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Paramount Skydance has a ‘plan B’ if Netflix wins auction for Warner Bros. Discovery.
Exclusive | Paramount Skydance has a ‘plan B’ if Netflix wins auction for Warner Bros. Discovery: sources
A source close to WBD said the media giant believes this is now a “horse race” between Paramount Skydance and Netflix whose outcome is a “toss up,” giving it “50 50” odds.
nypost.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Paramount Skydance has a ‘plan B’ if Netflix wins auction for Warner Bros. Discovery.
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison Backs Out of New York Times’ DealBook Summit.
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison Backs Out of New York Times' DealBook Summit
The move comes as Paramount is involved in a bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery
www.thewrap.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison Backs Out of New York Times’ DealBook Summit.
Sabrina Carpenter Condemns White House’s Use of Her Music in Pro-ICE Video as ‘Evil and Disgusting’.
Sabrina Carpenter Condemns White House's Use of Her Music in Pro-ICE Video as 'Evil and Disgusting'
Sabrina Carpenter condemned the White House's use of her song "Juno" in a video showing ICE and border patrol agents arresting immigrants.
www.thewrap.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Sabrina Carpenter Condemns White House’s Use of Her Music in Pro-ICE Video as ‘Evil and Disgusting’.
Trump launches 'media bias tracker' as he names 'offender of the week'
www.dailymail.co.uk/media/articl...
www.dailymail.co.uk/media/articl...
December 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Trump launches 'media bias tracker' as he names 'offender of the week'
www.dailymail.co.uk/media/articl...
www.dailymail.co.uk/media/articl...
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"X’s crowdsourced fact-checking program Community Notes has been shrinking. The number of notes was down 26% in the first 10 months of this year..." - @indicator.media indicator.media/p/community-....
For more info on this trend, see also our new NoteTracker Dashboard notetracker.socialmedialab.ca
For more info on this trend, see also our new NoteTracker Dashboard notetracker.socialmedialab.ca
Community Notes: Big in Japan
Why are Japan’s amateur fact-checkers doing better on X?
indicator.media
December 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
"X’s crowdsourced fact-checking program Community Notes has been shrinking. The number of notes was down 26% in the first 10 months of this year..." - @indicator.media indicator.media/p/community-....
For more info on this trend, see also our new NoteTracker Dashboard notetracker.socialmedialab.ca
For more info on this trend, see also our new NoteTracker Dashboard notetracker.socialmedialab.ca
White House officials have raised antitrust concerns over Netflix’s bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.
Exclusive | White House officials have raised antitrust concerns over Netflix’s bid for Warner Bros. Discovery: sources
A high-level meeting that took place about 10 days ago hasn’t been previously reported. Several White House officials also suggested during the sitdown that a broader investigation is necessa…
nypost.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
White House officials have raised antitrust concerns over Netflix’s bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.
Reuters documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.
Trump’s campaign of retribution: At least 470 targets and counting
A Reuters investigation documents at least 470 acts of retribution under Trump’s leadership.
www.reuters.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Reuters documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.
Trump lashes out at female reporters, calling them "ugly," "stupid" and "piggy".
Trump lashes out at female reporters, calling them "ugly," "stupid" and "piggy"
President Trump has lashed out at several female reporters who have asked him questions or written critically of him in recent weeks, calling them "ugly," "stupid," and "piggy."
www.cbsnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Trump lashes out at female reporters, calling them "ugly," "stupid" and "piggy".
South Park’ Takes on Pete Hegseth’s Department of War in New Thanksgiving-Themed Episode.
'South Park' Takes on Pete Hegseth's Department of War in New Thanksgiving-Themed Episode
The Trump Administration's Secretary of War is recast as an overeager content creator who mistakes a 5K race for an Antifa uprising
www.rollingstone.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
South Park’ Takes on Pete Hegseth’s Department of War in New Thanksgiving-Themed Episode.
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Introducing Roundabout: a local community web app built to help people live a flourishing life in their local town or neighborhood.
Based on rigorous research and optimized for trust. Built by a nonprofit, for the public.
Find resources, connect with neighbors, celebrate your community.
Based on rigorous research and optimized for trust. Built by a nonprofit, for the public.
Find resources, connect with neighbors, celebrate your community.
December 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Introducing Roundabout: a local community web app built to help people live a flourishing life in their local town or neighborhood.
Based on rigorous research and optimized for trust. Built by a nonprofit, for the public.
Find resources, connect with neighbors, celebrate your community.
Based on rigorous research and optimized for trust. Built by a nonprofit, for the public.
Find resources, connect with neighbors, celebrate your community.
College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving. Any Lucia López Belloza, 19, was detained by immigration agents at the Boston airport before a flight to surprise her family in Texas for Thanksgiving. She is now in Honduras.
College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:33 AM
College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving. Any Lucia López Belloza, 19, was detained by immigration agents at the Boston airport before a flight to surprise her family in Texas for Thanksgiving. She is now in Honduras.
Trump keeps insulting female journalists. Arwa Mahdawi on @theguardian.com.
Trump keeps insulting female journalists | Arwa Mahdawi
Trump has a disconcerting tendency to attack the press – but especially female reporters, whom he holds in particular ire
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Trump keeps insulting female journalists. Arwa Mahdawi on @theguardian.com.
White House launches website to excoriate media for ‘biased’ stories. Trump administration lists reporting it objects to in latest escalation of attacks on US #journalism.
White House launches website to excoriate media for ‘biased’ stories
Trump administration lists reporting it objects to in latest escalation of attacks on US journalism
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
White House launches website to excoriate media for ‘biased’ stories. Trump administration lists reporting it objects to in latest escalation of attacks on US #journalism.
Warner Bros Discovery seeks improved bids by December 1, sources say.
Warner Bros Discovery seeks improved bids by December 1, sources say
Warner Bros Discovery has asked potential buyers to submit improved offers by December 1, two sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
www.reuters.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Warner Bros Discovery seeks improved bids by December 1, sources say.
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office.
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office.
Trump brushes off concerns about Witkoff’s interactions with Russians as leaked transcript roils Washington.
Trump brushes off concerns about Witkoff’s interactions with Russians | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump brushed off concerns about his special envoy Steve Witkoff’s engagements with the Kremlin after a new phone call transcript provided rare insight into how the president’s top ne...
edition.cnn.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Trump brushes off concerns about Witkoff’s interactions with Russians as leaked transcript roils Washington.
Media Goes on Offense as Trump Steps Up His War on Journalism. News outlets explain their work and seek legal backing while facing unprecedented pressures: “The ultimate goal is to kill reporting and to kill journalism that is less favorable to him,” says one expert.
Media Goes on Offense as Trump Steps Up His War on Journalism
The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and the Guardian U.S. tell TheWrap how they’re upholding journalistic standards.
www.thewrap.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Media Goes on Offense as Trump Steps Up His War on Journalism. News outlets explain their work and seek legal backing while facing unprecedented pressures: “The ultimate goal is to kill reporting and to kill journalism that is less favorable to him,” says one expert.
Why Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. So Convinced He’s Right?
How an outsider, once ignored by the public-health establishment, became the most powerful man in science
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
How an outsider, once ignored by the public-health establishment, became the most powerful man in science
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Why Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. So Convinced He’s Right?
How an outsider, once ignored by the public-health establishment, became the most powerful man in science
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Why Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. So Convinced He’s Right?
How an outsider, once ignored by the public-health establishment, became the most powerful man in science
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
How an outsider, once ignored by the public-health establishment, became the most powerful man in science
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Trump and Mamdani Are Meeting for the First Time. Will They Play Nice?
Trump and Mamdani Will Meet for First Time, With Implications for New York
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Trump and Mamdani Are Meeting for the First Time. Will They Play Nice?
Elon Musk's Grokipedia cites a neo-Nazi website 42 times, researchers say.
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia cites Stormfront — a neo-Nazi forum — dozens of times, study finds
An analysis by researchers at Cornell University is the first comprehensive look at Grokipedia since Musk launched his project last month.
www.nbcnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Elon Musk's Grokipedia cites a neo-Nazi website 42 times, researchers say.
Vance Urged Bezos to Make the Washington Post Even More MAGA.
Vance Urged Bezos to Make the Washington Post Even More MAGA
The vice president had a text exchange with the billionaire Amazon founder.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Vance Urged Bezos to Make the Washington Post Even More MAGA.
Trump Elevates Once-Fringe Meme Makers to the Mainstream.
Trump Elevates Once-Fringe Meme Makers to the Mainstream
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Trump Elevates Once-Fringe Meme Makers to the Mainstream.
The Olivia Nuzzi Comeback Is Everything Wrong With Modern Media.
The Olivia Nuzzi Comeback Is Everything Wrong With Modern Media
Olivia Nuzzi’s comeback isn’t a personal scandal story—it’s proof that today’s media rewards access, personality, and controversy more than ethics.
www.mediaite.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The Olivia Nuzzi Comeback Is Everything Wrong With Modern Media.
Dick Cheney’s Long, Strange Goodbye.
Dick Cheney’s Long, Strange Goodbye
On seeing Rachel Maddow at the former Vice-President’s funeral, while Donald Trump threatened Democrats on social media with death by hanging.
www.newyorker.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Dick Cheney’s Long, Strange Goodbye.
Yes! You There in the Front, in the Red Hat!
While veteran national security reporters can’t get their calls answered, members of the new, MAGA-friendly press corps have a hotline to the Department of War.
While veteran national security reporters can’t get their calls answered, members of the new, MAGA-friendly press corps have a hotline to the Department of War.
Yes, you there, in the front, in the red hat!
While veteran national security reporters can’t get their calls answered, members of the new, MAGA-friendly press corps have a hotline to the Department of War.
www.cjr.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Yes! You There in the Front, in the Red Hat!
While veteran national security reporters can’t get their calls answered, members of the new, MAGA-friendly press corps have a hotline to the Department of War.
While veteran national security reporters can’t get their calls answered, members of the new, MAGA-friendly press corps have a hotline to the Department of War.