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3:05 AM ET, April 9, 2026

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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
An analysis of the 200 most-recent tweets on X by 18 big publishers indicates links seem to hurt engagement, after debate arose over X's value for sharing news  —  Engagement for tweets from @nytimes (53 million followers) is dwarfed by engagement for tweets from @GlobeEyeNews (866,000 followers).
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Jeff Shell steps down as Paramount president and board member; a law firm report appears to clear him of claims that he shared confidential information  —  Back in April 2023, the exec lost his job as NBCUniversal CEO amidst allegations of inappropriate conduct with a female CNBC reporter.
Reuters:
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says Greece will ban social media access for kids under 15 from January 1, 2027, and calls for coordinated EU action  —  Greece will ban access to social media for children under the age of 15 from January 1, 2027, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday …
Carolina Abbott Galvão / Columbia Journalism Review:
Q&A with Jeremy Caplan, a journalism teacher and author of a newsletter about digital tools for journalism, on the potential of AI, its limits, and its dangers  —  Jeremy Caplan, a journalism teacher and newsletter author, on the potential of AI and its limits.
Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Court docs: California's DOJ warned Nexstar executives that the state's attorneys were scrutinizing Nexstar's Tegna bid more than a week before the deal closed  —  Attorneys with the State of California warned executives at Nexstar Media Group that their office was scrutinizing …
Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
Paramount launches Global Publishing, a new imprint tasked with developing original IP and content based on existing franchises like Star Trek and Yellowstone  —  The unit, which is led by Amy Jarashow and will initially launch in the U.S. and Canada, will develop content inspired …
Mia Sato / The Verge:
Around 150 ProPublica Guild members announce a 24-hour strike beginning on Wednesday, seeking protections around the use of AI, layoff protections, and more  —  The 24-hour work stoppage is the first time employees at the nonprofit have walked off the job.
Ali Swenson / Associated Press:
US HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he is launching a podcast, billing it as a new way to expose “corruption” and “lies” making Americans sick  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is launching a new podcast that he says will begin …
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Tubi becomes the first streamer to launch a native app within ChatGPT, allowing viewers to find movies or shows to watch by using conversational phrases  —  Tubi, the Fox-owned streaming service, announced Tuesday the launch of its native app within ChatGPT, giving viewers an easier …
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
An interview with Harvey Levin about TMZ adding resources to cover politics, including Congress, being “sometimes fun and sometimes intensely serious”, and more  —  It took a few years for Hollywood's love-to-be-hated gossip hound to find his place within Murdoch's Fox empire.
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Lachlan Cartwright / Breaker:
Sources: CBS News has invited Pete Hegseth to sit at its WHCD table; Fox News plans to host Tulsi Gabbard and Sean Duffy, and NY Post will host Scott Bessent  —  New Netflix Book; Talese's Rare Read; Breaker Barometer … The New York Times and the Times Guild have finally put one foot forward today …
 
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Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
Le Monde says it has seen a “significant amount of new revenue”, including via subscriptions, after licensing content to OpenAI, Perplexity, and Meta
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
WSJ's head of video Maral Usefi explains its strategy focusing on original journalism, breaking news, explainers, live video, franchises, and IP-based projects
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
X is rolling out worldwide automatic post translation powered by xAI's Grok models, and updates its iOS image editor to add tools like drawing and blurring
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Gemma Peplow / Sky News:
Email: a BBC review found that including a racial slur shouted by a Tourette's campaigner during the BAFTAs broadcast was a breach of its editorial standards
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
CNN defends the authenticity of an Iranian “victory” statement, saying it came from “official Iranian spokespeople”, after criticism from Trump and Brendan Carr
 

 
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Hannah Murphy / Financial Times:
Sources: Meta is testing AI glasses that continuously record audio and take photos every few seconds, letting users query or recall what they saw or heard

Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:
Anthropic extends Claude Fable 5 access to all paid plans through July 12; access to the model was set to shift to token-based usage on July 7

Maxwell Zeff / Wired:
OpenAI Chief Futurist Joshua Achiam is leaving later this month after nearly nine years; in February, OpenAI disbanded the “mission alignment team” he led
 
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