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9:10 AM ET, June 4, 2025

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NPR:
Trump formally asks Congress to take back the $1.1B set aside for public broadcasters for the next two years; Congress has 45 days to approve the request  —  President Trump took yet another step Tuesday to place NPR and PBS at the center of his broader clash with major cultural institutions …
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Sources: WaPo is working on an initiative to publish opinion articles from other US papers, writers on Substack, and eventually nonprofessional writers  —  A new program, known internally as Ripple, would open The Post to journalists at other publications and influential writers on Substack.
Attila Mong / Committee to Protect Journalists:
Since November 2024, Serbia had a sharp rise in attacks on journalists amid political unrest, including 23 physical assaults and 128 total attacks and threats  —  What journalists called a “witch hunt” atmosphere against government critics in Serbia one year ago has since escalated into a rise …
Discussion: Al Jazeera
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Rory Carroll / The Guardian:
An Amnesty report documents over 70 attacks and threats on journalists in Northern Ireland since 2019, with no prosecutions for threats from paramilitary groups
Sean Burch / The Wrap:
WGA East threatens a strike by Vox employees without a new contract that includes The Dodo Union staffers along with better pay, AI protections, and more  —  The strike threat, made by WGA East, says it wants a joint contract that includes The Dodo Union colleagues
Barbara Tasch / BBC:
The BBC rejects a White House claim that it took down a Gaza story, after Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt accused the BBC of taking “the word of Hamas”  —  The BBC has rejected incorrect White House criticism of its Gaza coverage, describing a claim that it had taken down a story as “completely wrong”.
John Koblin / New York Times:
Sony says new episodes of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune will be available on Hulu and Peacock the day after they broadcast on TV, starting in September  —  Starting in September, new episodes of the popular game shows will be available on both Hulu and Peacock the day after they air on broadcast TV.
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Google Discover adds AI-generated bullet points to some news articles that tease or summarize the content  —  When I was scrolling through Google Discover this week, I noticed something new: AI-generated bullet points teasing or summing up some articles in the feed.  —  The bullet-pointed articles appear somewhat randomly.
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Over 59% of WBD shareholders reject David Zaslav's pay package in a symbolic vote; Netflix and Disney shareholders did the same in 2023 and 2018, respectively  —  Majority of shareholders nixed Zaslav's $51.9 million compensation package for 2024 in symbolic ‘say-on-pay’ ballot
 
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TechCrunch shuts down its operations in Europe; one former staffer says new owner Regent thought “international startup coverage wasn't essential”
Politico:
Pornhub's parent company plans to stop serving adult content in France as soon as June 4, in protest of government measures forcing it to verify visitors' ages
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
TikTok launches TikTok for Artists, which lets artists access data about their music and posts, and Pre-Release, a tool to promote upcoming album releases
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Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
Fubo and DAZN announce a multi-year deal to distribute their linear channels, which include exclusive sports rights, on each other's platforms in the US
Andreas Wiseman / Deadline:
Ollie Madden, director of Film4 and Channel 4 drama, is leaving the broadcaster in October after an eight-year stint to join Netflix as director of UK film
Jesse Whittock / Deadline:
Spotify signs Dua Lipa's Service95 Book Club podcast and will make video episodes available from June 10; in the podcast, Dua Lipa interviews well-known authors
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Alexander Lee / Digiday:
Some LGBTQ+ creators are seeing their brand partnership revenue for June's Pride Month dwindle in 2025, as advertisers pull back on their Pride marketing spend
Killian Faith-Kelly / Press Gazette:
A look at The Daily, which runs 14 UK lifestyle titles with a model where contributors keep the first £500 and then split revenue 50/50 with founder Marc Astley
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Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple says general counsel Kate Adams and policy chief Lisa Jackson will retire, and Jennifer Newstead, Meta's former chief legal officer, will replace Adams

A.J. Vicens / Reuters:
US and Canadian authorities warn that Chinese hackers are using the Brickstorm malware to install backdoor access within unnamed government and IT entities

Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Two studies suggest AI chatbots can shift political views more effectively than TV campaign ads, especially by presenting many claims, regardless of accuracy
 
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