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10:15 PM ET, April 1, 2026

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New York Times:
Sources: an Iranian-aligned militia in Iraq is seeking the release of several detained militia members in exchange for freeing journalist Shelly Kittleson  —  The Iranian-aligned militia, Kataib Hezbollah, is pressing for the release of members detained by the Iraqi government in exchange for freeing the journalist, Shelly Kittleson.
Heather Bushman / Indianapolis Star:
Circle City Broadcasting lays off what staffers call a significant share of WRTV's staff, after buying the Indianapolis station from Scripps under an FCC waiver  —  (This story has been updated with new information.)  —  After completing its acquisition of WRTV, Circle City Broadcasting …
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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.
Nick El Hajj / Des Moines Register:
Mid-America Publishing, owner of 19 small newspapers and four shopper publications in Iowa, is leaving the industry and has found buyers for most of its papers  —  Nearly two dozen Iowa newspapers were thrust toward shutdown or sale after the owner of one of the state's largest clusters …
Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
TikTok partners with personalized video platform Cameo to allow creators in the US offer personalized video messages directly within the TikTok app  —  TikTok has partnered with personalized video platform Cameo to allow creators in the US offer personalized video messages directly within the TikTok app.
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 …
Jem Aswad / Variety:
WMG acquires independent music distributor Revelator, following Universal's Downtown acquisition, as the record industry focuses on serving independent artists  —  In a move that reflects the record industry's shift toward serving independent artists, Warner Music Group announced Wednesday morning …
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.”
 
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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
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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
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
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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
 

 
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Angela Cullen / Bloomberg:
Claude Guillemot, co-founder of Ubisoft and chairman of gaming hardware company Guillemot Corporation, died at 69 after a plane crash in France

Aisha Down / The Guardian:
A speculative scenario titled “Europe 2031” projects economic and political instability in the EU if it fails to keep pace with the US and China in the AI race

Mariana Catacci / CNN:
Brazil takes its National Civil Defense warning platform offline after suspected hackers send an unauthorized alert to mobile phones in several states
 
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