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Michael Savage
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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 29d
NEW: Avid rock climber Lachlan Murdoch has finally safeguarded his place atop Murdochland - though it has cost him more than he & Rupert had hoped.

Now he faces huge business and political decisions across the empire - will the Fox man give his papers free rein?

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...
Lachlan finally has control of Murdoch empire but deal is a win for sibling rivals
Eldest son has the succession Rupert craved after agreeing a payout to his siblings far higher than previously offered
www.theguardian.com
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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 1d
NEW: Last month, a delegation from GB News entered the White House & met with Trump.

Senior Trump figures turned up at its US launch party. Could it now become Trump’s preferred outlet in Europe?

It’s reopened the debate over Ofcom’s oversight of impartiality.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
GB News’s US expansion feared to be new way for Trumpian views to reach UK audience
White House backing was on full display as GB News launched The Late Show Live
www.theguardian.com
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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 1d
NEW: It turns out depicting Paddington Bear as a drug-crazed, potty-mouthed podcast host doesn't go down well with those that own his rights...

Spitting Image team being sued over their use of him in YouTube show, The Rest Is Bulls*!t....

www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
‘Laugh, muchachos’: Spitting Image studio sued after Paddington Bear episode
StudioCanal and author’s estate taking action over video depicting Paddington with South American accent snorting powder
www.theguardian.com
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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 2d
The incredible rise of Bari Weiss - The Free Press only started up in 2021...
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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 2d
Paramount acquires Bari Weiss' The Free Press for $150M; Weiss will take control of CBS News's editorial vision, aiming for "news that reflects reality" (Joe Flint/Wall Street Journal)

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 5d
Bari Weiss is set to be named the editor in chief of CBS News, the New York Post reports
Paramount Skydance is poised to name Bari Weiss as editor in chief of CBS News in the coming days — giving the hard-charging journalist unusual clout to revamp the struggling network as it also acquires her scrappy news site the Free Press, The Post has learned. Weiss — a 41-year-old former New York Times opinion writer who has built the Free Press into a buzzworthy site with a contrarian bent — is expected to be named to the top post in a Monday announcement, although the talks are in flux and the timing could change, a source close to the situation said.
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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 5d
BREAKING: Reform council ENDS its ban on local journalists after legal threat.

Blames a misunderstanding. Victory here for Nottinghamshire Live and local journalism:

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...
Reform UK council in Nottinghamshire ends ban on local journalists
Ban on Nottingham Post and its website reversed after threat of legal action over damaging freedom of expression
www.theguardian.com
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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 6d
if you read the piece, you'll see this point made.
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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 6d
NEW: Could Nigel Farage really win the next election? Here’s what the polls say...

A great data exercise by the Guardian team, which also goes into how multi-party politics - and the nature of Labour's election landslide - now makes it vulnerable:

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Could Nigel Farage really win the next election? Here’s what the polls say
Reform’s lead is persistent but pollsters themselves point out that their models come with significant uncertainty
www.theguardian.com
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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 7d
AI experts - with the creation of #TillyNorwood, is Particle6 doing anything that someone couldn't do themselves on one of the big AI video platforms?

It says it has proprietary software, but is it really doing something studios couldn't do themselves?

www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
Emily Blunt and Sag-Aftra join film industry condemnation of ‘AI actor’ Tilly Norwood
US actors’ union joins stars in opposition to Norwood, which it says was created ‘using stolen performances’
www.theguardian.com
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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 7d
NEW: A local paper whose journalists have been ostracised by a Reform UK council is taking legal action, arguing it's a breach of its right to free expression.

Nottingham Post points to free speech - a notion championed at US Congress by... Nigel Farage.

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...
Nottingham paper takes legal action over Reform council’s ban on reporters
Publisher says stopping it from talking to Nottinghamshire council’s leader is breach of the right to free expression
www.theguardian.com
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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 8d
I was recently lamenting the relative absence of new Chris Morris material.

So completely normal to learn that in 2023, he spoke at... the local medical committees conference to talk about GP surgeries.

Talk features Wes Streeting with a flash drive in his neck.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vECE...
Chris Morris satirist, actor, writer: explains the state of General Practice at the LMC conference
YouTube video by eGPlearning
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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 9d
NEW: Bullying and harassment towards women is still rife within the creative industries.

Despite serious attempts to change the culture, a worrying new survey found 7/10 of female workforce have experienced toxic behaviour.

Can new initiatives turn this around?

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Seven out of 10 women in creative industries experience bullying and harassment, survey finds
Exclusive: Only half of victims report incidents – and of those who do, 42% say response was insufficient
www.theguardian.com
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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 11d
This week, I listened again to all of On The Hour. For all the change in the media, it holds up incredibly well.

Chris Morris's take on the modern media and tech bros would be worth a listen. A big creative absence.
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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 12d
true..!
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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 12d
GB News has taken the digital ID news well
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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 12d
NEW: British children watching YouTube risk losing connection to British English & culture - algorithm pushes US content.

So says the BBC's children's TV boss.

Familiar to any parents of kids who say "math" & "garbage"

YouTube's dominance getting discussed:

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Volume of US YouTube shows ‘weakens UK children’s ties to their own culture’
BBC’s head of children’s TV says YouTube’s algorithm takes children to US-based content, rather than UK shows
www.theguardian.com
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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 13d
BBC, in association with AFP, the Associated Press & Reuters, has launched a short film calling on the Israeli authorities to allow international journalists access to Gaza.

The film, narrated by veteran BBC journalist David Dimbleby.

Pressure increasing.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cVK...
The BBC Calls For Access To Gaza
YouTube video by BBC
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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 14d
NEW: Content creators have completely changed the media, but streamers with bigger audiences than many TV shows still struggle to get basic recognition for everything from studio space to mortgages.

They're now getting some support in parliament.

Story:

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...
UK’s YouTube and TikTok content creators deserve more rights, say MPs
Cross-party group to ‘tear down barriers that stifle talent’, from mortgage difficulties to filming permit problems
www.theguardian.com
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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 15d
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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 17d
NEW: A former Meta executive who wrote an explosive exposé about the company is said to be “on the verge of bankruptcy” after publishing the book.

Meta strongly denies the book’s claims - she was blocked from publicising it.

Story: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticising company
Exclusive: Sarah Wynn-Williams faces $50,000 fine every time she breaches order banning her from criticising Meta
www.theguardian.com
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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 19d
Of course - tens of thousands of others. I’m the media editor here so I have been monitoring the deaths of journalists.
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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 19d
Committee To Protect Journalists says preliminary investigations show at least 201 journalists/media workers were among the those killed in Gaza, the West Bank, Israel & Lebanon since October 2023, making it the deadliest period for journalists since CPJ began gathering data in 1992.
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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 20d
NEW: Broadcasters now in no doubt about the all consuming power of YouTube - they join forces for govt/regulators to step in for fairer revenue and prominence…

YouTube take a big slice of ad revenue.

All a sign of the power YouTube now wields…

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...
UK’s public sector broadcasters demand more prominence on YouTube to combat misinformation
Bosses say independent news needs to be promoted on social platforms that increasing numbers of viewers are turning to
www.theguardian.com
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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 20d
NEW: 17 editorial jobs going at The i Paper.

Paper creating about a dozen other roles in comment/personal finance/lifestyle - areas it sees as its strengths.

But another newspaper pivoting and the newsroom hit here.
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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 20d
NEW: Nick Clegg: multibillion-dollar transatlantic tech agreement ‘sloppy seconds from Silicon Valley’

Former deputy PM and Meta exec says Britain just ever more reliant on US tech sector…

You won’t find that on press releases…
Nick Clegg: multibillion-dollar transatlantic tech agreement ‘sloppy seconds from Silicon Valley’
Meta’s former president of global affairs said the deal, which coincides with Trump’s state visit, would leave the UK more reliant on US tech giants
www.theguardian.com
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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 22d
NEW: As media executives consider another Trump lawsuit, pretty much everyone expects this presidential legal campaign against the media to continue.

But things could soon get complicated for the president in court...

My analysis as Trump sues the NYT:

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...
‘Alarming but not unexpected’: NYT lawsuit just latest example of Trump’s presidential lawfare
Intimidation strategy said to be part of broader campaign to quash and bypass independent and critical publications
www.theguardian.com
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