Top News:
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Christiane Amanpour says she had a “robust exchange of views” with CNN CEO Chris Licht over Trump's town hall, becoming the first CNN anchor to dissent publicly — It has been one week since CNN's town hall with Donald Trump — and the fierce fallout stemming from the event is still reverberating.
Discussion:
Puck, CNBC, CNN, The Guardian, The Hill, Associated Press, @nimaelbagir, Variety, New York Post, Politico, @mehdirhasan, TV Insider, Raw Story, @rwesthead, @djrothkopf, @lotteleicht1, @oliverdarcy, @bgrueskin, @jayrosen_nyu, SPLICETODAY.com, The Messenger, The Wrap and Mediaite
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Disney cancels plans to build an Orlando office complex and move 2,000+ workers from California to Florida; sources: the DeSantis feud influenced the decision — A new office complex, and relocation of a division from California, would have created more than 2,000 jobs but was scuttled …
Discussion:
Los Angeles Times, The Hill, Wall Street Journal, Mediaite, Insider, SlashFilm, Variety, @trumpwarroom, Deadline, IGN, NPR, Associated Press, ABC4 Utah, Raw Story, Yahoo Finance, Gizmodo, CBS News, @bigsnugga, Rolling Stone, UPROXX, @joenbc, @mollyjongfast, @therickwilson, @macloo, @taradbennett, @redlorainev, @arsegrammatica, @shanegoldmacher, @peterschorschfl, @deggans, @andrewfeinberg, @maxthegirl and The Messenger
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: ESPN is laying the groundwork to offer the channel as a streaming service in coming years by securing flexibility in league and cable provider deals — Internal project code-named ‘flagship’ lays out shift in coming years, as talks with leagues and cable partners have begun
Discussion:
Awful Announcing, SlashFilm, Forbes, Newser, @jtoonkel, The Messenger, Sports Media Watch, The Streamable, @trengriffin, @sonnybunch, Front Office Sports, Barrett Media, @jason_kint, The Drum, @susanlitv, @dkthomp, @tomgara, @jbflint, @jacktweets44, @electproject, @jasongay and @dylanbyers
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
The New York Times launches “enhanced bylines” online, with more information on how reporters did their work, after experimenting with them since January 2022 — “This is a way to modernize how we do what we do,” Lee said. “It's more colloquial, it's more plain-spoken.”
Discussion:
The New York Times Company, @merylkornfield, @nbj914, @brucebartlett, @niemanlab, @raju and @mathewi
Patrick Oster / Bloomberg:
Real estate billionaire Sam Zell, whose disastrous $8.3B leveraged buyout of Tribune Co. led to layoffs of 4,200 people and bankruptcy, dies at 81 — Sam Zell, the billionaire investor who called himself “the Grave Dancer” for his bets on distressed assets, including a losing wager that drove the Tribune Co. into bankruptcy, has died.
Discussion:
Los Angeles Times, @megjameslat, Crain's New York Business, Business Wire, New York Times, Forbes, Observer, Radio & Television …, Insider, CNN, @sammy_roth, @conrad_swanson, Associated Press, @_eric_reinhart, @mrchrishain, @nickriccardi, @taylorwanderson, @klcpegher, @royalpratt, @markjacob16, @Jonathanglick@mstdn.social, @mr_innovation and The Messenger
Brian Fung / CNN:
SCOTUS declines to address Section 230 protections in Gonzalez v. Google and shields Twitter from liability for terror-related content in Twitter v. Taamneh — Twitter will not have to face accusations it aided and abetted terrorism when it hosted tweets created by the terror group ISIS, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Discussion:
TechCrunch, Washington Post, The Wrap, Insider, Fast Company, Variety, Mother Jones, The Hill, Reason, Quartz, @penamerica, Engadget, NPR, CBS News, Gizmodo, AppleInsider, Politico, MediaPost, @fastcompany, The Messenger, @b_fung, @axios, Fox Business, @b_fung, @klonick, @juliettekayyem, @jrosenworcel, Bloomberg, Reclaim The Net, Semafor, @klonick, @ap, @oneunderscore__, Deadline and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
In Andy Warhol Foundation vs. Goldsmith, SCOTUS sides with the photographer, who says Warhol violated copyright by using her photo to create images of Prince — - The Supreme Court ruled against the Andy Warhol Foundation in a copyright dispute over the use of a celebrity photographer's image of the musician Prince.
Discussion:
New Republic, The Wrap, Bloomberg, Plagiarism Today, New York Times, NBC News, NPR, MSN, CNN, New York Post, The Hollywood Reporter, Gizmodo, Variety, Billboard, Associated Press, CBS News, Deadline, Yahoo News, Raw Story, @blakereid@mastodon …, @blakereid@mastodon …, @maria@thelife.boats, @eff and The Messenger
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix shares jump 10%+ after the streamer reported it has almost 5M global monthly active users for its ad-supported plan introduced in early November 2022 — Shares of Netflix jumped more than 10% Thursday on news that the streamer had signed up almost 5 million customers …
Discussion:
The Hollywood Reporter, UPROXX, LightShed Partners and Media Play News
RELATED:
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix says its ad tier has nearly 5M MAUs globally six months after launch and makes up 25%+ of signups in countries with the option; the median age is 34
Discussion:
Reuters, The Verge, CNBC, Insider, CNET, Variety, Media Play News, Deadline, MediaPost, Ad Age, The Streamable, Quartz, Broadband TV News, @tvgrimreaper, Variety, Neowin, Adweek, Deadline, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, Ad Age and The Information, more at Techmeme »
Institute for Nonprofit News:
Institute for Nonprofit News executive director and CEO Sue Cross is stepping down by the end of 2023 after eight years at the helm — Veteran journalist and news leader Sue Cross will step down as executive director & CEO of the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) by the end of this year, INN announced today.
Discussion:
American Press Institute, @ckrewson and @d_holli
Stuart Dredge / Music Ally:
TikTok is testing a feature to integrate music streaming services via a button that lets users add songs to a music app; so far Apple Music is the only option — “Short-form video that doesn't lead anywhere is the most dangerous thing I've seen the music business face in a long time,” …
Discussion:
RAIN News
Variety:
A look at salaries for CEOs at Comcast, Paramount, Disney, Netflix, and Fox and year over year changes to them, as the companies lay off employees — Economists are fretting about a recession. Media stocks are in the toilet. Layoffs are being enacted monthly as a spirit of cut, cut, cut grips Hollywood and Silicon Valley.
Discussion:
@zaackhunt, @variety, @variety and Techdirt
Todd Shields / Bloomberg:
Source: Joe Biden intends to pick veteran government lawyer Anna Gomez for the FCC, breaking a more than two-year partisan deadlock if the Senate confirms her — President Joe Biden intends to select veteran government lawyer Anna Gomez to serve on the Federal Communications Commission …
Output Producer, CA — 
China Markets Correspondent, Shanghai — 
Senior Assignment Editor, DC — 
Breaking News Editor, Tokyo — 
Senior Correspondent - Wealth, NY — 
Reporter - Ottawa Bureau — 
Local Government Reporter, IA — 
Research Director, CA — 
Immigration Enforcement Reporter — 
Presque Island Reporter, ME — 
Contributing Parks Ed. - SW, CA — 
AI Content Editor, WA — 
Legislative Reporter, TN — 
Editorial Assistant, Remote US — 
Elon Musk Reporter, NY or CA — 
Government & Politics Editor, WA — 
Business & GA Reporter. VT — 
Sports Reporter, WA — 
Energy Reporter, TX — 
Senior Reporter, SC — 
Trade & Climate Correspondent, DC — 
Reporter, WI — 
Political Newsletter Writer, CO — 
Jackson Reporter, MS — 
Music Editor, AZ — 
Breaking News Reporter, NV — 
Fearless Reporter/Producer, IA — 
Reporter II - Technology, Remote — 
Editor, Remote US — 
City Reporter, WA — 
Executive Editor, OR — 
Education & Budget Reporter, CA — 
Senior Writer/Editor, FL — 
Media Editor, Remote — 
