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8:30 PM ET, May 27, 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 her segment on a Salvadoran prison was pulled by Bari Weiss  —  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”
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Nearly 200 journalists, academics, and advocates sign a letter against the Paramount-WBD merger, saying it would enable political meddling in editorial choices  —  Last month, thousands of Hollywood actors, directors, and producers signed an open letter vehemently opposing Paramount's proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Liz Hoffman / Semafor:
Sources: US DOJ antitrust regulators appear ready to approve Paramount's $110B WBD takeover after a two-hour meeting Tuesday; DOJ staff grilled David Ellison  —  The Scoop  —  US antitrust regulators appear ready to approve Paramount's $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Meta rolls out Plus plans for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp globally, will test $7.99/mo. and $19.99/mo. Meta AI plans, a $49.99/mo. creator plan, and more  —  Meta is doubling down on its subscription offerings.  On Wednesday, the social networking giant announced it's now rolling …
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.
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”  —  Is that YouTube video clip you're watching real or was it made with AI?  —  YouTube wants to make it easier for viewers …
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 …
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  —  Don't worry, Roku City isn't going anywhere.  In fact, it's going interactive.  But there will be more personalization, and a more prominent ad unit too.
Sean Curtis / WBOC-TV:
Maryland Governor Wes Moore has vetoed a bill that would have required state agencies to direct at least half of their ad spending to Maryland news outlets  —  ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have required state agencies to direct at least half …
Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
Condé Nast and the NewsGuild of New York reach a settlement regarding the 2025 termination of four staffers after a confrontation with the Chief People Officer  —  The publishing giant is allowing workers to resign as active employees and paying a financial settlement.
 
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Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal:
Trade Desk's market cap fell ~70% from a December 2024 peak as it contends with frustrated agency partners, competition from Google, and a new entrant, Amazon
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
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
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
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Economist says President Luke Bradley-Jones will become group CEO on August 1, as Lara Boro steps down after seven years; he became president in 2024
Aysun Bora / Financial Times:
Netflix and other streamers criticize Germany's plans to require streamers seeking subsidies to reinvest between 8% and 12% of sales in Europe as protectionist
Max Tani / Semafor:
A 2023 California law that requires creators to disclose payments for political ads reveals how paid influencers have radically changed political communication
Alexandra Heal / Financial Times:
Sources: software-specialist PE firm Hg agrees to acquire Rightsline, whose software helps Disney, the BBC, WBD, and others manage IP licensing, for $500M
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New Jersey Online:
Donald Newhouse, who inherited a media empire, led Advance Publications' newspaper and cable TV divisions, and was Newark Star-Ledger president, dies at 96
Michael Sainato / The Guardian:
The US OPM releases a draft NDA for federal workers to prevent leaks to journalists; the government would be entitled to all “royalties” received from leaks
 

 
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Investigation: Polymarket is paying creators to make deceptive videos about winning bets, targeting users in the US, where its primary crypto platform is banned

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: John Ternus gets ready to put his firm imprint on Apple's industrial design team, which has lost a true seat at Apple's exec table over the past decade

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
 
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