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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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@rmbee, @hewizard, @kellengoff, @actorjoshprice, IndieWire, @chescaleigh, @stephanfleet, @justinebateman, @ohheydj, @justinebateman, @justinebateman and The Wrap
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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.
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
Discussion:
@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
Discussion:
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
Discussion:
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
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
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
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
Discussion:
@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 …
Discussion:
@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 …
Discussion:
@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 …
Kathy Jones / Committee to Protect Journalists:
As of November 10, at least 40 journalists and media workers have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, three are reported missing, and 13 are reported arrested — The Israel-Gaza war has taken a severe toll on journalists since Hamas launched its unprecedented attack against Israel on October 7 …
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scheerpost.com, Jenifer Vaughan on LinkedIn, National Union of Journalists …, The Times of Israel, Mother Jones, The Daily Beast, The Independent, Reporters Without Borders, The Messenger, New York Post, Press Gazette, The Hill, Media Nation, Mediaite, Washington Post and @carkner@historians.social
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
A New York Times attorney blasts Senator Tom Cotton for “disinformation and incendiary rhetoric” after Cotton asked how many NYT employees embedded with Hamas
Discussion:
The New York Times Company, @brianstelter, @aaschapiro, @sentomcotton, @murrownyc, @sulliview, @brianstelter, @sentomcotton, @stphnfwlr, @john_sipher, @mehdirhasan, @clydehaberman, @clancynewyork, @genmhayden, @johnrobinson, @benryanwriter, @bgrueskin, @nytimespr, @sentomcotton, Jerusalem Post, Mediaite, Freedom of the Press …, The Daily Beast, Daily Mail and The Messenger
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