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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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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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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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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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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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Deadline, Billboard, Forbes, The Hill and Media Play News
Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg:
France fines Google €250M for failing to broker deals with media outlets over content linking and using press content to train AI, after a €500M fine in 2021 — - Firm also accused of breaking other commitments in news case — Watchdog levies €250 million penalty in latest escalation
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Reuters, @bcoeure, @bcoeure and @samuelstolton, more at Techmeme »
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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Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
FT Strategies survey of news workers: reaching a diverse audience ranks fourth in priority behind growing digital subscriptions, engagement, and revenue streams — Management and junior staff have differing views on the barriers to diverse newsrooms. — Diversity and inclusion are …
Tim Baysinger / Axios:
ESPN signs a six-year extension worth $7.8B to remain the sole TV partner for the College Football Playoff through the 2031-32 season — The network's current agreement was set to expire after the 2026 final. — Starting this coming season, the CFP will expand from four to 12 teams.
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
The UK plans to refer RedBird's Telegraph bid for an in-depth review, giving the UK more time to change the law to formally block the deal in the next months — Culture secretary ‘minded to refer’ deal involving British media group to Competition and Markets Authority
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Committee to Protect Journalists:
Poland has reportedly detained four Ukrainian journalists who were investigating Poland's trade with Russia; two were detained on February 27 and two on March 7 — Polish authorities should refrain from detaining members of the press reporting on topics of public interest …
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