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DCN’s media industry must reads: week of March 26, 2026
This week's digital media industry must-read news stories curated by DCN, the only trade association that exclusively serves media companies.
March 26, 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:
- PBS | Instagram and YouTube found liable in landmark social media addiction trial in California (6 min read)
- NiemanLab | ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok are all bad at crediting news outlets, but ChatGPT is the worst (at least in this study) (10 min read)
- The New York Times | Judge Rules Pentagon Restrictions on Press Are Unconstitutional (7 min read)
- The New York Times | New York Times Accuses Pentagon of Defying Court Order (2 min read)
- The Verge | Google Search is now using AI to replace headlines (9 min read)
- NiemanLab | ProPublica’s union authorizes the first U.S. newsroom strike over AI protections (11 min read)
- NBC News | OpenAI is shutting down its Sora video-creation app (4 min read)
- The Wall Street Journal | The Threats and Bare-Knuckle Tactics of MAGA’s Top Antitrust Fixer (23 min read)