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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Sources: WaPo is trying a new mission statement internally: Riveting Storytelling for All of America; there are no plans to replace its strident public slogan — This week, The Post began trying out a new mission statement: “Riveting Storytelling for All of America.”
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Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Apple disables notification summaries for News & Entertainment apps in iOS 18.3 beta and makes other changes to summaries, including using italicized text — Apple released the iOS 18.3 beta 3 to developers this afternoon. The update includes a handful of changes to the notification summaries feature of Apple Intelligence.
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Patrick Coffee / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Meta's Community Notes won't apply to paid ads, but will be enabled for organic content, which includes brands' and influencers' unpromoted posts — New system could make marketers more cautious about organic posts on Facebook and Instagram — Facebook and Instagram owner Meta …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Bleacher Report signs a deal with the NFL for game highlights to use on social channels, sites, and apps; the outlet now has deals with all major US leagues — - Bleacher Report “has a sizable base of sports fans, and an official partnership adds authenticity and helps further engage …
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Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
Coldplay's biggest-ever Indian concert on January 26 will be streamed exclusively on Disney+ Hotstar, as the platform makes a move into live music content — The Jan. 26 Republic Day performance from Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium will be available to viewers across India …
Katie Robertson / @katie_robertson:
Email: NYT Opinion chief Katie Kingsbury says columnists Pamela Paul and Charles Blow, writer Peter Coy, and Op-Docs editor Christine Kecher are leaving — NYT Opinion chief Katie Kingsbury told staff in an email today that columnists Pamela Paul + Charles Blow, writer Peter Coy and Op-Docs editor Christine Kecher would be leaving their roles [image]
Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Trump plans to nominate Olivia Trusty, policy director for a US Senate committee, as the third Republican member of the FCC's five-person commission — President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday said he intends to nominate Olivia Trusty to fill an upcoming vacancy at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
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The co-founder and publisher of SCOTUSblog, Tom Goldstein, faces tax evasion charges after an indictment filed in Maryland, citing events between 2016 and 2022 — SCOTUSBlog publisher and co-founder Tom Goldstein was indicted on federal tax evasion charges Thursday. (Photo by Alex Brandon/The Associated Press)
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Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Fortune tech correspondent Kali Hays has resigned; she previously worked at Business Insider, WWD, Law360, and more — Fortune tech correspondent Kali Hays has resigned from the news organization. — “It's an understatement to say the work of scoops and original reporting is difficult …
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Mohammed Taoheed / Global Investigative …:
Q&A with Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu, managing editor of HumAngle, a Nigerian investigative nonprofit founded in 2020, on the challenges of reporting in the region, more — Conflict journalism in Nigeria has become extremely difficult in the last decade thanks to the increased frequency …
Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Prime Video says Beast Games, MrBeast's competition series, has attracted 50M viewers globally in its first 25 days; about half the viewing is outside the US — The competition hosted and devised by Jimmy ‘MrBeast’ Donaldson is one of Prime Video's biggest releases of 2024, the streamer says.
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Laurie Sullivan / MediaPost:
IAB: advertisers to cut media spending in 2025 vs. 2024 with no major events like the Olympics; 80% of buyers use generative AI for media planning or activation — The adoption of generative AI throughout the advertising industry has grown in the past six months, but Internet Advertising …
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