For today, links to reports from the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. Then, a note. (MEDIA 7-24-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA and WEST BANK entries for today are HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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The FCC approves Paramount’s $8B deal with Skydance after months of chaos and political intrigue, by Wyatte Grantham-Philips and Michael Liedtke | AP  NEW YORK — Federal regulators on Thursday approved Paramount’s $8 billion merger with Skydance — this after months of turmoil revolving around . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE to read July 24 and May 19 reports from NPR.

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NOTE: For some historical context, David Halberstam’s The Powers That Be, published in 1979, provides information about the early years of CBS, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and Time. It came out about 10 years after The Kingdom and the Power, by Gay Talese, about the New York Times. And HERE is a review of the Halberstam book from the New Republic.

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