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CNBC:
Altice USA announces the sale of Cheddar News to the media company Archetype, owned by PE firm Regent; source: the deal is structured as an “earn out” deal — - Cheddar News-owner Altice USA announced Thursday it has sold the financial news streaming service to the media company Archetype …
Eugene Weekly:
Eugene Weekly in Oregon cancels its print edition for now after discovering it had been “the victim of embezzlement at the hands of someone we once trusted” — EUGENE WEEKLY IS FIGHTING TO COME BACK AFTER A MASSIVE FINANCIAL BLOW — Eugene Weekly is this town.
Angela Fu / Poynter:
Research: the US news industry cut 2,681 jobs from January to November 2023, not including buyouts, more than in all of 2022 or 2021, and 130+ newspapers closed — It's a sharp reversal from the last two years, when layoffs fell and some news outlets even expanded.
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
A profile of Francesca Street, whose Chance Encounters love stories for CNN.com appeared five times on Chartbeat's list of 2023's most-engaging stories — The 29-year-old CNN reporter, who writes about love and romance, was one of 2023′s most popular reporters
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
The New York Times' lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft relies on a false belief that copyright can limit the right to read and process data — This week the NY Times somehow broke the story of... well, the NY Times suing OpenAI and Microsoft. I wonder who tipped them off.
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Bloomberg:
A US judge rejects X's bid to block California's AB 587, which seeks to control toxic social media posts by requiring companies to disclose moderation policies — - Measure seeks to control toxic posts on social media platforms — Company alleged state is trying to censor controversial speech
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Sources: Gannett, News Corp, IAC, and the News/Media Alliance have had talks with OpenAI for months on the price and terms of licensing their content — Several major publishers have been in talks to license content to the creator of ChatGPT, but agreement on the price and terms has been elusive.
Leyla Latypova / The Moscow Times:
How Russia's independent media fared in 2023: imprisoned media workers grew from 11 to 28 as wartime censorship laws forced some outlets to cease all operations — The past year has been another troubling one for the Russian free press. — Russian officials branded scores of independent news outlets …
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Reporters Without Borders, The Daily Beast, The Hill and @sambreazeale2
TheRighting:
Analysis: 17 of the top 20 right-wing news websites saw their unique visitors decline YoY in November 2023; Hannity grew 122% YoY and Infowars grew 46% YoY — Eighty-five percent of right wing news websites in TheRighting's top 20 lost year-over-year (YOY) unique visitors according …
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@therighting and @farhip
Colin Mann / Advanced Television:
Podcast listening on the BBC Sounds app rose 34% YoY through November 2023; this year's numbers include smart speaker data starting in April — In 2023 (January to November) there were over 2 billion plays of radio, music and podcasts on the BBC Sounds app, as listeners continue to enjoy …
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Newsmax ratings, which exploded after Fox ousted Tucker Carlson, have gradually declined; Q4 primetime ratings fell 14% QoQ but they remain higher than in 2022 — Newsmax was riding sky-high on surging ratings after its top rival, Fox News, fired its biggest star—but here's how it eventually came crashing back down.
Washington Post:
Sources: India pressed Apple to come up with alternative explanations for warning Indian journalists and opposition politicians of state-sponsored iPhone hacks — NEW DELHI — A day after Apple warned independent Indian journalists and opposition party politicians in October that government hackers …
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