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New: Paramount owner Shari Redstone in recent days sought to know about upcoming 60 Minutes stories involving Trump. It was part of an increase in scrutiny of 60 Minutes that resulted in producer Bill Owens' departure from the network www.semafor.com/article/04/2...

New: CBS News has changed its interview format in reaction to complaints from DHS. According to a statement from a network spokesperson, Face The Nation will now only broadcast live or live to tape interviews

Bari Weiss was set to speak at the Seminar — an off-the-record gathering of senior PR and communications professionals — but has dropped out, I'm told.

New: Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner and Politico's CEO, incoming EIC met with staff today to discuss a recent letter from employees saying Döpfner's “repeated use of POLITICO to promote his political agenda” risked “taking on the appearance of editorial slant.” www.semafor.com/article/04/2...

From last night's @semafor.com media newsletter: New York Times Styles is getting rid of honorific titles in the coming days...

From the @semafor.com media newsletter: The controlling investor in Letterboxd is looking to sell its stake in the company. They've solicited interest from Versant, and last year approached the Ankler about purchasing it. www.semafor.com/article/04/2...

Infantino also told me that FIFA plans on giving out the FIFA Peace Prize again next year and that "a lot" of people want it... www.semafor.com/article/04/1...

Before my interview with FIFA President Gianni Infantino last week, I caught an interesting interaction backstage between him and Sen. Alex Padilla, who talked to the FIFA president about ICE and the FIFA Peace Prize...

New: CNN decided against airing a potential segment interviewing Mark Ruffalo over his advocacy against the Paramount/WBD merger. A producer privately said there were “legal considerations around what we can and cannot cover or say while the merger is ongoing.” www.semafor.com/article/04/1...

Paramount is pulling its ads from @theankler.com, I'm told. The decision seems to stem from columnist Richard Rushfield's opposition to the Paramount/WBD merger. Rushfield was one of the signatories of yesterday's letter from 1k Hollywood players opposing the deal...

New: Democratic senators sent a letter to the Pentagon and Stars & Stripes yesterday, questioning the new, more restrictive rules imposed on the paper. They also questioned whether the Defense Department had killed any stories since the new rules were implemented... www.semafor.com/article/04/0...

In an email to Fortune's editor shared with me, WSJ EIC Emma Tucker praised Fortune's use of AI in its journalism, saying "anyone who doesn't get what you are doing at Fortune, or thinks it is 'wrong', should get out of journalism fast!"