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9:55 AM ET, May 19, 2026

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Erik Wemple / New York Times:
NYT files a second lawsuit against the DOD, alleging a March mandate requiring official escorts for journalists at the Pentagon violates the First Amendment  —  The Times is challenging a new requirement that reporters covering the military complex have an official escort …
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 …
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Channel 4 removes all episodes of Married at First Sight UK after three former contestants alleged rape and non-consensual sex acts occurred during the filming  —  Former contestants claim there was not enough protection for cast during making of Channel 4 show
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Sources: Amazon restructured its Associates program, including slashing commissions rates by as much as 50% and cutting bonuses for high-performing publishers  —  Publishers are scrambling to reorient their commerce businesses after the tech giant also gut reporting tools
Discussion: @markstenberg3
Nadia Khomami / The Guardian:
Canal+ says it will no longer work with 600+ cinema figures who signed a petition voicing concern over the influence of its right-wing owner Vincent Bolloré  —  Canal+ head says he will not work with hundreds of actors and directors who signed protest against Vincent Bolloré's political sway
Dylan Byers / Puck:
Sources: Paramount held informal talks about Bari Weiss ceding day-to-day control of Evening News, CBS Mornings, and 60 Minutes to a more experienced executive  —  As it closes in on its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount leadership has had informal discussions …
Maggie Harrison Dupré / Futurism:
Sports Illustrated deleted the profile and articles of writer Parker Loverich, after Sportico editor Dan Bernstein accused Sports Illustrated of plagiarism  —  Sports Illustrated deleted an author — and his entire archive of articles — from its website following allegations of AI plagiarism.
Liz Skalka / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the WHCA's efforts to maintain diplomacy with President Trump, as White House journalists and the WHCA continue to endure anti-press machinations  —  In April, not long after law enforcement intercepted a suspected gunman at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner …
Discussion: Associated Press and Fox News
 
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Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
How social media influencers have become a magnet for political campaigns and groups in the US that want to push their priorities without disclosures
Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with Jonah Peretti on why he sold BuzzFeed, the structure of the deal with Byron Allen, his new role as president of BuzzFeed AI, HuffPost, and more
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
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
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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
 

 
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Amrith Ramkumar / Wall Street Journal:
President Trump signs two executive orders aimed at speeding the development of advanced quantum computers and mitigating the security threats they present

Jay Peters / The Verge:
Valve's Steam Machine, its new living room Linux PC, will start at $1,049 for the 512GB base model without a controller, and will go on sale starting June 29

Carl Franzen / VentureBeat:
Sakana AI launches Fugu, a multi-agent orchestration system accessible through a single model API, claiming Fugu Ultra matches Fable and Mythos on benchmarks
 
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