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DCN’s media industry must reads: week of January 22, 2026
This week's digital media industry must-read news stories curated by DCN, the only trade association that exclusively serves media companies.
January 22, 2026 | Curated by Michelle Manafy, Editorial Director – DCNConnect on
Here are some of the best media stories our team has read so far this week:
- The New York Times | ‘We’ll Sue’: White House’s Warning to CBS Is Sign of a New Media Status Quo (5 min read)
- Vulture | Everything (Including Netflix) Will Become YouTube This Year (5 min read)
- PressGazette | Five US publishers sue Google over ‘deceptive and manipulative’ adtech practices (4 min read)
- The Financial Times | US regulator appeals Meta’s antitrust win (3 min read)
- CJR | Nothing Is Secure (8 min read)
- NiemanLab | US Media in the Crosshairs (13 min read)
- Digiday | In Graphic Detail: Why platforms are turning social video into living room TV (3 min read)
- PressGazette | Global news industry revenue level in 2025 as publishers diversify beyond print (4 min read)
- The Financial Times | Combating disinformation must not be confused with censorship (3 min read)