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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Bari Weiss announces a slate of new CBS News contributors, including pundit Mark Hyman and existing Free Press writer and conservative historian Niall Ferguson — CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss will announce a slate of new contributors for the network on Tuesday during an all-hands meeting with staff, sources told Axios.
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
In a staff meeting, Bari Weiss says CBS News will be “toast” if it clings to its broadcast audience and will put a “huge emphasis on scoops...scoops of ideas” — Weiss rallied the troops and outlined her vision at an all-hands meeting Tuesday morning …
The Detroit News:
USA Today Co., which owns the Detroit Free Press, plans to acquire The Detroit News from MediaNews Group and continue to publish it separately — USA TODAY Co., owner of the Detroit Free Press, will acquire The Detroit News and continue to publish it separately, it announced Monday.
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David McCabe / New York Times:
TikTok says the new US entity has not updated its algorithm since the joint venture was announced, after users accused it of suppressing posts related to ICE — Some users had accused the app of blocking them from posting videos about Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The app said it was a power outage issue.
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Annie Palmer / CNBC:
SEC filing: Pinterest plans to lay off less than 15% of its workforce by Q3 and cut back on office space, saying it is “reallocating resources” to AI teams — - CNBC Councils — Join the CNBC Panel — News Tips — Got a confidential news tip? We want to hear from you.
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Kerry Flynn / Axios:
Yahoo launches Scout, an AI answer engine powered by Claude, in beta for US users on desktop and mobile, and joins Microsoft's Publisher Content Marketplace — Yahoo is joining the next era of search with Yahoo Scout, a new AI answer engine that has a standalone site and app, and will be available across its properties.
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Jed Rosenzweig / LateNighter:
Stephen Colbert says the Late Show's series finale will air on May 21, the conclusion of a franchise that launched in 1993 with David Letterman — First on LateNighter: Stephen Colbert has set an official end date for his tenure behind the desk. — During a taping of Late Night …
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Natalie Korach / Status:
Sources: WaPo is laying off up to 300 employees, including over 100 staffers in the sports, metro, and foreign teams; the sports desk may be shuttered entirely — In the spring of 2016, two years after Jeff Bezos acquired The Washington Post, the billionaire joined then-executive editor Marty Baron for an interview.
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New York Times:
Sources: WaPo is reversing course on its plans not to send any sports staffers to cover the Winter Olympics in Italy and now expects to send four journalists
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Stewart Clarke / Deadline:
Netflix opens a new office in São Paulo, and co-CEO Greg Peters announces that Netflix will stream the Oscar-nominated Brazilian film The Secret Agent in Brazil — Greg Peters has jetted into Brazil for the opening of the streamer's new office in São Paulo …
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Despite a $500M federal funding cut, the US public media remains largely intact, as donations are estimated to have grown by ~$300M YoY, with new donors up 84% — Things looked bleak last summer for KCAW, a tiny public radio station serving the remote community of Sitka, Alaska (population 8,393).
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Tom Durante / Mediaite:
Report: the DOJ withdraws its request for an arrest warrant for Don Lemon and four others in connection with a MN protest, but could still bring charges — The Department of Justice has reportedly withdrawn its request for an arrest warrant for ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon in connection …
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Financial Times:
A group of 18 influential cross-party UK lawmakers write to the CMA demanding a “full review” of Netflix's $83B bid for Warner Bros. Discovery — Watchdog has come under government pressure to be less interventionist and to support growth — More than a dozen politicians …
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