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7:55 AM ET, May 28, 2026

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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
CBS News declines to renew the contract of 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi, six months after Bari Weiss pulled her segment on a Salvadoran prison  —  Sharyn Alfonsi, whose segment on a brutal Salvadoran prison was pulled abruptly in December, said that CBS News and its top editor, Bari Weiss, had let her contract expire.
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Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
Sharyn Alfonsi says her 60 Minutes contract expiration “was a deliberate choice to penalize a journalist for refusing to sanitize factually accurate reporting”
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Sources: NPR lays off 10 journalists, including some veteran reporters, and gives buyouts to at least 18 news staffers to save $8M amid federal funding cuts  —  NPR has laid off 10 journalists, including some veteran reporters, in an attempt to save money and reorganize the newsroom.
Mariella Moon / Engadget:
Last.fm says it is now an independent company again, 19 years after being acquired by CBS, and plans to keep its current team and continue the service as normal  —  Don't worry: It will keep your profiles and scrobbles.  —  Last.fm is an independent company again, it has announced on its forum …
Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
Condé Nast and the NewsGuild of New York reach a deal over the 2025 termination of four staff after a confrontation with a Condé executive, and will pay $400K+  —  The publishing giant is allowing workers to resign as active employees and paying a financial settlement.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Byron Allen formally closes on a majority stake in BuzzFeed, buying 40M shares at $3 per share, with $20M in cash and a $100M note due in five years  —  Media entrepreneur and stand-up comedian Byron Allen now is the majority owner of BuzzFeed — the struggling digital media player …
Reuters:
Trump refiles his $10B defamation lawsuit against Dow Jones, News Corp, Murdoch, and others over a WSJ article asserting his name was on a 2003 Epstein letter  —  President Donald Trump on Wednesday refiled a defamation lawsuit seeking at least $10 billion in damages against the Wall Street Journal …
Loree Seitz / The Wrap:
Unscripted producer Wheelhouse acquires Anomaly Entertainment, best known for delivering a slate of unscripted programs for Discovery's annual Shark Week  —  Anomaly has produced 40 shows for Discovery's annual Shark Week  —  Unscripted producer Wheelhouse has acquired Matthew Kelly …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Meta rolls out Plus plans for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp globally, and tests $7.99/month and $19.99/month Meta AI plans, and a $49.99/month creator plan  —  Meta is doubling down on its subscription offerings.  On Wednesday, the social networking giant announced it's now rolling …
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
The Telegraph, The Sun, The New York Post, and others published a hoax story claiming Thai police dressed in drag to arrest a drug dealer, based on an AI image  —  UK and US news outlets have fallen victim to an AI-generated hoax after publishing reports that Thai police dressed in drag to arrest a drug dealer.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Amazon MGM Studios announces the GenAI Creators' Fund, greenlights three AI animated series for Prime Video, and launches an AI production platform with AWS  —  Amazon MGM Studios is touting the power of AI to help create “cinematic” entertainment in a big new initiative …
Pamela McClintock / The Hollywood Reporter:
Advaya Capital acquires Comscore Movies, which collects box office data, for $70M in cash; it will be renamed Rentrak, and Chris Aronson will join the board  —  Longtime Hollywood studio distribution chief Chris Aronson has been part of the team working behind the scenes to make the deal happen.
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Companies are using AI at their global capability centers in India to bring more creative work in-house, cutting turnaround times and reliance on ad agencies
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Nearly 200 journalists, academics, and advocates sign a letter opposing the Paramount-WBD merger, saying it would enable political meddling in editorial choices
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ElevenLabs launches Music v2, which can switch genres mid-track and handle complex vocal compositions, built on licensed data and cleared for commercial use
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Jay Shetty signs a deal, sources say worth as much as $100M over multiple years, to bring video episodes of his podcast exclusively to Spotify and Netflix
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Roku launches its first major homescreen overhaul in over a decade, including a large “marquee” ad spot to tout apps or shows, in a bid to drive more engagement
Bloomberg:
Bolloré, UMG's largest shareholder, says Bill Ackman's UMG offer undervalues UMG and it should reject the bid; the deal needs two-thirds shareholder approval
Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube makes its AI content labels more prominent on desktop and mobile, and will apply them automatically if it detects “significant photorealistic AI use”
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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Aisha Down / The Guardian:
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