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Dan Mangan / CNBC: President Trump files a $10B defamation lawsuit against the BBC, alleging it intentionally doctored a Panorama documentary to misrepresent his January 6 speech -
Reuters: Internal documents: Meta earned $18B+ in annual ad sales from China in 2024, making up 10%+ of its global revenue, with $3B+ linked to fraudulent ads like scams -
Aidan Ryan / The Boston Globe: The Boston Globe says Brian McGrory will return as editor, after Nancy Barnes' departure at the end of 2025; McGrory previously was editor from 2012 to 2023 -
Sara Fischer / Axios: WSJ launches Free Expression, a newsletter-focused opinion brand that will be available via its own channels and Substack, initially offering free content -
Byron Tau / Associated Press: Sources: Bay Area radio station KCBS-AM, which faced MAGA backlash over ICE coverage, scaled back political reporting after Brendan Carr's threats of a probe -
Kanis Leung / Associated Press: Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai is found guilty of colluding with foreign forces and conspiring to publish seditious articles, and faces a possible life sentence -
Alice Brooker / Press Gazette: The Associated Press launches AP Verify, an AI-powered tool, including chatbot and geolocation, to help journalists authenticate text, photos, and videos -
Rose Henderson / Bloomberg: Memo: Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos lay out Netflix's WBD offer, moving to quell concerns about job losses and the end of theater releases, after Paramount's bid -
Chris Morris / Variety: Acclaimed actor and director Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife Michele Singer were found dead in their home; LAPD is investigating the deaths as a homicide -
Max Tani / Semafor: Internal tests show WaPo debuted its AI podcast feature despite 68%-84% of generated scripts failing its standards, saying it would “iterate through” the issues -
Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette: PA Media, the UK's largest press agency, says it has adopted a “video-first” strategy to meet increased demand for live and vertical social media content -
Front Office Sports: Sources: ESPN hired ex-USA Today sports editor Roxanna Scott for the new position of SVP, EIC, in which she will be the top editor across TV and digital