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7:15 AM ET, April 1, 2026

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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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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  —  “We wanted to use our platforms to show how Congress — Dems AND Republicans — have betrayed us," said TMZ's Harvey Levin.  — Copy
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  —  Fifteen-month sale process also impacted advertising and events revenue.  —  The 15-month sale process of The Spectator resulted …
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  —  Company is now worth just £267m despite spending £1.6bn on acquisitions.  —  Future plc's share price plummeted …
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
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  —  How Carlos Eduardo Espina reaches millions of followers.  —  Carlos Eduardo Espina woke up on January 3rd to a cellphone flooded with notifications.
Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
E.W. Scripps says it sold its Indianapolis ABC station, WRTV, for $83M and plans to buy back ION-affiliated TV stations, seeking waivers of FCC ownership caps  —  - Scripps has finalized the sale of Indianapolis ABC affiliate WRTV to Circle City Broadcasting
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  —  - “Live events are getting more premium and more special,” Balfe told Axios in an interview at the Paley Center for Media last week.
 
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Philip Oltermann / The Guardian:
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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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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
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Instagram reaches an agreement with the MPA to cease using the PG-13 trademark in its Teen Accounts marketing, after a C&D letter, and will add a disclaimer
 

 
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John Ainger / Bloomberg:
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