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11:00 AM ET, June 26, 2023

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New York Times:
As the use of AI-generated ads in political campaigns increases globally, consultants, election researchers, and lawmakers push for setting up new guardrails  —  Gaps in campaign rules allow politicians to spread images and messaging generated by increasingly powerful artificial intelligence technology.
Duke Reporters' Lab:
An annual fact-checking census finds there are 417 fact-checking sites active globally in 2023 so far, roughly the same as in 2022 and 2021, up from 151 in 2015  —  10th annual fact-checking census from the Reporters' Lab tracks an ongoing slowdown  —  While much of the world's news media …
Discussion: @billadairduke
Wall Street Journal:
A look at Harry and Meghan's Hollywood flop in streaming's era of slower growth; sources: Netflix is unlikely to renew their $100M deal, which runs through 2025  —  They arrived three years ago with royal star power amid a streaming boom, but have notched more cancellations and rejections than produced shows
Emily Birnbaum / Bloomberg:
SCOTUS refuses to revive a 2019 lawsuit by Genius accusing Google of scraping millions of song lyrics, leaving in place a ruling that tossed out the lawsuit  —  The US Supreme Court refused to revive a lawsuit by music website Genius Media Group Inc. accusing Alphabet Inc.'s Google of stealing millions of song lyrics.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Vox Media makes changes to its executive team to focus on new revenue streams, including commerce and subscriptions, while growing its ad business  —  Vox Media, the digital media holding company whose titles include New York Magazine, Eater and The Verge, has appointed a slew of executives …
Discussion: @sarafischer
Meara Isenberg / CNET:
Starz plans to increase its ad-free subscription from $9 to $10 per month, the first price increase for the standalone service since its 2016 launch  —  The change comes after the premiere of a new season of Outlander.  —  It's about to cost a bit more to stream Starz.
Discussion: Cord Cutters News
Nikkei Asia:
How the rising popularity of K-pop and K-drama drove direct South Korean investment into the US; South Korean FDI jumped 70%+ since BTS' 2016 US breakthrough  —  Music, drama fan ‘huge tailwind’ for Korean investment in states like Georgia  —  NEW YORK/PALO ALTO — In more than a decade as an auditor …
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
Analysis: membership at the UK's NUJ was 24,528 in 2022, of which 20,722 pay, down by 21% since 2012 and 32% since 2004; some blame high subscription fees  —  The journalists' union voted in April to raise membership fees by 5% this year and next.  —  Membership at the National Union …
A.J. Katz / Adweek:
Legendary TV news producer David Bohrman, who worked at CNN, NBC, CBS, among others, and was best known for his 12 years of pioneering work at CNN, dies at 69  —  Legendary TV news producer and executive David Bohrman passed away Sunday, his former employer CNN announced.  He was 69 years old.
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Irene Chan / Hong Kong Free Press:
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Lisa O'Carroll / The Guardian:
The EFJ and media experts condemn the latest European Media Freedom Act draft that would let national security agencies place spyware on journalists' phones
Nico Grant / New York Times:
Russian telcos and ISPs blocked or restricted access to Google News and other news sources during Kremlin's feud with a mercenary leader
Dietrich Knauth / Reuters:
Bloomberg, Dow Jones, the NYT, and the FT appeal a ruling letting FTX keep client names secret, arguing FTX can't get a “sweeping exception” to disclosure norms
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Miles Kruppa / Wall Street Journal:
Internal email: Google invited employees to test Playables, a YouTube product that lets users play games like Stack Bounce instantly on the YouTube site or app
Jay Peters / The Verge:
YouTube is testing Aloud, an AI-powered dubbing tool developed by Google's Area 120, with “hundreds” of creators, starting with English, Spanish, and Portuguese
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
IAC Chairman Barry Diller says The Daily Beast is no longer for sale; Diller had been in talks with Ankler Media, founded in 2022, but has withdrawn from them
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
DGA members vote to ratify their new contract, with 87% voting in favor after a 41% turnout; the contract includes a 76% increase in foreign streaming residuals
Hollywood Reporter:
Sources: Warner Bros. Pictures CEOs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy will now oversee Turner Classic Movies; WBD plans to invest in, and not sell, the channel