Media
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New MSNBC Boss Eyes Larger Role for Jen Psaki, No Backtrack on Progressive Focus Amid Trump’s Second Term
“The Weekend” hosts Symone Sanders-Townsend, Alicia Menendez and Michael Steele are also poised to expand their roles at the network
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AP Sues Trump Officials Over White House Ban, Citing ‘Targeted Attack’ on Free Press
“The press and all people in the United States have the right to choose their own words and not be retaliated against by the government,” the news org says
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Pollster Ann Selzer Asks Judge to Toss Out Trump’s ‘Fraud’ Lawsuit
The Des Moines Register pollster’s motion says the president’s “vacuous repetition” of the term “fake news” does not meet the legal standard for fraud
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BBC Removes Gaza Doc From iPlayer While It Investigates 13-Year-Old Narrator’s Connection to Hamas Minister
“We are conducting further due diligence with the production company,” the BBC says of “Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone”
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MLB to End ESPN TV Partnership After Current Season
Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred says the league has “not been pleased with the minimal coverage” on the sports channel
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IndieWire Lays Off 3 Top Editors
Executive Editor of News Tony Maglio, TV Executive Editor Erin Strecker and box office editor Tom Brueggemann were laid off Thursday
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JD Vance Roasts CNN, Says Trump Has ‘More Executive Orders’ Than Channel Has Viewers
The vice president says the one thing the president has been unable to do is save CNN’s ratings
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CAA Promotes 14 to Agent and Executive Ranks
The promotions span various divisions including Sports, Motion Picture, Music Touring, Games, Comedy, Television, and Theatre
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Trump-Hating Podcast ‘The MeidasTouch’ Surpasses Joe Rogan
The left-leaning podcast hosted by brothers Jordan, Ben and Brett Meiselas was downloaded or listened to 57.9 million times in the past month
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Trump’s AP Ban Is a ‘Test’ for Other News Organizations, Authoritarianism Expert Says
“It’s about creating a kind of chilling atmosphere and about making journalists think twice,” journalist Anne Applebaum says
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Chris Cuomo Gets Giddy Over $5,000 Per-Person ‘DOGE Dividend’ Proposal: ‘I Want the Check!’ | Video
Investor James Fishback, the DOGE advisor who floated the idea of a 20% savings rebate to taxpayers, joined the anchor on NewsNation
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Jake Tapper Says Trump’s Break From ‘Basic Decency’ by Blaming Ukraine for Russian War Mirrors Jan. 6 Denial | Video
The CNN anchor says the president sent “shock waves throughout Europe” after calling Zelensky a dictator Wednesday
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Where’s the Boycott? Trump’s AP Ban Spurs Calls for Media Solidarity
Critics decry the lack of pushback as the White House punishes a news organization
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Los Angeles Times Veterans Jeffrey Fleishman, Tracy Wilkinson, Alan Zarembo to Exit Amid Buyouts | Exclusive
Approximately 40 staffers are leaving as the newspaper continues to experience internal turmoil and financial troubles
