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In a memo, 60 Minutes EP Bill Owens says he is resigning because he had lost his journalistic independence; the show is under pressure from Trump and Paramount — The news program has faced mounting pressure from both President Trump and its corporate ownership at Paramount, the parent company of CBS News.
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Sources: Shari Redstone and other Paramount execs asked 60 Minutes to supply a list of its upcoming Trump-related stories; Redstone denies she sought the pieces — The Scoop — Paramount owner Shari Redstone in recent days sought to know which upcoming stories were about President Donald Trump …
Dietrich Knauth / Reuters:
A US judge orders the Trump administration to “take all necessary steps” to reinstate employees and resume broadcasts of VOA and other government-funded radio — A federal judge ordered U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday to halt its efforts to shut …
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Luc Cohen / Reuters:
A federal jury finds The New York Times not liable in the retrial of Sarah Palin's defamation case over a 2017 editorial about gun control — A federal jury in Manhattan on Tuesday found the New York Times (NYT.N) not liable for allegedly defaming Sarah Palin in a 2017 editorial about gun control …
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A survey of UK journalists in September to November 2023: 90% are white, ~63% are 40 or older, 77% are left-leaning, and 28% are freelance, up from 17% in 2015 — This report is based on a survey conducted between September and November 2023 with a representative sample of 1,130 UK journalists …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Meta says it is opening Threads to all advertisers worldwide, but ads will only appear in select markets at launch, after testing ads in the US and others — Months after first testing ads in select markets, including the U.S., Meta on Wednesday announced that its Instagram Threads app …
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Ryan Browne / CNBC:
The EU fines Meta €200M after finding that it illegally required users to consent to sharing their data or pay for an ad-free service; Meta plans to appeal — - CNBC Councils — CNBC on Peacock — Join the CNBC Panel — Supply Chain Values — Select Shopping — Ad Choices
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Eriq Gardner / Puck:
Source: the US DOJ has launched a formal investigation into Disney's acquisition of a controlling stake in Fubo — - A D.O.J. vs. Disney scoop: — I've learned that the Department of Justice has launched a formal investigation into Disney's acquisition of a controlling stake in Fubo, the sports-oriented streaming service.
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
How WBD rebuilt Max to focus on adult-oriented shows like The Pitt, dropping Netflix's “more is better” approach, and expects it to hit 150M subscribers in 2026 — Warner pivots to pared-down model instead of competing with Netflix, and forecasts 150 million subscribers in 2026
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Sources: Sewell Chan's CJR tenure ended after an hourlong meeting between Jelani Cobb and CJR editorial staff, where around 10 aired concerns about his behavior — The publication is now trying to find a successful business model without its top editor, who was abruptly fired last week.
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Meta's Oversight Board says Meta's new hate speech policies were “announced hastily” in January 2025 and asks Meta to assess the impact on vulnerable users — Meta's Oversight Board, the independent group created to help Meta with content moderation decisions …
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Abner Li / 9to5Google:
On the 20th birthday of its first video, YouTube says it has had 20T+ uploads, including 20M+ daily now, and unveils app and TV updates, including new Multiview — YouTube is celebrating its 20th birthday with a number of stats, while previewing new features that are coming this year.
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