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5:00 PM ET, June 25, 2025

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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Memo: WaPo will test a “From the Source” feature, inviting sources named in articles to annotate the stories after publication, starting with climate stories  —  The program, called From the Source, will start with articles from the publication's climate team.
Pew Research Center:
Among US adults who have ever encountered paywalled articles, only 1% said they paid for access, 53% looked elsewhere, and 32% gave up on accessing the info  —  Newspaper revenue has been in decline for decades, and most Americans now prefer to get news from digital devices.
Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch:
Getty Images drops its primary claims of copyright infringement against Stability AI in UK court but continues to pursue other claims and a separate US lawsuit  —  Getty Images dropped its primary claims of copyright infringement against Stability AI on Wednesday at London's High Court …
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Olivia Sophie Rafferty / ai fray:
A US judge rules Anthropic's use of copyrighted books to train AI was fair use, but its storage of pirated books in a central library for training LLMs was not
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Sources: David Ellison met with Bari Weiss late last year about a possible role at CBS News, including as a 60 Minutes correspondent  —  Late last year, during a trip to New York City, David Ellison quietly made time for a meeting that said as much about his worldview as it did about his interest in media.
Scott Nover / Washington Post:
Testifying before Congress, Kari Lake said reform at USAGM “was not possible” but the CEOs of RFE/RL, RFA and MBN said she had not met with them even once  —  The senior adviser to the the U.S. Agency for Global Media said that she's rooting out waste and abuse.
Mike Janssen / Current:
Wisconsin Public Radio announces layoffs and ends four shows, citing funding pressure; report: 15 people were cut and WPR won't be filling several vacancies  —  Wisconsin Public Radio announced Friday that it is laying off employees and ending production of four programs to address a budget deficit.
Discussion: WPR
Max Goldbart / Deadline:
Culture Minister Chris Bryant says UK's high-end TV tax credits are very competitive with the rest of the world, after calls to increase them from 25% to 40%  —  Speaking to Deadline, Bryant said the tax rebate situation is being “kept under review” but is a matter for the country's next budget …
Ben Strauss / Washington Post:
A profile of NFL reporter Jordan Schultz, whom some accuse of trading on family wealth as the son of Starbucks' Howard Schultz to get access to players  —  His dad is billionaire Howard Schultz.  His passion is NFL news.  Why are other reporters so mad?  —  NEW YORK — One day in March …
Sarah Clifton / Montgomery Advertiser:
MCEDA buys The Tuskegee News to prevent the Alabama city from becoming a news desert, in what seems to be a first for a US economic development agency  —  In a rare turn of events for the media landscape in 2025, a local newspaper in Tuskegee is making history for staying …
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
California lawmakers approve Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan to increase funding for the state's film and TV tax incentive program from $330M to $750M per year  —  California lawmakers have agreed to expand the state's film and TV tax incentive to $750 million a year, marking a win for the industry and for Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Discussion: Deadline and Deadline
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
ESPN makes a minority investment in Premier Lacrosse League, marking a shift in the network's strategy as it looks to invest in areas beyond traditional TV  —  ESPN has renewed its media rights deal with Premier Lacrosse League, and also made a minority investment in the league.
 
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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

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

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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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