Media
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NBC News Sees 12% Web Traffic Boost as NYT, WaPo Visitors Decline | Exclusive
The network topped 79 million unique visitors per month in Q2 after scoring several exclusive interviews with President Donald Trump
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Jon Stewart on Potential ‘Daily Show’ Cancellation After Skydance Merger: ‘Been Kicked Out of S–ttier Establishments’
The comedian says “we will land on our feet” if the David Ellison-run company cancels his show following its pending acquisition of his parent company
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‘Defund PBS’ Realizes a Long-Held Conservative Dream Built on Lies and Half-Truths
The decades-old campaign against NPR and PBS doesn’t reflect reality, but it does fulfill a Trump promise
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Netflix’s Global Ads Measurement VP Julie DeTraglia Exits as Company Shifts Ad Leadership | Exclusive
The executive’s departure comes as Netflix aims to regionalize the streamer’s ad ranks
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Republicans Ripped on Social Media for Slashing PBS and NPR Funding: ‘We Live in Hell’
“Defunding PBS and NPR is such a disgraceful and pitiful attack on education, learning and truth,” one Bluesky user says
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‘Daily Show’ Slams Trump’s Social Media Breakup with Frustrated MAGA Supporters: ‘He Went Full Messy Bitch!’ | Video
“‘If you can’t handle me at my sex crimes cover-up, you don’t deserve me at my alligator concentration camps,’” host Jordan Klepper jokes
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Chuck Schumer, Ed Markey Urge FCC Chairman to ‘End Partisan Attacks’ on CBS
The lawmakers also asked Brendan Carr to “cease interfering with the judgment of independent news organizations”
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‘Morning Joe’: Trump Is ‘In Denial’ Over MAGA Epstein Revolt | Video
Former Senator Claire McCaskill says the president is “insulting his supporters that have microphones — that’s a dangerous thing for him to do”
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PBS CEO Blasts Senate’s ‘Devastating’ $1.1 Billion Funding Cut: ‘Against the Will of the American People’
Paula Kerger says the Senate’s vote to claw back funding for PBS and NPR will force stations to make “hard decisions”
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Senate Votes to Cut Federal Funding for PBS, NPR
The decision to remove $1.1 billion from public media spending passed with two Republicans voting against the measure
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CEO of Europe’s Largest Publisher Mandates AI Use in Newsrooms: ‘You Only Have to Explain if You Didn’t’
“The first wave of internet is nothing against these developments,” says Mathias Döpfner, head of Politico and Business Insider parent company Axel Springer
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Ann Philbin Wins Getty Prize, Allocates $500K to News Orgs NPR, KCRW, LAist
The former Hammer Museum director uses the prize recognizing cultural leaders to spotlight expected federal funding cuts to public broadcasting
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Joaquin Phoenix Tells Stephen Colbert He Regrets His Infamous Letterman Interview: ‘One of the Worst Nights of My Life’ | Video
“It was so uncomfortable. I regret it. I’ll never do it again. I’m so sorry,” the “Eddington” star says
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Democrats to Introduce ‘Anti-Corruption’ Legislation for Presidential Library Donations in Wake of Paramount Settlement
The move, led by Elizabeth Warren, comes after Disney and Paramount agreed to make donations to a future presidential library
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‘Tonight Show’ Calls Out Senate Democrats, Chuck Schumer: ‘I’ve Eaten Roast Beef at Arby’s Tougher Than This Guy’ | Video
“We expect this guy to be tough?” Dion Flynn’s Barack Obama asks about the Senate Minority Leader
