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5:50 PM ET, May 22, 2025

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New York Times:
Sources: the US FTC is investigating whether Media Matters illegally colluded with advertisers; Elon Musk sued the advocacy group in 2023  —  Elon Musk previously sued the advocacy group over critical research on his social media platform X over claims it drove away advertisers.
David Folkenflik / NPR:
The EU says it will give $6.2M in emergency funding to RFE/RL, after Trump withheld its funding; Sweden pledged $2M, but those funds have yet to arrive  —  The European Union has stepped in to provide Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty an infusion of millions of dollars to keep functioning …
Committee to Protect Journalists:
Five major US-based press freedom orgs launch the Journalist Assistance Network to provide legal and safety resources to journalists and newsrooms in the US  —  Five major U.S.-based press freedom organizations announced Thursday the launch of a network to provide legal and safety resources …
Washington Post:
Kimi Yoshino, who has led The Baltimore Banner for 3.5 years as its first editor-in-chief, is joining The Washington Post as managing editor, starting July 7  —  Her appointment follows Pulitzer Prize wins for both The Post and The Banner  —  The Washington Post today announced the addition …
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Leaked memo: YouTube hired longtime Disney executive Justin Connolly to serve as its global head of media and sports, a newly created position  —  Justin Connolly will manage ties to major media companies, growing live-sports portfolio  —  YouTube hired long-time Walt Disney Co. executive Justin Connolly …
Kate Knibbs / Wired:
Politico union members say AI tools used by the outlet, including live news summaries, violate their contract and are taking the dispute to arbitration in July  —  Politico has rules about AI in the newsroom.  Staffers say those rules have been violated—and they're gearing up for a fight.
Naman Ramachandran / Variety:
Netflix is launching House of Streams, a reality TV show in which eight content creators compete for bitcoin, with a live chat feature for viewer interaction  —  Netflix is diving deeper into the reality space with “House of Streams,” an interactive series that merges traditional unscripted television …
Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Sources: Disney CEO Bob Iger and ABC News President Almin Karamehmedovic asked The View hosts to tone down their political rhetoric, particularly about Trump  —  COOL IT  —  Multiple sources shared details with the Daily Beast about a meeting in which the ABC News president delivered a message that left the co-hosts unnerved.
Tom Garry / The Guardian:
Sources: Disney signs a five-year deal to stream Women's Champions League matches on Disney+ in multiple European broadcast territories, including the UK  —  - Streaming platform in line to agree five-year deal  — DAZN has shown Champions League for four seasons
NBC News:
The White House removes official transcripts of Trump's public remarks from the government's website, replacing them with selected videos of his appearances  —  The White House told NBC News it has decided to post only videos.  There still is one transcript remaining online, however: Trump's inaugural address.
 
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More than 90 European EICs and publishers call on the EU to act over proposed Hungarian legislation that could ban media organizations that get foreign funding
 

 
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