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Sources detail how X used threats of lawsuits and pressure tactics to motivate companies like Amazon, Ralph Lauren, and Verizon to resume buying ads on the site — Elon Musk and CEO Linda Yaccarino launched a campaign to strong-arm advertisers back onto the platform
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Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
ABC News says it has “made the decision to not renew” Terry Moran's contract after suspending him for calling Stephen Miller a “world-class hater” — The long-time correspondent won't return to the network after his suspension. — ABC News correspondent Terry Moran has been let go from the network.
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
Reporters Without Borders: there have been at least 31 attacks on journalists while covering the Los Angeles protests, including 27 attacks by law enforcement — More than two dozen journalists have been injured or roughed up while covering protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles …
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The Hill, The Guardian, Columbia Journalism Review, @gaufre, @scottnover, USA Today, Reporters Without Borders, Poynter, @havantenviro.bsky.social, @happysnarkygal.bsky.social, @xs4me2@mastodon.social, @sebastian2.bsky.social, @SteveThompson@mastodon.social, @brunojnavarro.bsky.social, @jestastrophy.bsky.social, @fireflows.bsky.social, The Boulder Reporting Lab, WWL-TV and Daily Mail
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Daily Star drops its page three with pictures of scantily dressed women as part of a print and online redesign, with a new strapline “News with a wink” — The Daily Star has ditched page three models amid a wider redesign across print and online.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Filing: Disney and NBCUniversal sue Midjourney in California, accusing it of direct and secondary copyright infringement; they say talks with Midjourney failed — Disney and NBCUniversal have teamed up to sue Midjourney, a generative AI company, accusing it of copyright infringement …
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The NYT appoints Ligaya Mishan and Tejal Rao as co-chief restaurant critics, part of an effort to expand starred restaurant reviews across the US, not just NYC — The pair, Ligaya Mishan and Tejal Rao, are part of an effort to expand starred restaurant reviews across the country, the company said.
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Philip Buckingham / New York Times:
DAZN, which paid $1B to show FIFA's Club World Cup, expects 2025 to be a “transformational” year, despite low usership in the US, UK, Africa, and South America — Six months before the planned start of the Club World Cup came word that FIFA had finally found the grease to make its new wheels turn.
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Radio Times and Mirror
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
The House Rules Committee advances a bill that would claw back $1.1B in funding for public broadcasting, including $535M for CPB, over the next two fiscal years — A bill that would claw back $1.1 billion in federal funding for public broadcasting cleared the House Rules Committee, setting it up for a floor vote later this week.
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Washington Times, Daily Camera, @thodson.bsky.social, Associated Press, The Hill and NewsMax.com
Natalie Lung / Bloomberg:
DoorDash acquires adtech company Symbiosys for $175M, as part of a major update to its ad business that now generates $1B+ annually — DoorDash Inc. is adding to its recent buying spree by acquiring advertising tech firm Symbiosys for $175 million, bolstering an ad business that now generates more than $1 billion annually.
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Adweek, The Information, @whoa-magic.lol, John Roswech on LinkedIn, Restaurant Business and DoorDash
Eli Tan / New York Times:
As the LA protests roll on, social media creators have at times outnumbered the traditional press corps at rallies, playing an outsized role in sharing media — Creators such as Cam Higby, who is conservative, have sometimes outnumbered traditional media outlets at the immigration protests.
Discussion:
TVNewsCheck and PR Daily
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Taboola rolls out DeeperDive, its generative AI search engine for its publishing partners, starting with Gannett/USA Today and The Independent — Ad giant Taboola is rolling out its own generative AI search engine called DeeperDive for its publishing partners to use on their websites, its CEO and founder Adam Singolda told Axios.
Discussion:
@sarafischer and @andydehnart.com
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: ABC News, NBC News, and CBS News won't preempt regular TV programming for Trump's June 14 military parade, leaving coverage to their streaming outlets — Does a parade meant to celebrate the nation truly exist if it can't get on national broadcast TV?
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