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Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
Sources: veteran correspondent Scott Pelley criticized Bari Weiss in a heated meeting saying “she was brought in to kill” 60 Minutes “and is doing exactly that” — Pelley reportedly rebuked CBS ousting show's executive producer, executive editor and two top correspondents
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Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
Dozens of CBS News veterans, including Lowell Bergman and Dan Rather, sign a letter to David Ellison urging him to “uphold editorial independence” at 60 Minutes — Dozens of former news staffers press David Ellison to commit to fair coverage in wake of major firings on the show
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The Wrap, @benmullin and @jeremymbarr
Kathryn VanArendonk / Vulture:
An interview with Jimmy Kimmel, who says late night TV is “not just dying of natural causes” but being “poisoned”, ABC told him his show is profitable, and more — “There are a lot of people offering to help me who have no ability to help me,” Jimmy Kimmel says with a laugh.
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Ellise Shafer / Variety:
Jimmy Kimmel says he finds it hard to believe reports that Stephen Colbert's show suddenly started losing $40M a year, calling them “made-up numbers” — Jimmy Kimmel has some thoughts on the purported death of late-night television. — The “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” …
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The Wrap, The Post Millennial and Mediaite
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
A24's Backrooms and Focus' Obsession join a wave of breakout films from young directors who started on YouTube; Backrooms opened to $82M in North American sales — “Backrooms,” a psychological horror flick opening this weekend, is part of a wave of breakout films from fledgling directors who honed their instincts on YouTube.
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Scott Nover / Washington Post:
The DOD designates its press office a classified space and bans journalists from accessing it, saying speechwriters in the facility handle classified material — The change creates a new barrier compared with previous administrations, under which the office was an open room where reporters …
Max Tani / Semafor:
NYPR's new CEO Christy Tanner, a CBS News veteran, has eliminated many senior figures, surprising staff and unsettling some of its remaining leaders — The Scoop — In her first four months on the job, the new CEO of New York Public Radio has swiftly eliminated many of its seniormost figures …
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Inside Radio and Current
Corbin Bolies / Variety:
NYT's A.G. Sulzberger says AI companies are making choices that “violate settled law” and could lead to “a great deal of unnecessary harm” to the news business — A.G. Sulzberger made AI the center of his keynote address to the World News Media Congress
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@tbpn, Nieman Lab, @michaelsocolow.bsky.social, @corbinbolies, @mikeisaac and A Media Operator
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The New York Times Company:
Sulzberger says NYT has spent over $20M on legal fees over the past two and a half years on its AI lawsuits against OpenAI, Microsoft, and Perplexity
Sulzberger says NYT has spent over $20M on legal fees over the past two and a half years on its AI lawsuits against OpenAI, Microsoft, and Perplexity
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
NBC News launches Meet the Moment Live, a new live-event franchise for Meet the Press, its latest show to try to develop new revenue through live events — Soon people will have an opportunity to really meet “Meet the Press.” — Kristen Welker, the current moderator of the long-running …
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NBC News, @bristei.bsky.social and Barrett Media
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
UK TV personality KSI, who has 18.4M YouTube subscribers, says he is exiting his collective The Sidemen, which has 140M+ YouTube subscribers collectively — KSI, one of the world's most popular YouTubers, is exiting his collective The Sidemen. — In a video titled 'I'm leaving …
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Tubefilter, KSI on YouTube, @thisisfg_, The Sun, BBC, @enderman, Reality Tea, @manny_official, @sidemen, @louulive, Sidemen on Instagram, @mar3lg, The Guardian, KRDO, FemaleFirst, Forbes, Daily Star, Mirror and Celebrity Insider
Sherry Su / Bloomberg:
Sky ends its UAE joint venture with IMI amid criticism of Sky News Arabia's Sudan war coverage; IMI will take full ownership, and Sky will license the brand — Sky UK is ending a news joint venture with International Media Investments in the United Arab Emirates that has come under criticism for its coverage of the civil war in Sudan.
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Broadband TV News, Advanced Television, TheDesk.net and The Guardian
Jesse Whittock / Deadline:
The UK blocks YouTube political commentator Cenk Uygur and Twitch streamer Hasan Piker from entering the UK, meaning both will miss SXSW London talks this week — YouTube political commentator Cenk Uygur and his nephew, Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, have been blocked entry to the UK by the Home Office …
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Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
DirecTV removes 50+ Scripps local channels from its satellite and online platforms, after a distribution agreement lapsed on Sunday without a new one in place — Satellite and streaming provider DIRECTV was forced to pull more than 50 local channels owned by the E. W. Scripps Company …
