Media Equity & Harassment: South Africa’s Sanef says the “glass ceiling” is now a “cyberceiling,” with 75% of women journalists citing cyber misogyny as a barrier to progress, up sharply from 2018. AI Advertising Shift: Time Magazine is running ads tailored for AI agents, using text-only pages and FAQ-style “sponsored content” designed to be ingested by bots. Press Freedom in Court: A judge paused $800-a-day contempt fines against investigative journalist Catherine Herridge after she refused to betray confidential sources, boosting her First Amendment fight. Platform Accountability: New Mexico ordered Meta to pay $567M and impose child-safety steps, treating social platforms like “factories” producing harm. Regulation & Intermediary Status: India is probing whether Meta’s recommendation algorithms and paid promotion should still qualify for intermediary protections. Global Media Curbs: Pakistan faces fresh backlash after new rules require foreign media to get permission to report outside Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore. Ad Tech Deal: Nielsen agreed to buy DoubleVerify for about $2.15B to deepen digital measurement and verification. International Crackdowns: Afghanistan’s journalists report mounting mental-health strain under Taliban restrictions, closures and detentions. Broadcast Industry Watch: CBS weighs Tony Romo’s uncertain future after his OWI arrest and indefinite leave.