Press Freedom Under Pressure (US–China): The Trump administration is replacing the “duration of status” system with fixed-term visas for foreign journalists—240 days for most, but just 90 days for Chinese reporters—sparking backlash from RSF and CPJ and Beijing’s warning of reciprocal countermeasures. Diplomacy Meets Media Racism (Philippines–China): Manila protested a China Daily video portraying Filipinos as monkeys, with lawmakers and officials calling it dehumanizing while pushing for takedowns and accountability. Legal Threats to Journalists (India): The NUJP condemned a criminal case against former SunStar editor Marchel Espina as intimidation; separately, India’s Delhi High Court reiterated press freedom isn’t a shield for irresponsible journalism. Regulation & Media Power (Israel): Israel’s Knesset dissolved ahead of Oct 27 elections after a legislative blitz that included sweeping communications and media-regulation changes. Local News + AI Experiment: A US startup is hiring local journalists to feed statehouse reporting into an AI system for corporate subscribers, betting on a new model as local news budgets shrink. Media Industry M&A Watch: Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery deal faces weeks of uncertainty in the UK as Parliament breaks for summer. Tech/Policy: The FCC is revisiting whether “The View” qualifies as a news interview program—an issue with broader implications for broadcasters and press freedom.