AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoPress Freedom Scrutiny: CPJ is reviewing its Gaza journalist casualty database after Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad obituaries showed some people previously listed as journalists were actually combatants, prompting removals and a full audit due in July. US Media & Courts: The Supreme Court upheld the high bar for defamation suits by refusing to hear Alan Dershowitz’s CNN case, while also expanding presidential power over independent regulators by allowing Trump to fire FTC commissioners without cause—raising new questions for FCC commissioner Anna Gomez’s tenure. EU Journalism Conditions: The EU’s Media Pluralism Monitor 2026 warns that journalists’ working conditions are deteriorating and calls for binding protections for safer, more stable reporting across Europe. Corporate Media Shake-up: Comcast announced it will split off NBCUniversal and Sky into a separate publicly traded company, separating media from broadband/wireless as streaming reshapes the industry. Press Freedom Under Pressure (Uganda): Uganda’s military chief ordered shutdowns of Nation Media Group outlets, with editors’ groups calling it a direct threat to free expression and democratic accountability. Syria Media Regulation: Syria’s Ministry of Information issued broad publishing prohibitions, reigniting debate over whether regulation is protecting order or creating a renewed threat to press freedom.
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