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Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with FT Group CEO John Ridding on the benefits of being owned by Nikkei, using AI in the newsroom and for engagement, US growth, and Big Tech's AI missteps — The FT has more than 1.4 million subscribers, including more than 1 million digital subscribers. About 20% are based in the United States.
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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
A jury finds Rust movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins — Weapons experts and prosecutor witness Bryan Carpenter, explains in court that he found fault with Alec Baldwin's conduct and use of guns.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
News sites are closing due to the collapse of programmatic ad revenue; a case study of Talking Points Memo shows how subscriptions kept the site in business — Over the years I've written about structural problems in the digital news industry, often driven by the growth of platform monopolies and other issues.
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Ben Markus / Colorado Public Radio:
Colorado Public Radio lays off 15, primarily in audio and podcast production, and spares the newsroom of cuts; staff grew from 48 in FY 2006 to 214 in FY 2022 — Colorado Public Radio laid off 15 employees this week, the largest cut to the public broadcaster's payroll in at least a quarter of a century.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
An interview with LinkedIn EIC Dan Roth on investing in journalism and news, work with over 400 news publishers globally, launching a podcast network, and more — - Unlike Facebook and X, traffic referrals to news publishers have increased slightly from LinkedIn over the past three years, per Similarweb.
Matthew Keys / The Desk:
Dish Media announces it has formed an advertising partnership with streaming service Philo, letting Dish Media clients purchase Philo's addressable ad inventory — Dish Media has formed a strategic, advertising-driven partnership with wallet-friendly general entertainment streaming service Philo, the companies announced on Wednesday.
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Hayden Field / CNBC:
Patronus AI releases CopyrightCatcher and says OpenAI's GPT-4 produced copyrighted content on 44% of prompts in its test of AI models for copyright infringement — - Patronus AI, an AI model evaluation company founded by ex-Meta researchers, on Wednesday released research showcasing …
Kasey Moore / What's on Netflix:
Netflix licenses the first season of the OnlyFans original series House of Sims, which debuted on OFTV in May 2023, in the UK — No, we're not making that up... House of Sims is coming to Netflix UK. — There are always headlines I have to write here at What's on Netflix …
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Will Shanklin / Engadget:
Twitch details its 2024 plans, including redesigning its mobile app for the first time since 2019 to add mod tools, the ability to upload short videos, and more — It promises “a more modern, immersive viewing experience” later this year. — Twitch is redesigning its mobile app for the first time since 2019.
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Police in Azerbaijan detained about a dozen journalists after raiding offices of Toplum TV; EIC Khadija Ismayilova said no explanation for the raid was given — Police in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, detained about a dozen journalists from the online Toplum TV channel on March 6 after searching …
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Will Sommer / Washington Post:
Road & Track magazine pulls a 5,000-word article by socialist writer Kate Wagner that skewered the F1 racing scene; source: EIC Daniel Pund ordered it pulled — Editors for Road & Track aren't saying why they yanked Kate Wagner's story from the website shortly after it published
Todd Spangler / Variety:
WBD plans to shut down Rooster Teeth after failing sell the unprofitable fandom, gaming, and comedy entertainment unit, resulting in layoffs of ~150 employees — Warner Bros. Discovery in talks to sell shows like ‘RWBY,’ ‘Red vs. Blue’ and ‘Gen:Lock’ and will shop the Roost podcast network
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