Google Vids Now Lets Users Star in AI Videos

Google Vids now allows users to insert themselves into AI-generated videos.

Source: TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/google-vids-now-lets-you-star-in-your-own-ai-videos/

AI Helps Journalists Organize Massive Information Sets

Generative AI is increasingly being used to structure and organize large reporting projects.

Source: Editor & Publisher
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/organize-your-curiosity-generative-ai-tools-prove-adept-at-structuring-volumes-of-information,262515

Will AI Transform Journalism?

RFI examines AI’s growing influence on journalism and newsrooms.

Source: RFI
https://www.rfi.fr/fr/podcasts/d%C3%A9bat-du-jour/20260716-l-ia-va-t-elle-transformer-les-m%C3%A9dias

Journalism Needs Shared Infrastructure

A commentary argues that AI makes collaboration and shared infrastructure increasingly important.

Source: (Re)Structured News

(Re)Structured News

The Tow-Knight Center for Journalism Futures at CUNY: Exploring how information evolves in a digital age and how journalism needs to evolve with it

By Gina Chua, Tow-Knight Center

Le Monde Informatique Sold Without Its Journalists

A French IT publication changes ownership without retaining its editorial staff.

Source: IT Social
https://itsocial.fr/contenus/actualites/intelligence-artificielle-actualites-contenus/le-monde-informatique-repris-sans-ses-journalistes-deux-modeles-de-presse-specialisee-se-dessinent/

Journalism Faces AI, Disinformation and Declining Trust

Euronews discusses the challenges facing journalism.

Source: Dailymotion (Euronews)
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xaph1em

📰 Press Freedom, Politics & Government

U.S. Networks Split Over Trump’s Election Speech

Networks differed over whether to broadcast Trump’s address live.

Source: Poynter
https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2026/how-the-networks-handled-president-trumps-speech-about-election-integrity/

White House Frustrated After Networks Skip Trump’s Speech

The White House was reportedly displeased after several networks declined to air Trump’s address.

Source: Editor & Publisher
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/daily-beast-says-networks-humiliate-trump-by-not-carrying-his-address,262603

Reporter Subpoenas May Reveal Legal Weakness

Analysis of subpoenas issued to journalists.

Source: Second Rough Draft

White House Press Tensions Continue

Coverage of subpoenas, the White House Correspondents’ Association and press relations.

Source: Columbia Journalism Review
https://www.cjr.org/laurels-and-darts/subpoenas-on-the-menu-trump-white-house-correspondents-association-whca-dinner-makeup-gunman-pearlman-new-york-times-first-amendment-colloff-skalnik-abilene-floodlight-ai-data-centers.php

Moroccan Journalist Detained

Ali Lmrabet was questioned over allegations of spreading false information.

Source: Le Monde
https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2026/07/13/au-maroc-le-journaliste-ali-lmrabet-interpelle-pour-diffusion-de-fausses-informations_6723056_3210.html

New Pegasus Spyware Allegations

New reporting details additional alleged Pegasus surveillance.

Source: Courrier international
https://www.courrierinternational.com/article/pegasus-nouvelles-revelations-sur-l-espionnage-marocain-contre-des-opposants-et-des-dirigeants-etrangers_250341

U.S. Preparing New Visa Rules for Foreign Journalists and Students

The U.S. plans new visa regulations affecting foreign journalists and international students.

Source: Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-change-visa-regulations-foreign-students-journalists-2026-07-16/

Baltimore Sun Owner Threatens Lawsuit

The newspaper’s owner threatens legal action against Maryland’s governor.

Source: Semafor
https://www.semafor.com/article/07/15/2026/baltimore-sun-owner-threatens-to-sue-moore-over-epstein-comments

Judge Rules for Fact-Checkers

A federal judge sided with fact-checkers and content moderators.

Source: Indicator
https://indicator.media/p/briefing-us-judge-rules-for-fact-checkers-150-osint-tools

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💼 Media Business & Newsletters

• Live Events Fuel Nonprofit Growth
  https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/07/want-to-build-audience-and-revenue-through-live-events-these-five-news-nonprofits-have-some-ideas-to-get-you-started/

• Beehiiv Adds Community Features
  https://pressgazette.co.uk/newsletters/newsletter-platform-beehiiv-adds-community-features-and-programmatic-advertising/

• Newsweek Tests SMS Engagement
  https://www.amediaoperator.com/analysis/can-human-connection-scale-newsweek-is-testing-it-with-sms/

• Status Launches Creator Summit
  https://www.status.news/p/status-newsletter-summit-conference

• Journalism Job Cuts Tracker
  https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/journalism-job-cuts-in-2026-updates/

• Truth Social Plans Data Licensing
  https://www.axios.com/2026/07/16/truth-social-license-data-wall-street

• Newsroom Strategy Updates
  https://www.breakermedia.com/p/politico-s-new-playbook-nyt-biz-search-wsj-security-problem

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📱 Audiences & Platforms

• Pew civic engagement study
  https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/07/mobilizer-connector-spectator-or-outsider-new-pew-research-categorizes-how-americans-do-or-dont-engage-civically/

• Pew research report
  https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2026/07/16/how-americans-are-engaged-with-news-politics-religion-and-civic-life/

• Americans prefer short-form video
  https://www.statista.com/chart/36430/preferred-content-formats-in-the-united-states/

• YouTube expands creator partnerships
  https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/youtube-highlights-brand-partnerships-with-sports-creators/825375/

🎙 Journalism & Culture

• Kansas City Reporters During the World Cup
  https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2026/local-news-coverage-world-cup-kansas-city/

• Journalist Tests the Game Reporter
  https://www.la-croix.com/culture/merci-de-m-aider-a-me-former-a-mon-nouveau-poste-on-a-joue-a-reporter-avec-le-journaliste-victor-matet-20260716

• Dave Kendall Dies at 63
  https://pitchfork.com/story/dave-kendall-creator-of-mtvs-120-minutes-dies-at-63/

  🇨🇦 Canada

  CBC/Radio-Canada to Open Five New Foreign Bureaus

  CBC/Radio-Canada will expand its international news presence by opening five new foreign bureaus, strengthening its capacity to cover global affairs directly.

  Source: Radio-Canada
  https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2269626/cbc-radio-canada-bureaux-etranger

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  New Book Examines Canada’s 2025 Federal Election

  A new academic volume from McGill-Queen’s University Press, featuring contribution from Patrick White, analyzes the 2025 Canadian federal election.

  Source: McGill-Queen’s University Press
  https://www.mqup.ca/fr/Books/T/The-Canadian-Federal-Election-of-2025

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🤖 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

How to Establish Clear Artificial Intelligence Guidelines in a Newsroom
Source: Columbia Journalism Review
https://www.cjr.org/feature/how-to-develop-ai-guidelines-newsroom-leaders-policy-experts-rules-journalists.php

Peter Thiel-Backed Start-Up Hires Local Reporters to Feed Its Artificial Intelligence
Source: The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/07/14/this-tech-start-up-is-hiring-local-reporters-feeding-their-work-ai/

Liquid Content, Declining Advertising and the Retreat From Aggregation: Key Media Trends
Source: Twipe
https://www.twipemobile.com/liquid-content-shrinking-ad-supply-and-the-retreat-from-aggregation/

Business Insider Bets on Moving Away From Aggregation
Source: Nieman Journalism Lab
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/07/business-insiders-big-bet-against-aggregation/

🟠 MEDIA BUSINESS AND STRATEGY

Eighteen Months After Its Acquisition, RMC BFM Has Lost Nearly 40% of Its Value in France
Source: L’Informé
https://www.linforme.com/medias-culture/article/dix-huit-mois-apres-son-rachat-rmc-bfm-a-perdu-presque-40-de-sa-valeur_4184.html

MS NOW, Formerly MSNBC, Reaches a Pivotal Moment on Its 30th Anniversary
Source: Status
https://www.status.news/p/ms-now-30-year-anniversary-future

Two Historic Georgia Newspapers Move to Local Nonprofit Ownership
Source: Georgia Trust for Local News
https://www.gtln.org/post/georgia-trust-for-local-news-partners-with-local-supporters-to-acquire-two-historic-newspapers

🔴 POLITICS, REGULATION AND PRESS FREEDOM

When Does a Presidential Address Truly Deserve Prime Time?
Source: Poynter
https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2026/what-channel-trumps-address-on-tonight/

FCC Chairman Proposes Abolishing the National Broadcast Ownership Cap
Source: Deadline
https://deadline.com/2026/07/fcc-national-broadcast-ownership-cap-1236982873/

FCC Officials Accepted Costly Gifts From Paramount While Reviewing Its Deals
Source: ProPublica
https://www.propublica.org/article/paramount-mergers-fcc-kennedy-center-gala

Bloomberg Convicted in Singapore Over Its Investigation of Two Ministers
Source: Courrier international
https://www.courrierinternational.com/article/censure-a-singapour-l-agence-bloomberg-condamnee-pour-avoir-enquete-sur-deux-ministres_249979

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🕵️ INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING AND JOURNALISTIC PRACTICES

How to Turn Freedom of Information Requests Into Investigative Scoops
Source: Editor & Publisher
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/how-to-turn-foia-requests-into-investigative-scoops,262332?

⚫ JOURNALISM HISTORY

Christopher Roper, the Reuters Correspondent Who Broke the News of Che Guevara’s Death, Dies at 86
Source: The Baron
https://www.thebaron.info/people/obituary-christopher-roper-who-broke-the-death-of-che-guevara

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🔵 MEDIA AND INDUSTRY

Cogeco’s Media Revenue Falls 1.3% as the Traditional Radio Advertising Market Remains Challenging
Source: Newswire Canada
https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/cogeco-annonce-ses-resultats-financiers-du-troisieme-trimestre-de-l-exercice-2026-878636409.html

Urbania Acquires Studio SF to Expand Its French-Language Podcast Network
Source: Mon Carnet
https://moncarnet.com/2026/07/15/urbania-acquiert-studio-sf-pour-renforcer-son-reseau-de-podcasts-francophones/

L’Acadie Nouvelle Will Publish Two Print Editions a Week Beginning in August in New Brunswick
Source: L’Acadie Nouvelle
https://www.acadienouvelle.com/actualites/2026/07/15/552259/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky

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🤖 Artificial Intelligence

📰 AI Accountability Review

Claude Becomes a Research Screening Co-Worker

AI Accountability Review

Claude Cowork for Research Screening

The volume of articles that might be relevant to the AI Accountability Review is huge. I track about a dozen highly relevant journals and pre-print servers and screen upwards of 100 articles every week just from those. But there are also a number of conferences that publish on the topic, including conferences like FAccT, AIES, ICLR, NeurIPS, and CHI. Wh…

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📰 Indicator

How to Poison AI Research Agents
https://indicator.media/p/show-tell-how-to-poison-ai-research-agents

📰 Reuters

Meta Allegedly Used AI to Target Employees with Medical Conditions for Layoffs, Lawsuit Claims
https://www.reuters.com/world/meta-used-ai-target-workers-with-medical-conditions-layoffs-former-employees-2026-07-14/

📰 Reuters

German Media Regulator Investigates Google’s AI Overviews
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/german-media-regulator-says-googles-ai-overviews-subject-german-media-law-2026-07-14/

📰 The Economist

Demis Hassabis’ Plan for Safe Artificial Intelligence
https://www.economist.com/business/2026/07/14/demis-hassabis-has-a-plan-to-harness-ai-safely

📰 LinkedIn

Who Is Responsible When AI Makes a Mistake?
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/qui-sera-responsable-quand-lia-commettra-une-faute-emily-turrettini-zhtde

📰 The Washington Post

Startup Hires Local Reporters to Feed AI Systems
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/07/14/this-tech-start-up-is-hiring-local-reporters-feeding-their-work-ai/

📰 Lenfest Institute

New Fellowship Aims to Accelerate AI Innovation in Newsrooms
https://www.lenfestinstitute.org/solutions-resources/chase-davis-sonali-verma-lenfest-ai-collaborative-and-fellowship/

📰 Media & Journalism

📰 Breaker

Inside the New York Times Business Desk Battle
https://www.breakermedia.com/p/nyt-biz-desk-battle-diller-s-killer-instincts-wraps-new-media-man

📰 Columbia Journalism Review

The Catherine Herridge Case Raises New Questions About Confidential Sources
https://www.cjr.org/analysis/private-matters-catherine-herridge-fox-news-confidential-sources-reveal-privacy-act-lawsuit.php

📰 Columbia Journalism Review

E. Jean Carroll Reflects on the Lasting Impact of Her Legal Fight
https://www.cjr.org/the-interview/so-much-more-complicated-ask-e-jean-carroll-ivy-meeropol-trump-bergdorf-goodman-sexual-assault-defamation-supreme-court-liable.php

📰 Nieman Lab

How Die Zeit Built a Searchable Database of Nazi Party Members
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/07/one-name-at-a-time-how-die-zeit-built-a-searchable-database-of-nazi-party-members/

📰 Nieman Lab

Capital B Expands with a Third Local Newsroom
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/07/capital-b-is-ready-to-open-a-third-local-news-operation-about-two-hours-east-of-its-first-one/

📰 Nieman Reports

Podcasting as Journalism’s New Career Path
https://niemanreports.org/scene-in-boston-theater-podcasting-career-pivot-crime-journalism-audio-radio-hosting-student-lab-local-news/

📰 Simon Owens

Should The New York Times Hire Local Reporters in All 50 States?

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Should the New York Times hire local news reporters in all 50 states?

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📰 Digiday

AI Search Is Shrinking Publishers’ Ad Inventory
https://digiday.com/media/publisher-ad-supply-fell-by-up-to-40-in-q2-as-ai-search-choked-the-open-web/

📰 A Media Operator

Fortune Is Betting Your Inbox Isn’t Full Yet
https://www.amediaoperator.com/news/fortune-is-betting-your-inbox-isnt-full-yet/

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🌐 Platforms, Social Media & Digital

📰 The Verge

EU Moves to Strengthen Online Safety Rules for Children
https://www.theverge.com/tech/964565/eu-children-social-media-online-safety-rules

📰 Social Media Today

X Prioritizes Posts from Mutual Followers
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/x-formerly-twitter-updates-code-to-give-priority-to-posts-from-mutual-followers/825136/

📰 Social Media Today

EU Advances New Measures to Limit Teen Social Media Use
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/eu-takes-next-steps-to-limit-teen-social-media-use/825134/

📰 X (Jason Kint)

Jason Kint Weighs In on Copyright and AI

🏛️ Politics, Law & Industry

📰 Poynter

How to Watch Donald Trump’s National Address Live
https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2026/trump-thursday-address-nation-which-channel-live/

📰 Poynter

Women Journalists Continue to Face Disproportionate Online Abuse
https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2026/women-journalists-face-outsized-online-attacks-harassment-indianapolis/

📰 The Atlantic

The U.S. Justice Department’s Clash with Journalism
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/07/todd-blanche-doj-war-against-journalism/687908/

📰 Semafor

Paramount Considers Leaving California Amid Warner Bros. Rift
https://www.semafor.com/article/07/12/2026/paramount-weighs-leaving-california-over-warner-bros-rift

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🍁 Canada

📰 Le Devoir

Most Canadians Still Unaware of Meta’s News Ban
https://www.ledevoir.com/actualites/societe/994808/majorite-canadiens-ignorent-toujours-blocage-nouvelles-meta?

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📰 Media & Journalism

“Moana” disappoints at the box office
Disney could reportedly lose as much as US$125 million after the film underperformed commercially.

Source: https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2026/07/13/moana-decoit-au-box-office-disney-pourrait-perdre-jusqua-125-millions

Spanish TV commentator leaves live broadcast in tears
A television columnist walked off the set after being publicly humiliated during a live program, reigniting debate about workplace culture in television.

Source: https://lp.ca/8nngJU?sharing=true

🤖 AI & Digital Transformation

AI is dividing newsrooms
News organizations are increasingly split over how aggressively they should adopt AI, with disagreements over ethics, quality, productivity and editorial standards.

Source: https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/the-next-ai-debate-is-unfolding-within-the-news-organization-itself,262511

Strongest warning yet on AI and jobs
Economists continue to warn that generative AI could reshape employment more dramatically than many businesses currently anticipate.

Source: https://www.platformer.news/ai-jobs-warning-brynjolfsson-acemoglu/?ref=platformer-newsletter

More than 15,000 fake AI-generated news sites identified
Researchers have identified over 15,000 websites producing AI-generated fake news at industrial scale, creating a growing challenge for search engines, advertisers and readers.

Source: https://wan-ifra.org/2026/07/hes-found-15000-fake-ai-news-sites-heres-what-you-need-to-know/

AI is making political text messaging more effective—and more intrusive
Campaigns are using AI to personalize voter outreach, increasing both effectiveness and concerns about manipulation.

Source: https://www.npr.org/2026/07/12/nx-s1-5867763/ai-artificial-intelligence-data-texts-bots-voters-campaigns

Data centres make tech journalism physical
As AI infrastructure expands, journalists increasingly cover the environmental, political and economic impacts of massive data centre construction.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/membership/2026/jul/12/tech-reporting-physical-world-ai-revolution-datacentres

Media, AI and social media: the real issue is power
A French media researcher argues that debates about AI should focus less on technology itself and more on who controls information.

Source: https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/occitanie/haute-garonne/toulouse/medias-ia-reseaux-sociaux-le-probleme-reside-dans-les-rapports-de-pouvoir-selon-le-chercheur-nikos-smyrnaios-3383953.html

Publishers lose readers to AI—Washington Post proposes a response

Source: https://fr.finance.yahoo.com/actualites/%C3%A9diteurs-perdent-lecteurs-au-profit-130100687.html

Original intelligence becomes a scarce asset

Source: https://appliedxl.com/research/original-intelligence

Instagram preparing paid AI features

Source: https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/instagram-will-charge-for-ai-access/825021/

Google may use your photos and voice to train AI

Source: https://www.foxnews.com/tech/google-may-use-your-photos-voice-train-ai

New method aims to protect children from illegal AI-generated content

Source: https://news.mit.edu/2026/new-method-keeps-kids-safe-from-illegal-ai-generated-content-0713

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🎥 Video, Formats & Editorial Innovation

Online news video becomes essential

Source: https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/our-podcast-digital-news-report-2026-episode-5-growing-importance-online-news-video

Newsrooms are turning reporters into video talent

Source: https://digiday.com/media/inside-the-newsroom-push-to-turn-print-reporters-into-video-talent/

Hyperlocal podcast puts community concerns first

Source: https://www.cjr.org/local_news/hyperlocal-listening-montclair-pod-new-jersey-podcast-torabi-schreiber-sherrill.php

A new app turns the web into a scrolling feed

Source: https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/07/this-app-turns-the-web-into-a-scrollable-feed-just-dont-call-it-rss/

The Atlantic launches an immersive mystery experience

Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/games/lemony-snicket-suspicious-incident-dubious-park/

Why—and how—to code your own editorial line

Source: https://da.van.ac/pourquoi-et-comment-jai-code-ma-ligne-editoriale/

LinkedIn unveils seven notable updates

Source: https://www.leptidigital.fr/reseaux-sociaux/linkedin-7-nouveautes-interessantes-91038/

Telegram remains underused by Spanish news organizations

Source: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/tesis?codigo=404109

🏘️ Local Media & Business Models

Baseball newsletter proves niche audiences can be profitable

Source: https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2026/how-a-baseball-newsletter-built-a-niche-media-business/

Local media embraced the World Cup

Source: https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/07/local-news-went-all-in-on-the-world-cup-heres-what-worked/

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📰 Journalism, Press Freedom and Public Trust

🟨 Political and Legal Pressure

States Attorneys Generals Challenge the Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/business/state-ag-lawsuit-paramount-warner-bros.html?

The Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Enters a Legal Danger Zone
Status
https://www.status.news/p/paramount-warner-bros-merger-cnn-states-lawsuit-antitrust

The White House and Kash Patel Face Scrutiny in a Case Involving The New York Times
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/politics/white-house-patel-investigation-times.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Subpoenas Targeting The New York Times Renew Press Freedom Concerns
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/business/media/new-york-times-trump-subpoenas.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

New York Times Reporters Subpoenaed Over the Air Force One Replacement Story
Poynter
https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2026/trump-air-force-one-plane-switch-subpoena-nyt-reporters/

Journalist Catherine Herridge Faces Contempt for Protecting a Source
Associated Press
https://apnews.com/article/catherine-herridge-journalist-contempt-fox-news-cbs-61a57427bef6472a3462b21c0d53a35f

Citizen Journalist Sues Vermont’s Attorney General
WCAX
https://www.wcax.com/2026/07/10/brattleboro-citizen-journalist-sues-attorney-general/

Immigration Agents Accused of Wearing Media-Style Vests
CT Insider
https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/ice-agents-danbury-media-vests-haar-22314518.php

Israeli Settlers Arrested After an Attack on Journalists
CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/11/middleeast/settlers-arrested-attack-on-journalists-intl?cid=ios_app

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🟧 Journalism Practices and the Public Interest

Documenting Abuse Can Become a Form of Protection
Columbia Journalism Review
https://www.cjr.org/laurels-and-darts/documenting-as-protection-roswell-encina-finn-gomez-getty-patriot-front-washington-dc-new-york-post-immigration-error-housing-cost-fox-business-wall-street-journal.php

Long Waits for Public Records Are Undermining Journalism
Poynter
https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2026/public-records-requests-wait-times-too-long/

Public-Interest Journalism Remains Vital Despite a Crisis of Trust
Agence de presse sénégalaise
https://aps.sn/malgre-une-crise-de-confiance-le-journalisme-dinteret-public-reste-un-pilier-essentiel-de-leconomie-et-de-la-stabilite-rapport/

UNESCO Warns About the Fragile Future of the Media
SenePlus
https://www.seneplus.com/article/lunesco-alerte-sur-lavenir-des-medias

A New Database Challenges the Myth of AI Inevitability
Graham Lovelace - Charting Gen AI

Charting Gen AI

Database of defiance launches to tackle the myth of 'AI inevitability'

WELCOME TO Charting Gen AI, the global newsletter that keeps you informed on generative AI’s impacts on creators and human-made media, the ethics and behaviour of the AI companies, the future of copyright in the AI era, and the evolving AI policy landscape. Our coverage begins shortly…

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Newsrooms Need to Prepare for Climate Emergencies
Tools for Reporters

Tools for Reporters

Getting ready for climate emergencies

Hello, reporters! OpenNews, an org I have long been a fan of, recently released a new resource pack called Emergency Mode for News…

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2 months ago · 2 likes · Samantha Sunne

America’s Newspaper Industry Unites in Washington
Editor & Publisher
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/industry-unites-nma-and-americas-newspapers-come-together-in-washington,262551?

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🤖 Artificial Intelligence, Disinformation and Work

🟪 AI and the Transformation of Media

Journalist Replaced by an AI Reporter That Took Over Their Byline
Press Gazette
https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/journalist-fired-by-clickout-media-saw-robot-reporter-take-over-their-byline/

Will Artificial Intelligence Really Threaten White-Collar Jobs?
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/business/ai-white-collar-jobs.html

Artificial Intelligence Gets a “Cerebellum”
Northwestern Now
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2026/07/ai-gets-a-cerebellum?fj=1

OpenAI Shuts Down Its Atlas Browser Less Than a Year After Launch
BFM Tech
https://www.bfmtv.com/tech/intelligence-artificielle/moins-d-un-an-apres-son-lancement-open-ai-annonce-l-arret-d-atlas-son-navigateur-web-ia-certaines-de-ses-fonctions-continueront-d-exister-a-travers-l-application-chat-gpt_AV-202607100605.html

Artificial Intelligence Is Also a Political Project Led by Tech Titans
Sud Ouest
https://www.sudouest.fr/sciences-et-technologie/intelligence-artificielle/l-ia-est-un-projet-politique-porte-par-des-grands-patrons-de-la-tech-le-journaliste-thibault-prevost-etrille-les-prophetes-de-l-intelligence-artificielle-29884125.php

AI Will Create a Before and After in the Fight Against Disinformation
Sud Ouest
https://www.sudouest.fr/sciences-et-technologie/intelligence-artificielle/il-y-aura-un-avant-et-apres-intelligence-artificielle-dit-julien-pain-specialiste-de-la-desinformation-avant-son-intervention-au-festival-de-journalisme-de-couthures-29868239.php

An AI-Generated Voice Revives the Memory of Charles Biétry
La Revue des médias
https://larevuedesmedias.ina.fr/podcast-charles-bietry-voix-intelligence-artificielle-france-inter

Journalism, Artificial Intelligence and Society: A Reuters Masterclass
Reuters Institute
https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/risj-masterclass-ai-journalism-society?

🟫 Training and Information Integrity

Sciences Po Paris Launches a New Program to Combat Disinformation
The Media Leader France
https://fr.themedialeader.com/sciences-po-lance-une-formation-inedite-contre-la-desinformation/

A New Master’s Program Focuses on Investigations and Information Integrity
Sciences Po Journalism School
https://www.sciencespo.fr/ecole-journalisme/fr/formations/master-investigations-analyse-integrite-information/

Are We Feeding a Media Architecture That Weakens Us?
Farol Jornalismo

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NFJ#561 ⚽ Estamos alimentando uma arquitetura que nos enfraquece

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📱 Platforms, Social Media and Advertising

🟦 Regulating Big Tech

European Union Threatens Meta With Fines Over Addictive Features
TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/10/eu-threatens-meta-with-fines-over-addictive-features-on-facebook-and-instagram/

Meta’s Pursuit of the Author of Careless People Is Becoming Self-Defeating
Wired
https://www.wired.com/story/metas-pursuit-of-the-careless-people-author-is-relentless-and-self-defeating/?

United Kingdom Proposes a Code to Combat Fraudulent Online Advertising
Ofcom
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safety/online-fraud/consultation-fraudulent-advertising-code-of-practice

TF1 Calls for Emergency Measures Against the Dominance of Big Tech
Le Figaro
https://www.lefigaro.fr/medias/l-immobilisme-n-est-plus-une-option-tf1-demande-a-matignon-des-mesures-d-urgence-pour-soutenir-la-filiere-audiovisuelle-face-aux-gafam-20260709

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🟩 New Tools and Formats

X Adds Green-Screen Recording to Its Video Editor
Social Media Today
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/x-formerly-twitter-updates-video-editor-green-screen-recording/824544

Google Adds AI-Generated Content Disclosures to Ads
Social Media Today
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/google-adds-ai-creation-disclosure-for-ads/824909/

Meta Introduces New Metrics for Business Chatbot Performance
Social Media Today
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/meta-adds-new-metrics-to-track-business-chatbot-performance/824908

Meta-Media Explores the Major Shifts Reshaping Media and Technology
Meta-Media
https://www.meta-media.fr/

Meta Ends Controversial Image Feature
BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2dy6e8klw0o

📺 Broadcasting, Streaming and the Content Economy

🟥 Television and Streaming

Streaming Creators Built a New World Cup Broadcasting Blueprint
Digiday
https://digiday.com/media/how-streaming-creators-built-a-new-broadcast-blueprint-at-the-world-cup/?utm_campaign=digidaydis&utm_source=daily&utm_content=260713

What Happens to CNN Next?
Poynter
https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2026/whats-going-to-happen-to-cnn/

Alexandra Delbot to Host La Science, CQFD on France Culture
The Media Leader France
https://fr.themedialeader.com/alexandra-delbot-animera-lemission-la-science-cqfd-sur-france-culture/

🟨 Editorial Strategy and Media Creation

Publish Less, Own More: Inside The Publisher Summit
The Media Stack

The Media Stack

Publish less, own more: a day inside The Publisher Summit

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Conversation as the Driving Force of a Restructured News Organization
Restructured

(Re)Structured News

Talk To Me

Voice, the final (for now) frontier…

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Andrey Mir on the Transformation of Writing and Media
The Republic of Letters

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An Interview With Andrey Mir

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Macron’s Former Speechwriter Turns the Page on the Élysée
Libération
https://www.liberation.fr/portraits/baptiste-rossi-la-plume-de-macron-leve-lencre-20260709_Q6KRM5HCZFEELPLLE3G5HBK53M/

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🎪 Festivals, Photojournalism and Discovery

🟧 Journalism Gatherings

The International Journalism Festival Celebrates Its Tenth Edition
Info.fr
https://info.fr/festival-journalisme-couthures-sur-garonne-10e-edition/

Why Attend the International Journalism Festival in Couthures-sur-Garonne?
Actu.fr
https://actu.fr/nouvelle-aquitaine/couthures-sur-garonne_47074/pourquoi-faut-il-se-rendre-a-la-10e-edition-du-festival-international-de-journalisme-pres-de-marmande_64528121.html

🟪 Photojournalism and Science

Ahmad Hasaballah Wins the Third Visa d’Or for Online News
Visa pour l’Image
https://visapourlimage.com/en/prix-recompenses/ahmad-hasaballah-3eme-laureat-des-visa-dor-online-soutenus-par-le-douglas-kirkland-estate/

Vox Sets Out to Discover an Unknown Species
Nieman Lab
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/07/there-are-millions-of-undiscovered-species-on-earth-vox-is-trying-to-find-one/

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🟦 Publishing, Business and Media Economics

Canadian Broadcasting Rights: A Crucial Investment for TVA Sports’ Survival
La Presse
https://lp.ca/lmooAM?sharing=true

Béliveau Éditeur Passes From One Family to Another
La Presse
https://www.lapresse.ca/affaires/entreprises/2026-07-13/histoire-de-repreneuriat/beliveau-editeur-de-famille-en-famille.php

Postmedia Revenue Jumps 34.4% in the Third Quarter as Advertising and Circulation Decline
Media in Canada and Postmedia
https://mediaincanada.com/2026/07/10/postmedia-reports-34-4-revenue-gain-in-q3/
https://www.postmedia.com/2026/07/09/postmedia-reports-third-quarter-results-13/

Urbania Aims to Expand on Both Sides of the Atlantic
RFI - L’Atelier des médias
https://www.rfi.fr/fr/podcasts/atelier-des-m%C3%A9dias/20260711-urbania-philippe-lamarre-raconte-l-ambition-d-un-groupe-m%C3%A9dia-n%C3%A9-au-qu%C3%A9bec

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🤖 Artificial Intelligence & Media

• OpenAI allegedly pretended it could not search its training data, according to The New York Times
  Ars Technica — https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/openai-faked-inability-to-search-training-data-hid-billions-of-logs-nyt-says/

  

• Copyright: the New York Times-led group seeks sanctions against OpenAI
  Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/new-york-times-led-group-asks-court-sanction-openai-us-copyright-dispute-2026-07-09/

• Backlash against Meta for allowing AI image generation from Instagram profile photos
  BBC News — https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp9lee19y1yo

• Charles Biétry’s voice recreated with artificial intelligence on France Inter
  La Revue des médias (INA) — https://larevuedesmedias.ina.fr/podcast-charles-bietry-voix-intelligence-artificielle-france-inter

• Reuters Institute masterclass: AI, journalism and society
  Reuters Institute — https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/risj-masterclass-ai-journalism-society

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  ⚖️ Press Freedom & Justice

• Haaretz offices vandalized by a masked attacker in Tel Aviv
  The Times of Israel — https://share.google/skWBOc4HhU9Hj2wAh

• Journalist Catherine Herridge again threatened with contempt of court
  Associated Press — https://apnews.com/article/catherine-herridge-journalist-contempt-fox-news-cbs-61a57427bef6472a3462b21c0d53a35f

• The European Court of Human Rights rules against Switzerland over press freedom violations
  Tribune de Genève — https://www.tdg.ch/le-courrier-la-cedh-condamne-la-suisse-pour-atteinte-a-la-presse-768520201560

• “We knew we hadn’t done anything wrong journalistically”
  Oversight Board — https://www.oversightboard.com/news/we-knew-we-hadnt-done-anything-wrong-journalistically/

• Trump vs. The Washington Post: the defamation lawsuit and the question of actual malice
  Poynter — https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2026/washington-post-defamation-lawsuit-trump-actual-malice/

• Documenting for protection: this week’s laurels and darts
  Columbia Journalism Review — https://www.cjr.org/laurels-and-darts/documenting-as-protection-roswell-encina-finn-gomez-getty-patriot-front-washington-dc-new-york-post-immigration-error-housing-cost-fox-business-wall-street-journal.php

• Access to information: wait times are still far too long in the United States
  Poynter — https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2026/public-records-requests-wait-times-too-long/

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  💼 Media Business & Deals

• What will happen to CNN?
  Poynter — https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2026/whats-going-to-happen-to-cnn/

• Paramount–Warner Bros. merger: David Ellison’s antitrust danger zone
  Status — https://www.status.news/p/paramount-warner-bros-merger-cnn-states-lawsuit-antitrust

• State attorneys general finalize antitrust lawsuit against the Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger
  Editor & Publisher — https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/state-ags-finalizing-antitrust-lawsuit-over-paramountwarner-bros-discovery-merger,262524

• The $80 billion debt cloud hanging over David Ellison’s Warner deal
  The Wall Street Journal — https://www.wsj.com/business/media/the-80-billion-debt-cloud-hanging-over-david-ellisons-warner-deal-aaf8aabd

• The Daily Wire sells Jeremy’s Razors to the company’s former CEO
  Semafor — https://www.semafor.com/article/07/08/2026/the-daily-wire-sells-jeremys-razors-to-media-companys-former-ceo

• How to run CBS News and CNN under common ownership
  Second Rough Draft — Dick Tofel (Substack)

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  📺 Television & Streaming

• Netflix is exploring live TV and bundled offerings to keep subscribers hooked
  The Wall Street Journal — https://www.wsj.com/business/media/netflix-is-exploring-live-tv-and-bundles-as-it-struggles-to-keep-viewers-hooked-e1eb28f6

• CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil’s bumpy July 4 weekend
  New York Post — https://nypost.com/2026/07/08/media/inside-cbs-evening-news-anchor-tony-dokoupils-bumpy-july-4-weekend/

• Mediaset sues Atresmedia over similarities to “Pasapalabra” in Spain
  El País — https://elpais.com/television/2026-07-09/mediaset-anuncia-una-demanda-a-atresmedia-por-alaz-la-prueba-final-de-pasapalabra-por-similitudes-con-el-rosco.html

• BBC reveals its global audience figures
  BBC Media Centre — https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2026/bbc-global-audience-figures

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🤖 AI, Media & Technology

🔹 Google AI Overviews Opt-Out Is Critical for Publishers
Press Gazette
https://pressgazette.co.uk/press-gazette-events/travesty-if-publishers-dont-take-up-chance-to-opt-out-of-google-ai-overviews/

🔹 Voice AI Has Finally Reached a Turning Point
Florent Daudens (Substack)

AI in the News

I turned voice on by default. That changed how I think about news

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🔹 Google Photos Introduces AI Video Remix
Mon Carnet
https://moncarnet.com/2026/07/09/google-photos-ajoute-video-remix-un-nouvel-outil-ia-pour-transformer-les-videos/

🔹 OpenAI Launches GPT Live for Real-Time Voice Conversations
Mon Carnet
https://moncarnet.com/2026/07/09/openai-lance-gpt-live-une-voix-ia-qui-ecoute-et-parle-en-meme-temps/?jetpack_skip_subscription_popup

🔹 OpenAI Expands Advertising Into Europe
Digiday
https://digiday.com/marketing/openai-set-to-expand-ads-to-france-germany-and-ireland/?utm_campaign=digidaydis&utm_source=daily&utm_content=260709

🔹 How Time, The Economist and Dow Jones Prepared for AI Agents
News Machines
https://newsmachines.beehiiv.com/p/how-time-the-economist-and-dow-jones-each-decided-what-to-expose-to-ai-agents

🔹 How Le Monde Negotiated AI Licensing on Its Own Terms
The Media Stack

The Media Stack

Louis Dreyfus on how Le Monde made AI pay on its own terms

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🔹 Journalists Are Losing Some Skills—and Gaining Others Thanks to AI
Nieman Lab
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/07/a-new-study-looks-at-the-skills-journalists-are-losing-and-gaining-because-of-ai-tools/

🔹 The Latest AI Race: Fable 5, Sol, Grok and the U.S.–China Battle
Axios
https://www.axios.com/2026/07/09/ai-trends-fable-5-sol-grok-china-us?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosam&stream=top

🔹 Velocity Wants to Monetize AI Software Through AdTech
Axios Pro
https://www.axios.com/pro/enterprise-software-deals/2026/07/08/adtech-velocity-monetize-ai-software

🔹 Meta Is Building AI Glasses That Constantly See and Hear
Mon Carnet
https://moncarnet.com/2026/07/08/meta-prepare-des-lunettes-ia-capables-de-tout-voir-et-tout-entendre/

📰 Journalism, News & Press Freedom

🟢 Can Trump Sue the Press? The Washington Post Defamation Case Explained
Poynter
https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2026/washington-post-defamation-lawsuit-trump-actual-malice/

🟢 BBC Staff Launch Campaign to Defend Public Broadcasting
Megaphone
https://www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/back-workers-back-our-bbc

🟢 Inside the Conservative ‘Pink Slime’ Newsroom Restoration News
Columbia Journalism Review
https://www.cjr.org/tow_center/inside-restoration-news-political-nonprofits-newsroom-conservative-donors-pink-slime-restore-military-pac-manning-bouferrache-honeybadgermom-truax.php

🟢 Pulitzer Prize Winners Reveal the Reporting Behind Their Success
Editor & Publisher
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/2026-pulitzer-prize-recipients-peel-back-the-curtain-revealing-the-work-behind-the-win,262489?

🟢 How Political Allegations Spiraled Into a Media Frenzy
Columbia Journalism Review
https://www.cjr.org/analysis/reporting-the-platner-allegations-racicot-fifield-cheyenne-hunt-piper-wren-politico-morning-joe-brzezinski-drop-candidacy-maine-senate-race.php

🟢 White House Correspondents’ Dinner Plans a Trump-Era Reset
Status
https://www.status.news/p/whcd-correspondents-dinner-trump-re-do-plan?

🟢 America’s Newspapers Takes Local Journalism Fight to the Supreme Court
Editor & Publisher
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/americas-newspapers-files-supreme-court-amicus-brief-defending-local-news-publishers,262494

🟢 Media Hiring Is More Chaotic Than Ever
La Fronde https://la-fronde.com/p/it-s-not-you-media-hiring-is-a-mess-right-now

🟢 Prince Harry Loses Phone-Hacking Lawsuit Against Mail Publisher
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jul/07/prince-harry-lawsuit-mail-publisher-phone-hacking-claims

📚 Society & Ideas

📖 Are We Entering a Post-Literary Age?
The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/08/reading-crisis-postliterate-age/687618/

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🤖 Artificial Intelligence & Media

Vibe coding tools and resources for journalists
Journalist’s Toolbox

How the public uses AI chatbots for news
Reuters Institute

The Uncertainty Principle: rethinking journalistic rigor in the AI era
Restructured News

ABC to trial AI in journalism in Australia: what are the risks and benefits?
The Conversation

ABC tests AI writing tools despite public trust concerns
ABC News

Local newspapers’ AI lawsuit is a righteous battle
Seattle Times

AI-powered social media can subtly manipulate opinion at scale
EurekAlert

If you use Google, you’re training its AI — here’s how to opt out
TechCrunch

Every major tech layoff in 2026 that has name-checked AI
TechCrunch

Meta launches Pocket, an AI-powered creative app
Social Media Today

How Le Monde is fiercely defending journalism from bad bots
Press Gazette

📰 Media Industry & Journalism

Is the FCC’s investigation having a chilling effect on “The View”?
Poynter

Thiébault Dromard joins La Croix as deputy editor-in-chief
La Lettre

Emily Sweeney is why news videos go viral
Editor and Publisher

What kind of stories are best at turning local readers into subscribers?
News Alchemists

A quiet shift in how Americans perceive local news
Nieman Lab

“We cannot be in this journalism silo”: News Futures tries to grow a civic media field
Nieman Lab

The New York Times appears to be cracking down on login sharing
Nieman Lab

What is happening to climate journalism?
Nieman Reports

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🤖 Artificial Intelligence & Media

Microsoft agrees to pay Nine Media for journalism in major AI deal, striking its first Australian media agreement to boost Copilot
Sydney Morning Herald — smh.com.au

AI replacing copy-editors at the Gazette des Communes threatens the title’s editorial quality, Le Monde argues
Le Monde — lemonde.fr

Midjourney Studios faces discovery push in AI copyright dispute
Variety — variety.com

Newspapers take on AI giants in court, warn of a death knell for local journalism
NJ.com — nj.com

AI is ‘not smart’ — so what’s next in artificial intelligence?
BBC News — bbc.com

AI is changing the web, but not the need for local news
Claremont Courier — claremont-courier.com

📉 The Press’s Economic Crisis & Transformation

Beyond news deserts: how Village Media is proving local journalism can still grow
Editor & Publisher — editorandpublisher.com

Rossel-IPM merger: how Big Tech completely redefined the media economy
Le Soir — lesoir.be

Near-monopoly on Belgium’s print press: giant Rossel-IPM merger approved with conditions
7sur7 — 7sur7.be

German news media audience benchmark, April 2026
Mather Economics — mathereconomics.com

Wandering links: what is the press still good for?
Meta-Media — meta-media.fr

“No AI could ever replace on-the-ground investigation”: Lyon’s press faces the crisis
Lyon Demain — lyondemain.fr

Without investors, they eventually sink against Instagram or TikTok: the tough survival of European platforms
Le Monde — lemonde.fr

The end of traffic-driven revenue
Farol Jornalismo — substack.com

July 4 edition: media news in brief
Mon Mot Média — substack.com

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⚖️ Ethics & Journalism Standards

Eugene Patterson’s message on press freedom
Poynter — poynter.org

Lee Enterprises tells its papers to run a front-page profile of billionaire chairman David Hoffmann
Poynter — poynter.org

Le Monde answers your questions about its editorial line, governance, and newsroom life
Le Monde — lemonde.fr

Ana Lorite, El País’s new reader ombudsperson
El País — elpais.com

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⚠️ Press in Danger Worldwide

Journalism in Mexico: in Tijuana, information kills
Orange Actu — actu.orange.fr

🌍 International & Politics

Fourth of July from inside the White House
Reuters — reuters.com

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World Cup 2026: Digital Technology Redefines the World’s Biggest Sporting Event
Source: Mon Carnet
https://moncarnet.com/2026/07/03/la-coupe-du-monde-2026-le-numerique-redefinit-le-plus-grand-evenement-sportif/

Social Media Doesn’t Always Isolate Us — It Divides Us
Source: Mon Carnet
https://moncarnet.com/2026/07/03/les-reseaux-sociaux-ne-nous-isolent-pas-toujours-ils-nous-opposent/

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🤖 Artificial Intelligence

Google Study Finds Lost Clicks From AI Overviews Weren’t Lower Quality
Source: Search Engine Journal
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-ai-overviews-study-finds-lost-clicks-werent-lower-quality/581298/

Fact-Checkers Face Shrinking Grant Funding and Rising AI-Generated Disinformation
Source: Nieman Lab
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/06/at-globalfact-fact-checkers-reckon-with-declining-grant-funding-and-ai-generated-disinfo-on-the-rise/

How Time and Others Are Rebuilding the Web for AI Agents
Source: Digiday
https://digiday.com/media/how-time-and-others-are-rebuilding-parts-of-the-web-for-ai-agents/

Meta Will Charge for Access to Advanced AI Features
Source: Social Media Today
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/meta-will-charge-for-access-to-advanced-ai-features/824297/

The Tools Keeping Reuters Journalists Ahead of the Story
Source: LinkedIn (Reuters)
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/tools-keep-reuters-journalists-its-customers-ahead-ramachandran-k7huc

Who Is Actually Using AI for News?
Source: LinkedIn (Reuters Institute)
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/who-using-ai-news-reutersinstitute-rzzke

AI in Journalism: Dutch Union Sets Up a Fence, Not a Roadmap
Source: The News Stack (Substack)

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Does AI Have Free Speech Rights?
Columbia Journalism Review

Publishers, AI and Paywalls: The Rise of Agents Changes the Game
Twipe

Data Centers, Jobs, Inflation: The Growing Backlash Against AI
Platformer

When AI Generates Fake News... About the Death of Real News
Nieman Lab

AI Agent Accountability Under Scrutiny
Nick Diakopoulos, Substack

AI Browsers Can Be Lulled Into a “Dream World” Where Guardrails No Longer Apply
Ars Technica

The Fundamental Copyright Question No One Is Asking
Digital Content Next

📰 Media Industry & Journalism

Paula Reid’s Exit From CNN Reveals Turmoil Between MSNBC and Bari Weiss
Poynter

Why Do Journalists Pre-Write Their Stories?
Poynter

How Vice President JD Vance Gets the First Amendment Exactly Backward
Editor & Publisher

The Fandom Flywheel the BBC Built
Streaming Made Easy

Olivia Nuzzi, Vice and RFK: Shane Smith Revisits a Media Saga
Status

Which Americans Are Most Likely to Have Spoken With a Local Journalist?
Pew Research Center

Substack Launches Country Leaderboards
Substack

The Economist’s New Audio and Video Tier Targets Younger Subscribers
Digiday

Public Broadcaster GBH Gets a $500K Boost From the State of Massachusetts
Current

The Wall Street Journal Strikes a Deal With Delta Airlines
AMediaOperator

A New Initiative to Boost Family Court Reporting
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism

France Info: The Changes Coming This Fall, From the Morning Show to Les Informés
Télérama

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💻 Technology, Platforms & Business

Getty Images Scraps $3.7 Billion Merger With Shutterstock Over UK Scrutiny
Reuters

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July 1, 2026 — Happy Canada Day! 🍁

🍁 CANADA & QUÉBEC

👦 Young People Struggle to Tell Journalists and Influencers Apart
La Presse — Media Ecosystem Observatory
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📺 CBC/Radio-Canada Responds to Quebec Party Leaders’ Position on Public Broadcasting
CBC/Radio-Canada Press Centre
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🤖 CBC/Radio-Canada Explores Intimacy in the Age of Conversational AI
Mon Carnet — Bruno Guglielminetti
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🎬 Telefilm Canada Releases Report on Audiovisual Content for Young Audiences
Telefilm Canada
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🤖 Talking to Algorithms Before Talking to Humans
Mon Carnet — Bruno Guglielminetti
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🚀 Google Speeds Up Image and Video Creation with Nano Banana 2 Lite and Gemini Omni Flash
Mon Carnet — Bruno Guglielminetti
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⚙️ Going All In on Automation in Canada: Economic Growth, Labour Markets and the Path Forward
Signal49 Research (Canada)
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🤖 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & MEDIA

🗂️ Most Newsrooms Don’t Have an AI Problem — They Have a Coordination Problem
JournalismAI
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⚖️ NYT CEO Confident in Legal Battles Against OpenAI and Perplexity
Axios
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🔓 US Government Lifts Export Restrictions on Anthropic’s Fable 5 AI Model
Bloomberg
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📰 How Readers Perceive Quality in AI-Generated and AI-Assisted News
Nature / Scientific Reports
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🔬 A Nuanced Picture of AI Use on Campus: Research from Middlebury College
VTDigger
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🧑‍⚖️ AI-Trained Judges Are Being Used to Evaluate Journalism — And That’s a Problem
The Intercept
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🔍 Google Rolls Out AI Overviews in France — and It’s Not Good News for Publishers
Journal du Geek
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📢 Google to Launch AI Overviews in France This Summer and Tries to Reassure Publishers
The Media Leader FR
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🤝 Le Monde Staff Strike Over AI Partnership with Mistral Slows Publication
CB News
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📉 PRESS ECONOMICS & RESTRUCTURING

🚨 LVMH Announces Layoffs at Les Échos and Le Parisien
L’Informé
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✂️ Up to Sixty Positions to Be Cut at Les Échos-Le Parisien
Zonebourse
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💼 The Guardian to Create 55 New Jobs in Digital and Global Expansion Push
Press Gazette
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🎉 Reach PLC Hits 40,000 Paid Subscribers
LinkedIn — Reach PLC
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📡 MEDIA CONSOLIDATION & DEALS

💸 Comcast’s NBCU Split Makes Wall Street’s Math Easier
Axios
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⚔️ UK Government Says It’s Likely to Challenge the $110 Billion Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
CNN Business
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🇩🇪 The Telegraph’s £575M Takeover by Germany’s Axel Springer Is Complete
The Guardian
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🔀 The New CNN, Tulsi Agent Shopping, Comcast Spins Again
Breaker Media
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🎙️ Paula Reid Exits CNN: Behind the Scenes of a High-Profile Departure
Status News
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🤖 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & JOBS

📉 AI Is Killing Jobs in the French Press — A First Assessment

EBRA and Prisma are using AI to justify layoffs in France. Copy editors and desk staff are the first in the crosshairs.

La Revue des médias — INA

🌍 Big Tech and Generative AI Are Suffocating European Media Finances

A new report warns of the massive diversion of ad revenue and traffic away from European publishers.

Agence Europe

Nord Littoral — Le Journal des Flandres

🏖️ Bondi Beach Attack: Survivor Shocked by Fake AI Images of Him Spread Online

AI-generated images falsely depicting the victim circulated massively on social media after the attack.

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📺 MEDIA & INDUSTRY

🏛️ The U.S. Supreme Court Sides with Journalists in Two Key Cases

A landmark ruling protects press freedom, covering both the Catherine Herridge case and New York Times v. Sullivan.

Poynter

⚖️ Supreme Court Rejects Dershowitz’s Appeal Against CNN for Defamation

Alan Dershowitz will not be able to sue CNN for defamation — the Supreme Court closes the case for good.

Bloomberg

🏢 Comcast Splits Up: NBCUniversal and Sky Become an Independent Entity

The cable giant confirms the separation of its media and telecom businesses, sending its stock soaring.

Bloomberg

🎮 NBCUniversal Eyes the Video Game Business After the Comcast Split

Post-separation, NBCUniversal may pivot into the gaming industry, according to sources close to the matter.

Reuters

🔪 Carving Up Comcast: What Brian Roberts Isn’t Really Saying

Industry watchers doubt the official rationale behind the breakup of Comcast and its media assets.

Status News

📻 The BBC’s Flagship Today Programme Suffers a “Body Blow” as Digital Takes Priority

The BBC is shifting resources toward digital platforms at the expense of one of its most storied radio programs.

The Guardian

📰 Can Rupert Murdoch Turn California Red? He’s Going to Try

The media mogul expands his empire by launching the California Post, a West Coast spin-off of the New York Post.

SF Standard

💰 Confusion and Anger as Publisher Moves Journalists to Pay-Per-Click Contracts

A press publisher is imposing a fully click-based compensation model on freelancers, at $8 per thousand sessions.

Press Gazette

🚨 “Why Do You Have to Run from Us?” — Chicago’s Mayor and the Press

Melody Mercado of Block Club Chicago recounts her often-futile attempts to get answers from Mayor Brandon Johnson, who dodges reporters.

Columbia Journalism Review

🏆 When Breaking News Hits, Trusted News Outlets Still Win the Race

A Pew Research Center study shows legacy media still holds the edge when it comes to real-time news delivery.

Editor & Publisher

🎙️ What the Decline of Old Media Can Teach Us — Digital News Report 2026, Episode 3

The Reuters Institute podcast digs into the lessons to draw from the collapse of legacy media in the digital age.

Reuters Institute

📺 Why 60 Minutes Suddenly Isn’t Untouchable

CBS News’ crown jewel is losing its legendary independence — analyzed on the Poynter Report Podcast.

YouTube — Poynter

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🤖 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & MEDIA

🔀 Comcast to spin off NBCUniversal and Sky
NBC News · Read the article

🎬 Animation’s AI Reckoning: Filmmakers Say They Can Make Movies for 90% Less
Filmmakers claim they can produce animated films for a fraction of the usual cost thanks to AI — a shockwave for the entire industry.
Bloomberg · Read the article

🔗 Europe Lays the First Groundwork for Mandatory AI Compensation for Press Publishers
Brussels is beginning to regulate the relationship between press publishers and AI platforms, moving toward compulsory remuneration.
DA Van · Read the article

📡 Google Tells News Publishers to Share Content for AI Training — or Lose Their Fees
Google’s pressure on media outlets intensifies: share content or forgo financial compensation.
PYMNTS · Read the article

🧠 How Curiosity-Driven Science Could Redefine the Future of American Media
MIT Media Lab explores the role of fundamental science as a driver of media innovation in the United States.
MIT News · Read the article

⚖️ AI in the News: When, How, and at What Cost?
A panel brings together journalists and experts to debate the place of artificial intelligence in newsrooms.
C-SPAN · Read the article

🧭 There’s a Time and a Place for AI in Media, Says Axios
How American media organizations are thinking about integrating AI into their journalism without sacrificing the essentials.
Axios · Read the article

🤝 What Will My AI Agent Be Responsible For?
A philosophical and practical reflection on the accountability of artificial intelligence agents in tomorrow’s media landscape.
Meta-Media · Read the article

📺 MEDIA TRANSFORMATION & STRATEGY

📊 Fewer Articles, More Readers: The 8-Point Strategy Reconciling Publishers With Their Audiences
A publisher details a counterintuitive but effective approach to rebuilding public trust and engagement.
MNTD · Read the article

📻 The BBC’s Today Programme Pivots to Social Media and Digital Content
The British broadcaster is rethinking its flagship show to adapt to new digital habits.
The Guardian · Read the article

🏛️ What 19th-Century Media Can Teach Us About the Future
The history of the press offers surprising lessons for navigating today’s upheavals in journalism.
Columbia Journalism Review · Read the article

🎙️ Denis Carreaux Launches “Pile ou Face”: A New YouTube Interview Format
The French journalist creates a short, punchy video format to shake up the conventions of the classic interview.
CB News · Read the article

🎧 Spotify, Video and Podcasts: The Real Model Taking Shape
Spotify is accelerating on video and podcasts — an analysis of a strategic pivot reshaping the audio landscape.
Coup par Clic / Substack · Read the article

🔮 The News Alchemists: Reinventing Information in the Digital Age
The newsletter explores new forms of journalism and the alchemists reinventing how media works.
News Alchemists · Read the article

📰 Agenda Journalism: The Baltimore Sun and the Question of Editorial Ethics
A critical look at the Baltimore Sun’s practices and the tension between economic interests and editorial independence.
Columbia Journalism Review · Read the article

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📡 MAJOR MEDIA POWER MOVES

🔄 CNN, Bari Weiss and David Ellison: Inside a Major American Media Realignment
The biggest names in American media are repositioning themselves in a game of alliances and ambitions.
The New York Times · Read the article

📺 What’s Next for CBS News, CNN, 60 Minutes and Paramount?
America’s major broadcast networks are going through turbulent times — an analysis of the scenarios ahead.
Poynter · Read the article

🎤 Scott Pelley Signs With CAA: A New Life After 60 Minutes
The iconic CBS anchor joins a major talent agency, opening the door to new projects.
USA Today · Read the article

🦊 Fox News, Kevin O’Leary and Maria Bartiromo: The Spiral of Forced Apologies
An on-air apology affair under duress reveals the internal tensions at the conservative network.
Status News · Read the article

🏟️ Legend: Guillaume Pley’s Media Outlet That Could Influence the French Presidential Race
An investigation into this ambiguously positioned online media outlet gaining traction ahead of the elections.
Le Monde / Pixels · Read the article

💼 Gaspard de Monclin: An Investigation Into a Young French Press Boss With Questionable Methods
Brutal management, mass outsourcing, heavy AI use — an unsparing portrait of a controversial Arnault group executive.
L’Humanité · Read the article

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⚖️ PRESS FREEDOM & JUSTICE

🇺🇬 Uganda: The Country’s Main Independent Media Group Shut Down on Army Orders
A power play against a free press: the army orders the closure of Uganda’s largest independent media group.
France 24 · Read the article

🧊 The Texas ICE Protest and the First Amendment Under Fire
A journalist jailed for covering a protest illustrates the mounting threats to press freedom in the United States.
Columbia Journalism Review · Read the article

🏛️ The BBC Takes Trump to Court: Diaries and Phone Logs Demanded
In a defamation proceeding, the BBC is demanding the disclosure of the US president’s communications.
The Telegraph · Read the article

⚔️ How We Beat a TV Historian Who Tried to Force Us to Reveal Our Sources
The Manchester Mill recounts its courtroom victory against a public figure who attempted to compel the newsroom to betray its sources.
Manchester Mill · Read the article

📜 The NYT vs. OpenAI and Microsoft: A Landmark Copyright Battle
The New York Times details its legal fight against AI giants to protect its journalistic content.
The New York Times · Read the article

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🌐 PLATFORMS & SOCIETY

📱 Social Media Branded a “Vector for Hate” by Australia’s Bondi Royal Commission
The inquiry launched after the Bondi attack delivers a scathing indictment of major digital platforms.
Australian Financial Review · Read the article

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🌍 International

🤖 Artificial Intelligence & Journalism

AI and Journalism: The Perspective of Chloé Sondervorst, Producer at Radio-Canada
RFI · Atelier des médias
rfi.fr

How a War-Zone Newsroom in Ukraine Uses AI to Listen to Its Readers
News Machines
newsmachines.beehiiv.com

Generative AI in Brazilian Journalism: Uses, Challenges and Professional Perceptions
Revue française des sciences de l’information et de la communication · OpenEdition
journals.openedition.org

AI Takes Centre Stage at the Couthures-sur-Garonne International Journalism Festival
Courrier Picard
courrier-picard.fr

“Everything That Makes Journalism Valuable, AI Cannot Do”
Paperjam
paperjam.lu

Brazilians’ Interest in News Has Collapsed Over a Decade
Farol Jornalismo
faroljornalismo.substack.com

🎬 Television & Editorial Transparency

Making the Invisible Visible: How TV Shows What Cannot Be Seen
Franceinfo
franceinfo.fr

The HBO Elon Musk Documentary: Legal Risks and Editorial Freedom
Status News
status.news

Sky (Comcast) Reaches Terms to Acquire ITV’s Broadcast Unit in England
Reuters
reuters.com

Google Finance Becomes a Full-Fledged Mobile App on Android
Mon Carnet
moncarnet.com

📱 Content Creators & Media

“News Creators” or Journalists: The Line Keeps Blurring
The Media Leader FR
fr.themedialeader.com

Aurore Domont (Média Figaro): “GEO Puts Us Back Where We Should Never Have Left”
The Media Leader FR
fr.themedialeader.com

RTBF’s AuviO Studio: Where Content Creation Meets the Creator Economy
LinkedIn · Fanny Bruyère
linkedin.com

📰 Journalism Festivals & Events

International Journalism Festival in France: Three Days of Open Democratic Debate
Le Monde
lemonde.fr

📚 Reading, Democracy & Society

Is the Decline of Reading in the Age of Screens the End of the Democratic Era?
Le Monde
lemonde.fr

A Fake Audio Clip Targeting Mélenchon Sparks Outrage at France Culture
Le Monde
lemonde.fr

⚖️ Press Freedom & Law

Fired Stars and Stripes Ombudsman Sues the Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights
Editor & Publisher
editorandpublisher.com

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📺 Television

Despite Hockey, Traditional TV Continued Its Decline This Spring in Canada
La Presse
lapresse.ca

Corus Entertainment Posts a $36.5 Million Loss in Q3, as Quebecor Vows to Buy It
La Presse
lapresse.ca

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🌍 Artificial Intelligence & Journalism

🤖 AI & Editorial Practices

Artificial Intelligence Enters the American Electoral Battle
Mon Carnet · Read the article

From a Week to a Few Days: How I Rebuilt Two Data Journalism Projects with AI
Reuters Institute · Read the article

Which AI Model Should You Use in Journalism?
Tools for Reporters / Substack · Read the article

Full Fact Is Fighting AI-Generated Election Content with Its Own AI Tools
Nieman Lab · Read the article

Are AI Chatbots Politically Biased? We Tested Them
The Washington Post · Read the article

Nearly 400 Local Newspapers Sue OpenAI and Microsoft for Alleged Copyright Theft
Editor & Publisher · Read the article

Google Takes a Tough Negotiating Stance with Publishers on AI Licensing
The Information · Read the article

An AI-Generated Fake News Creator Defends Himself After Backlash and Death Threats
NZ Herald · Read the article

Beehiiv Partners with Cloudflare to Give Independent Journalists Greater Control Over AI Crawlers
Nieman Lab · Read the article

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📰 Media, Press & Industry

🔵 Business Models & Strategies

Forbes Bets on Creators to Grow Its Off-Platform Audience
Digiday · Read the article

American Press Institute Partners with AP Fund for Journalism to Roll Out “Metrics for News” in 10 Local Newsrooms
American Press Institute · Read the article

The Demand for News Video Is Growing — and That’s Good News for Publishers
Nieman Lab · Read the article

Introducing the Journalism Creators Startup Lab
Project C · Read the article

Media and News Tech Startups to Watch
Twipe Mobile · Read the article

The New York Times Is Bringing the Wirecutter Podcast to Public Radio
Current · Read the article

The Inside Story of Legend, Guillaume Pley’s Online Media That Could Influence the French Presidential Race
Le Monde · Read the article

“We Tried Everything”: Why CMA Media Is Selling Its Nine BFM Local Channels
Le Figaro · Read the article

The Daily Wire Under Pressure Seeks Strategic Investors and Eyes an IPO
Semafor · Read the article

The BBC Tests a News Channel Stream on YouTube
Deadline · Read the article

UK Government Proposes Promoting BBC Content on YouTube
Deadline · Read the article

Czech Public Media in Crisis: Protests Over Financing
AP · Read the article

🟣 Trust, Disinformation & Ethics

In a World Saturated with Information, Trust Is a Rare Resource
Stratégies · Read the article

How Sexist Disinformation Invaded the World Cup
France 24 · Read the article

What 19th-Century Media Can Teach Us About the Future of Journalism
Columbia Journalism Review · Read the article

Interview Recordings, Journalists and Sources on Social Media: The Growing Crisis of Press Distrust
INA — La Revue des Médias · Read the article

News Consumption via AI Is Still Rare in the US, Says Gallup
Gallup · Read the article

Climate Scientists Say News Coverage Is Ignoring the Cause of the UK Heatwave
Press Gazette · Read the article

YouTube and TikTok Outpace Established UK Media — Raising Misinformation Risks
The Guardian · Read the article

The Washington Post, Data Centers, and the Jeff Bezos Conflict of Interest That Goes Undisclosed
Washingtonian · Read the article

Meta’s Oversight Board Calls for Stronger Protection Against Sexualized Deepfakes for Private Individuals
Oversight Board · Read the article

📱 Platforms & Social Media

🟤 Trends & Developments

YouTube Shorts Simplifies Its Player and Removes the Dislike Button
Mon Carnet · Read the article

TikTok and YouTube Are Dominating Sports Content Consumption
CNBC · Read the article

LinkedIn Is Testing Suggested Content Feeds
Social Media Today · Read the article

Google’s World Cup Brand Counterattack Highlights Shifting Search Behaviour
Digiday · Read the article

Sayso Bets on a Vetted Creator Feed to Help Users Overwhelmed by Social Media News
Nieman Lab · Read the article

Meta’s Ruthless Management Style: A Reckoning Ahead
Business Insider · Read the article

World Cup Streaming: The Success Numbers from the USA
Lowpass · Read the article

📺 Television & Streaming

🟠 Rights & Distribution

Disney Reaches $50 Million Settlement Over Claims It Made Live TV Streaming Artificially Expensive
Ars Technica · Read the article

✍️ Press Freedom, Ethics & Power

🔴 Pressure on Journalists

In Mexico, Politicians Are Silencing Journalists
The New York Times · Read the article

The Intercept Sues Federal Agencies Over Surveillance of ICE Protesters
The Intercept · Read the article

Resistance Zines in Rural Texas in the Face of ICE Raids
The Guardian · Read the article

Wikipedia Bars Its Co-Founder Larry Sanger
The New York Times · Read the article

Navigating the Generational News Gap
Editor & Publisher · Read the article

When the Best Answer Is “No”: Andy Barnes’s Leadership
Poynter · Read the article

The Dianna Russini Affair at The Athletic / NYT: The “Off the Record” Question
Poynter · Read the article

Solutions Journalism on the Baltimore Sun’s Front Page and the West Moore Story
Columbia Journalism Review · Read the article

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📖 Trends & Media Culture

🟢 New Formats & Audiences

The Teen Print Renaissance: How Young People Are Reinventing the Printed Page
Columbia Journalism Review · Read the article

Are the Kids Alright? Growing Concerns Around Media and Youth
Substack / Marion Ranchet · Read the article

Bari Weiss Takes On the New York Times: The Interview Everyone Is Talking About
Status News · Read the article

What the Financial Times Reveals About the Evolving Global Media Landscape
Financial Times · Read the article

3 Statistical Questions to Ask Before Publishing
Science Presse · Read the article

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🟠 Media & Industry

Québecor Seeks to Acquire Broadcaster Corus
La Presse · Read the article

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🤖 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & MEDIA

🗞️ 60 Jobs Cut at Le Progrès: “Journalists Will Be Replaced by Artificial Intelligence Tools,” Warn Employees
France 3 Régions

🗞️ Eastern France’s Press Shifts to AI-Supervised Journalism — The MEPA Software Takes Over Layout, Headlines and Editorial Reformulation
Réinformation.tv

📘 New Global UNESCO Report Demonstrates the Value of Independent Journalism for the Economy and Security, as Public Funding Collapses
UNESCO

📱 Facebook Rolls Out an AI Companion App for Creators — The New Tool Replaces Creator Studio and Delivers Personalized Recommendations Based on Performance and Goals
TechCrunch

📣 Meta Launches Advanced AI Ad Features — New Advertising Capabilities Powered by Artificial Intelligence
Social Media Today

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📊 MEDIA ECONOMY & CREATORS

💰 The Highest-Earning Creators of the Internet Content Machine — MrBeast Tops the List with $300 Million in Gross Earnings, According to the Forbes Top Creators 2026 Ranking
Statista

📈 YouTube Releases Updated Ad Metrics Tools — New Data on Content Trends and Creators Open to Brand Partnerships, via Google Ads Insights Finder
Social Media Today

🌐 INTERNATIONAL NEWS

🦆 Zuck’s Interview Duck — In a Rare Interview, Mark Zuckerberg Sidesteps Tough Questions from Feed Me Newsletter Readers
Status News

🏞️ Internal Memo Orders National Park Staff to Stay Silent on Deaths — Documents Reveal a Directive to Conceal Fatalities Occurring in American National Parks
The Washington Post

🕯️ Carles Esteban Tejero Has Died — Tribute to a Veteran Economic Journalist at La Vanguardia and a Defining Figure of Spanish Field Journalism
La Vanguardia

🍁 CANADA & QUÉBEC

🔍 How to Make Sure You Get Reliable Sources in Your Google Searches — A Recently Launched Tool Now Lets You Set Preferred Sources
Le Devoir

📵 Australia — Banning Social Media for Teenagers Has Little Impact, According to a New Study
La Presse

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🤖 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & MEDIA

📊 AI agent use for news consumption is rising — but not everywhere
Nieman Lab · Read article

🛡️ This NewsGuard chatbot wants to solve AI’s misinformation problem
CNN · Read article

🇩🇪 AI rattles German media: a scandal shaking journalism
Deutsche Welle · Read article

🗳️ In Texas, AI-generated political ads blur the line between real and fake
Poynter · Read article

🔎 Newsrooms can automate their election dashboards with vibe coding
RJI · Read article

🔍 I replaced Google with DuckDuckGo and Perplexity: the results surprised me
ZDNet · Read article

🕷️ People Inc. CEO accuses Google of abusing its dominant position with its AI crawler
Axios · Read article

💰 BUSINESS MODELS & SUBSCRIPTIONS

🎥 Premium video increases subscriber retention at The Economist
Press Gazette · Read article

🌍 Le Monde in English: profitable by its fourth year
The Audiencers · Read article

🐢 Slow journalism pays off for The Lever under Trump 2.0
Press Gazette · Read article

💸 Patrick Soon-Shiong and his payment troubles at the L.A. Times
Status News · Read article

📚 A publishing giant eyes expansion
Axios Media Trends · Read article

🗽 PRESS FREEDOM & ETHICS

⚖️ The White House attempts to force journalists to reveal their sources
Poynter · Read article

📜 The DOJ issued then withdrew subpoenas against Post and WSJ journalists
Editor & Publisher · Read article

🌐 Deutsche Welle’s Global Media Forum 2026: defending free and credible journalism
Business News Tunisie · Read article

🔬 Wired hires a journalist to monitor the tech-government nexus
Columbia Journalism Review · Read article

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📺 TELEVISION & TRADITIONAL MEDIA

😶 CBS News ombudsman stays silent amid 60 Minutes turmoil
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🤖 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & MEDIA

Is AI Better at Our Jobs Than Us?
Substack — Florent Daudens

Prisma Media Launches France’s First AI Agent to Run Ad Campaigns
Stratégies

Axel Springer’s People Inc.: When AI Steps Into the NYT’s Editorial Kitchen
The New York Times

Against Beige Media: Strategist Dmitry Shishkin’s Non-Negotiables for the AI Era
FIPP

From AI Pioneer to Bystander: How Meta Lost Ground in the Research Race
Usine Digitale

Meta Accidentally Gave Employees Access to Each Other’s Keystroke Data
Wired

Google Overviews in France: The Head of Google France Is Betting on 2026
Ouest-France

Google and A24 Announce a Landmark Cinema Partnership
La Presse

News Corporation Stock Rose on Q3 Results — But the AI Licensing Story Hasn’t Arrived Yet
TIKR

💼 NEWSROOM TRANSFORMATION

198 Jobs Cut at France’s Ebra Press Group: “They Say AI Will Make Things Better”
France 3 Bourgogne

Hundreds of Jobs at Risk at Le Progrès in Lyon (France): The Decision Is Made — AI Will Replace Journalists
Lyon Mag

Why Take the Stairs When the Elevator Is Right There?
LinkedIn — Éric Scherer

Video Is the Future of Legacy Media
LinkedIn — David Sallinen

📡 INDEPENDENT MEDIA & NEW MODELS

Newsletter Writers Are the Next Generation of Media Moguls
The Washington Post

Substack as Matchmaker: How Newsletter Writers Are Playing Cupid
The Atlantic

Coyote Media Collective: The Scrappy New Independent Political Outlet Shaking Up the Bay Area
CJR

Book Reviews Are an Endangered Species — So This Independent Bookstore Started Publishing Its Own
Nieman Lab

The News Alchemists — Edition #71: This Is Not a List of AI Capabilities — These Are Audience Needs
The News Alchemists

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📺 MEDIA BUSINESS & STRATEGY

From Magazine to Outdoor Media Ecosystem: The Evolution of Outside Inc.
Voices Media

Robinhood Cuts Sherwood News Staff in Push Toward In-App Content
Investment News

Tony Dokoupil, CBS Evening News, Bari Weiss and What Paramount Looks Like Under David Ellison
The Wall Street Journal

Penske Acquires Vox Media: A Major Reshaping of the Digital Media Landscape
The New York Times

The Atlantic Doubles Down on Video and Podcasts
Semafor

The Lowest-Earning Category on YouTube — What Is It?
Streaming Made Easy

Listening to the French and Responding: What Are the Media Doing? (This Is France — 1/4)
Blick

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