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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 29, 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 Verge | Google won’t stop replacing our news headlines with terrible AI (6 min read)
- CJR | The Fight over AI at McClatchy (6 min read)
- MediaPost | SCOTUS To Rule On Reagan-Era Video Privacy Law (3 min read)
- The Washington Post | Inside an AI start-up’s plan to scan and dispose of millions of books (11 min read)
- PressGazette | Google ‘exploring updates’ to let publishers opt out of AI Overviews (8 min read)
- NiemanLab | A scrappy story-sharing tool with local newsroom DNA gains traction (8 min read)
- The Washington Post | Trump has ramped up lawsuits against the media. Here’s where they stand. (16 min listen)