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6:00 PM ET, June 16, 2025

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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: WaPo officials told staffers a cyberattack compromised the email accounts of several journalists and was potentially the work of a foreign government  —  Reporters covering national security and economic policy were among the employees affected by the breach
New York Times:
An interview with Terry Moran on why he does not regret his X post criticizing Stephen Miller, how ABC News “bailed” on an “oral agreement”, Substack, and more  —  In his first interview since losing his job at ABC News, the longtime TV correspondent, newly popular on Substack …
Committee to Protect Journalists:
Saudi Arabia executes prominent Saudi journalist Turki al-Jasser, who was arrested in 2018 over Twitter posts alleging corruption within the Saudi royal family  —  Washington, D.C., June 14, 2025 — Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Interior announced the Saturday execution of prominent Saudi …
Axios:
Israel bombs Iranian state TV during a live broadcast, sending the anchor fleeing her desk amid smoke and rubble, as it broadens its bombing campaign in Iran  —  Iranian state television was broadcasting live on Monday when a massive explosion rocked the studio, with the anchor fleeing her desk amid smoke and rubble.
New York Times:
WhatsApp rolls out ads in its Updates tab, a first for the app, and Meta will collect some data to target the ads, but says it has no plans to put ads in chats  —  They will appear in only one part of the Meta-owned messaging service, it said.  The move is potentially lucrative, while raising questions about user privacy.
Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
TikTok rolls out new AI ad features as part of its Symphony ad suite, including the ability for marketers to use text or images to generate five-second videos  —  TikTok is rolling out a set of new artificial intelligence-powered advertising features, including the ability for marketers …
Ben Mullin / @benmullin:
WaPo's Matt Murray notifies print subscribers that the paper is reordering its sections to improve efficiency, including eliminating standalone Metro sections  —  Matt Murray notifies Washington Post print subscribers their newspaper is changing: “We are reordering our sections to improve our efficiency....” [image]
Discussion: @jacobrubashkin
David Folkenflik / NPR:
The LA Press Club and the investigative reporting site Status Coup sue LA, alleging that officers at LA protests are routinely violating journalists' rights  —  Michael Nigro was in his element, snapping photos of a phalanx of Los Angeles Police Department officers pushing back protesters …
Kerry Flynn / Axios:
Reddit unveils two ad tools with “community intelligence”: Reddit Insights and Conversation Summary Add-on, which lets brands show positive user posts under ads  —  Reddit has launched two new ad tools that help brands understand and showcase conversations happening on the platform, the company exclusively tells Axios.
Ben Johansen / Politico:
Sources: USAGM told employees of VOA's Persian-language service who were placed on administrative leave to return to their roles amid the Iran-Israel conflict  —  President Donald Trump ordered the service to shut down in March.  —  Employees of Voice of America's Persian-language service …
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DhanushVignesh Babu / Reuters:
The UK CMA launches a probe into the planned $13.25B merger of ad giants Omnicom and Interpublic to assess potential competition reduction in the UK ad market
Discussion: GOV.UK and MediaPost
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Amazon Ads and Roku sign an ad initiative that will give media buyers access to 80%+ of US connected-TV households, set to launch by Q4 2025, using Amazon's DSP
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Mediahuis Ireland, which owns the Belfast Telegraph, Irish Independent, and others, says it has 100K+ digital subscribers after launching paywalls in 2020
Discussion: HoldtheFrontPage
Liam Scott / Freedom of the Press Foundation:
An interview with US Press Freedom Tracker Senior Reporter Stephanie Sugars on documenting nearly 62,000 anti-press social posts by Trump over the past 10 years
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Byron Allen settles with McDonald's over his $10B 2021 lawsuit accusing the fast food chain of racial stereotyping in its ads budget; terms were not disclosed
 

 
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Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Sources: Meta is considering deep budget cuts to its metaverse efforts in 2026, potentially as high as 30% and most likely including layoffs as early as January

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

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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