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Nico Grant / New York Times:
Email: Google plans to cut 100 employees from YouTube's operations and creator management teams; a source says YouTube employs 7,173 people — The layoffs are part of efforts by the video platform's parent company, Google, to trim costs and bureaucracy as it embraces artificial intelligence.
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Natalie Korach / The Wrap:
The LA Times Guild calls an emergency meeting after being told that the newspaper intends to “imminently execute another major round of layoffs” — The newspaper intends to “imminently execute another major round of layoffs,” according to the bargaining committee
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The Daily Beast, @aritbenie, The Hollywood Reporter, @benmullin and @pkafka
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
In a note to staff, Condé Nast announces it is bringing Pitchfork into the GQ organization, and lays off Pitchfork EIC Puja Patel and some Pitchfork employees — Pitchfork editor-in-chief Puja Patel will depart the company in the consolidation. — It's the end of an era for Pitchfork.
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Reuters:
Sources: Reddit has drawn up plans for an IPO in March 2024, with a public filing in late February, the first major social media IPO since Pinterest's in 2019 — Social media platform Reddit has drawn up detailed plans to launch its initial public offering (IPO) in March …
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The Wrap, Cointelegraph, CoinGape, TechStartups and CityAM, more at Techmeme »
Karissa Bell / Engadget:
TikTok details its plans for the 2024 US elections, including a ban on political ads, work with fact-checking organizations, and reports on influence campaigns — Its approach hasn't changed much from 2022. — TikTok has shared more about its plans to fight misinformation ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Sources: Twitch didn't renew partnerships with Rolling Stone, Complex, and Vice in 2023; the publishers were paid between $1M and $5M for exclusive content — Publishers were paid between $1 million and $5 million to cover costs in exchange for exclusive content
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@zachbussey and @zachbussey
Ellen Huet / Bloomberg:
Fairly Trained, a nonprofit founded by ex-Stability AI VP Ed Newton-Rex, will give certification labels to AI companies that get consent for their training data — New system seeks to create a sort of ‘organic’ or ‘fair trade’ label for AI. — A new initiative will evaluate …
Trevor Pyle / Nieman Storyboard:
Q&A with The Washington Post's reporter Drew Harwell on how to approach a story about sex-content influencers, creators' privacy concerns, and more — Drew Harwell looked behind the books of OnlyFans, a social media sex site, for The Washington Post's “creator economy” series
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@drewharwell@threads.net, @taylorlorenz@threads.net, Talking Biz News and Business Insider
Kristin Robinson / Billboard:
The Mechanic Licensing Collective issues notices of intent to audit all digital services operating under its blanket license, including Spotify and Pandora — The Mechanical Licensing Collective (the MLC) has issued notices of intent to audit all digital service providers (DSPs) …
Naomi Zeveloff / Committee to Protect Journalists:
Israel is now the sixth largest jailer of journalists, imprisoning 17 Palestinians as of December 2023; many are held without charge in administrative detention — In October, when the Israel-Gaza war began, Alaa al-Rimawi snapped into action, covering developments on J-Media …
Discussion:
Voice of America and The Guardian
Sara Fischer / Axios:
CNN names longtime executive Virginia Moseley as the network's first executive editor; CNN's international news chief Mike McCarthy will be managing editor — Months after being named the new CEO of CNN Worldwide, Mark Thompson on Wednesday unveiled his strategy for bringing the decades-old cable new network for the digital era.
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CNN, @davidclinchnews, @abigailmarone, Adweek, @sarafischer, The Hollywood Reporter, Associated Press, Deadline and Reuters
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Wendy Kaur / Elle:
A profile of, and interview with, Kaitlan Collins on becoming a CNN anchor at age 31, having no regrets about her May 2023 Trump town hall, and more — At age 31, Collins is one of the youngest anchors—and fiercest reporters—in CNN history, with loyal viewers tuning in every weeknight …
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@hameturgeman, @dylanbyers, @jeremymbarr, @jdawsey1, Fox News and The Wrap
Miranda Green / The Guardian:
Floodlight investigation: Alabama Power and its foundation fund local news outlets to control narrative around high electric bills and utility-related pollution — A Floodlight investigation found Alabama Power runs a news service and its foundation bought a Black newspaper.
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@sammy_roth, @mirandacgreen, @mirandacgreen, @floodlightnews, @mirandacgreen, @mirandacgreen and @byrontau
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