Top News:
Dylan Byers / Puck:
Sources: David Ellison tentatively agreed on a deal to acquire The Free Press for between $100M-$200M, with Bari Weiss taking an editorial position at CBS News — With Paramount securely in his pocket, David Ellison is on the verge of acquiring Bari Weiss's The Free Press and tossing her the keys to CBS News.
Discussion:
Status, The Nation, Media Nation, The Wrap, New York Post, Townhall, National Review, Salon, New York Sun, New York Post, Newsbusters, @jamellebouie.net, @jbenmenachem.com, Ace of Spades HQ, Los Angeles Times, @timkarr.bsky.social, @michaelmagras@mstdn.social, @simonowens.bsky.social, PJ Media, @timurkuran, @levinejonathan, @onepeoplesproject.bsky.social, HuffPost, @micsolana, The A.V. Club, The Rebooting, HotAir, @paulthedogman.bsky.social, @jeremiahdjohns, @pburdzy, @blueboxdave, @ewerickson, @parkerthayer, @lthomasnews, @katmckinley, @maxblumenthal, @aaronjmate, @dropsitenews, @samhaselby, @aghamilton29, @mikebeauvais, @benfowlkesmma, @hemantmehta, @adamjohnsonchi, @joseiswriting, @adamjohnsonchi, @ggreenwald, @ggreenwald, @ggreenwald, @tycarver, NewsMax.com, Mediaite, @kimkelly.bsky.social, TVNewsCheck, @johnmone.bsky.social, @jayrosen.bsky.social, @maxberger.bsky.social, @ryanlcooper.com, @justinbaragona.bsky.social, @simonowens.bsky.social, @joshsternberg.com, @golikehellmachine.com, @jonathanfriedman.com and @jmrivera.bsky.social
RELATED:
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Memo: Paramount announces a full return-to-office policy starting in January 2026 and offers a “severance opt-in program” for New York and Los Angeles workers — The latest is a return to office policy that requires all employees to be in the office five days a week.
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
The New York Times is shuttering its NYT Audio app, launched in May 2023, and integrating podcast archives and audio journalism into its News app — The standalone product will shutter in October as the publisher increases audio and video in its flagship News app
Discussion:
Mark Stenberg on LinkedIn
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Manchester-based Mill Media names ex-WaPo Managing Editor Cameron Barr as investigations editor; Mill Media has 21 staff and 11K+ paying subs across six titles — Former Washington Post managing editor Cameron Barr hopes to help “restore and revive investigative accountability” with a new role at Manchester-based Mill Media.
Discussion:
@joshiherrmann.bsky.social, Cameron Barr on LinkedIn and @glasgowbell.bsky.social
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Daily Mail names Greta Lawn to the newly created position of president for North America to lead revenue growth — The Daily Mail has created the role of president for North America to lead its revenue growth in the world's largest media market. — The brand has appointed Greta Lawn …
Addison Cummings / The New York Times Company:
NYT names Real Estate Editor Nikita Stewart as its new Metro editor; she has held various NYT positions and worked at The Star-Ledger and The Washington Post — We are delighted to tell you that Nikita Stewart, a gifted leader who has brought a spirit of innovation, investigative energy …
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
WBD files a copyright suit against Midjourney, accusing the startup of using its content to train AI and letting users generate images of characters like Batman — The lawsuit against Midjourney was filed as a growing contingent of Hollywood steps into the fight over generative artificial intelligence.
Discussion:
The Wrap, Reuters, Reuters, @stevensantos.bsky.social and Deadline, more at Techmeme »
Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
A look at newsletter-first publisher The European Correspondent, which launched in 2022, got a €2.1M grant from the EU in June, and has almost 70K subscribers — A European news publisher is aiming to become self-funding through reader donations after securing a €2.1m grant from the European Commission in June.
Discussion:
@pressgazette.co.uk
Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
An interview with Newsquest CEO Henry Faure Walker on the regional publisher's focus on local news; paid digital subs have risen 35% YoY to 135K — Paid digital subscriptions at UK regional publishing giant Newsquest have risen from 100,000 to 135,000 in the past year.
Rogue:
Former Polygon employees launch worker-owned video game website Rogue; Valnet laid off Polygon staff in May after buying the outlet from Vox — A detailed FAQ to answer your biggest questions about Rogue — Hi, we're the writers behind Rogue, a new website about video games.
France 24:
France's CNIL fines Google €325M for placing tracking cookies and ads in Gmail without users' consent; Google says it is reviewing the decision — France's data protection watchdog CNIL on Wednesday fined Google €325 million ($380 million) and fast-fashion retailer Shein €150 million …
Peter White / Deadline:
Roku names former WBD and Hulu exec Lisa Holme as head of content, following the departure of David Eilenberg in May — Roku has a new head of content. — The streaming company has hired former Warner Bros. Discovery and Hulu exec Lisa Holme to the role.
Discussion:
The Wrap, Variety, TVNewsCheck, The Hollywood Reporter and Media Play News
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Meta rolls out a tool that lets users attach up to 10,000 characters of text to Threads posts, building upon Threads' 500-character text limit for posts — Blogging is back. … Meta is adding a new feature to let you add a bunch of extra text to Threads posts — no screenshots of text blocks required.
Discussion:
Engadget, TechCrunch, WeRSM, Sherwood News, @dannygroner.bsky.social, Mashable and iPhone in Canada, more at Techmeme »
Assistant Editor - Space, NY — 
Chicago Bureau Chief, IL — 
Assistant News Editor, MD — 
College Sports Insider, NC — 
Newsletter Editor, London — 
East Bay Reporter, CA — 
Pharma Reporter, NY — 
Associate Editor, WI — 
Editor-in-Chief, WA — 
Breaking News Reporter, DC — 
Business Reporter, IA — 
Editor-Writer - Wellness, NY/GA/DC — 
Managing Editor - Arizona — 
Head of Content, NY — 
Sr. Writer & Press Mgr., Remote — 
Asia Tech News Editor, Hong Kong — 
Lifestyle Editor - H/F, Paris — 
Leveraged Finance Reporter, NY — 
Managing Editor, OK — 
Head of Editorial - Euro Finance — 
Tech Reporter, CA — 
Managing Ed. - News Magazines, NH — 
Executive Editor, Remote — 
News Reporter, CA — 
Defined Contributions Reporter, NY — 
North Coast Contributing Editor, CA — 
Money Editor - CNBC Make It, NJ — 
Reporter, AL — 
Associate Legal News Editor, OH — 
Arts + Culture Deputy Editor, DE — 
Live Blog Editor, Remote CA — 
Night & Weekend Newswriter, Remote — 
Trending News Reporter, NY — 
