news: Axel Springer C.E.O. Mathias Dopfner just told employees that Carolin Hulshoff Pol is the new CEO of The Telegraph
Ben Mullin
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Media reporter at The New York Times. Signal: benmullin.13
scoop: Michael Gavshon, a "60 Minutes" producer who worked this season with Anderson Cooper and Jon Wertheim, is leaving the show at the end of June.
NEW: The Nick Bilton charm offensive is fully underway. Dinner with Lesley Stahl and a commitment to keep the best traditions of "60 Minutes" intact. w/ Mike Grynbaum www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/b...
New ‘60 Minutes’ Chief Promises Independence in Bid to Reassure Staff
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NEWS: "60 Minutes" EP Nick Bilton emails staff, commits to editorial independence of the program, praises Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim. Full memo:
scoop from Michael Grynbaum: Sharyn Alfonsi, who has lost her deal with CBS News, says that "the wall has come down" at "60 Minutes" between "editorial independence and corporate interests." Full interview here: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/b...
‘60 Minutes’ Journalist Who Accused CBS of Political Meddling Loses Her Deal
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scoop with @jessicatesta.bsky.social: James Murdochis acquiring roughly half of Vox Media, a dramatic expansion in American media www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/b...
James Murdoch, Intent on ‘Thoughtful Journalism,’ Buys Half of Vox Media
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New investigation: a book about the future of truth in the age of A.I. contains more than a half-dozen quotes invented by A.I. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/b...
Book on Truth in the Age of A.I. Contains Quotes Made Up by A.I.
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Some news: Business Insider is undergoing a staff reduction today. I’m told fewer than 5% of the newsroom is being affected. Here’s the note, from Editor-in-Chief Jamie Heller
Ben Collins, CEO of The Onion, just sent a note to employees saying that lawyers for the families of the victims of the Sandy Hook mass shooting are going to seek emergency relief from higher courts tomorrow. Calls today’s ruling “newly insane, unprecedented legal stalling.”
Ben Mullin@benmullin.bsky.social · 3mo agosome late-breaking news on @theonion.com’s quest to take over Infowars: A Texas appeals court just stayed the turnover of the site to the official who inked the agreement with an affiliate of The Onion. This puts the deal in bizarre legal limbo for now. More TK.
some late-breaking news on @theonion.com’s quest to take over Infowars: A Texas appeals court just stayed the turnover of the site to the official who inked the agreement with an affiliate of The Onion. This puts the deal in bizarre legal limbo for now. More TK.
news: The FT is offering buyouts. Pay determined by length of service. However, "for this year only, we have agreement to lift the cap on individual payments in 2026 from £100,000 to £120,000."
SCOOP with Elizabeth Williamson: The Onion has a new plan to take over Infowars. It has entered into an agreement to license the Infowars brand and plans to operate it as a comedy site. A Texas judge must approve the deal. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/b...
The Onion Has a New Plan to Take Over Infowars
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Washington Post C.E.O. Jeff D'Onofrio emailed employees last week, expressing hope the company will be break-even this year and profitable thereafter. He also cited three priorities for 2026: "journalistic excellence, data, cost mastery & productivity, and disruptive growth."
NEW: A judge has granted The Wall Street Journal's motion to dismiss President Trump's complaint over its Epstein reporting storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief AND Order on Motion to Dismiss – #59 in TRUMP v. MURDOCH (S.D. Fla., 1:25-cv-23232) – CourtListener.com
Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief AND Order on Motion to Dismiss
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scoop: more than 1,000 directors, writers, actors and other entertainment industry professionals have signed an open letter opposing Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/b...
Hollywood Heavyweights Sign Letter Opposing Paramount’s Deal for Warner Bros.
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New: federal Judge hands NPR and PBS a victory over President Trump: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/b...
Trump’s Executive Order on NPR and PBS Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules
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Scoop with @jessicatesta.bsky.social: CNBC and MS NOW parent Versant is among the companies in talks to acquire Vox Media's podcast biz www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/b...
Versant Pursues a Deal for Vox Media’s Podcast Business
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NEWS: Axios is cutting 11 people across national, local, news desk visuals and social:
After The Washington Post cut its newsroom roughly in half in February, I teamed up with @katierobertson.bsky.social @erikwemple.bsky.social to examine why its owner, Jeff Bezos, was insisting on major cuts after years of investment. The answer is here: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/b...
How Jeff Bezos Upended The Washington Post
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tidbit: I’m told The Washington Post town hall with Matt Murray and Jeff D’onofrio is underway. Per source, Matt kicked it off with a shoutout to the lawyers representing Hannah Natanson, leading the room in applause
scooplet: Mathias Dopfner, C.E.O. of Axel Springer (Politico, Business Insider, Welt) met with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles earlier today. Source says it was an introductory, get-to-know-you meeting.
NEW: “CBS Evening News” producer Alicia Hastey sends a bombshell farewell note: Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
“I’m glad Will Lewis has been fired. I wish it had happened before he fired all my friends.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...
Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stormy Tenure
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NEW: A eulogy for The Post's sports department, which transformed the press box forever and created some of the best sportswriters in America www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Washington Post Sports Department Was Among Last of Its Kind
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NEWS: The cuts were so severe that at least one department head asked to leave The Post rather than be included in the planning. Peter Finn, The Post's international editor, requested that he be laid off once he learned about the scope of the cuts to his section. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Washington Post Begins Sweeping Layoffs
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A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
New: Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray and HR Chief Wayne Connell tell employees to stay home for a zoom webinar ahead of “significant actions across the company.” Widely expected layoffs are scheduled to begin today.
