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New York Times:
WaPo begins widespread layoffs, cutting into international coverage and more; sources: it is laying off 30% of its employees, including 300+ of 800 journalists  —  The layoffs will cut into The Post's local, international and sports coverage, and reduce the number of all its employees by about 30 percent.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Ex-WaPo Executive Editor Marty Baron says “this ranks among the darkest days in the history of” the paper; WaPo laid off Amazon beat reporter Caroline O'Donovan  —  The Washington Post, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is making layoffs that will eliminate “hundreds” …
Ruth Marcus / New Yorker:
How Jeff Bezos has forced WaPo into severe decline in Trump's second term, including today's mass layoffs that seem to transform it into a kind of Politico-lite  —  The Amazon founder bought the paper to save it.  Instead, with a mass layoff, he's forced it into severe decline.
@washpostcomms:
WaPo Executive Editor Matt Murray says the paper will “concentrate on areas that demonstrate authority, distinctiveness, and impact” and today is “painful”  —  From @WashingtonPost Executive Editor @murraymatt: Dear All, As we shared in our live stream earlier, the company is taking actions today to place The Washington Post on a stronger footing and better position us in this rapidly changing era of new technologies and evolving user
David Folkenflik / NPR:
An anonymous WaPo Metro staffer who was just laid off says there are now just ~12 people left on the desk, down from more than 40  —  The Washington Post moved Wednesday at the behest of owner Jeff Bezos to make deep cuts to every department in the newsroom.
Ashley Parker / The Atlantic:
With the WaPo layoffs, we're seeing a business and leadership failure, and the death of a newspaper where the actual journalism still stands strong  —  Today's layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.  —  We're witnessing a murder.
CNN:
Memo: Matt Murray says WaPo's international coverage is being markedly reduced, though some bureaus outside the US will maintain a “strategic overseas presence”  —  The Washington Post laid off about one in three employees across the company Wednesday morning …
Dan Shanoff / The Athletic:
Sources: WaPo told its ~45-person sports staff that some will be re-assigned within the newsroom, as it cuts one of the great American newspaper sports sections
Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: WaPo Executive Editor Matt Murray says that politics and government will remain the largest desk and are central to the paper, alongside national news
The Wrap:
Sources: WaPo plans to end the sports section in its “current form”, restructure the metro desk, and eliminate the books section as part of a “strategic reset”
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Alphabet reports YouTube's Q4 ad revenue rose 9% YoY to $11.38B, vs. $11.84B est., and YouTube's annual revenue surpassed $60B across ads and subscriptions  —  YouTube continues to vacuum up digital advertising dollars, mostly at the expense of traditional TV ad budgets …
Katie Campione / Deadline:
In statements to the US Senate antitrust subcommittee, the DGA, PGA, and WGA raise concerns over the WBD sale amid hearings about Netflix's pending acquisition  —  As Ted Sarandos endured hours of questioning from the Senate Judiciary antitrust subcommittee about Netflix's pending acquisition …
Discussion: The Wrap
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Deadline:
At a US Senate hearing, Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos committed to a 45-day theatrical window and discussed a meeting with Trump, YouTube, residuals, and more
Jeff Horwitz / Reuters:
US Senators introduce the bipartisan SCAM Act, a bill requiring social media platforms to verify advertiser identities via government-issued ID or legal docs  —  U.S. Senators Ruben Gallego and Bernie Moreno have introduced anti-scam legislation requiring social media platforms to vet their advertisers.
Jennifer Maas / Variety:
Ad tech company Consumable acquires Radio.com and Mark Cuban's Fireside platform and plans to develop a streaming platform to help creators deepen audience ties  —  The Radio.com and Fireside acquisition by Consumable, financial details of which were not disclosed, will see the combined assets become …
Discussion: Digital Music News
Mason Leib / ABC News:
An interview with Disney's incoming CEO Josh D'Amaro and Bob Iger on the CEO transition, the company's future, including streaming and embracing AI, and more  —  D'Amaro talks company's future, AI and taking the reins from Iger.  —  Future and current CEO of The Walt Disney Company …
Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nielsen: CBS' Grammy broadcast averaged 14.41M viewers, down 6% from 15.4M in 2025 and a 17.09M post-pandemic high in 2024; Disney will broadcast it from 2027  —  The audience for the awards falls by about 6 percent from 2025.  —  The final Grammy Awards on CBS took a small ratings hit compared to the previous year.
New York Times:
Sources: the NFL is set to open negotiations to revise its broadcast and streaming contracts in the coming months despite a $120B deal that runs to the 2030s  —  The league is so important to the business of media companies that they are likely to have little choice but to agree to renegotiations.
 
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Ashley Parker / The Atlantic:
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Alphabet:
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