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9:45 AM ET, June 2, 2026

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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
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
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 …
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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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
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 …
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.
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 …
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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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Audiochuck, the company behind the popular Crime Junkie podcast, names SoulCycle CEO Evelyn Webster as its new CEO, replacing ex-Conde Nast exec Matt Starker
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
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
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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
Sukhman Singh / The Athletic:
Inside JioStar's Mumbai-based production facility, the nerve center for IPL cricket streams that have attracted 1.1B+ viewers across TV and streaming in 2026
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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
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Meta unveils Meta Adventurer and Fury glasses, each priced at $299, its first under its own brand, and a $399 Starfire model in collaboration with Kylie Jenner

New York Times:
Sources: Meta is building a standalone prediction markets app called Arena, which would probably rely on video game-like points instead of money wagers

Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
On the first day of their trial, two members of Scattered Spider plead guilty in the UK to charges stemming from a 2024 cyberattack on Transport for London
 
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