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Sean Burch / The Wrap:
Paramount files two motions in Trump's lawsuit against CBS News, one seeking dismissal on First Amendment grounds and the second saying Texas is the wrong venue — Paramount says President Trump's lawsuit over a “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris is “an affront to the First Amendment”
Andrew Marchand / New York Times:
Sources: ESPN and Stephen A. Smith agree to a five-year $100M contract that has Smith continuing on his daily First Take show and scaling back other commitments — Stephen A. Smith has agreed to a new contract with ESPN worth at least $100 million for five years, an agreement that will result …
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Audacy says it “has made workforce reductions” to “stay competitive”; sources say ~100 employees were laid off this week and cuts may exceed 300 by mid-March — Radio broadcaster Audacy issued sweeping layoffs this week that have impacted at least 100 workers in local …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
A look at YouTube's origins, growth, and domination as the platform turns 20, including an interview with CEO Neal Mohan, who is nearing 10 years at the company — It's a muggy morning the day before the 2025 Super Bowl in New Orleans, and YouTube CEO Neal Mohan is stuck in parade traffic and not happy about it.
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Bloomberg:
Sources: the FCC asked 13 public radio stations, including Boston's WBUR, for details on past sponsorships by March 31, to assess potential guideline violations — - The agency sent similar letters to NPR and PBS in January — Chair Carr investigating whether public stations airing ads
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Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Sources: GB News and the Spectator owner Paul Marshall met senior figures in UK's right-leaning media to discuss a plan to fund a new generation of journalists — Multimillionaire Paul Marshall understood to be talking to senior figures in Britain's right-leaning media about the idea
Trishla Ostwal / Adweek:
Perplexity begins ads on The Ben Shapiro Show, with Shapiro using the AI search engine to verify claims, as some tech companies embrace right-wing media — The deal signals a cultural shift as Silicon Valley embraces right-wing influences — For years, right-wing political commentator Ben Shapiro …
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Blake Brittain / Reuters:
Apple defeats a copyright lawsuit by tech journalist Dan Ackerman, who accused the company of ripping off his book about Tetris for a movie on the same subject — Apple (AAPL.O) convinced a New York federal court on Thursday to dismiss a copyright lawsuit brought by tech journalist Dan Ackerman …
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Vikram Dodd / The Guardian:
A review finds UK police correctly investigated Daily Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson over alleged racism after a complaint about a tweet she later deleted — Telegraph columnist was visited by ‘exemplary’ officer after complaint about inaccurate tweet she later deleted
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Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
A journalist using the pseudonym Dissent Doe, who runs US-based DataBreaches.net, refuses a UK court order to remove two posts on a cyberattack at HCRG — A U.S.-based independent cybersecurity journalist has declined to comply with a U.K. court-ordered injunction that was sought following …
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Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
Disney was never particularly interested in running FiveThirtyEight as a business; the data-driven approach to political coverage still has a bright future — Last night, as President Trump delivered his State of the Union address 1, the Wall Street Journal reported that ABC News would lay off …
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
AAM: AARP The Magazine was the best selling magazine in the US in H2 2024 with 22.2M copies per issue on average, and The Atlantic was the fastest growing — The Atlantic was the fastest-growing top magazine in the US in the second half of 2024, increasing its overall circulation 15% year-on-year.
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