AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoMedia M&A: Paramount agreed to pause its $110B Warner Bros. Discovery merger as a coalition of 12 states presses an antitrust case, setting up a faster path to trial while the deal sits on hold through June 2027. Press Freedom Under Pressure: The DOJ withdrew New York Times subpoenas tied to the Air Force One leak probe after a judge pushed back, but the court is still demanding more internal government paperwork. WHCA Dinner, Take Two: The rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association dinner lands at the Waldorf Astoria with tighter security and a smaller guest list, as Trump prepares a “unifying yet vicious” speech months after an April shooting derailed the event. AI & Journalism Economics: Reuters editor-in-chief warned generative AI is an “existential” threat to journalism unless publishers get paid as models rely on reporting. Online Media Regulation: Belize’s broadcasting authority is debating licensing rules for “national online broadcasters,” sparking questions about where platform use ends and regulation begins. Global Crackdowns: Turkey sentenced six journalists in Q2 and opened a probe into Sözcü TV remarks, while Morocco’s RSF again called for Ali Lmrabet’s liberation.
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