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New York Times:
Like Gannett, McClatchy plans to stop using The AP's news feed, publishing no AP content after March 31; McClatchy will continue to use AP election results data — The Associated Press said the decisions by the two major newspaper chains “would not have a material impact on our overall revenue.”
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Natalie Korach / The Wrap:
In a memo, Gannett Chief Content Officer Kristin Roberts says the publisher will stop publishing AP content on March 25 “to invest further in our newsrooms” — The company will end its legacy AP premium subscription beginning March 25, and “redeploy more dollars toward our teams”
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Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg:
France fines Google €250M for failing to broker deals with media outlets, including training Gemini on articles without telling publishers or France's regulator — - Firm also accused of breaking other commitments in news case — Google says the fine is disproportionate despite it settling
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Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
Pew survey of 5,078 US Hispanic adults: 54% get their news in English and 21% get their news in Spanish, while just 23% consume news in both languages equally — A new Pew Research Center study published Tuesday shows that while Latinos in the United States are largely online news consumers …
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Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
A look at ESPN's plans for its standalone streaming service, which sources say the company aims to launch in 2025, costing $25 to $30 per month — With ESPN's direct-to-consumer plan, the network is attempting to uphold its mission statement of, “Serving sports fans. Anytime. Anywhere."
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The Streamable, The Streamable, @ronbohning, @benmillermke and Rolling Stone
Kayleigh Barber / Digiday:
Fortune expands its UK and European footprint, planning to release unique print covers in London, Paris, Zurich, and Milan, and to add 35 staff by end of 2024 — As U.K.-based publishers look towards the U.S. advertising market, U.S.-based Fortune is turning its attention in the opposite direction.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Disney says Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour broke Disney+ records with 4.6M views after three days, the top music film ever on Disney+; Disney reportedly paid $75M — Taylor Swift has set a new record with the premiere of her “Eras Tour” concert film on Disney+.
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Committee to Protect Journalists:
Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously pass the Safeguarding National Security Bill, which may lead to the suppression of press freedom and prosecution of journalists — The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the Hong Kong legislature's hasty passing of a national security law on Tuesday …
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Jon Keegan / The Markup:
A data journalist details using ChatGPT as a reporting assistant: the AI tool is a good coding partner but ignores basic instructions on sourcing and citations — The AI tool ignored basic instructions about sourcing and citations. But it's a pretty good newsroom coding partner. — Hello, readers!
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@themarkup, @themarkup, @themarkup, @samwineburg, @alexmahadevan and @pg
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Disney launches DRAX Direct to streamline the process of buying ads on Disney+ and Hulu, using tech from Google and The Trade Desk — In the first expansion of the Disney Real-Time Ad Exchange, the media company is rolling out a more advanced offering for streaming advertisers featuring tech platforms run by Google and The Trade Desk.
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Bengaluru-based audio platform Pocket FM, which offers series with short episodes, raised a $103M Series D led by Lightspeed, a source says at a $750M valuation — India-based audio platform Pocket FM has secured $103 million in Series D funding led by Lightspeed Ventures with participation from Stepstone Group.
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Variety, The Economic Times, Moneycontrol, Livemint, Pocket FM and @niteesh22, more at Techmeme »
Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
India appoints the government-run Press Information Bureau's fact checking unit to monitor and fact check government-related content on social media — In India, a government-run agency will now monitor and undertake fact-checking for government related matters on social media …
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Livemint, Times of India, CNBC-TV18, Hindustan Times, The Indian Express and The Indian Express, more at Techmeme »
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