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9:10 PM ET, March 7, 2026

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Laura Kelly / The Hill:
Ahmad Batebi, a journalist with VOA's Persian service, says he was fired over a clash about VOA limiting coverage of Iran's exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi  —  A journalist with Voice of America's (VOA) Persian service said he was fired this week over efforts to limit coverage of Iran's exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi.
Status:
NewsNation's latest promo, which attacks CNN's Kaitlan Collins, shows how Nexstar is cozying up to MAGA as it seeks approval for its Tegna merger  —  CNN staffers dismissed NewsNation's latest promo attacking Kaitlan Collins as “pathetic”—but the episode showcased how Nexstar's network …
Jennifer Orsi / Poynter:
The Poynter Institute appoints President Neil Brown as chairman of the board, succeeding Paul Tash, who served as chairman for 20 years and is retiring  —  His appointment follows the retirement of Paul Tash after 20 years as chairman  —  The Poynter Institute, a global leader in journalism …
Angela Fu / Poynter:
More than 200 journalists at Law360 and its sister publications sign a letter demanding that parent company RELX drop its contract with DHS due to ICE's actions  —  Some reporters at Law360 and Reuters are raising concerns about ICE's use of their companies' databases in immigration raids
Sam Neumann / Awful Announcing:
Apple unveils Formula 1 coverage plans ahead of the season's first race, the Australian Grand Prix, and details new distribution deals with Tubi and others  —  Apple spent Thursday walking media through its Formula 1 coverage plans, showing off a viewing experience that's everything, everywhere, all at once.
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: a coalition of states including California, Colorado, and New York prepares to sue on antitrust grounds if the Nexstar-Tegna deal gets FCC approval  —  A group of states plans to sue over Nexstar's $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna combination if it gets FCC approval
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 …
Anhata Rooprai / Reuters:
Filing: ex-US trade rep Robert Lighthizer resigns from Trump Media & Technology Group's board; TMTG has been shifting its focus from media toward nuclear fusion  —  Former United States trade representative Robert Lighthizer resigned from Trump Media & Technology Group's (DJT.O) …
 
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Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: NOTUS founder Robert Allbritton has discussed taking advantage of WaPo's layoffs to significantly expand the outlet into a full-scale operation
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
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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
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
 

 
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Jay Peters / The Verge:
Snap unveils $2,195 Specs, its first “fully standalone” AR glasses, which have a 51-degree field of view, set to ship “this fall” in the US, the UK, and France

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Google launches Android 17 and Wear OS 7, available first on Pixel devices, with support for the latest AI models, a bubble bar UI, and live updates on Wear OS

Z.ai:
Z.ai debuts GLM-5.2, saying the open-weights AI model brings improvements to agentic coding and long-horizon tasks, with a 1M context window and an MIT license
 
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