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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Byron Allen is taking a majority stake in BuzzFeed, investing $120M, and will become CEO; Jonah Peretti will move to a new role as president of BuzzFeed AI — BuzzFeed announced it has entered into a transaction agreement with Allen Family Digital, an affiliate of Byron Allen's family office …
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Trump privately complained to acting AG Todd Blanche about media leaks tied to the Iran war; the WSJ has received subpoenas for records of reporters — President Trump privately complained to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche about media leaks in the wake of the Iran war last month …
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Scott Nover / Washington Post:
President Trump nominates Kari Lake, whom he tasked with dismantling USAGM and VOA, as US ambassador to Jamaica; a judge ruled in March she illegally ran USAGM — Lake was tasked with dismantling the U.S. Agency for Global Media and Voice of America, and became embroiled in contentious legal battles.
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
ITN CEO Rachel Corp steps down with immediate effect after nearly four years at the UK news producer, replaced by Ian Rumsey; her exit shocked colleagues — Rachel Corp, the chief executive of storied British news producer ITN, is stepping down with immediate effect after nearly four years.
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Luke Barr / ABC News:
The US DOJ charges Eileen Wang, the mayor of Arcadia, CA, with acting as an illegal foreign agent for China; Wang worked on a website called U.S. News Center — Eileen Wang agreed to plead guilty, the Justice Department said. — City of Arcadia, councilmember, Eileen Wang attends …
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Bill Adair / Nieman Lab:
A look at the NYT's Wirecutter, which increased its staff from ~80 in 2019 to 180 today and more than tripled its traffic to 15M monthly readers in recent years — “One thing we've never figured out how to do is make a video of an air purifier test because it is so boring.
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theRighting:
Similarweb data: Truth Social's traffic rose 45% YoY in April to 48.8M visits, while Outkick was down 62%, The Federalist fell 51%, and The Blaze dropped 48% — Trump-Controlled Platform Vaults to #2 in Traffic for First Time Ever — Year-over-year (YOY) visits in April …
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Eliot Chen / The Wire China:
Six years after a US-China tit-for-tat cycle of journalist expulsions, the number of US journalists in China is dwindling, making it harder to cover the country — When President Donald Trump travels to China next week for his summit with Xi Jinping, a swarm of reporters will accompany his entourage.
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Talking Biz News
New York Times:
A look at Israel's efforts to influence Eurovision, as some broadcasters pushed to ban Israel from the music competition and threatened to boycott the event — Israel's efforts to influence Eurovision's vote were broader and started years earlier than previously known. — TIMES INVESTIGATION
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Ruth Fowler / Wired:
A Hollywood writer recounts working as an “AI trainer” for companies like Mercor, as AI gig work becomes the “new waiting tables” for entertainment workers — For screenwriters like me—and job seekers all over—AI gig work is the new waiting tables.
Max Tani / Semafor:
Julie K. Brown's special Pulitzer citation after a previous snub shows how the awards are struggling to keep up with public sentiment and shifting media habits — The Pulitzers this year revived an old internal disagreement among the guardians of journalism's top award over reporting on Jeffrey Epstein …
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Peacock launches two unscripted microdramas made by Bravo, the first time that a major US streaming platform has added microdramas — It's about time that the microdrama trend has gone mainstream. — As microdrama apps like ReelShort and DramaBox quietly rake in billions …
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