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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
The SAG-AFTRA national board approves its new contract with the major studios with an 86% approval vote, sending the deal to membership for ratification — The official approval was announced by the guild at a press conference Friday afternoon, which finally got started at around 3:20 p.m. after an 80-minute delay.
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Carly Thomas / The Hollywood Reporter:
Actress Justine Bateman says union members should only approve SAG-AFTRA's tentative deal “if they don't want to work anymore”, calling out its AI provisions — The actress-writer-filmmaker said union members should only approve the deal “if they don't want to work anymore.”
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@hewizard, @kellengoff, @actorjoshprice, IndieWire, @chescaleigh, @stephanfleet, @ohheydj, @rmbee, @justinebateman, @justinebateman, @justinebateman and The Wrap
Rolling Stone:
SAG-AFTRA's deal would require studios to get consent before making digital replicas of living and deceased actors, disclose their use, and pay actors for them
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@vkhosla, @discussingfilm, @synopsi, @variety, @carnage4life@threads.net, @kayla__lmao, @awards_watch, @jbflint, @coveredgeekly, @amyklobuchar, New Scientist, Comic Book, IndieWire, ABC7, Variety, New York Post and Wired
Priscille Biehlmann / Reuters Institute:
A look at TOPO, a French magazine launched in 2016 covering the news and complex issues in a graphic-novel format for a teen audience, reaching ~5K subscribers — TOPO uses graphic novel techniques to tackle complex issues for its teenage audience. It's reached 5,000 subscribers since its launch in 2016
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Lisa Drew on LinkedIn and @janebsinger
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Ofcom Chair Michael Grade describes the BBC's license fee as a “regressive tax”, and calls for the BBC to strengthen its governance and complaints mechanisms — Michael Grade wants more transparency in how the UK's state broadcaster handles complaints
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@danielthomasldn, City A.M. and The Guardian
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
Reach Chief Digital Publisher David Higgerson says that “there is no plan to replace journalists with social media influencers”, after the company cut ~450 jobs — Comments given by CEO Jim Mullen to The Telegraph prompted confusion and anger among staff.
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@davidhiggerson, @mattgoodingtm, @davidhiggerson, @davidhiggerson, @jnkappers, @paulbreeden2 and @davidhiggerson
Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
A look at efforts by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to silence journalists in the name of fighting disinformation, including lawsuits and criminal probes — He calls fake news an enemy that threatens democracy. Critics of President Yoon Suk Yeol say he is silencing journalists in the name of fighting disinformation.
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Fox News and The Kyiv Independent
Brian Morrissey / The Rebooting:
A survey of 201 publishers: the goal of subscriptions is to diversify revenue, 30% are seeing <10% growth in subscription revenue, and churn is a looming issue — Today, I'm releasing The Rebooting's second research project. With partnership from BlueConic, I surveyed over 200 publishers …
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@peristrathearn and Simon Owens's Media Newsletter
Bloomberg:
Hybe, the South Korean music company behind BTS, acquires Spanish-language studio Exile Music, its first step into the burgeoning market for Latin music — - Hybe, the home of BTS, acquires Exile Music from Candle Media — Music sales increased by 26% in Latin America last year
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@nachouy, @tim_bays, Reuters and Digital Music News
Moira Donegan / The Guardian:
The era of explicitly feminist media in the US appears to be over with the closure of Jezebel, which outlasted the rest of the feminist blogosphere — Websites like Jezebel revived feminism, showing the internet might have a re-radicalizing effect. Who will carry the torch? — Jezebel is dead.
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Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
The brand safety industry crushes news sites by keeping ads away from articles that algorithms say make people sad or upset, leading to shutdowns like Jezebel's
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Media Voices, The Overspill, @22@octodon.social, @pluralistic@mamot.fr, Blair Hickman on LinkedIn, Lou Paskalis on LinkedIn, @chronotope, @chronotope, @chronotope, @chronotope, @jason_kint, @learmonth, @jgreigj, @scottnover, @kattenbarge, @jason_koebler, @jason_koebler, @dollydeighton, @jason_koebler, @jeffhorwitz, @mollytaft, @koumdros, @lisettevoytko, @themattmager, @rach_greenspan, @bobsaietta, @xpatriciah, @josephfcox, @carolynmichelle, @josephfcox, @vanderhoofy, @emanuelmaiberg, @loudmouthjulia, @loudmouthjulia, @josephfcox, @unchartedworlds@scicomm.xyz, @ben@werd.social, @herhandsmyhands …, Dan Ackerman on LinkedIn, @stefan@stefanbohacek.online, Nick Lucchesi on LinkedIn, @lilithsaintcrow …, @rpardee@hachyderm.io, @ernie@writing.exchange, @jplebreton@mastodon.social, MediaPost, @susanrinkunas.bsky.social and @greene.haus
Sophie Culpepper / Nieman Lab:
A look at Press Forward's first six local chapters and their leading funders in Alaska, Minnesota, Wichita, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Springfield, Illinois — The coalition announced its first six local chapters, and their leading funders, last week. — When a coalition of funders led …
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@allisonfrisch07
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Sources: DMGT is preparing its own Telegraph Media Group bid, after ending talks with a Qatari group over fears the UK would oppose investors from the region — Daily Mail owner is drawing up plan to fund bid on its own — Lord Rothermere has dropped plans to use Qatari cash to help fund …
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@danielthomasldn
Reporters Without Borders:
Reporters Without Borders and 16 partners unveil the Paris Charter on AI and Journalism to help define ethics and principles for journalists using AI at work — The first of its kind, the Paris Charter on AI and Journalism defines ethics and principles that journalists …
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