Scott Nover
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"In our research, we have found that when teens see self-harm content on social media, they are 8 times more likely to engage in self-harm," says Rutgers researcher Jessica Hamilton. www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
Perez Hilton hospitalized after harming himself on live stream
Police were dispatched to Hilton’s home in Miami on Tuesday night. The blogger has been on a years-long apology tour after relentlessly ridiculing celebrities in the 2000s.
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“The New York Times Company said on Wednesday that it had added 280,000 digital-only subscribers in the last quarter, pushing its total to 13.35 million.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/b...
The New York Times’ Revenue Rises 11%
The company said it added 280,000 digital subscribers in the second quarter.
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New: There will be a 12-day trial in the Paramount antitrust case starting on March 2, 2027. (Paramount was pushing a trial this fall.)
Tom Delay in The Daily Wire: "I am a Republican. I support deregulation and the Trump administration.... If Chairman Carr wants to raise the statutory cap, he should ask Congress to pass a law giving him authority to do that." www.dailywire.com/news/tom-del...
Tom DeLay: I Helped Create The FCC’s Ownership Cap. Here’s How We Did It.
Over two decades ago, Republicans were divided over a proposed change to a federal rule that governed television networks’ market reach. It was a revolutionary time for the industry, with cable channe...
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New: Amid court battle with Democratic state AGs over Warner Bros., David Ellison defends his politics, stewardship of CBS News in a New York Times op-ed. He says that critics are focused on false perceptions of his politics and on how he'd run CNN. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
David Ellison says court fight over Warner Bros. is about his politics, CNN
The Paramount Skydance CEO defended his deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery and said he’s voted for Democrats and Republicans and held liberal and conservative values.
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New: The Washington Post's opinion editor, Adam O'Neal, who oversaw an ideological overhaul, is departing after one year on the job. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Adam O’Neal departs as Post Opinions editor after a year
O’Neal helmed a revamp of the section in a directive from Post owner Jeff Bezos.
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New: Disney and ABC argued in a new filing that the FCC is retaliating against them by calling their broadcast licenses in for early review. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Disney and ABC argue Trump administration is reviewing licenses as punishment
The media company said the FCC’s renewal process violates the First Amendment and is intended to punish ABC for news coverage it dislikes.
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NEW: Ross Douthat is leaving the New York Times opinion section for a role as a "60 Minutes" correspondent in Bari Weiss's rejiggered news magazine. He's joined by new contributors Sebastian Junger, Gianna Toboni, + Trevor Phillips. Norah O'Donnell was promoted to correspondent.
"BuzzFeed laid off more than a third of its remaining staff on Monday, part of an effort by its new owner, Byron Allen, to stem millions of dollars in annual losses." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/b...
BuzzFeed Lays Off a Third of Its Staff
The company’s new owner, Byron Allen, is cutting roughly 180 employees as he looks to reduce its financial losses.
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"Fauci also detailed extended conversations with members of the media, including some journalists who privately praised him, as well as administration officials’ attempts to shape media coverage." www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
Fauci’s diary reveals his thoughts on a ‘rambling’ Trump and his own fame
Diary entries written by the National Institutes of Health scientist who helped lead the U.S. response to the coronavirus, released by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky), reveal a contentious internal battle...
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"Executives from [Bloomberg] have been having preliminary talks with investment bankers about a potential IPO or other transaction, people familiar with the matter said." www.semafor.com/article/07/2...
Exclusive: Bloomberg’s post-Mike moves are in motion
The billionaire recently transferred some of his personal stock in the media giant to his foundation, and company executives have had informal talks with investment bankers about a possible IPO or sta...
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CNN's Kaitlan Collins on @thedailyshow.com: "What was most surprising to me was the room was filled with a lot of his staffers, his cabinet, his allies, Republicans in Congress. It was so quiet in the room during the president's remarks." www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJiB...
Kaitlan Collins - Focusing on Reporting, Not Trump’s Insults | The Daily Show
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Trump — who, after a gunman interrupted the initial dinner in April, had promised to deliver “a speech of love” — focused his ire on Kaitlan Collins, telling her to “just smile,” employing a common misogynistic trope. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Trump’s fresh mocking of CNN reporter renews calls to end correspondents’ dinner
The president posted a doctored image of CNN’s Kaitlan Collins as the network’s future, and that of the correspondents’ dinner, are in limbo.
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David Ellison sent this note to Paramount Skydance staffers this morning, acknowledge the paused acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. "We believe this is the right path because the facts and the law are on our side..."
New: Donald Trump doubled down on mocking CNN's Kaitlan Collins, renewing calls to end the White House correspondents' dinner. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Trump’s fresh mocking of CNN reporter renews calls to end correspondents’ dinner
The president posted a doctored image of CNN’s Kaitlan Collins as the network’s future, and that of the correspondents’ dinner, are in limbo.
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“If they’re crippling USAID, the agency that feeds kids and saves lives, then VOA is doomed for sure,” she remembers thinking. Two days later, she signed up for real estate license classes. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
They lost their journalism jobs under Trump. Now they’re baristas and grocery clerks.
At Trader Joe's, a coffee shop, a military hospital and a real estate firm, top international broadcasters are embracing second acts they never asked for.
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NEW: A federal judge paused Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Read more in the @washingtonpost.com: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Paramount Skydance’s $110B merger with Warner Bros. Discovery paused by judge
In response to an antitrust lawsuit brought by 12 Democratic state attorneys general, a federal judge temporarily halted the blockbuster media deal.
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No decision from the bench in California v. Paramount. The judge said she'll rule on the motion for a temporary restraining order by Wednesday, July 22.
New on our Washington Post live blog: "ABC, NBC decline to air Trump speech live, drawing White House ire" www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Live updates: Trump to give speech on election security
The president has called the issue crucial. Democrats say he is recycling debunked claims.
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New: A three-judge panel on the D.C. Circuit said that the Pentagon's escort requirement for journalists can stand, overturning a lower court judge’s decision and marking a blow to a lawsuit brought by the New York Times. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Appeals court keeps Pentagon’s escort policy for journalists in place
A trio of judges sided with the government over the New York Times in a major press freedom case.
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"Lettuce supplier is potential source of cyclosporiasis outbreak, investigators say" www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
Lettuce supplier is potential source of cyclosporiasis outbreak, investigators say
Thousands have been sickened in the outbreak of cyclosporiasis, which has been largely concentrated in southeastern Michigan.
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For those watching the Trump v. BBC case closely, Trump dropped claims against BBC Studios Distribution Limited and BBC Studios Productions Limited, but not the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
NBC said it will not take the president’s speech live on the network, just on streaming channel NBC News Now. It’ll air a special report about the remarks on the network following Trump’s remarks.
The Writers Guild of America also sued to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. deal. Comes one day after 12 state attorneys general did the same. Also filed in the Northern District of California. www.wgaeast.org/wp-content/u...
AI start-up State Affairs has attracted $70M in investment from some of Northern California’s most prominent firms by doing something unusual for the move-fast-and-break-things tech sector: hiring local journalists and sticking them in statehouses. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
A Peter Thiel-backed startup makes a surprising bet: Putting reporters in statehouses
State Affairs combines media and technology at a time when tensions between the two industries are at a fever pitch.
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New: California v. Paramount has been assigned to U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts, a Biden appointee in the Northern District of California. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
12 states sue to stop David Ellison’s takeover of Warner Bros.
The states’ Democratic attorneys general allege that the purchase by Paramount Skydance, which would create a news and entertainment behemoth, violates antitrust law and would harm competition.
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“While hundreds of VOA journalists remain on paid administrative leave,“ … “hundreds more contractors had to reinvent their careers almost overnight, often leaving journalism behind entirely.”
Voice of America’s exiled journalists find meaning in work outside the newsroom
At Trader Joe's, a coffee shop, a military hospital and a real estate firm, top international broadcasters are embracing second acts they never asked for.
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Voice of America’s exiled journalists find meaning in work outside the newsroom
At Trader Joe's, a coffee shop, a military hospital and a real estate firm, top international broadcasters are embracing second acts they never asked for.
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While hundreds of VOA journalists remain on paid administrative leave, where they’ve lingered since March 2025 while litigation against the government continues, contractors have had to reinvent their careers, often leaving journalism behind entirely.
Voice of America’s exiled journalists find meaning in work outside the newsroom
At Trader Joe's, a coffee shop, a military hospital and a real estate firm, top international broadcasters are embracing second acts they never asked for.
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