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2:20 PM ET, March 6, 2026

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Ben Dummett / Wall Street Journal:
Axel Springer agrees to buy the Telegraph for £575M, ending the proposed acquisition by the DMGT, and plans to “turbocharge” the Telegraph's presence in the US  —  The German publisher outbid an existing offer from the Daily Mail for the British newspaper
Mikeie Honda Reiland / Nashville Banner:
A reporter for Nashville Noticias, Estefany Rodríguez, has been detained and is being sent to an ICE center in Louisiana; she had reported on ICE previously  —  A reporter who faced death threats in her home country could now be sent back by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
How AI is helping expand coverage; the Philadelphia Inquirer launched four AI-assisted newsletters in 2025, which have been a “massive subscription driver”  —  The Philadelphia Inquirer and other regional outlets turn to AI to automate elements of reporting and expand coverage
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Bron Maher / A Media Operator:
USA Today's US digital-only paid subscriptions in Q4 fell 30% YoY but digital revenue in 2025 was flat at $1.1B; CEO Mike Reed expects more AI deals in 2026  —  USA Today Co.'s push to get readers paying higher prices for journalism is working and despite a nearly one-third drop in its paid subscriptions …
Edna Tarigan / Associated Press:
Indonesia says it will ban “high-risk” platforms, including YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, and Roblox, for children under 16 from March 28  —  Indonesia will ban social media for children under 16, Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid said Friday.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
In an interview, EIC Jeffrey Goldberg says the Atlantic added 50 journalists in 2025, for a total of 200+, and has ~1.5M paying subscribers, up from 1M in 2024  —  The Atlantic is now in a “virtue cycle” of making a product people will pay for and putting the profit back into the business, according to editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg.
Tom Friend / Sports Business Journal:
Sources: the NBA may launch a streaming hub for local broadcasts next season, a year earlier than planned, due to the upcoming demise of Main Street Sports RSNs  —  The NBA has informed teams that it may launch a streaming hub for local broadcasts as soon as next season — a year earlier than expected …
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Some podcasters exclusive to Netflix see their YouTube channel growth slow; sources: Netflix limits how many clips podcasters can share on third-party platforms  —  Podcasters exclusive to Netflix are seeing their channel growth slow by as much as 50% compared to the year prior  —  Welcome back to Soundbite.
Discussion: Thurrott, Podnews, NextBigWhat and TechSpot
James Wilson / Newstalk:
A survey of 3K Irish adults finds 57% pay for traditional TV services, down from 70% in 2023, as the use of illegal TV streaming devices grows  —  Dodgy boxes now pose an “existential threat” to the League of Ireland, a technology journalist has argued.  —  A recent survey by ComReg …
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
In a letter, Tim Davie explains why the BBC failed to edit out the N-word in its BAFTA stream: it was said twice, but the team did not hear it the first time  —  The BBC Director General has for the first time set out in detail the corporation's version of events that led to the N-Word debacle …
 
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Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Podcast transcript with Nilay Patel and Liz Lopatto, on why prediction market players want to be seen not as gambling but as news, incentivizing insider trading
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch:
Italian authorities confirm that Francesco Cancellato, director of news site Fanpage, had his phone hacked in December 2024 using spyware made by Paragon
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
X overhauls its Creator Subscriptions with new features including exclusive threads, a refreshed subscriptions paywall, and a shareable subscriptions card
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Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
The Washington Post enters a multiyear licensing deal with Veritone to make its video journalism and archival footage available to partners and creators
Zack Zwiezen / Kotaku:
The White House's official X account posted a video mixing footage from Call of Duty with real military strikes against Iranian targets
Ray Schultz / MediaPost:
An interview with Ben Levisohn, recently named editor-in-chief of Barron's, on his routine, the magazine's digital strategy, and more
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Meta unveils Meta Adventurer and Fury glasses, each priced at $299, its first under its own brand, and a $399 Starfire model in collaboration with Kylie Jenner

New York Times:
Sources: Meta is building a standalone prediction markets app called Arena, which would probably rely on video game-like points instead of money wagers

Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
On the first day of their trial, two members of Scattered Spider plead guilty in the UK to charges stemming from a 2024 cyberattack on Transport for London
 
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