• News Media Corporation ceases operations, with all newspapers closing.• Skydance takes over Paramount, and a new era begins.• Stanford’s student newspaper sues Trump administration.• Jury hands Nielsen a loss, but TV measurement battle continues.• And more . .

• The NFL is taking a 10% stake in Disney’s ESPN.• Court: Review-Journal’s joint operating agreement with Sun ‘unenforceable’.• New York Times revenue jumps 9.7% from subscriptions, ads.• America’s Newspapers expands advocacy team with new state policy director.• And.

• Sally Jenkins, Erik Wemple take Washington Post buyouts.• Meta shares soar as ad business continues to fuel AI ambitions.• American Journalism Project invests $1.8M in Spotlight PA to expand community-based news across Pennsylvania.• Media coalition sues to block.

• Amazon to pay New York Times at least $20 million a year in AI deal.• MacArthur Foundation invests $1.5 million in the American Journalism Project’s work to strengthen local news ecosystems.• CNN launches new events franchise ‘Global Perspectives’.• And more . .

• A sweeping report — with rankings — on the decline of independence in our corporatized media.• Freedom of the Press Foundation sues DOJ for Trump memo on Qatari jet.• Spotify hits 276 million paying subs, exceeding forecasts, but swings to quarterly loss.• And more . .

• DallasNews Corporation rejects Alden's unsolicited proposal.• VERSANT board of directors for future independent media company announced.• Will agencies, broadcasters, TV OEMs adopt a new watermarking solution for measurement and transaction?.• And more . .

• FCC approves Paramount-Skydance merger.• Trump signs bill to cancel $9 billion in foreign aid, public broadcasting funding.• Gannett offers voluntary buyouts .• Hundreds of Hearst journalists demand respect.• Konstantin Toropin named Pentagon reporter for The.

FCC approves $8 billion Paramount-Skydance merger

• Trump says he’s ‘getting rid of woke’ and dismisses copyright concerns in AI policy speech.• CBS News names Tanya Simon executive producer of ‘60 Minutes’.• Local News Summit: Chuck Todd talks local news with Michigan press leaders.• Kari Lake moves to consolidate her.

• Alden Global Capital makes a play for The Dallas Morning News.• AFP journalists warn their ‘last reporters will die’ working in current Gaza conditions.• Google seeks licensing talks with news groups, following AI rivals.• Fortune cuts 10% of staff.• And more . .

• L.A. Times owner to take newspaper public in next year.• Newsletter publisher 6AM City buys AI startup Good Daily to expand to 400+ markets.• Senators press incoming CBS owner on Trump’s claim of settlement side deal.• NPR news chief announces she's leaving days after.

Brewing trust — one pint at a time. 🍺🗞️.What happens when a newspaper and a brewery join forces? In Spokane, it results in First Amendment beer — a bold collaboration between The Spokesman-Review and No-Li Brewhouse that’s making headlines. 🎙️ In this episode of E&P Reports,.

• Forecast: Print advertising decline slows — but the floor is lower than expected.• Opinion | Trump sues Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal and sends a familiar warning to the rest of the press.• Judge orders Trump officials to restore funding for Radio Free Europe.• And more.

• Trump threatens to sue WSJ over article about 2003 Epstein letter.• House gives final approval to Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid; read industry comments.• Settlement reached in investors’ lawsuit against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other.

• Senate passes $9 billion in spending cuts to public broadcasting, foreign aid requested by Trump.• Would-be TikTok buyers accuse Chinese owners of maintaining control through racketeering scheme.• Wendy Naugle joins USA TODAY Network as executive editor of entertainment.

• Press Forward awards $22.7 million for 22 projects to meet the urgent challenges facing local newsrooms.• Senate votes to move ahead with Trump’s request for $9 billion in spending cuts.• Trump sues Corporation for Public Broadcasting to oust board members.• O’Rourke.

• PBS and NPR’s last-ditch fight to save funding.• News Corp authorizes new $1 billion stock repurchase program and intends to accelerate pace of buyback.• Reuters launches AI-voiced packaged video content in Spanish and Portuguese.• The Information launches new video.

• Buffalo Newspaper Guild event canceled after threats against cartoonist.• Public broadcasters brace for vote on sharp funding cut.• David Gergen, adviser to presidents and political commentator, dies at 83.• Forbes makes strategic leadership appointments to accelerate.

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• Newsprint not affected by increase in US tariff on Canadian imports.• Sample News Group to acquire Eagle News Group of Suburban Syracuse.• Sides reportedly agree to mediation in long-running Pittsburgh Post-Gazette strike.• Trump warns Republicans against rejecting cuts.