NewsFlow: media digest
Your 24/7 view of global media coverage from: Columbia Journalism Review, Digiday, The Drum, FIPP, The Guardian, MediaPost, Mumbrella, New York Post, NiemanLab, Poynter, Press Gazette, Recode, and Variety
Poynter
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The Atlantic isn’t backing down
on 8 May 2026
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Sensitive documents exposed a flawed algorithm harming California wildfire survivors. A...
on 8 May 2026
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After years of cuts, Lee is adding reporters, says new chairman and billionaire David...
on 7 May 2026
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Poynter announces latest cohort for Essential Skills leadership program
on 7 May 2026
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Nina Jankowicz, Jane Lytvynenko and Peter Erdelyi to lead GlobalFact as invited speakers
on 7 May 2026
Digiday
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‘There’s a big shift’: Amazon is turning the upfront into a pitch for its ad tech,...
on 8 May 2026
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Future of Marketing Briefing: Memes used to be a joke. Now they’re a strategy
on 8 May 2026
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WTF is a unified ad platform?
on 8 May 2026
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The Trade Desk’s $689M revenue beat is blunted by the departure of CSO Jacobson to...
on 7 May 2026
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‘Expand thoughtfully’: OpenAI offers ChatGPT ads to new markets including the U.K.,...
on 7 May 2026
New York Post
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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show blasted as ‘pornographic’ and ‘vulgar’ in wave of FCC complaints
on 9 May 2026
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UFC boss Dana White reveals the rudest celebrity he’s ever met: ‘Biggest douchebag ever’
on 9 May 2026
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ABC accuses Trump admin of violating free speech rights, major escalation of fight centering on ‘The View’
on 8 May 2026
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Joni Lamb, who co-founded one of the largest Christian TV networks, dead at 65
on 8 May 2026
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‘The View’ host Whoopi Goldberg defends Katie Porter’s explosive outbursts at staffers: ‘I yell at people’
on 8 May 2026
Variety
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J.G. Quintel on ‘The Lost Tapes,’ Cartoon Network’s Golden Age and Pushing the ‘Regular Show’ TV-PG Rating to the Limit: ‘They Were Like, “We...
on 9 May 2026
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Box Office: ‘Mortal Kombat II’ Lands Friday Fatality With $17 Million; In Close Race for No. 1 With ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Through Sunday
on 9 May 2026
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Werner Herzog’s ‘Bucking Fastard’ Turns Down Cannes Film Festival Invite After Being Denied Competition Slot (EXCLUSIVE)
on 9 May 2026
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Where to Watch Fabio Wardley vs. Daniel Dubois Boxing Pay-Per-View Live Online
on 9 May 2026
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Inside the Unprecedented Growth of Hasbro’s Magic: The Gathering and Trading Card Game’s High-Stakes Pro Competition
on 9 May 2026
Press Gazette
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News diary 11-17 May: Cannes Film Festival, Trump in China, FA Cup final
on 8 May 2026
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Top 50 English-language news sites in the world in April: Just three newsbrands grow traffic in past month
on 8 May 2026
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Top 50 US news websites: Half of sites see traffic fall 20% or more in a year
on 8 May 2026
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Who What Wear on how publishers can think like retailers
on 8 May 2026
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Former BBC content chief loses IPSO complaint after saying Gaza documentary mistake not her fault
on 8 May 2026
MediaPost
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Instagram Ends End-To-End Encrypted DMs Globally
on 8 May 2026
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Anthropic Takes On Local Search, Challenges Google
on 8 May 2026
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Judge Won't Immediately Pause Google Antitrust Order
on 8 May 2026
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Perplexity Presses Appeals Court To Scrap Amazon Ban
on 8 May 2026
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Made For Bill Duggan
on 8 May 2026
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