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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
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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 …
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Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Sources: senior BBC executives are considering charging US consumers for access to its journalism to boost revenues amid falling UK license fee incomes — Corporation has been targeting audiences across the Atlantic as it tries to shore up revenue streams — Senior BBC figures …
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The Overspill, @douglindner.bsky.social and @michaelsavage.bsky.social
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 …
Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
Vice Media hires ex-NBCUniversal executive Adam Stotsky as CEO, aiming to build up its studio and advertising arms with a focus on “provocative storytelling” — Under new CEO Adam Stotsky, the company will push provocative shows and podcasts — A longtime NBCUniversal marketing executive …
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Variety, Deadline, TVNewsCheck and Realscreen
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 …
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Columbia Journalism Review, Committee to Protect … and The Reporters Committee …
Neal Rubin / Detroit Free Press:
Gannett says the Detroit Free Press' joint operating agreement with The Detroit News, signed in 1989, will be dissolved at the start of 2026 — The joint operating agreement that helped sustain two daily newspapers in Detroit will be dissolved at the beginning of 2026 …
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The Detroit News
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.
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Observer, Benzinga, Quartz, The Verge, Reddit Upvoted, Reuters, @kerrymflynn, Livemint, @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org, Adweek and Yahoo Finance
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 — In a milestone agreement, Amazon Ads and Roku are teaming on a new advertising initiative that will give media buyers access …
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Broadband TV News, Proactive, Investor's Business Daily, Tanner Elton on LinkedIn, Krishan Bhatia on LinkedIn, Advanced Television, Blockchain.News, Motley Fool, Charlie Collier on LinkedIn, TV Tech, MediaPost, Variety, NewscastStudio, The Streamable, Jay Askinasi on LinkedIn, Amazon Ads, Cord Cutters News, Sal Candela on LinkedIn, TVNewsCheck, The Desk, Streaming Better, Media Play News, Digiday, MarketWatch, Yahoo Finance and Radio & Television …, more at Techmeme »
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Hamish McKenzie says WaPo approached Substack about hosting its writers, and there has been a “change in mindset” of traditional media about the platform — Newspaper could join legacy media brands in embracing newsletter platform — The Washington Post has held talks …
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@ketanjoshi.co, @chriscillizza, @daisandconfused and @maryhilt.bsky.social
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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CNN, New York Times, Yahoo Finance, New Republic, Bloomberg, Washington Examiner, NBC News, NOTUS, Pravda Trump, Washington Post, @alexthenewsbee, One America News Network, @farhip, Semafor, Al Jazeera, @amanbatheja.bsky.social, @scottnover.bsky.social, @newsguy.bsky.social, @eddwilson.bsky.social, @bluedotin.bsky.social, TVNewsCheck, Fox News, @derekmyoung.bsky.social, @cmcknichols.bsky.social, @ianbassin.bsky.social, Raw Story, @raymondnorman.bsky.social, The Wrap and The Indian Express
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Bloomberg:
Statista expects the global influencer marketing industry to grow 36% between 2024 and 2025, reaching $33B, as brands tighten overall ad budgets — Ashton Hall's morning routine involves dunking his head in iced Saratoga Spring Water. For the company that sells the bottled water …
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Feed Me, Social Media Today, Nick Rogers on LinkedIn, Mirror, Jessica Tamsedge on LinkedIn and Coinmonks
Alisha Buaya / Mediaweek:
MAGNA: Asia Pacific ad revenue grew 7.9% in 2024 to $288B led by digital advertising; TV budgets declined by 1.9%, print dropped by 3%, and radio fell by 4.2% — Ros Allison: ‘Some return to growth evident for the Australian market in 2025.’ — Global advertising revenues for media owners …
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Mumbrella, Radio & Television … and Radio Ink
