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Wall Street Journal:
Sources detail how X used threats of lawsuits and pressure tactics to motivate companies like Amazon, Ralph Lauren, and Verizon to resume buying ads on the site — Elon Musk and CEO Linda Yaccarino launched a campaign to strong-arm advertisers back onto the platform
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Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
ABC News says it has “made the decision to not renew” Terry Moran's contract after suspending him for calling Stephen Miller a “world-class hater” — The long-time correspondent won't return to the network after his suspension. — ABC News correspondent Terry Moran has been let go from the network.
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CNN, New York Times, Mediaite, Washington Post, NPR, The Daily Beast, @brianstelter, TVLine, Deadline, People, Celebrity Insider, @hofrench.bsky.social, Al Jazeera, Raw Story, Newser, Politico, New York Post, Lawyers, Guns & Money, RedState, Alternet.org, Townhall, TV Insider, Axios, The National Pulse, Wall Street Journal, @terilg.bsky.social, Showbiz411, The Gateway Pundit, The Independent, Newsbusters, Associated Press, The Wrap, Salon, Forbes, The Daily Caller, Diane Ravitch's blog, CNBC, Daily Mail, USA Today, Bloomberg, Just Jared and Deseret News
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Taboola rolls out DeeperDive, its generative AI search engine for its publishing partners, starting with Gannett/USA Today and The Independent — Ad giant Taboola is rolling out its own generative AI search engine called DeeperDive for its publishing partners to use on their websites, its CEO and founder Adam Singolda told Axios.
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@sarafischer and @andydehnart.com
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Reporters Without Borders: there have been at least 31 attacks on journalists while covering the Los Angeles protests, including 27 attacks by law enforcement — More than two dozen journalists have been injured or roughed up while covering protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles …
Philip Buckingham / New York Times:
DAZN, which paid $1B to show FIFA's Club World Cup, expects 2025 to be a “transformational” year, despite low usership in the US, UK, Africa, and South America — Six months before the planned start of the Club World Cup came word that FIFA had finally found the grease to make its new wheels turn.
Discussion:
Radio Times and Mirror
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
The House Rules Committee advances a bill that would claw back $1.1B in funding for public broadcasting, including $535M for CPB, over the next two fiscal years — A bill that would claw back $1.1 billion in federal funding for public broadcasting cleared the House Rules Committee, setting it up for a floor vote later this week.
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Daily Camera, @thodson.bsky.social, Associated Press, The Hill and NewsMax.com
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: ABC News, NBC News, and CBS News won't preempt regular TV programming for Trump's June 14 military parade, leaving coverage to their streaming outlets — Does a parade meant to celebrate the nation truly exist if it can't get on national broadcast TV?
Eli Tan / New York Times:
As the LA protests roll on, social media creators have at times outnumbered the traditional press corps at rallies, playing an outsized role in sharing media — Creators such as Cam Higby, who is conservative, have sometimes outnumbered traditional media outlets at the immigration protests.
Discussion:
TVNewsCheck
Daniel Frankel / StreamTV Insider:
Bango: subscription providers are reducing their reliance on direct acquisition strategies like social media ads due to rising costs and diminishing returns — Bango subscription video on demand (SVOD) subscriber acquisition bundling — Marketers of subscription services including …
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The Desk, The Streamable, WWD and Advanced Television
Paula Felps / International News Media Association:
The Guardian expects AI licensing to account for roughly 40% of its licensing revenue for the current financial year — The Guardian is amongst the news media companies taking an assertive approach to protecting and commercialising content in a digital landscape increasingly being shaped by artificial intelligence.
Discussion:
Tech in Asia
Neel Dhanesha / Nieman Lab:
Pew tracker: Democrats use and trust a wider range of news sources, and Joe Rogan was the most-cited news source for Republicans that wasn't a broadcast network — Republicans and Democrats live in “nearly inverse news media environments,” a Pew Research Center report found five years ago.
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Pew Research Center, WNYW-TV, Pew Research Center, Poynter and Associated Press
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Apple adds a 3x playback option for podcasts in iOS 26, an Enhance Dialogue tool to hear speech more clearly, and a puzzle game for Apple News+ subscribers — You'll be able to listen to podcasts at 3x speed. … Apple's next major software updates are getting a huge new feature …
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9to5Mac, Cult of Mac, Apple, Appleosophy, Engadget, Podnews and MacRumors
