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Andy Larsen / Salt Lake Tribune:
The nonprofit Salt Lake Tribune plans to remove its paywall in Q1 2026 and projects 2025 net revenue of about $1M on gross revenue of $13.57M — Andy Larsen breaks down what's happened in 2025 — and what's to come next year — in The Tribune's business — Welcome to The Salt Lake Tribune's 2025 annual report!
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Ginia Bellafante / New York Times:
Vanity Fair is reviewing its ties to Olivia Nuzzi, hired in September, after being “taken by surprise” by an essay that raised new questions about her ethics — The magazine, which recently hired the journalist, said it had been “taken by surprise” by new claims in an essay by her former fiancé, Ryan Lizza.
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New York Times:
Sources: Paramount Skydance, Comcast, and Netflix bid in the first round for WBD; Comcast and Netflix are seeking just the studio and streaming parts of WBD — The outcome of the sale could alter the trajectory of the entertainment business. — The heavyweights of Hollywood made their cases …
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Al Tompkins / Poynter:
Nexstar's FCC filing in its $6.2B proposed merger with Tegna asks for urgent approval, which would require changing rules that limit station ownership — The broadcaster is pressing the FCC to fast-track a $6.2B deal that would expand its reach to more than half of US households
Rasmus Kleis Nielsen / Nieman Lab:
A look at the system for distribution of direct media subsidies developed for the government of Denmark, which spends ~0.2% of its GDP on direct media subsidies — “A foundation can pick winners on the basis of its own values and priorities and support them from private sources.
Aisha Down / The Guardian:
Researchers say Russia-aligned Pravda network is engaging in “LLM grooming”, flooding the internet with disinformation to influence chatbots like ChatGPT — Thinktank says internet flooded with disinformation by Russia-aligned Pravda network, which many websites treat as credible
Mayank Parmar / BleepingComputer:
Google says ads that some users are seeing in AI Mode are part of a test; the ads have a “sponsored” label and appear at the bottom of the page — Google has started rolling out ads in AI mode, which is the company's “answer engine,” not a search engine.
David McCabe / New York Times:
A US judge is expected to rule next year on breaking up Google's ad tech monopoly, after the DOJ and Google delivered closing arguments in a remedies hearing — Judge Leonie M. Brinkema is on the clock. — The federal judge, who sits on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia …
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Barbara Peng / Business Insider:
Business Insider joins Microsoft's Publisher Content Marketplace pilot, which compensates publishers when their content is used in AI-generated results — Business Insider is one of the most-cited sources in large language models, but we are often not appropriately credited or compensated by AI companies.
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Ari Isaacman D'Angelo on LinkedIn and @maxwelltani
Corbin Bolies / @corbinbolies:
Memo: WSJ's Emma Tucker hires Axios EIC Aja Whitaker-Moore as co-deputy EIC, promotes David Crow to the same role, and hires Dan Colarusso to lead biz/finance — NEW: WSJ editor Emma Tucker sent a memo to staff saying she hired Axios EIC Aja Whitaker-Moore as a deputy EIC and Dan Colarusso as “coverage chief for Business, Finance and Economics” [image]
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@xpangler and @dylanbyers
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
BBC board member Shumeet Banerji resigns, saying he was cut out of discussions that led to the resignation of the BBC's director general, Tim Davie — Shumeet Banerji was away during crucial discussions that led to resignation of director general and BBC News chief
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Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
Roblox ads remain an “insignificant” revenue source for the company as developers aren't interested due to low rates and advertisers are wary of users under 13 — Gaming platform geared for kids turns out to be a tough sell — Roblox Corp. executives have been trying …
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