Media
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CNN Layoffs to Impact Hundreds of Staffers as Soon as Thursday | Report
The anticipated cuts come as the network re-strategizes around its global digital audience, CNBC says
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Milwaukee Weather Reporter Fired After Anti-Elon Musk Instagram Post: ‘Dude Nazi Saluted Twice’
“Meteorologist Sam Kuffel is no longer employed at CBS58,” reads a staff memo
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Vox Media Union Demands Recognition for PS (Pop Sugar)
The company’s WGA members begin negotiations on their third collective bargaining agreement, as Pop Sugar remains the only non-union website in the portfolio
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Washington Post Democracy Editor Griff Witte Exits After 23 Years
Witte will next serve as The Atlantic’s managing editor, where he will lead its growing politics and accountability team
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Prince Harry Receives ‘Full and Unequivocal Apology’ From Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers Upon Settlement
“NGN further apologizes to the duke for the impact on him of the extensive coverage and serious intrusion into his private life as well as the private life of Diana, Princess of Wales,” the U.K. tabloid publisher says
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Capitol Hill Cop Attacked on Jan. 6 Reacts to Trump Pardons: ‘Outrageous, but Not Surprising’ | Video
Michael Fanone was attacked by rioters, leading to a concussion and heart attack in the middle of the assault
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Rachel Maddow Warns Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons Are ‘Immunizing His Followers From Committing Violence in His Name’ | Video
Trump is telling followers, “If you support me, the law doesn’t apply to you,” the MSNBC host adds
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CNN Nabs Longtime WaPo Editor Philip Rucker as SVP Editorial Strategy and News
Rucker spent two decades at the Washington Post and most recently served as National Editor
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French Newspaper Le Monde Leaves X, Says Trump’s ‘Alliance’ With Social Media Heads Represents ‘Global Threat’
The outlet will remain on TikTok and Meta platforms
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What Ban? TikTok Creators and Users Party in DC as Trump Looks to ‘Save’ App
TikTokkers tell TheWrap they’re “ecstatic” about Trump’s efforts to restore the app — even as some worry about China’s influence over the platform
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Donald Trump to Visit Los Angeles Wildfires Devastation in First Official Trip as President
Trump will be sworn in Monday and arrive late next week to survey the wildfires catastrophe
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Nexstar and Optimum Reach Carriage Deal to Restore 63 Channels to Altice Customers
The pact brings programming back to TV stations in 42 markets across the United States
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CNN Pays Navy Veteran Undisclosed Defamation Settlement After Jury Orders $5 Million in Damages
A Florida jury determined the network defamed Zachary Young when they said he “exploited” fleeing Afghans in 2021
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CNN’s Net Worth Sliced in Half to $2.3 Billion Over 2 Years
The cable network was worth $4.4 billion in 2021, according to company finances shared in court on Friday
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CNN Owes $5 Million for Defamation of Navy Veteran
A jury finds the network defamed Zachary Young in a 2021 segment on Jake Tapper’s show that said he “exploited” desperate Afghans fleeing the country
