Mediagazer: AP survey: ~70% of newsroom staff used AI to help write or edit social media posts, newsletters, and headlines, and 49% said AI has already changed workflows (Alex Mahadevan/Poynter)

3:40 PM ET, April 10, 2024

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David Folkenflik / NPR:

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Uri Berliner / The Free Press:
A 25-year veteran editor at NPR says an “open-minded spirit” no longer exists there and blames ex-CEO John Lansing's focus on race and identity starting in 2020

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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:

Sources: three Paramount Global directors, including Dawn Ostroff and Nicole Seligman, are expected to leave the board as Paramount discusses a Skydance merger — Dawn Ostroff and Nicole Seligman were on the independent special committee tasked with finding the best deal for all shareholders

Discussion: The Wrap, Reuters, The Information, Los Angeles Times and @jtoonkel

Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:

Rep. Adam Schiff introduced a bill that would require companies training generative AI models to disclose all of the copyrighted work they used to do so — Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) unveiled legislation on Tuesday that would require companies using copyrighted material to train …

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CBS News rebrands CBS News Streaming Network as CBS News 24/7 and plans to expand its programming, including CBS News Confirmed, to examine misinformation — CBS News announced a new name and a new slate of programming for its CBS News national stream, doubling down on live coverage and unparalleled reporting from CBS News & Stations.

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Vince Morris / Washington City Paper:

An internal “traffic sheet” from a source shows the Washington Post website had ~55M monthly visits in February 2024, down 60% from ~140M visits in April 2020 — Newspapers across the country have experienced a drop in website traffic and circulation since Donald Trump left office …

Discussion: @wcp, @angelozanola.bsky.social, @vincentmorris, @joelmathis.bsky.social and @paleofuture.bsky.social

Alex Mahadevan / Poynter:

AP survey: ~70% of newsroom staff used AI to help write or edit social media posts, newsletters, and headlines, and 49% said AI has already changed workflows — Despite ethical concerns, nearly 70% of newsroom staffers recruited for an Associated Press survey say they're using generative AI to create content

Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:

Marketers complain about ad performance issues on Meta's platforms over the past few months, saying ad campaign costs are up significantly while sales are down — Marketers on Facebook and Instagram notice glitches, higher prices and poorer returns on the once-reliable network

Discussion: Search Engine Land and HBR.org

New York Times:

Simon & Schuster celebrates its 100th anniversary, as KKR's investment helps start new imprints and hire editors, while most other publishers seek to cut costs — The milestone comes after a particularly turbulent period, when the publisher was put up for sale and bought by a private equity firm.

Bron Maher / Press Gazette:

UK-based nonprofit newsroom Open Democracy cuts staff, citing inflation and uncertain funding; source: the cuts are expected to impact around 10 of its 52 staff — The cuts are expected to impact approximately ten of Open Democracy's 52 staff. — Non-profit newsroom Open Democracy …

Wall Street Journal:

Roblox partners with PubMatic to show video ads on in-game billboards to users aged 13 and over; creators that opt to show the ads will get a cut of ad revenue — Roblox Users Battle Tornadoes and Raise Pets. Will They Watch Ads, Too? Online-entertainment company hires ad-tech player PubMatic …

Discussion: MediaPost, Reuters, Joseph Jurbala on LinkedIn, @nowhere.bsky.social, Lisa on LinkedIn, Robin Steinberg on LinkedIn, @saraheneedleman and Johanna Bauman on LinkedIn, more at Techmeme »

Scott Roxborough / The Hollywood Reporter:

Q&A with Getty Images CEO Craig Peters on the deal with Nvidia to create AI tools trained on Getty's stock images, the need for AI industry standards, and more — The stock photo giant has entered into a deal with AI giant Nvidia to create AI tools trained on Getty's copyright-protected library of stock images.

Discussion: Jeff Frick on LinkedIn

Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:

Comcast says it sold a record ~$1.2B in ads for the upcoming Summer Olympics and Paralympic Games in Paris, with $350M+ of the ad sales coming from new sponsors — The opening and closing ceremonies are sold out, according to a statement from Dan Lovinger, head of Olympics sales for Comcast's NBCUniversal …

Discussion: StreamTV Insider, Barrett Media, Reuters, MediaPost, NBC Sports Pressbox, Sportico, Deadline, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter

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