Wired Pulls Excerpt After AI‑authorship Investigation
Wired retracts its excerpt from “The Future of Truth” after an investigation into its author’s use of generative a.i.:
The City Rebrands as The City Reporter for AI Era
Inbox: THE CITY is being renamed The City Reporter to emphasize professional skills “in an age of algorithms and artificial intelligence.”
Nick Bilton Named New Executive Producer of 60 Minutes
scoop: the next executive producer at "60 Minutes" is Nick Bilton, the former New York Times/Vanity Fair correspondent and documentarian
California AG Threatens to Block Paramount‑WBD Merger
scoop in this morning's DealBook: California's A.G. reveals his thinking on Paramount's deal for Warner Bros. Discovery. If he sues to block Paramount's acquisiton, he could disrupt the biggest media deal this year. https://t.co/63DHrzRF1A
Tegna Gets Own CEO After Court Mandates Independence
some news: Tegna just announced that it will have its own CEO as it operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar. In April, a CA court ordered Nexstar to continue operating Tegna as an independent business unit. https://t.co/9N0poaVIm8
FT Raises 2026 Buyout Cap to £120k for One Year
news: The FT is offering buyouts. Pay determined by length of service. However, "for this year only, we have agreement to lift the cap on individual payments in 2026 from £100,000 to £120,000."
The Onion to Rebrand Infowars as Comedy Site
SCOOP with @NYTLiz: The Onion has a new plan to take over Infowars. It has entered into an agreement to license the Infowars brand and plans to operate it as a comedy site. A Texas judge must approve the deal. https://t.co/YYPmqDHvnv
Wasserman Sale Draws Top Suitors After Epstein Emails
New, with @LaurenSHirsch: Suitors including UTA, Permira, Patrick Whitesell and a bidding group including Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian + Avail co-founder Chris Giliberti are circling Wasserman, which went up for sale amid the Epstein emails: https://t.co/7vC0VDGkvn
Washington Post CEO Sets 2026 Priorities: Profit, Excellence, Growth
Washington Post C.E.O. Jeff D'Onofrio emailed employees last week, expressing hope the company will be break-even this year and profitable thereafter. He also cited three priorities for 2026: "journalistic excellence, data, cost mastery & productivity, and disruptive growth." https://t.co/u50IOd3Chk
Mediaite Accused of Fabricating Quote, Blames Attribution Error
.@oliverdarcy's Status says that @Mediaite "appeared to outright fabricate" a quote and attribute it to @passantino. Mediaite blames "mistaken attribution." 🤔 https://t.co/C7NVPDLmZl https://t.co/y8KkhxhmeU https://t.co/jTdqSJdbP7
Villeneuve Joins Opposition to Paramount's Warner Bros. Takeover
new: Denis Villeneuve, the director of "Sicario," has signed the letter opposing Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. https://t.co/LENGXkC5Yy
Judge Dismisses Trump's Lawsuit Over WSJ Epstein Story
NEW: A judge has granted The Wall Street Journal's motion to dismiss President Trump's complaint over its Epstein reporting https://t.co/VWqnnfh1I3
Train Your Mind, Improve the World One Step
“The way to make the world better is to get your mind trained. There’s a Buddhist saying, ‘you couldn’t pave the entire world. But you could have better shoes.’” https://t.co/ifOnomC9BJ
Versant Joins Talks to Buy Vox Media's Podcast Unit
scoop w/@jtes: CNBC and MS Now parent Versant is among the companies in talks to acquire Vox Media's podcast biz https://t.co/sWkoNWwPEH
Axios Trims 11 Staff From News, Visuals, Social Teams
NEWS: Axios is cutting 11 people across national, local, news desk visuals and social: https://t.co/AI0axckRVT