Last Thursday, The Epoch Times — an independent media organization — released a tranche of more than 2,000 never-before-seen photographs documenting the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement in Beijing. For decades, film rolls containing thousands of photos have been kept in a metal box, never known to the world, and The Epoch Times has made them public for the first time ever. The photo release marked the 37th anniversary of the June 4th massacre. more

The MS NOW host reflected on six years of “Velshi” and explained why he believed “bearing witness has never mattered more than it does right now.” more

Axios has hired Simon Hernandez-Arthur to author the Axios Communicators newsletter and helm the franchise, effective June 22. more

A bill that would divert some unused film tax credits to public media got a hearing before a Senate panel on Monday, with backers of public television and journalism supporting the plan. more

The newspaper’s owner cited inflation and rising operational costs as the reason for closing the only print publication in the southwestern Montana town. more

David Dunn-Rankin, chairman of D-R Media and Investments LLC, which owns the Highlands News-Sun, is the newest inductee into the Florida Newspaper Hall of Fame. more

OpenAI said in a written statement on Monday that “it may be a while” until it goes public because there are “things we want to do that are likely easier as a private company.” more

Perplexity is planning to go public in 2028 regardless of how the market receives the listings of Anthropic and OpenAI, CEO Aravind Srinivas told CNBC.  more

In a letter obtained by POLITICO, Paramount Skydance accused Netflix of trying to “poison” its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. more

California legislators are trying again to save local newsroom jobs, and it’s no wonder. As the Assembly considered a refundable tax credit for news organizations, Californians were trying to navigate a zany primary election that included 61 candidates for governor. The tax bill sailed through, 63-10, on May 27. more

On June 3, 2026, in Los Angeles, California, Nota announced the debut of Intelligence. This new offering empowers media professionals by assisting them in selecting coverage topics and generating initial ideas, all seamlessly integrated into their current workflow. more

It’s no surprise that today’s fractured media landscape dictates who gets what types of information. But it also affects what they do with that information once they get it — and that may be especially true for teenagers. more

Two leading organizations dedicated to press freedom launched JESS (Journalist Expert Safety Support), an AI-powered tool designed to give journalists, editors and news organizations working across the United States greater access to essential safety information and guidance. more

New York Public Radio President and CEO Christy Tanner announced the promotions of Emily Botein, Stephanie Clary and Eileen Delahunty to editorial and creative leadership roles across WNYC and Gothamist, WNYC Studios and WQXR. more

Starting this week, POLITICO's global social team — Danielle Woodward, Kara Ellis and Sashko Shevchenko — will join the audio/video team under Ben Reininga. POLITICO also announced several new hires. more

WGTE will assume broadcasting responsibilities for WBGU’s PBS programming beginning July 1, providing continued access to service for viewers across the region. more

The partnership expands access to Bloomberg’s full-text content directly within CisionOne. more

As newsrooms ban reporters from betting on the news, tougher questions remain about how to cover the markets themselves. more

Independent Media, publisher of The Independent, has announced the appointment of Chris Anthony as president, North America. In his role as president, Anthony will oversee Independent Media’s North American business, drive revenue growth and run all related operations. more