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🟡 Left-wing media meltdown
In this edition: Troubles at The Intercept and a Q&A with Guernica’s ex-editor.
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The Intercept is running out of cash
The left-wing U.S. newsroom, a hub for pro-Palestinian coverage, is scrambling for funding.
Jina Moore Ngarambe: ‘The idea that empathy is zero-sum’
In her first interview since her exit, former Guernica editor-in-chief Jina Moore reflects on the uproar over an essay the progressive magazine published on Israel and Palestine.
Semaforum with Maria Ressa: “Every time you personalize, you tear apart the public sphere.”
The Nobel Laureate and journalist talks about how tech tears us apart, what we can do about it, and what makes her optimistic.
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Soros fund is building an audio empire
Soros Fund Management, the firm founded by the billionaire investor and now controlled by the Open Society Foundations, has gotten into radio.
Fox News ignores White House egg complaints
White House officials reached out to the network asking for a retraction of a story that said Biden had prohibited religious-themed designs from annual Easter egg contest.
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Apple muscles in on subscription podcasts
Through its sleek Podcasts app, the tech giant is trying to assert greater control of the paid podcast market.
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Netflix passed on ‘Icarus’ sequel
The streamer has opted not to pick up the sequel to the documentary that won Netflix’s first Academy Award.
Radio Free Asia quits Hong Kong as new security law sparks fears of press exodus
Radio Free Asia on Friday said that it was closing its Hong Kong office over national security concerns.
NBC braces for the backlash to the backlash after hiring and firing top Republican
The network parted ways with the former Republican National Committee chairwoman after an internal revolt. Now, Republicans are taking their turn to criticize the network.
Led by NBC, U.S. corporate media is learning to live with Trump
MSNBC hired former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel as an on-air commentator, despite her previous public criticism of the network’s coverage of Republican politics.
‘Very few have balls’: How American news lost its nerve
In 2024, it’s harder than ever to get a tough story out in the United States of America.
A new archive of modern American political history
The archive “tells a pretty good story about the evolution of our politics,” said Cook operator Amy Walter.
NewsGuard launches suite of AI anti-misinfo tools
The fact-checking outlet is trying to teach artificial intelligence not to unwittingly spread hoaxes.
How Hollywood failed to buy into the ad industry, again
A talent agency’s acquisition of MediaLink was supposed to change the game. Instead it ended in recriminations and legal threats.
Don Lemon’s deal with Elon Musk collapses over interview
Lemon will seek to be paid for a contract he didn’t sign.
UK to ban foreign governments from owning newspapers
An Emirati firm’s attempt to buy one of Britain’s most influential newspapers had raised fears among lawmakers over editorial independence.
The transatlantic fight for The Telegraph
Former CNN chief Jeff Zucker has found himself in an escalating personal battle with the bombastic Tory media grandee Andrew Neil.
How global media are covering Biden’s State of the Union address
Outlets focused on U.S. President Joe Biden’s punchy and fighting tone in a speech that doubled up as general election preview.