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3:30 PM ET, May 1, 2026

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Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
Speaking at an event, Sharyn Alfonsi voiced concern about “the spread of corporate meddling and editorial fear” at CBS News and uncertainty over her job  —  Sharyn Alfonsi, whose report on Cecot prison was pulled by Bari Weiss, admits uncertainty over her future at network
Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
USA Today's Q1 “other” digital revenue, including AI partnerships, grew 125.6% YoY to $33.75M; visitors fell 7.7% to 180M; digital ad revenue fell 3% to $80.9M  —  USA Today Co.'s AI licensing deals helped drive meaningful year-over-year revenue growth in the first quarter of this year …
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Business Wire:
USA Today reports Q1 revenue down 4% YoY to $548.5M, net income of $19.9M, up $27.2M from Q1 2025, 1.46M paid digital subs, and $45.9M digital subscription rev  —  USA TODAY Co., Inc. ("USA TODAY Co.", “we”, “us”, “our”, or the “Company") (NYSE: TDAY) today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.
Eric Fisher / Front Office Sports:
The Braves say their network is on pace to equal its prior broadcasting revenue from Main Street Sports; other MLB teams using the in-house model are struggling  —  The Braves say that despite a frenetic move this spring to form their own regional sports network, the MLB club is on pace …
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
A group of TV consumers sue in federal court in California to block Paramount's acquisition of WBD on antitrust grounds; Paramount says the suit lacks merit  —  The lawsuit looks to block the merger, arguing it will lead to higher prices, reduced choice and fewer productions in violation of antitrust laws.
Scott Feinberg / The Hollywood Reporter:
The Academy tightens rules about AI use for Oscar competitors in 2027, says only human-authored screenplays are eligible, and revises international Oscars rules  —  The organization also announced changes impacting a host of other categories and its Governors Awards.
Chrissy Suttles / Axios:
The Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh says over a third of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newsroom workers are expected to lose their jobs Monday as new owners take over  —  More than a third of Post-Gazette newsroom workers are expected to lose their jobs Monday as new nonprofit owners take over, the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh said Friday.
Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Five more states join the lawsuit filed last month by eight states seeking to block Nexstar's Tegna acquisition, which Nexstar said the DOJ and FCC approved  —  Five additional states have joined a federal lawsuit originally filed last month that seeks to block Nexstar Media Group's $6.2 billion acquisition …
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Samantha Hendrickson / The Columbus Dispatch:
Ohio AG strikes a deal with Nexstar to maintain separate news teams at each of two Ohio TV stations and respect editorial independence after a merger with Tegna
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Infowars has gone offline and now displays a blank page with the words “Off Air” after a Texas appeals court halted The Onion's access to the website  —  On Thursday, a Texas appeals court granted an emergency motion filed by Jones' lawyers to halt the ability …
David Weigel / Semafor:
Major US progressive donor network Democracy Alliance plans to invest “tens of millions” in new media sources and shift away from ads and broadcast TV  —  The Scoop  —  The progressive movement's largest donor network plans to invest “tens of millions” of dollars in new media sources …
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
A US appeals court reverses its 2024 decision, now ruling that Netflix's use of videographer Tim Sepi's 66-second clip in Tiger King constitutes fair use  —  A three-judge panel of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the filmmakers' use of a 66-second clip from a character's funeral …
Hannah Miller / Bloomberg:
The News/Media Alliance urges web repository Common Crawl to stop unauthorized scraping and prevent AI companies from using publisher content in its database  —  Major news organizations, including CNN, NBC and USA Today, have joined an effort to curb the storage of their content …
Discussion: News/Media Alliance
 
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Apple reports Q2 revenue from Services, which includes the App Store, Apple TV, Apple Music, and more, grew 16.3% YoY to $30.98B, beating estimates of $30.4B
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Roku reports Q1 revenue up 22% YoY to $1.25B, ad revenue up 27% to $613M, subscription revenue up 30%, raises 2026 profit guidance; ROKU jumps 8%+ after hours
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RSF Press Freedom Index hits a 25-year low: over 50% of the world's countries fall into the “difficult” or “very serious” categories; Norway holds the top spot
 

 
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