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10:20 AM ET, June 20, 2025

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Bill Grueskin / Columbia Journalism Review:
Kathleen Kingsbury says she had been “imprecise” in saying NYT won't endorse local candidates and the Opinion section will no longer do “pro forma endorsements”  —  NYT opinion editor says she was “imprecise” with her earlier ban.  Plus: Loomer and Grok vs. the truth …
Financial Times:
The BBC threatens Perplexity with legal action for allegedly training its “default AI model” using BBC content; Perplexity calls the BBC's claims “manipulative”  —  British broadcaster makes first move to clamp down on alleged infringement of copyright by tech groups
Charlotte Klein / New York Magazine:
A look at The Atlantic's recent ~30-person hiring spree: about a third come from WaPo and, sources say, the magazine has been offering $200K to $300K salaries  —  Inside The Atlantic's extremely expensive hiring spree.  —  Every Tuesday afternoon, many of The Atlantic's newest …
Zach Vallese / CNBC:
Sources: Google is using its expansive library of YouTube videos to train Gemini and Veo 3; Google says it only uses a subset of videos for the training  —  Google is using its expansive library of YouTube videos to train its artificial intelligence models, including Gemini and the Veo 3 video and audio generator, CNBC has learned.
Alistair Kitchen / New Yorker:
An Australian journalist who had reported on the Columbia University protests while studying there recounts his interrogation and deportation by CBP at LAX  —  As an Australian who wrote about the demonstrations while on campus, I gave my phone a superficial clean before flying to the U.S. I underestimated what I was up against.
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
The Telegraph withdraws a story about a rich banker hit by the cost of UK school fee rises after being deceived by a source and publishes a home page apology  —  Update: Telegraph has now published an apology to its readers.  —  The Telegraph has withdrawn a story about a rich banker hit …
Jake Kanter / Deadline:
Sources: BBC Breakfast editor Richard Frediani is taking an extended period of leave as the BBC conducts a review into workplace bullying and misconduct claims  —  Following an investigation by Deadline earlier this year, sources said the BBC's HR team has seconded a lawyer from PwC …
Melissa Repko / CNBC:
Fox acquires Caliente TV, a Mexican sports broadcasting platform, and appoints longtime industry exec Carlos Martinez to oversee its broadcast strategy in LatAm  —  Fox Corp. said Thursday that it has acquired Caliente TV, a Mexican sports broadcasting platform, as the media company aims …
 
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Aditya Kalra / Reuters:
Sources and documents: India's CCI details alleged collusion among GroupM, Omnicom, and other major ad agencies to fix minimum ad commission rates via WhatsApp
Dave Levinthal / Columbia Journalism Review:
Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel, still earns profits from Substack subscriptions despite ceding editorial control of the Huckabee Post to his son
Aisha Counts / Bloomberg:
SoftBank-backed Spotter, which fronts cash to YouTubers for a cut of revenue, is facing significant challenges due to YouTube's shift toward Shorts, and more
Peter Kiefer / The Hollywood Reporter:
Q&A with Ashokan Studios' Justin Wells on making “high quality” conservative content, the second season of his doc about Trump's campaign and second term, more
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The Hollywood Reporter:
How top Hollywood creatives are pushing Gov. Gavin Newsom to expand California's film and TV program from $330M to $750M, seeking to halt a production exodus
CNN:
With Trump's media habits once again having serious foreign policy effects, Fox News takes a pro-war stance in the MAGA media feud over the Israel-Iran conflict
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Tubi launches Tubi for Creators, a new program that includes licensing more than 500 episodes from six YouTube creators, including Rhett & Link's Mythical
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
The Daily Beast says Reddit and Facebook have made up for falling Google referral traffic; Vox CEO says OpenAI is a good partner but still undervalues content
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Fransiska Nangoy / Reuters:
Indonesia temporarily blocks Grok, citing the risk of non-consensual sexual deepfakes, becoming the first country to block the AI tool

Jackson Chen / Engadget:
Malwarebytes: a 2024 Instagram data breach exposed information on 17.5 million users, including emails, phone numbers, and physical addresses

Luke Kawa / Sherwood News:
Morgan Stanley survey of audio habits in the US: 50% to 60% of listeners aged 18-44 reported listening to AI-generated music for 2.5 to 3 hours per week
 
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