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Michael Acton / Financial Times:
US FTC chair urges Tim Cook to review Apple News' terms and curation after a study claimed the app promoted “leftist outlets” and suppressed conservative ones — US regulator issues warning to iPhone maker about its News platform following controversy over Super Bowl half-time show
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Alyssa Ray / The Wrap:
A CBS News producer quits, saying stories may now be evaluated “on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations”, causing self-censorship — “The very excellence we seek to sustain is hindered by fear and uncertainty,” the news producer writes
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@benmullin
Pew Research Center:
Survey: 80% of Americans say being informed about the news is essential to voting, but only 8% say people in the US have a responsibility to pay for news — In an era when many say the news finds them, there is no consensus about the importance of following the news
Alyssa Ray / The Wrap:
Disney agrees to pay $2.75M to settle California AG Rob Bonta's 2024 lawsuit alleging Disney violated CCPA by failing to honor consumers' data opt-out requests — “Consumers shouldn't have to go to infinity and beyond to assert their privacy rights,” Rob Bonta says
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Deadline, State of California and Bloomberg Law
Gene Weingarten / The Gene Pool:
An H1B visa filing list indicates Will Lewis' base salary as WaPo CEO was $3M per year in 2025, or enough to pay ~27 of the 300+ reporters who were laid off — So. — The image above was given to us by Deb Milbrath, a freelance cartoonist in Atlanta. I love it. — Here's something I don't love:
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Michaela Towfighi / New York Times:
Artforum EIC Tina Rivers Ryan plans to step down at the end of February; Executive Editor Rachel Wetzler and editor Daniel Wenger will be co-editors — The magazine announced that two other editors there will jointly replace Tina Rivers Ryan, who has been in the role since 2024.
Andy Sheehan / CBS News:
Local efforts to keep the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette operating appear to have stalled; one potential buyer blames owner Block's unwillingness to speak with buyers — Add CBS News on Google — In less than three months, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is scheduled to go out of business.
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Andrew Deck / Nieman Lab:
NYT's Zach Seward details the “Manosphere Report”, an in-house LLM-powered tool that summarizes new episodes from about 80 podcasts with largely male audiences — The daily podcast round-up is just one way the Times is adopting in-house AI transcription and summarization tools.
The Atlantic:
A look at Kari Lake's 11 months as US Agency for Global Media de facto head, as she wasted money and blocked work to bring reliable news to repressive countries — The Arizona politician has wasted millions of dollars while blocking U.S. efforts to bring reliable news to repressive countries.
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Mediaite, The Hill, Fortune and Joe.My.God.
Ivan L. Nagy / CJR:
Q&A with Washington Post sports reporter Les Carpenter, who chose to keep covering the Winter Olympics for the outlet after receiving his layoff news in Milan — Last Wednesday, Les Carpenter, a sports reporter for the Washington Post, was sitting next to his colleague, Rick Maese, in the press area of the Winter Games in Milan.
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The Washington Free Beacon
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
In written testimony, a private investigator says Mail titles remained his “best customers” for two years after his 2005 conviction for disclosing private info — Steve Whittamore says Mail and Mail on Sunday remained his best customers for two years after conviction in 2005
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K.J. Yossman / Variety:
Sky and Disney sign a multiyear deal to offer Disney+ to Sky customers in the UK and Ireland at no extra cost, and Sky will bundle HBO Max, Netflix, and Hayu — Sky and Disney have inked a multi-year distribution deal that will see the broadcaster offer Disney+ to Sky customers in the U.K …
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Gary Baum / The Hollywood Reporter:
Court documents: celebs and public figures targeted by a web of reputation-smearing sites blame a publicist, a digital fixer, and a well-known Hollywood lawyer — A shadowy network of anonymous slander sites is attacking players in high-profile entertainment scandals …
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