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Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: Jasmine Crockett ejected an Atlantic reporter from an event and called police on a CNN reporter; the Atlantic's editor called the ejection unacceptable — The Scoop — Rep. Jasmine Crockett is taking a harder line on the political journalists covering her Texas Senate campaign …
Perry Stein / Washington Post:
A federal judge in Virginia denies the US DOJ's request to search Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's devices as part of a national security leak probe — A federal judge in Virginia denied the Justice Department's request to search a Washington Post reporter's devices in a national security leak probe.
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
MS Now names Ali Velshi its chief data reporter, which will see him lead election results and polling on election nights for the cable channel — The veteran journalist will lead election results and polling on election nights for the cable channel. — MS NOW has named Ali Velshi …
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The Wrap, Variety, Deadline, @grynbaum and Barrett Media
Lauren Hirsch / New York Times:
WBD says Paramount's new $31-a-share offer could lead to a better deal than Netflix's, potentially triggering a four-day period for Netflix to revise its bid — Warner Bros. Discovery said Paramount's new offer of $31 a share could lead to a “superior proposal” to the deal it signed with Netflix.
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Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
Senate Democrats launch an investigation into the FCC and Paramount's “partisan censorship scheme” over blocking Stephen Colbert's interview with James Talarico — Richard Blumenthal seeks records from FCC and Paramount Global amid claims of political censorship
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK weekly street newspaper Big Issue promotes Deputy Editor Steven MacKenzie to editor, succeeding Paul McNamee, who led the publication for 19 years — Weekly street newspaper Big Issue has promoted deputy editor Steven MacKenzie to editor. — MacKenzie will succeed Paul McNamee, who has led the publication for 19 years, in March.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Beehiiv CEO Tyler Denk says creators on the platform are generating nearly $5M in collective annual earnings from subscriptions and its ad network — The CEO of Substack rival Beehiiv says the growing platform has a key philosophical difference from its more established rival.
Eduardo Suárez / Reuters Institute:
Q&A with Carlos Dada, founder and EIC of the Salvadoran newspaper El Faro, on outlet's impact, covering his country from afar while living in exile, and more — In this interview, he discusses his work and the challenges of reporting from exile — Carlos Dada is one of the most …
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Bostopia's Evan George on his TikTok and Instagram videos under @bostopianews, summarizing Boston local news while offering his own opinions — “You don't need to pretend to [to be neutral] or be worried about [what people think]. Because now it just sounds like you're hiding things …
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Ben Deighton / Scientific American:
Cuts to USAID and other US government funding have seriously impacted grants for science-based investigative journalism, particularly in poorer countries — Federal freezes to foreign assistance are affecting grants for investigative reporters everywhere—but especially in poorer countries
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Tom Singleton / BBC:
The UK ICO fines Reddit £14.47M for unlawfully using children's personal information; Reddit began verifying user ages in July 2025 to comply with the UK OSA — Reddit has been fined £14.47m by the UK's data watchdog for unlawfully using children's personal information.
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Trishla Ostwal / Adweek:
Koah, which embeds sponsored ads directly into AI chatbots and aims to build an AdSense for AI, raised a $20.5M Series A led by Theory Ventures — The two-sided marketplace connects AI apps with advertisers, betting that native ads-not subscriptions- will fund generative AI's future
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