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9:30 PM ET, May 15, 2026

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Jocelyn Noveck / Associated Press:
The AP laid off an unspecified number of US-based journalists Friday; News Media Guild: 20 were laid off, and ~40 of 120+ journalists offered buyouts took them  —  The Associated Press laid off 20 U.S.-based journalists on Friday, the union representing them said, part of a restructuring announced …
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.
Nathaniel Rakich / @baseballot:
ABC News seems to have taken all FiveThirtyEight articles offline; the URL redirects to ABC News' politics vertical  —  ABC News has now taken all FiveThirtyEight articles completely offline. They now redirect to abcnews dot com/politics. A needless erasure of thousands of pages of knowledge.
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 …
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 …
Mia Sato / The Verge:
YouTube expands its AI likeness detection program to users over the age of 18, after rolling it out to select creators, politicians, journalists, and others  —  Likeness detection, which scans YouTube for facial matches, will now be available to anyone 18 years or older with a YouTube account.
Discussion: Google Help Center and Forbes
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Sources: Ramtin Arablouei, co-host and cofounder of NPR podcast Throughline, left the network after it opened an investigation into his workplace conduct  —  A co-host for a popular NPR podcast left the public radio network after it opened an investigation in March into his conduct in the workplace …
Discussion: @benmullin
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.
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.
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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Todd Spangler / Variety:
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Hannah Murphy / Financial Times:
Sources: Meta is testing AI glasses that continuously record audio and take photos every few seconds, letting users query or recall what they saw or heard

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Maxwell Zeff / Wired:
OpenAI Chief Futurist Joshua Achiam is leaving the company later this month after nearly nine years
 
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