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Corinne Ramey / Wall Street Journal:
A US judge dismisses Trump's $10B defamation suit against WSJ over an article asserting Trump's name was on a 2003 letter to Epstein, but says Trump can re-file — The president alleged an article about a bawdy Epstein birthday letter was defamatory — A federal judge on Monday dismissed …
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Bryan Cranston, Joaquin Phoenix, and 1,000+ writers, actors, and directors sign a letter opposing Paramount's WBD bid, warning it cuts jobs and audience choice — The letter warns that the deal will result in fewer jobs for creatives, along with higher costs and less choice for audiences.
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Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: the US FTC is in settlement talks with ad companies to end an antitrust probe into their alleged coordinated boycotts against sites like Elon Musk's X — The government began an inquiry last year into whether ad firms were funneling client dollars away from certain media platforms
TMZ.com:
TMZ officially launches its Washington, DC operations, dubbed TMZDC, with a three-person production team of Charlie Cotton, Jacob Wasserman, and Jakson Buhaj — Our TMZDC staff is now ensconced in Washington, D.C. and open for business! — Our 3 intrepid producers — Charlie Cotton …
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Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
The Telegraph says its newsletter From the Editor, read by 850K+ people daily, has become its “biggest source” of new paying subscribers one year after launch — Flagship Telegraph newsletter From the Editor has become its “biggest source” of new paying subscribers one year after launch.
Bloomberg:
Analysis: NBC's annual sports spending may rise ~19% to ~$9.5B if it commits to a 50%+ price hike for NFL rights, as sports leagues leverage multi-outlet deals — The NFL is the most popular sport in the US. The government says it's hurting fans. — Good afternoon from Los Angeles.
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Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
Tucker Carlson partners with Skyhorse Publishing to launch Tucker Carlson Books, an imprint with a slate of titles by high-profile authors like Russell Brand — The imprint is set to include books from Russell Brand, Milo Yiannopoulos and Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong — Tucker Carlson is getting his own book imprint.
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
The Economist plans to launch Economist Play, featuring shows hosted by Economist correspondents alongside interviews and debates, in its app this summer — Founded in 1843, the British newsmagazine The Economist has long been an outlier in the news business.
Christopher Weber / Associated Press:
A look at the Aadam Jacobs Collection, which is adding its 10,000+ concert recordings to the Internet Archive; only one or two artists have requested takedowns — On July 8, 1989, a young music fan named Aadam Jacobs, with a compact Sony cassette recorder in his pocket …
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Natalie Korach / Status:
Sources: The Athletic faces internal blowback after rushing to publicly defend reporter Dianna Russini while it had quietly launched a probe into her conduct — The images of the seemingly cozy pair ricocheted across sports media circles, raising immediate questions about the boundaries between journalists and the figures they cover.
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Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Sources: CBS News EIC Bari Weiss and President Tom Cibrowski are at odds over the network's direction; source: Weiss tried to hire Noah Oppenheim, who declined — CBS News' viewership is at an all-time low as editor in chief Bari Weiss and the network's president Tom Cibrowski …
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Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie becomes 2026's highest-grossing film so far, earning $629M globally, including $308M in North America; Project Hail Mary hits $500M — “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” is officially the year's highest-grossing film to date with $629 million at the global box office.
