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3:30 PM ET, May 18, 2026

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Bobby Allyn / NPR:
New York magazine is reviewing the past work of contract writer Ross Barkan after his story on Ben Shapiro appeared to copy a WaPo piece published days earlier  —  New York magazine is examining the past work of one of its writers who has been accused of plagiarism after publishing …
Max Tani / Semafor:
A group of digital media veterans led by former Pitchfork and Spin EIC Puja Patel launch Totei, a weekly online magazine dedicated to “craft and craftsmanship”  —  The Scoop  —  A new culture magazine overseen by veteran journalists is launching with aspirations of demystifying the creative process.
Discussion: @maxwelltani
Jackson Chen / Engadget:
X quietly limits users who didn't pay for verification to “50 original posts and 200 replies per day”, down from 2,400 posts per day  —  That's down from the previous 2,400 posts per day limit.  —  X has introduced some more incentive to get users to pay for “verification” …
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Memo: NPR is restructuring its newsroom and offers buyouts to ~300 staffers, mostly in newsgathering desks, expecting to earn $15M less in station fees in 2026  —  NPR is restructuring its newsroom, including cutting some reporting and editing jobs, as it attempts to keep pace …
K.J. Yossman / Variety:
BBC Director General Matt Brittin begins his tenure, warning staff that “tough choices are unavoidable” as the BBC seeks to cut costs and simplify operations  —  Describing himself as a “lifelong fan of the BBC,” the former Google executive opened the missive by saying …
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Sky News plans to launch its first paid digital subscription, Sky News Insider: Podcasts, on June 15 for £2.99 per month, bundling three podcasts with no ads  —  Sky News will include ad-free listening and bonus episodes across three podcasts as part of its first paid online subscription offering.
Alison Weissbrot / Adweek:
Publicis agrees to acquire LiveRamp, which allows companies to share and build new data sets and models that can power agentic frameworks, for $2.2B in cash  —  Publicis Groupe has agreed to acquire LiveRamp for $2.2 billion all-cash deal, the French holding company said Sunday.
Aidan Ryan / The Boston Globe:
A look at local news outlet Lexington Observer, whose primary revenue comes from acting as an intermediary between foundations and other local outlets  —  The Lexington Observer, like other local news startups that have sprouted in Greater Boston, has a bare-bones reporting team to cover town government …
Discussion: Media Nation
Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
Sources: CBS staff at 60 Minutes expect “massive changes” and layoffs after the current season ends, but say there's no plan to overhaul its format or mission  —  With layoffs widely expected and editorial tensions deepening, correspondents await a post-season shakeup
Rod McGuirk / Associated Press:
How China-born journalist Cheng Lei, who spent three years as a prisoner in Beijing, is rebuilding her life in Australia, including writing a memoir and a play  —  Cheng Lei is rebuilding her life after three years in a Beijing prison  —  MELBOURNE, Australia — After three years as a prisoner in Beijing …
Matt Hughes / The Guardian:
WBD's TNT Sports ends the 34-year tradition of providing free UK access to the Champions League soccer final, requiring an HBO Max or TNT Sports subscription  —  - Three European finals restricted to TNT Sport customers  — Uefa understood to be unhappy with the decision
Reuters:
Sources: FIFA officials are visiting India, where no World Cup broadcast deal is agreed; Reliance-Disney JV offered just $20M and Sony refrained from bidding  —  FIFA media rights officials are visiting India this week, three sources said, ahead of next month's World Cup for which soccer's ruling body …
Discussion: BMI and Streaming Better
 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Amazon's Alexa+ now produces AI-generated “podcasts” on various topics in the US, featuring chats between two AI “co-hosts”, using content from media outlets
John S.W. MacDonald / New York Times:
FiveThirtyEight's archived website now redirects readers to ABC News; many thousands of articles dating back to FiveThirtyEight's founding in 2008 have vanished
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Mia Sato / The Verge:
YouTube expands its AI likeness detection program to users over the age of 18, after rolling it out to select creators, politicians, journalists, and others
Jocelyn Noveck / Associated Press:
The AP laid off an unspecified number of US-based journalists Friday; News Media Guild: 20 were laid off, and ~40 of 120+ journalists offered buyouts took them
Samantha Cole / 404 Media:
ArXiv, the repository of preprint academic research, says it will ban authors for a year if their papers have “incontrovertible evidence” of AI-generated work
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
A New York judge overseeing the third trial over a rape charge against Harvey Weinstein declares a mistrial after the jury said it was deadlocked
 

 
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Angela Cullen / Bloomberg:
Claude Guillemot, co-founder of Ubisoft and chairman of gaming hardware company Guillemot Corporation, died at 69 after a plane crash in France

Aisha Down / The Guardian:
A speculative scenario titled “Europe 2031” projects economic and political instability in the EU if it fails to keep pace with the US and China in the AI race

Mariana Catacci / CNN:
Brazil takes its National Civil Defense warning platform offline after suspected hackers send an unauthorized alert to mobile phones in several states
 
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