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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis — Entertainment giant would install a committee of top executives to run an ‘Office of the CEO’ on an interim basis; no decision has been made on Bakish's future
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Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden — It gives me no satisfaction to say this — indeed it fills me with trepidation for the nation — but The Times is broken.
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Howard Stern of SiriusXM snags a surprise interview with President Biden, following reports of Biden's refusal so far to give The NYT a sit-down interview — President drops by Sirius XM studios to speak with the shock jock as Donald Trump sat in a courtroom downtown
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The New York Times Company:
The New York Times says it will continue to cover Biden “fully and fairly” regardless of whether he gives the paper a sit-down interview
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Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals — In what will be a landmark move in sports media history, the NBA and Amazon Prime Video have the framework of a deal …
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Memo: CNN's Poppy Harlow is leaving the network; she joined in 2008 and most recently co-hosted CNN This Morning, which was effectively canceled earlier in 2024 — Harlow, a veteran of the cable network, told colleagues about her departure Friday morning, a couple of months after ‘CNN This Morning’ was effectively canceled.
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Vanity Fair, Variety, @dylanbyers, @poppyharlowcnn, Adweek, Plain Dealer, Los Angeles Times, The Daily Beast, TVLine, Mediaite, New York Post, Deadline and New York Daily News
Matt Grant / KXAN-TV:
Media advocates denounce an Austin TV photojournalist's arrest amid campus protests; one calls for a law shielding journalists from law enforcement interference — AUSTIN (KXAN) — A FOX 7 photojournalist was released from jail Thursday — one of dozens of people arrested during …
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
G/O Media sells The Onion to Global Tetrahedron, a new Chicago firm owned by former Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson; former NBC News senior reporter Ben Collins is CEO — The satirical news website was bought by a new firm in Chicago that took inspiration for its name, Global Tetrahedron, from a book written by The Onion's staff.
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Kirsten Eddy / Pew Research Center:
Survey of 3,600 US adults: 73% say a free press is very important, while 84% say media is at least somewhat influenced by corporations and financial interests — A large majority of Americans see the freedom of the press as highly important to the well-being of society.
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Columbia Journalism Review, LinkedIn, @protecting1st and @scottleadingham
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Curio, which uses AI to deliver journalism via audio, is raising funds for Rio, an app that scans headlines and creates a daily news briefing in audio or text — AI may be inching its way into the newsroom, as outlets like Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, Gizmodo, VentureBeat, CNET, and others have experimented with the format.
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Shane Zammit on LinkedIn
Tom Jones / Poynter:
Q&A with Kelly O'Donnell, NBC News White House senior correspondent and WHCA president, ahead of the WHCD on April 27, on changes in media access and more — Advocating for her press corps colleagues has become a second full-time job for NBC News' senior White House correspondent.
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Adweek, Washington Examiner, The Hill, Axios, Washingtonian, The Hill, Poynter Institute on LinkedIn, Deadline, The Guardian and Voice of America
Financial Times:
Sources: RedBird IMI prepares to withdraw its Telegraph bid as early as next week, triggering an auction expected to draw bids from Rupert Murdoch and others — Resulting auction process expected to attract bidders including Rupert Murdoch and hedge fund boss Paul Marshall
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The Guardian, City A.M. and Bloomberg
Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
An interview with CalMatters CEO Neil Chase on how the The Markup acquisition happened, consolidation uptick in nonprofit news, and why there is more to come — Nonprofit news has seen an uptick in mergers, acquisitions, and other consolidations. CalMatters CEO Neil Chase still says “I don't think we've seen enough yet.”
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