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7:30 AM ET, June 17, 2025

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Nieman Lab:
Reuters 2025 Digital News Report: social media overtakes TV as the top US news source, with 54% accessing news via social media and video apps, vs. 50% for TV  —  Plus: The pivot to video is really happening, digital subscriptions may have peaked, and other findings from RISJ's 2025 Digital News Report.
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:
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 …
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Sky, ITV, and Channel 4 plan to provide streaming ad space in one marketplace, letting advertisers run campaigns simultaneously, to combat Google and Meta  —  The TV streamers are pooling their advertising services to make it easier for small companies to run campaigns
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.
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.
Mark Mwachiro / Adweek:
Meta launches generative AI tools in its Advantage+ suite for advertisers and agencies at Cannes, including to turn still images into videos and Virtual Try-On  —  The new features include the ability to transform still images into video.  —  With the advertising world congregating this week …
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
William Langewiesche, who wrote complex, long-form articles for The Atlantic and Vanity Fair on national security, Iraq, and aviation, died of cancer at 70  —  He was a master of long form narratives, often involving high-stakes topics.  He reported for Vanity Fair, The Atlantic and The New York Times Magazine.
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 …
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 …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Filing: WBD says it plans to “significantly reduce” CEO David Zaslav's annual pay, including his cash bonus, after shareholders rejected his 2024 pay package  —  Exec received a one-time award of 20.9 million stock options but he may not receive all of those
 
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Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
Some conservative authors are turning to podcasts to promote their books; publishers say Joe Rogan can boost book sales by 3,000 to 4,000 copies immediately
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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
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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
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
 

 
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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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