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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 …
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New York Times:
Leaked recording: in a meeting, Scott Pelley told Nick Bilton he had “slender” qualifications for his new job; Bilton said Pelley would not “intimidate” him — In an explosive staff meeting, Mr. Pelley, a correspondent for the long-running Sunday news show …
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Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
Sources: in a heated meeting with 60 Minutes staff and new executive producer Nick Bilton, correspondent Scott Pelley said Bari Weiss is “murdering” the show — 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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New York Times:
Barry Diller's People Inc. offers to buy control of MGM Resorts at an $18B valuation, including debt, seeking the 73.9% stake it does not already own — The mogul's People Inc. is preparing an offer to buy the portion of the casino giant that it doesn't already own, at an $18 billion valuation.
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A profile of Barry Diller, now 84, a studio executive-turned-digital-brand- builder-turned-publishing-magnate, who has made a career of unexpected wagers — The legendary executive has pivoted from TV to film, then digital businesses and magazine publishing. Now he is going all-in on casinos.
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Dan Murphy / ESPN:
Letter: Congress summons NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to testify June 10 about the league's broadcast deals and whether it should retain antitrust exemptions — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has been summoned by Congress to testify about the league's broadcast contracts and whether …
The New York Times Company:
A.G. 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 — A.G. spoke today at the WAN-IFRA World News Media Congress, delivering these prepared remarks. — The era of artificial intelligence announced …
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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
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Carla Sertin / Wired:
Q&A with Palestinian journalist Ameer Al-Khatahtbeh, who runs @Muslim with 14M+ social media followers, on appealing to younger readers, Meta, Trump, and more — Ameer Al-Khatahtbeh was just trying to find an outlet for Muslim news. Now he has more than 12 million followers.
Adam Makary / Wired Middle East:
How journalists in Sudan are turning to encrypted networks, satellite imagery, and citizen reporting to document the war, as militias restrict media operations — As access collapses, journalists turn to encrypted networks, satellite imagery and citizen reporting to document the war.
Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
An interview with The Salt Lake Tribune CEO Lauren Gustus about dropping the paywall and moving to a membership model, inspiration from the Guardian, and more — Utah-based newspaper The Salt Lake Tribune has gambled a third of its revenue by ditching its paywall and instead offering paying …
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
Zee Entertainment secures Indian broadcast and streaming rights to 39 FIFA soccer events spanning 2026 to 2034, including the FIFA World Cups in 2026 and 2030 — Zee Entertainment Enterprises has secured Indian broadcast and streaming rights to 39 FIFA soccer events spanning 2026 to 2034 …
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Jesse Whittock / Deadline:
RTL closes its acquisition of Sky Deutschland from Comcast for an upfront purchase price of €68M, down from the €150M announced in 2025 — The deal completed this morning, bringing together two of central Europe's big players as entertainment businesses seek consolidation to reach scale and compete against the tech giants.
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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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