The New York Times Company is in exclusive negotiations to acquire Letterboxd, a social platform for film enthusiasts, in a deal valued at about $330 million, reported Adgully. Founded in 2011 by Matthew Buchanan and Karl von Randow, Letterboxd has grown to around 30 million users, particularly among Gen Z audiences. Under the proposed deal, the platform's co-founders are expected to remain in charge, while Letterboxd would continue to operate independently. If completed, the acquisition would further expand the publisher's digital portfolio beyond news, following its earlier acquisitions of The Athletic, Wirecutter, and Wordle. No final agreement has been reached, and the talks could still collapse. 

Senior journalist Shobhit Pandey died of a heart attack in Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday, November 4. He was a reporter with Hindustan and had earlier served as the district in-charge of Amar Ujala. His death has left the local journalism fraternity in shock. The Gramin Patrakar Association described his demise as an irreparable loss, remembering his work in highlighting the concerns of the poor and marginalised. Former MLA Jai Chaubey also paid tribute to the journalist, Dainik Bhaskar reported.  

   Senior journalist Shekhar Joshi, who worked with Marathi newspapers Sakal and Loksatta, died of a cardiac arrest in Dombivli, Mumbai in the early hours of Wednesday. He was 60. Joshi had a long career in journalism, beginning with the Sakal newspaper group, where he also served as its Dombivli correspondent. He later joined Loksatta, where he covered literature and culture, reporting extensively on All India Marathi literary conferences and theatre conventions. Known for his writing on civic and social issues, Joshi consistently highlighted problems faced by residents of Kalyan and Dombivli, including traffic congestion, unauthorised hawkers around railway stations and the lack of proper autorickshaw services. For nearly 25 years, he campaigned through his reports for the introduction of a mandatory meter system for autorickshaws in the Kalyan-Dombivli region. His reporting eventually contributed to the transport department introducing meter-based autorickshaw services

The Hindu has accused The Indian Express of reproducing and reworking substantial portions of its exclusive interview with Tamil actor Rishikanth, and of using a photograph from the accompanying shoot without permission or credit. In a post on X on November 5, The Hindu said the interview was conducted by its journalist Srinivas J at the newspaper’s Chennai office, and that the photograph was taken by its photographer Thamodharan. “Quoting an exclusive interview is standard journalistic practice. Reproducing virtually an entire story, even with portions reworded, is not,” The Hindu said. It called the disregard for original reporting and photography deeply disappointing and said giving credit was a basic tenet of journalism. The Indian Express responded with a clarification attached to its story, titled ‘Dorothy actor Rishikanth faced ‘enormous’ failures, found success after 15 years’.  Stating that the publication was committed to t

Friday, 6 November 2026 #1  ·  Times City  ·  Ground report Awaiting last winter's dues, workers face another jolt By Neha Mishra   ·   The Times of India, New Delhi  ·  Page Page 2 (B2) Thousands of daily-wage construction workers in Delhi face renewed financial hardship as winter GRAP restrictions ban dust-generating construction from November 1 to January 31. Workers earning Rs 500-700 per day — many from Bihar, UP and Nepal — have yet to receive compensation promised under Supreme Court directions for GRAP-III and GRAP-IV restrictions imposed in 2025-26, even as a fresh ban compounds their misery. The Rashtriya Mazdoor Sangathan, representing over 8,000 workers, has repeatedly approached the labour minister and commissioner without resolution. Reporter goes to labour chowks and worker settlements, quotes named union president and individual workers with real earnings figures, and layers the i

Regional-language newspapers reported mixed circulation trends in the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) data for January-June 2026. Gujarati daily Divya Bhaskar recorded average qualifying sales of 4,90,155 copies, up 6.33% from 4,60,989 copies in the corresponding period of 2025. In contrast, Malayalam daily Malayala Manorama saw circulation decline 6.42%, falling from 15,90,529 copies to 14,88,495 copies. Compared with July-December 2025, both newspapers reported lower circulation. Divya Bhaskar fell 2.36% from 5,02,019 copies, while Malayala Manorama declined 2.93% from 15,33,446 copies. Among major Hindi dailies, Dainik Jagran and Hindustan registered year-on-year growth of 4.06% and 1.37%, respectively. Dainik Bhaskar, Amar Ujala and Rajasthan Patrika reported declines. Regional-language newspaper circulation data Publication  Language  Jan–June 2026 circulation  YoY change 

David Jones collapses into administration, Christmas trading in doubt Australia’s iconic department store has entered administration, with urgent talks under way to keep stores trading through Christmas as landlords and suppliers weigh up their exposure. Multiple papers report shelves being stripped as luxury brands pull stock, highlighting the broader squeeze on traditional retail and the risk to jobs and small suppliers nationwide. Covered by: Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The West Australian, Herald Sun, Courier Mail, The Advertiser, Australian Financial Review. US midterm rout sparks Republican civil war — and Australia presses Trump on tariffs After a major Republican defeat, JD Vance is publicly distancing himself from Donald Trump and blaming the Iran war, signalling an early fight for the party’s future and the 2028 nomination. In Canberra, the Albanese government is seizing the moment to push the US to scrap broad import tariffs, arguing they are worseni