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Wall Street Journal:
The FCC requested footage and a transcript of 60 Minutes' Kamala Harris interview as it reviews the Paramount-Skydance merger; CBS News is working to comply — Government has asked for footage, transcript from the segment, which is the subject of a lawsuit against CBS by President Trump
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New York Times:
Sources: Paramount is in talks with Donald Trump to settle his $10B 60 Minutes lawsuit, believing a deal would persuade Trump to not block its planned merger — A settlement, if reached, would be an extraordinary concession by a major U.S. media company to a sitting president.
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Sources: some CBS News journalists express alarm over reports that Paramount is trying to settle a Trump lawsuit; others say a settlement may look like a bribe — Journalists, including some at CBS News, are expressing alarm at reports that CBS parent company Paramount Global is trying …
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Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
WhatsApp says it disrupted a campaign in which 90 journalists and other members of civil society were targeted using spyware from Israel-based Paragon — Messaging app said it had ‘high confidence’ some users were targeted and ‘possibly compromised’ by Paragon Solutions spyware
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Forbes announces layoffs that will affect roughly 5% of its total workforce; new CEO Sherry Phillips blames financial underperformance for the cuts — The cuts come after the publisher failed to meet its 2024 financial goals — The business news publisher Forbes announced a sweeping round …
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Alexander Lee / Digiday:
LinkedIn says short-form video is its fastest-growing content category, and total video viewership grew 36% YoY between October 30, 2024 and January 29, 2025 — LinkedIn's ongoing efforts to woo video creators paid off in the past few months, according to new figures shared by the company.
Sharon Knolle / The Wrap:
Eric Reinhart, who wrote an op-ed for the LAT, says his lines highly critical of RFK Jr. were deleted and a misleading headline was added supporting RFK Jr. — A writer who penned an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times warning of the dangers of confirming Robert F. Kennedy Jr …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Chuck Todd is leaving NBC News after joining in 2007; in a memo, Chuck Todd said his podcast Chuck Toddcast would be “coming with me” — Chuck Todd, the former “Meet the Press” moderator, is leaving NBC News, he told colleagues in a memo issued Friday, a move he's making in order …
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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
The conservative news outlet The Dispatch is staffing up and expanding its ad business; the outlet has ~50K subs and generated between $5M-$10M in 2024 revenue — With a subscriber base of nearly 50,000, the center-right title is now taking a measured approach to building its ads business
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Adobe Chief Strategy Officer Scott Belsky leaves the company to join A24 film studio as a partner; he co-founded Behance, which Adobe acquired for $150M in 2012 — Belsky is an entrepreneur, author and creator who in 2006 founded Behance, an online platform that is used by more than 50 million professionals …
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
WBD and UK-based Cutting Edge Group strike a $1B+ deal to create a joint venture that will own and manage almost 100 years of film and television music — US company creates joint venture to own and manage almost 100 years of film and television music — Warner Bros Discovery has struck …
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Thomas Seal / Bloomberg:
Instagram and Facebook, which blocked news links in Canada, are hosting hundreds of scam ads pretending to be from news outlets ahead of Canadian elections — - Images of public figures and billionaire used in fake ads — Bogus ads fuel foreign interference fear before election
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