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10:25 AM ET, April 1, 2026

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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
A new filing from Nexstar in the DirecTV lawsuit says the existing restraining order freezing the Nexstar-Tegna merger could jeopardize assets of both companies  —  Nexstar weighed in for the first time on a judge's order that halted its merger with Tegna, warning the court …
Associated Press:
A US district court judge agrees to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing an executive order to end federal funding for NPR and PBS  —  A federal judge has agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a presidential directive to end federal funding …
Minho Kim / New York Times:
A US appeals court pauses a lower-court order that would have reinstated around 1,000 Voice of America journalists and staff who had been put on paid leave  —  A panel of three judges halted the lower court order to reinstate all full-time Voice of America reporters and support staff who had been put on paid leave.
Qassim Abdul-Zahra / Associated Press:
Iraqi officials say a US journalist was kidnapped in Baghdad and security forces are looking for her captors; one outlet identified her as Shelly Kittleson  —  An American journalist was kidnapped Tuesday in Baghdad and Iraqi security forces are pursuing her captors, Iraqi officials said.
Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: Business Insider says it will give a new “quarterly AI Award” for the best staff AI use, like solving a frustrating problem, with the winner getting $400  —  In a note to staff this morning shared with me, Business Insider said it is giving out a new quarterly AI Award for best use of AI at the company. Winner gets $400... [image]
Discussion: Business Insider
Lola Murti / CNBC:
Snap shares climbed 14% on Tuesday after activist investor Irenic suggested changes to boost the stock's value 7x, such as cutting staff by 21% and ending Specs  —  Shares of Snap climbed 14% Tuesday after shareholder Irenic Capital Management sent a letter to CEO Evan Spiegel outlining changes …
Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
Reddit says publishers using its Pro Tools have seen post views grow by 46%, comments by 48%, and profile views nearly double since the tool's September launch  —  Reddit has said views to posts created by publishers on the discussion platform increased by nearly half in the six months after launching its Pro Tools for Publishers.
Lauren Gustus / Salt Lake Tribune:
The Salt Lake Tribune will remove its paywall in May and is offering benefits including archive access to donors; print subscription rates remain the same  —  When we started telling people that The Tribune would become free to read online, we heard two immediate reactions:  —  “That's great news.”
Discussion: @ernie.tedium.co
Noor Nanji / BBC:
The BBC says it knew about a UK police investigation into Radio 2's Scott Mills in 2017, but sacked him after “new information” about his conduct came to light  —  The BBC knew about a police investigation into DJ Scott Mills in 2017, the corporation has confirmed.
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Spectator reports a pre-tax loss of £6.6M in 2024, up from a loss of £6.9M in 2023; its 15-month sale process cost the weekly news magazine £11.4M  —  The 15-month sale process of The Spectator resulted in total costs to the weekly news magazine of £11.4m.
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Future says Google traffic fell 20% in the six months to March 31, a sharp acceleration on the year to September 2025; FUTR falls 25%+ to its lowest since 2017  —  Future plc's share price plummeted on Tuesday as the UK-based magazine and specialist publishing giant said Google changes had led …
 
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Graciela Mochkofsky / New Yorker:
A profile of Spanish-language US news influencer Carlos Eduardo Espina, who has ~22.5M followers, relies on traditional media, and provides help to his viewers
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Podcasting company Red Seat Ventures, bought by Fox Corp. in 2025, is building a membership program for the ultra-wealthy, focused on hospitality and events
Philip Oltermann / The Guardian:
Eurovision expands to Asia: broadcasters from 10 countries plan to compete in the song contest in Bangkok on November 14
Amos Barshad / Columbia Journalism Review:
A profile of CBS' Tony Dokoupil: his start at Newsweek and NBC News, the shift to on-camera work, and ex-colleagues' surprise at some of his current coverage
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Violet Jira / NOTUS:
TMZ expands its political coverage with a producer and photographer in DC, with particular attention on how lawmakers are behaving during the DHS shutdown
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google launches Veo 3.1 Lite, costing <50% of Veo 3.1 Fast and meant for “high-volume video applications”, and affirms its commitment to video generation tools
Steve McCaskill / SportsPro:
Report: ITV won't show ads during the World Cup's three-minute hydration breaks despite FIFA giving media partners permission to do so during the 2026 contest
Ana Swanson / New York Times:
A global WTO ban on taxing digital streaming and downloads across national borders expired on March 30; negotiations are set to continue in Geneva this spring
 

 
From Techmeme:

Bailey Lipschultz / Bloomberg:
Filing: SpaceX aims to raise $75B in its IPO, selling 555.6M shares at $135 each, which would value the company at almost $1.77T

Katherine Blunt / Wall Street Journal:
Alphabet upsized its equity raise to $84.75B, including $35B in underwritten public offerings, up from a planned $30B; a source says it contacted ~75 investors

Carl Franzen / VentureBeat:
Google introduces Gemma 4 12B, a unified, encoder-free open multimodal model that can run locally on devices with 16GB of VRAM or unified memory
 
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