For today, links to four reports: from National Public Radio and the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, and to an article of commentary from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (Scroll down for MEDIA 12-1-25, and up for LEBANON, GAZA and UKRAINE entries.) — MCM

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New York Times sues Pentagon over media restrictions, by David Folkenflik | NPR  The New York Times sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth today over the Pentagon’s new policy that requires media outlets to pledge not to gather information unless defense officials formally authorize its release. Click HERE to read and, later, listen.

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FROM DEC. 2  Inside Israel’s shadow campaign to win over American media, by Conner Echols | Responsible Statecraft  Back in March 2011, the Israeli consulate in New York City had a problem. A group of soldiers from the Israel Defense Forces were coming to the U.S. on a PR trip, and Israeli officials needed help . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM DEC. 3  Israel’s silent war on Lebanon: How digital espionage rewrites the rules of assassination, by Mohamad Shams Eddine | The Cradle  For every assassination Israel carries out against a Hezbollah commander, a familiar question reverberates through Lebanon’s resistance circles: how did they track him? READ MORE . . .

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FROM DEC. 2  Is Paul McCartney’s ‘Wonderful Christmastime’ simply . . . horrible? Reported by Scott Neuman | NPR  There are almost certainly worse holiday songs than Paul McCartney’s 1979 “Wonderful Christmastime” — by the same Beatle who penned “Let It Be” on the band’s final album. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM DEC. 3  In ‘Wings,’ Paul McCartney recounts the making of his post-Beatles band. A Martínez of NPR speaks with Paul McCartney about his new book, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run, an oral history of the band McCartney formed after The Beatles broke up. Click HERE to listen and read.

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