Netflix has struck a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery, the legacy Hollywood giant behind “Harry Potter” and “Friends,” to buy its studio and streaming business for $72 billion. more

2025 analysis of wages by Forbes Union, NewsGuild of NY also shows erosion of wages for more than half of represented workers without a contract. more

Meta on Friday said it has struck several commercial AI data agreements with news publishers ranging from USA TODAY, People Inc., CNN, Fox News, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner and Le Monde. more

Business Insider has been experimenting with AI, finding ways to harness it to be more efficient and effective. On Dec. 4, Business Insider kicked off a new pilot phase for one of these experiments: using a custom GPT to help publish quick news stories. more

Today, The New York Times filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI for copying Times journalism to deliver it to Perplexity’s customers without permission or compensation. more

Rolling out in the Yahoo Sports app, the breakdowns deliver real-time insights and analysis that add context around the numbers in a box score. more

Southern California reporter Ryanne Mena turned her passion for immigration coverage into a fight for press freedom. While documenting protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles, she was twice injured by federal agents using “less-than-lethal” rounds. Her experience became part of a lawsuit filed by the LA Press Club, NewsGuild-CWA and others accusing the Department of Homeland Security of targeting journalists. In September, a federal judge issued an injunction barring DHS agents from using force against reporters, a ruling advocates say could set a national precedent. more

Russian authorities said Thursday they have imposed restrictions on Apple’s video calling service FaceTime, the latest step in an effort to tighten control over the internet and communications online. more

The news network formerly known as MSNBC is slated to debut its first direct-to-consumer offering in summer of 2026. The organization is making “a significant investment in developing a DTC product,” which is currently in the research phase. more

As Donald Trump tests the limits of anti-press litigation, a new initiative aims to document the wave of nuisance suits. more

The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) has sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over its alleged failure to respond to reporters’ Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.   more

The Chicago Tribune Company has joined the parade of publishers suing the search engine Perplexity AI, Inc. for copyright infringement.  more

Three local public radio organizations locked in a legal clash with the Trump administration say the president’s order cutting federal funds to NPR has left them fearful of punishment for maintaining ties to the organization, a claim the Department of Justice says is “unripe.” more

In her December editorial, Robin Blinder reflects on a year marked by personal resilience and a worrisome escalation of hostility toward journalists. Writing as both a breast cancer survivor and a newsroom leader, she contrasts her own journey of recovery with the growing abuse reporters now face from the highest levels of government. Blinder argues that these attacks are no longer isolated incidents but a troubling norm — one that demands a united, unequivocal stand against hate. more

A fixture of Wisconsin radio for nearly six decades, Larry Meiller has announced that he will retire from his Wisconsin Public Radio program at the end of June 2026.  more

For the first time since the first newspaper was established in Waukon (Iowa) nearly 170 years ago, there will not be an actual physical newspaper office location for the community publication as of Jan. 1, 2026. As of that New Year date, employees of The Standard newspaper will be transitioned to working remotely from home. more

Newsrooms aren’t just understaffed — they’re outpaced by an internet that now produces more content in an hour than many local outlets publish in a week. In E&P’s latest sponsored webinar, former Google news lead and current director of product for Nota, Anntao Diaz, argued that AI isn’t the threat most journalists fear but the accelerant exposing an industry already stretched to its limits. He then showed, in real time, how a single municipal meeting could be transformed into a publishable, SEO-optimized story in minutes — without replacing the reporter. His message was clear: in the fight for relevance, cadence and originality are no longer optional. more

Jodi Schneider, a veteran journalist of stamina and judgment, brings a breadth of experience to her new role. more

Fernando Alfonso III joins The New York Times as Texas editor and David Goodman’s role will expand as the hub is launched. more