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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Source: MSNBC fires political analyst Matthew Dowd over his on-air comments about Charlie Kirk; MSNBC President Rebecca Kutler and Dowd apologized for them — Political analyst Matthew Dowd has been fired from MSNBC after his comments about the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, according to a network source.
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Charlie Kirk, the MAGA influencer who founded Turning Point USA, has died after being shot at an event at Utah Valley University — In what Utah's governor called a political assassination, a sniper shot and killed influential conservative Charlie Kirk on Wednesday at Utah Valley University in Orem …
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
While traditional media avoided sharing explicit videos of Charlie Kirk's assassination, gory imagery flooded social media, including X, Instagram, and TikTok — They were careful with the explicit imagery — as usual. But did it make any difference? — Traditional news organizations …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Jezebel adds an editor's note to its September 8 story “We Paid Some Etsy Witches to Curse Charlie Kirk”, condemning his shooting and removing the author's name — Two days ago, feminist news and opinion site Jezebel ran a story with the headline, “We Paid Some Etsy Witches to Curse Charlie Kirk.”
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Bloomberg:
China says it opposes 90-day US visa limits for Chinese journalists, compared to 240 days for others, and does not “want to see a new round of ‘media warfare’” — China has pushed back against Washington's proposed new visa limits on Chinese journalists in the US …
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
NPR names Thomas Evans as its new editor-in-chief, starting September 15; Evans joined NPR in 2024 and was previously CNN's London bureau chief — NPR is poised to name a new news chief at a moment of uncertainty for the network, when it must adjust to the end of federal funding for public media …
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New York Times:
Sources: Paramount is considering giving Bari Weiss the title of editor-in-chief or co-president of CBS News, as part of a broader deal to buy The Free Press — The talks with Ms. Weiss, a founder of The Free Press, are the strongest sign yet that the new owner of CBS News intends to make major changes.
Jill Goldsmith / Deadline:
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav says he expects the planned separation of the company to be completed by April 2026 — It's the most specific executives have been as to a timeline. The split of streaming and studios from global networks was anticipated to fall in the first half of the year.
John Paul Rathbone / Financial Times:
Turkish authorities seize Can Holdings, which owns one of the country's last independent broadcasters, as part of a probe into money laundering and tax evasion — Takeover of one of last remaining independent news groups extends government control over national media
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Jeff John Roberts / Fortune:
People CEO Neil Vogel calls Google a “bad actor” for refusing to pay publishers for AI content and says Google Search drives 25%-30% of visits to People sites — When Google became the dominant search engine around 2004, not everyone was happy.
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Hearst will own major news outlets in Texas's four largest metropolitan areas with its Dallas Morning News purchase, pending a September 23 shareholder vote — With its purchase of the Dallas Morning News, the 138-year-old company is set to own all the largest newspapers in Texas
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Pact: streamers spent a record £850M on British TV shows in 2024, up 24% and surpassing Channel 4's annual originals budget — Streamer spend on British TV shows comfortably topped $1B last year, according to Pact's latest census, with chief John McVay rowing in behind the American giants …
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