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8:50 AM 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
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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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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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 …
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 …
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Betting platform Kalshi aired a fully AI-generated 30-second ad during the NBA Finals, reportedly made in 2-3 days with 300-400 generations using Google's Veo 3
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 …
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 …
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  —  Mediahuis Ireland has crossed the 100,000 digital subscriber mark, just over five years after first launching its paywalls.
 
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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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CNBC:
The WNBA and E.W. Scripps renew their media rights deal, ensuring Friday night WNBA matchups will continue on Ion, along with a new weekly studio show
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Take-Two, the NBA, and the National Basketball Players Association expand their partnership to launch NBA Take-Two Media, producing content, events, and more
 

 
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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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