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DCN’s media industry must reads: week of June 19, 2025
This week's digital media industry must-read news stories curated by DCN, the only trade association that exclusively serves media companies.
June 19, 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 New York Times | It’s Official: Streaming Is Now the King of TV (5 min read)
- NiemanLab | For the first time, social media overtakes TV as Americans’ top news source (13 min read)
- The Financial Times | How the culture war is remaking advertising (11 min read)
- NPR | Press group sues L.A., alleging police abuse of reporters at ICE rallies (9 min read)
The Hill | More people turning to AI bots for news: Poll (2 min read) - The Wrap | Diversity Boosts Streaming Success as Box Office Releases Fall Behind, UCLA Study Finds (3 min read)
- The New Yorker | What’s Happening to Reading? (15 min read)
- Imaginize World Podcast | Future of Media: Opportunities, Risks, Trust with Michelle Manafy (30 min listen)