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DCN’s media industry must reads: week of February 26, 2026
This week's digital media industry must-read news stories curated by DCN, the only trade association that exclusively serves media companies.
February 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:
- The New York Times | Judge Rebukes U.S. Over Application to Search Reporter’s Home (2 min read)
- The Guardian | Netflix, Disney+ and Prime Video to come under stricter regulation in UK (2 min read)
- The Wall Street Journal | Marketplaces Are the Next Frontier in Publisher Deals With AI Companies (5 min read)
- Digiday | Publishers chase video podcast growth, but audio still leads (5 min read)
- CJR | Mending Local News in a Crisis (6 min read)
- Pew Research Center | Email Newsletters as a Source of News (5 min read)
- Future Media | Publishers react to Zuck’s mobster offer on AI (41 min listen)I
- MIT News | Study: AI chatbots provide less-accurate information to vulnerable users (6 min read)