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In a meeting with Mohammed bin Salman, Trump says “a lot of people didn't like” Jamal Khashoggi, adding, “things happen, but [MBS] knew nothing about it” — The de facto Saudi ruler was branded an outcast after the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Trump calls for ABC to lose its broadcast license and says Brendan Carr “should look at that” after an ABC reporter asked questions about Khashoggi and Epstein — Donald Trump called for ABC to lose its broadcast license after he grew irate at correspondent Mary Bruce …
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
During an Air Force One gaggle, President Trump said “Quiet, quiet, piggy” to a female Bloomberg reporter when she asked him about the Jeffrey Epstein emails — That came on Friday, when one female reporter attempted to ask the president about the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
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Variety:
Sources: Paramount Skydance formed a consortium with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth funds to bid $71B for WBD; Paramount denies the claim — UPDATED: Paramount Skydance has denied a Variety report that the company was forming an investment consortium with the sovereign wealth funds …
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Ryan Lizza / Telos News:
Ryan Lizza discusses his relationship with Olivia Nuzzi, reveals her affair with politician Mark Sanford, and details her earlier ties to Keith Olbermann — Olivia had just returned from a reporting trip—at least that's what she told me it was—and her Herschel backpack …
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Bloomberg Law:
A US judge rules that Meta's Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions don't violate antitrust law as the FTC failed to prove the deals let Meta monopolize the market — Meta Platforms Inc. won a key court ruling that the company's acquisitions of the photo-sharing app Instagram and messaging service WhatsApp …
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Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
The Financial Times launches its free newsletter FT Alphaville on Substack to reach younger readers, joining Reach, the Daily Mail, and other publishers — The publisher joins titles including Daily Mail in joining newsletter platform. — The Financial Times has launched free newsletter FT Alphaville …
Kim Chandler / Associated Press:
An Alabama state board votes to keep its contract with PBS for now, rejecting an effort to become the first state to cut ties following federal budget cuts — Facing a public backlash, the commission that oversees Alabama Public Television on Tuesday voted to continue paying its contract with PBS …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Fox News hires Palantir to build tools that help journalists produce stories across Fox platforms and social media; Fox won't use AI to generate editorial copy — Fox News Media has been working with Palantir for the past year to build a suite of custom AI newsroom tools alongside its journalists …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Mastodon founder and CEO Eugen Rochko steps down from the decentralized social network as part of its transition to a nonprofit structure governed by a board — Mastodon's creator, Eugen Rochko, is stepping down as CEO of the open source, decentralized social network and X rival …
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Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Sources and an internal memo: the BBC puts 80+ employees at risk of redundancy across the product teams that build its online services, including iPlayer — The British broadcaster is planning to make delivery managers redundant in its “production group” as it embraces a model that managers said mirrors processes in Silicon Valley.
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Jessica Davies / Digiday:
Forbes launched an AI-powered dynamic paywall on November 14 to help drive subscriptions; print and digital subscriptions make up 9% of its commercial revenue — Forbes has launched an AI-powered dynamic paywall as it looks to make subscriptions a larger slice of its revenue pie.
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
A federal appeals court upholds a lower court's 2023 dismissal of Trump's defamation suit against CNN for calling his 2020 stolen election claims the “Big Lie” — The three-judge appellate panel upheld a lower court's 2023 dismissal of the case.
