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DCN’s media industry must reads: week of June 25, 2026
This week's digital media industry must-read news stories curated by DCN, the only trade association that exclusively serves media companies.
June 25, 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 Financial Times | Ministers to make YouTube and Meta boost prominence of UK news (3 min read)
- NiemanLab | The use of AI chatbots for news is on the rise — but not everywhere (4 min read)
- TechCrunch | Instagram looks to take on streaming services with longer-form, episodic and live formats for its TV app (1 min read)
- The New York Times | Microdramas, Often Dismissed as Lowbrow Curiosities, Eye the Mainstream (5 min read)
- Axios | Jim VandeHei: Writing with AI (4 min read)
- The Guardian | ABC encourages viewers to back network amid FCC investigations (2 min read)
- UNESCO | UNESCO launches consultation on fair payment for news in the digital age (1 min read)
- Press Gazette | Creative industries to get new monthly print tabloid mag (2 min read)
- PwC | Global entertainment and media advertising revenues to hit US$1.4 trillion in 2030 – as global box office continues recovery (4 min read)