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As news outlets treat prediction markets like news, especially heading into US elections, every dip and swing in the odds may end up wildly misleading people (Saahil Desai/The Atlantic) - 2026-01-19T16:15:02-05:00

Gov. Newsom's 2026 budget proposal contains no funding for the California Civic Media Fund, despite a 2024 deal to provide $175M to newsrooms over five years (Yue Stella Yu/Los Angeles Times) - 2026-01-19T14:05:00-05:00

Nexstar's NewsNation overhauls its nightly schedule by debuting a new 10pm show with Katie Pavlich, including an interview with President Trump on Tuesday (Brian Steinberg/Variety) - 2026-01-19T12:55:02-05:00

The UK Gambling Commission says Meta is letting illegal gambling sites advertise on Facebook and Instagram, calling its ad library a "window into criminality" (Olivia Solon/Bloomberg) - 2026-01-19T11:40:00-05:00

India's JioHotstar restructures its subscriptions, adding monthly options and raising prices on some tiers, in response to a shift toward large-screen viewing (Naman Ramachandran/Variety) - 2026-01-19T10:25:00-05:00

A UK privacy lawsuit by Prince Harry, Elton John, and others against Associated Newspapers begins, with allegations of phone hacking and illicit data collection (Reuters) - 2026-01-19T09:40:00-05:00

Similarweb: Threads had 141.5M DAUs on iOS and Android as of January 7, driven by Instagram promotions, while X had 125M DAUs; X continues to lead on the web (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) - 2026-01-19T08:50:01-05:00

A profile of Bari Weiss and an in-depth look at her hostile takeover of CBS News; a source says Weiss has said she is pursuing a "de-Baathification of CBS" (Clare Malone/New Yorker) - 2026-01-19T08:01:31-05:00

Chris LaCivita, a Trump campaign manager in 2024, settles his libel lawsuit against The Daily Beast, filed in March 2025; The Beast says he received no payment (Katie Robertson/New York Times) - 2026-01-19T06:50:01-05:00

On Joe Rogan's JRE, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck discuss Hollywood and AI; Damon says Netflix wants movies to restate the plot because viewers are on their phones (Jack Dunn/Variety) - 2026-01-19T06:20:01-05:00

Study: local broadcast TV supported 1.5M+ US jobs in 2025 and had a $748B annual GDP impact, with advertising accounting for the largest share at $628B (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net) - 2026-01-19T05:35:00-05:00

An interview with Semafor's Justin Smith on growing its events business around tentpoles and how DC-focused media benefits from the corporate affairs market (Peter Kafka/Business Insider) - 2026-01-19T04:55:01-05:00

A profile of Gerry Cardinale, head of RedBird, Paramount's second-largest shareholder, as he lobbies regulators and shareholders to accept Paramount's WBD bid (Wall Street Journal) - 2026-01-19T04:05:01-05:00

Prince Harry and celebrities including Elton John prepare for a roughly 10-week trial against Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers for "unlawful activity" (Financial Times) - 2026-01-19T02:35:00-05:00

CBS airs 60 Minutes' CECOT segment, which Bari Weiss shelved in December as it lacked an on-camera interview with a Trump official, without such an interview (Washington Post) - 2026-01-18T21:45:00-05:00

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Mediagazer - 2026-01-19T16:15:38-05:00

Saahil Desai / The Atlantic:
As news outlets treat prediction markets like news, especially heading into US elections, every dip and swing in the odds may end up wildly misleading people — Why is the media obsessed with prediction markets? — For the past week, I've found myself playing the same 23-second CNN clip on repeat.

Yue Stella Yu / Los Angeles Times:
Gov. Newsom's 2026 budget proposal contains no funding for the California Civic Media Fund, despite a 2024 deal to provide $175M to newsrooms over five years — - 6 min Click here to listen to this article — Gov. Gavin Newsom's budget proposal includes no money for a fund formed last year …

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Nexstar's NewsNation overhauls its nightly schedule by debuting a new 10pm show with Katie Pavlich, including an interview with President Trump on Tuesday — At an earlier time, Pavlich, then working for the conservative site Townhall.com, was trying to network at an annual CPAC conference …

Olivia Solon / Bloomberg:
The UK Gambling Commission says Meta is letting illegal gambling sites advertise on Facebook and Instagram, calling its ad library a “window into criminality” — Meta Platforms Inc. is turning a blind eye to illegal gambling sites that advertise on Facebook and Instagram, according to the UK's Gambling Commission.

Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
India's JioHotstar restructures its subscriptions, adding monthly options and raising prices on some tiers, in response to a shift toward large-screen viewing — Indian streaming giant JioHotstar has unveiled a restructured subscription model that introduces monthly payment options across …

A UK privacy lawsuit by Prince Harry, Elton John, and others against Associated Newspapers begins, with allegations of phone hacking and illicit data collection (Reuters) - 2026-01-19T09:40:00-05:00

Reuters:
A UK privacy lawsuit by Prince Harry, Elton John, and others against Associated Newspapers begins, with allegations of phone hacking and illicit data collection — Prince Harry, Elton John and five other public figures were victims of widespread phone hacking and other unlawful acts …

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Similarweb: Threads had 141.5M DAUs on iOS and Android as of January 7, driven by Instagram promotions, while X had 125M DAUs; X continues to lead on the web — A report from market intelligence firm Similarweb suggests that Meta's Threads is now seeing more daily usage than Elon Musk's X on mobile devices.

Clare Malone / New Yorker:
A profile of Bari Weiss and an in-depth look at her hostile takeover of CBS News; a source says Weiss has said she is pursuing a “de-Baathification of CBS” — The network's new editor-in-chief has championed a press free from élite bias, while aligning herself …

Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Chris LaCivita, a Trump campaign manager in 2024, settles his libel lawsuit against The Daily Beast, filed in March 2025; The Beast says he received no payment — As part of the settlement, The Daily Beast was not required to apologize or issue any payment to Chris LaCivita, who sued the outlet last year.

Jack Dunn / Variety:
On Joe Rogan's JRE, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck discuss Hollywood and AI; Damon says Netflix wants movies to restate the plot because viewers are on their phones — Matt Damon and Ben Affleck recently appeared on the “Joe Rogan Experience” to promote their new Netflix film “The Rip,” …

Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Study: local broadcast TV supported 1.5M+ US jobs in 2025 and had a $748B annual GDP impact, with advertising accounting for the largest share at $628B — The local television broadcast industry saw another year of strong contributions to the American economy, with more than 1.5 million jobs supported …

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
An interview with Semafor's Justin Smith on growing its events business around tentpoles and how DC-focused media benefits from the corporate affairs market — - Semafor, the high-profile news startup founded in 2022, says it's now profitable — a rarity for a new media company.

Wall Street Journal:
A profile of Gerry Cardinale, head of RedBird, Paramount's second-largest shareholder, as he lobbies regulators and shareholders to accept Paramount's WBD bid — RedBird's Gerry Cardinale will tell anyone who will listen why the hostile $77.9 billion bid is superior

Financial Times:
Prince Harry and celebrities including Elton John prepare for a roughly 10-week trial against Daily Mail publisher Associated Newspapers for “unlawful activity” — Celebrities set to give evidence over claims that unlawful activity at the media group was ‘habitual and widespread’

Washington Post:
CBS airs 60 Minutes' CECOT segment, which Bari Weiss shelved in December as it lacked an on-camera interview with a Trump official, without such an interview — After accusations of “corporate censorship,” CBS aired a postponed “60 Minutes” segment about the CECOT prison that was largely unchanged.

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