For today, links to four reports: from Reuters, National Public Radio, Anadolu Ajansi, and News Minimalist; others or just headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (Scroll down for MEDIA 12-9-25, and up or down for SYRIA, UKRAINE and GAZA.) — MCM

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Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban, by Byron Kaye and Renju Jose | Reuters  SYDNEY — Australia today became the first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking access in a move welcomed by many parents and child advocates but criticised by major technology companies and free-speech advocates. READ MORE . . .  Scroll down to MEDIA, 12-8-25 for Dec. 5 NPR report.

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Remembering NPR’s Kevin Drew. Reported by Leila Fadel | NPR  We remember supervising editor Kevin Drew, an award-winning journalist and esteemed colleague, who passed away last weekend. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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France : des librairies parisiennes privées de subventions pour avoir exposé des livres sur la Palestine, par Ümit Dönmez | Anadolu  PARIS — L’exposition d’ouvrages consacrés à la Palestine a conduit plusieurs librairies parisiennes à subir des pressions, des actes de vandalisme et à perdre des subventions, à la fois de la part de la municipalité de Paris et du Conseil régional d’Île-de-France. READ MORE . . .  Anadolu did not publish this report in English; an English version of first paragraph follows just below.

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Paris bookstores lose subsidies for displaying books on Palestine, by Ümit Dönmez | Anadolu  PARIS — Prominently displaying authors’ works on Palestine has put several bookstores in Paris under pressure, from acts of vandalism to the loss of their subsidies from the municipal government and the Regional Council of Île-de-France. [Longer English version possible another day.]

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FROM AUG. 13  Paris bookstore faces threats over Palestine books. From News Minimalist. The feminist and LGBTQ+ bookstore Violette and Co has reported a campaign of intimidation, vandalism, and threats from the far-right — following their decision to feature books on Palestine, racism, and colonialism in their window display. READ MORE . . .