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State Department delegation pressures Europeans on speech in Paris, London

Samuel Samson, a young and intensely ideological senior official, got a chilly reception from Reporters Without Borders.
A collage of Pierre Haski and Marco Rubio From left: Pierre Haski and Marco Rubio. Stay Tunes/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0 and Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Steve Bannon goes to war with Fox News

“The Murdochs don’t put America’s interests first,” Bannon told Semafor Sunday.
Steve BannonKris Tripplaar/Semafor

Is journalism bad for The New York Times’ business? with CEO Meredith Kopit Levien

The New York Times has weathered incredible changes in the media industry throughout its 174 years – and it’s managed to stay on top through the recent shift to digital, topping podcast charts and becoming a daily app for games and cooking.
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Candle Media’s Kevin Mayer is pivoting to meet the streaming moment

When Candle Media launched, it was counting on ever-increasing growth for streaming services; now it’s adjusting its business model to lower demand.
Kevin MayerHarry Murphy/Web Summit Qatar via Sportsfile/Flickr/CC BY 2.0

WhatsApp to host ads for first time

Social media platforms have increasingly turned to ads to boost revenue in a turbulent economy.
A WhatsApp logo. Flickr Creative Commons photo/Yuri Samoilov

Yahoo is going big at Cannes Lions for its 30th anniversary

Chief Revenue Officer Rob Wilk talks to Max Tani about why advertising near news content is good business, and how business uncertainty is affecting ad budgets.
Yahoo Chief Revenue Officer Rob WilkRob Wilk/LinkedIn

Trump’s shadow on the Riviera

Marketing is another major front in Donald Trump’s media war.

View from Beijing: The new soft power

For China, portraying a welcoming, modern, and culturally rich image on social media is an effort to balance the global discourse.

Mixed Signals: Professional optimist Cleo Abram on tech’s bright future

Cleo Abram left Vox and started her YouTube show, Huge If True, three years ago. Since then, the channel has grown to nearly 6 million subscribers and she’s become one of the most important tech journalists in the world.

Fearing Trump action, US nonprofits seek shelter in the UK

Several American nonprofits are exploring setting up legal entities in Britain, in part as a precautionary measure against feared executive orders.

How China wins in the new propaganda war

A new Chinese initiative will pay for US influencers to visit and collaborate with local counterparts, according to state media.

Warner Bros. Discovery to split into two companies amid investor pressure

The media giant has lost nearly half its value since Discovery and Time Warner merged three years ago.

Ahead of Cannes Lions, Michael Kassan and UTA try to bury their feud

A settlement could be announced in time for the annual festival later this month.

Netflix buys Daily Beast TV pilot as it races against YouTube

The project is still in its early stages.

Politico’s AI tool spits out made-up slop, union says

Unionized staffers say the AI tool violates language in their contract.

Mixed Signals: Top Chef’s Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons on how food ate media

Top Chef has been shaping how we think and talk about food for the past two decades.

Politics, when nothing’s behind the scenes

The most plugged-in people in Washington are reading the same tweets you are.

UnitedHealthcare lawsuit accuses Guardian of trying to ‘capitalize’ on CEO’s killing

UnitedHealth is being represented by Clare Locke, a firm that’s made a name for itself aggressively pursuing defamation lawsuits against the media.