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DCN’s media industry must reads: week of June 12, 2025
This week's digital media industry must-read news stories curated by DCN, the only trade association that exclusively serves media companies
June 12, 2025 | By Michelle Manafy, Editorial Director – DCNConnect on
Here are some of the best media stories our team has read so far this week:
- The Wall Street Journal | News Sites Are Getting Crushed by Google’s New AI Tools (5 min read)
- AP | With reporters shot and roughed up, advocates question whether those covering protests are targets (5 min read)
- The New York Times | Los Angeles Protests Amplified by Influencers and Online Creators (4 min read)
- The Wall Street Journal | The Media and Entertainment Deal Machine Is Revving Up (5 min read)
- Deadline | Why There Is So Much Worry In Public Media That Donald Trump Will Win Fight To Defund NPR, PBS And Local Stations (6 min read)
- CBS News | Appeals court allows Trump to ban AP from smaller spaces for now (2 min read)
- Fast Company | Why digital-native publishers like Business Insider are most exposed in the AI era (5 min read)
- The New Yorker | Can Public Media Survive Trump? (9 min read)
- Adexchanger | New US State Children’s Privacy Laws Continue To Reshape Digital Marketing (4 min read)