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An interview with security expert Runa Sandvik on the FBI search of a WaPo reporter's home and seizure of devices, and how journalists should reassess security (Maddy Crowell/Columbia Journalism Review)
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January 15, 2026 at 10:11 PM
An interview with security expert Runa Sandvik on the FBI search of a WaPo reporter's home and seizure of devices, and how journalists should reassess security (Maddy Crowell/Columbia Journalism Review)
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The Pentagon says Stars and Stripes will move "away from woke distractions" and cease publishing AP "reprints"; its EIC says he'll work to save its independence (Washington Post)
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January 15, 2026 at 9:28 PM
The Pentagon says Stars and Stripes will move "away from woke distractions" and cease publishing AP "reprints"; its EIC says he'll work to save its independence (Washington Post)
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Luminate's 2025 report: the global music industry hit 5.1T streams, up 9.6% YoY; on-demand US streams hit 1.4T, up 4.6% YoY; Christian/gospel music grew 18.5% (Maria Sherman/Associated Press)
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January 15, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Luminate's 2025 report: the global music industry hit 5.1T streams, up 9.6% YoY; on-demand US streams hit 1.4T, up 4.6% YoY; Christian/gospel music grew 18.5% (Maria Sherman/Associated Press)
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Netflix obtains global rights to Sony films after the films' theater runs, expanding the deal that gave Netflix rights for the US, Germany, and parts of Asia (Thomas Buckley/Bloomberg)
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January 15, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Netflix obtains global rights to Sony films after the films' theater runs, expanding the deal that gave Netflix rights for the US, Germany, and parts of Asia (Thomas Buckley/Bloomberg)
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McClatchy sues Google, claiming Google illegally monopolizes the online ad market and deprives McClatchy of ad revenue, echoing Penske Media's earlier lawsuit (Sofia Saric/Miami Herald)
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January 15, 2026 at 7:56 PM
McClatchy sues Google, claiming Google illegally monopolizes the online ad market and deprives McClatchy of ad revenue, echoing Penske Media's earlier lawsuit (Sofia Saric/Miami Herald)
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Google agrees to pay $8.25M to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging its AdMob SDK illegally collected data from children under age 13 (Suzanne Smalley/The Record)
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January 15, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Google agrees to pay $8.25M to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging its AdMob SDK illegally collected data from children under age 13 (Suzanne Smalley/The Record)
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FIFA makes Stats Perform its first official data and betting streaming rights distributor to licensed sportsbooks for the 2026 World Cup and other events (Rohith Nair/Reuters)
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January 15, 2026 at 6:11 PM
FIFA makes Stats Perform its first official data and betting streaming rights distributor to licensed sportsbooks for the 2026 World Cup and other events (Rohith Nair/Reuters)
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Symbolic.ai, founded by ex-eBay CEO Devin Wenig and Ars Technica cofounder Jon Stokes, partners with News Corp to offer AI tools to WSJ, Barron's, and others (Ben Sherry/Inc)
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January 15, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Symbolic.ai, founded by ex-eBay CEO Devin Wenig and Ars Technica cofounder Jon Stokes, partners with News Corp to offer AI tools to WSJ, Barron's, and others (Ben Sherry/Inc)
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Texas Tribune co-founder Evan Smith joins The Atlantic as a managing director overseeing events; he will remain senior adviser at Emerson Collective (The Atlantic)
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January 15, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Texas Tribune co-founder Evan Smith joins The Atlantic as a managing director overseeing events; he will remain senior adviser at Emerson Collective (The Atlantic)
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Ukrainian media company Holywater raised a $22M Series A led by Horizon Capital to grow its microdrama app My Drama and other products (Axios)
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January 15, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Ukrainian media company Holywater raised a $22M Series A led by Horizon Capital to grow its microdrama app My Drama and other products (Axios)
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Politico Global EIC John Harris tells staff he will move into a new role as chairman and begin a search for a new EIC, who will be named "at some point in 2026" (Corbin Bolies/The Wrap)
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January 15, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Politico Global EIC John Harris tells staff he will move into a new role as chairman and begin a search for a new EIC, who will be named "at some point in 2026" (Corbin Bolies/The Wrap)
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Former WaPo opinion editor David Shipley joins the NYT as editor at large; he left WaPo in February 2025, when Jeff Bezos made opinion section changes (The New York Times Company)
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January 15, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Former WaPo opinion editor David Shipley joins the NYT as editor at large; he left WaPo in February 2025, when Jeff Bezos made opinion section changes (The New York Times Company)
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The Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press files a US court application to access the sealed warrant justifying the raid on Hannah Natanson's home (Ted Johnson/Deadline)
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January 15, 2026 at 4:11 PM
The Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press files a US court application to access the sealed warrant justifying the raid on Hannah Natanson's home (Ted Johnson/Deadline)
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A judge denies Paramount's request to force WBD to disclose more info about its Netflix deal; Paramount says it plans to extend its tender offer beyond Jan. 21 (Lauren Thomas/Wall Street Journal)
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January 15, 2026 at 3:46 PM
A judge denies Paramount's request to force WBD to disclose more info about its Netflix deal; Paramount says it plans to extend its tender offer beyond Jan. 21 (Lauren Thomas/Wall Street Journal)
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Many journalists say the FBI raid on a WaPo reporter's home is a jarring new step to limit media's ability to gather information the government wants to hide (Washington Post)
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January 15, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Many journalists say the FBI raid on a WaPo reporter's home is a jarring new step to limit media's ability to gather information the government wants to hide (Washington Post)
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Bitmine, the largest corporate holder of ether, invests $200M in MrBeast's Beast Industries, which reaches 450M+ subscribers across its YouTube channels (Francisco Rodrigues/CoinDesk)
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January 15, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Bitmine, the largest corporate holder of ether, invests $200M in MrBeast's Beast Industries, which reaches 450M+ subscribers across its YouTube channels (Francisco Rodrigues/CoinDesk)
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BBC Radio 4 Today presenter Amol Rajan leaves after almost five years to start his own business in the creator economy (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)
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January 15, 2026 at 1:26 PM
BBC Radio 4 Today presenter Amol Rajan leaves after almost five years to start his own business in the creator economy (Charlotte Tobitt/Press Gazette)
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The Wikimedia Foundation says Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Perplexity, and Mistral joined Wikimedia Enterprise to get "tuned" API access; Google is already a member (Emma Roth/The Verge)
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January 15, 2026 at 12:51 PM
The Wikimedia Foundation says Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Perplexity, and Mistral joined Wikimedia Enterprise to get "tuned" API access; Google is already a member (Emma Roth/The Verge)
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Spotify plans to raise its Premium subscription by $1 to $12.99/month for subscribers in the US, Estonia, and Latvia, in its first US hike since July 2024 (Molly Schuetz/Bloomberg)
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January 15, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Spotify plans to raise its Premium subscription by $1 to $12.99/month for subscribers in the US, Estonia, and Latvia, in its first US hike since July 2024 (Molly Schuetz/Bloomberg)
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Wikimedia celebrates Wikipedia's 25th anniversary, marking its growth from 100 pages to 65M+ articles with nearly 15B monthly views, and releases a docuseries (Emma Roth/The Verge)
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January 15, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Wikimedia celebrates Wikipedia's 25th anniversary, marking its growth from 100 pages to 65M+ articles with nearly 15B monthly views, and releases a docuseries (Emma Roth/The Verge)
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The Atlantic quietly launches Premium Plus, a $199 annual tier that lets subscribers share access with four others, its first new paywall tier since 2019 (Sara Fischer/Axios)
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January 15, 2026 at 11:11 AM
The Atlantic quietly launches Premium Plus, a $199 annual tier that lets subscribers share access with four others, its first new paywall tier since 2019 (Sara Fischer/Axios)
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Netflix unveils its first two original video podcasts: The White House by Michael Irvin, launching January 19, and The Pete Davidson Show, launching January 30 (Emma Roth/The Verge)
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January 15, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Netflix unveils its first two original video podcasts: The White House by Michael Irvin, launching January 19, and The Pete Davidson Show, launching January 30 (Emma Roth/The Verge)
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Yield Sec: the top 10 pirate sports streaming sites in the UK, largely funded by ads from unlicensed gambling operators, had 1.6B views in H1 2025, up 33% YoY (Olivia Solon/Bloomberg)
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January 15, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Yield Sec: the top 10 pirate sports streaming sites in the UK, largely funded by ads from unlicensed gambling operators, had 1.6B views in H1 2025, up 33% YoY (Olivia Solon/Bloomberg)
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Q&A with Amazon's Prime Video Europe VP Andrew Bennett on a flurry of global partnership deals, including with free-to-air broadcasters, and other growth plans (Georg Szalai/The Hollywood Reporter)
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January 15, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Q&A with Amazon's Prime Video Europe VP Andrew Bennett on a flurry of global partnership deals, including with free-to-air broadcasters, and other growth plans (Georg Szalai/The Hollywood Reporter)
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For some live events, NBC Sports plans to use tech from Japan's Nippon Television Network that uses AI to track individual players and reframe them vertically (Pranob Mehrotra/Digital Trends)
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January 15, 2026 at 7:26 AM
For some live events, NBC Sports plans to use tech from Japan's Nippon Television Network that uses AI to track individual players and reframe them vertically (Pranob Mehrotra/Digital Trends)
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