agreement with Comcast to avoid direct streaming competition in European markets — Industry sources said Paramount's proposed ownership of HBO Max will likely put the David Ellison-run company in breach …
Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
The Guardian says it is “concerned” after Nigel Farage posted the press credentials of a Guardian photographer who had taken his picture — Reform leader Nigel Farage has said being visited by a Guardian photographer underlined why he needed extra security.
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Decrypt, The Guardian and National Union of Journalists …
Richard J. Tofel / Second Rough Draft:
Q&A with Baltimore Banner CEO Bob Cohn, who says the staff of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's newsroom fell from 100 to 58 and the Banner had $18M in 2025 revenue — A conversation with Bob Cohn … RT: Thanks so much for doing this. Can we start with an update on the business side of the Banner?
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Kyle Chayka / New Yorker:
A look at neighborhood newsletters in NY and elsewhere, which tend to be solo operations with small-scale followings, but point to a desire for local media — Local newsletters from “The Boerum Bulletin” in Brooklyn to “The Eastside Rag” in L.A. are providing a sense of community that's missing from our algorithmic feeds.
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@caseymlewis and @hamishmckenzie
Elisa Shearer / Pew Research Center:
When asked what it means to be a good news consumer, 20% of US adults mention being discerning, 17% following the news, 13% getting news from quality sources — The Pew-Knight Initiative supports new research on how Americans absorb civic information, form beliefs and identities, and engage in their communities.
Angela Fu / Poynter:
Indiegraf acquires News Revenue Hub's donation management tool RevEngine, its third acquisition in three months after Hearken and Stylebot — Indiegraf, known for its content management system, has made acquisitions a part of its strategy to help promote newsroom independence
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Mary Walter-Brown on LinkedIn
The Guardian:
Israel threatens to sue the NYT for defamation over the article on sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners but the legal viability of the lawsuit is in doubt — Media law experts cast doubt on viability of a defamation lawsuit promised by Netanyahu over Nicholas Kristof essay
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Alyssa Ray / The Wrap:
The NYT defends Nicholas Kristof's op-ed “The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians”, calling it “deeply reported”, after Israeli government criticism
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