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Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Memo: Lester Holt will step down as anchor of NBC Nightly News at the beginning of the summer, after a decade at the show; he will move full time to Dateline — Holt will move full time to NBC's news magazine show “Dateline” at the beginning of the summer.
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
MSNBC makes its lineup overhaul official: Jen Psaki will take over the 9pm hour from Tuesdays to Fridays and Alex Wagner will stay as a senior political analyst — Joy Reid will exit MSNBC with the changes, while José Díaz-Balart and Katie Phang will also lose their dayside hours.
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Joy Reid's evening news show on MSNBC, The ReidOut, is being canceled as part of an overhaul orchestrated by the network's new president Rebecca Kutler — Ms. Reid's 7 p.m. program will be replaced by a panel show co-hosted by Symone Sanders Townsend, Alicia Menendez and Michael Steele.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
In a filing, the White House says President Trump himself made the decision to terminate the AP's access — The acknowledgement came in a lawsuit filed by the news organization. — President Donald Trump personally decided to bar The Associated Press from some White House events and spaces …
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Axios:
The White House asks a judge to let it continue barring the AP from events, arguing that access is at the President's discretion and not a constitutional right
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David Gilbert / Wired:
A profile of Dan Bongino, Trump's FBI deputy director pick and an ex-Fox News host who rose from online conspiracy circles to become a top right-wing podcaster — Dan Bongino rose through the ranks of right-wing media thanks to his unflinching loyalty to Donald Trump and willingness …
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The Guardian:
Some reporters in Myanmar and other places, who take extreme risks to document corruption and war crimes, fear for their future after Trump's USAID cuts — Organisations that take extreme risks to document atrocities, corruption and war crimes fear for their future after USAid cuts
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Max Tani / Semafor:
A group of foreign correspondents launch Noosphere, a $20/month TikTok-like news app with content by independent journalists, after raising ~$1M — The Scoop — A group of experienced foreign correspondents are launching a new premium news platform designed to bundle the work of top independent journalists.
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Lara O'Reilly / Business Insider:
Filing: advertisers say Rumble's lawsuit accusing them of colluding to boycott the platform is an attempt to “weaponize” antitrust laws — - Ad companies targeted by a Rumble lawsuit say it's an attempt to “weaponize” antitrust laws. — Rumble accused Diageo, WPP …
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Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
Kate Bush and 1,000+ other musicians “co-write” a “silent” album to protest the UK's proposal to let AI train on their copyrighted work if they don't opt out — Recordings of empty studios represent impact on musicians of UK's plans to let AI train on their work without permission
Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal:
Antenna: around 80% of Disney+/Hulu/Max bundle subscribers from July-September 2024 stayed after three months, a higher retention rate than each service alone — Early data show the bundle, which made its debut in July, retains subscribers at higher rates than any of the stand-alone services
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Pew Research Center:
Among US adults asked to name a news influencer, 3% said Philip DeFranco, 2% Tucker Carlson, 2% Ben Shapiro, 7% gave a media outlet, 42% didn't know or respond — About one-in-five U.S. adults (21%) say they regularly get news from news influencers on social media, according to our recent study.
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Zach Everson / Forbes:
SEC filing: Trump Media CEO Devin Nunes earned $47M in 2024, including $44.1M in stock awards, while the company posted a $401M net loss — Devin Nunes earned $47 million in total compensation as CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group last year, although he won't be able to get his hands …
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