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Reuters Institute:
A survey in six countries shows 32% of respondents think human editors check AI outputs before publishing them; many haven't made up their minds yet about AI — Based on an online survey focused on understanding if and how people use generative artificial intelligence (AI) …
The Guardian:
News Corp Australia reorganizes its mastheads into free, subscription-based tabloids, and prestige titles, and lets go of news.com.au EIC Lisa Muxworthy — Staff told some people will ‘regrettably leave our business’ as media empire is reorganised into three divisions
Alex Rogers / Financial Times:
Letter: Vivek Ramaswamy calls for BuzzFeed to axe staff, focus on video, and hire new voices, like Tucker Carlson, after raising his stake in BuzzFeed to 8.3% — Former US Republican presidential candidate urges media group to hire from ‘across the political spectrum’
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Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
Americans' visits to movie theaters have been falling since the early 2000s, coinciding with broadband internet growth; Hollywood is reacting by raising prices — - Hollywood had a miserable Memorial Day weekend — one of the worst it has had in decades. — But this shouldn't be a surprise …
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@tvgrimreaper, Los Angeles Times, @bsdtectr.bsky.social and @tvgrimreaper
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Pamela McClintock / The Hollywood Reporter:
Comscore: Memorial Day weekend box office grossed an estimated $128.3M, a 29-year low, excluding 2020 and 2021, and down ~37% YoY; Furiosa led with just $32M
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The Wrap, New York Times, Variety, The Hill, Albert Fong on LinkedIn, Paul Dergarabedian on LinkedIn, Los Angeles Times, @patrickbigpix, Steve Siskind on LinkedIn, Washington Post, IGN, JoBlo, NBC News, Associated Press, Screen Rant, CNN, The A.V. Club, The Wrap, Business Insider, Deadline, Screen Rant, ComingSoon.net, Forbes and IndieWire
Brian Stelter / Vanity Fair:
A profile of Lisa Rubin, a corporate lawyer turned MSNBC legal correspondent, who has covered Trump's NY trial and has been on air 275+ times since January — The corporate lawyer turned correspondent is having a moment on the cable news channel, relaying all the daily drama from the camera-free courtroom.
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@brianstelter, @brianstelter, @richardhudock, @steve_vladeck, @lawofruby and @jayshams
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
FT CEO John Ridding says news publishers “have leverage and should insist on payment” from AI companies and disintermediation is the industry's “biggest threat” — Financial Times chief executive John Ridding has told other news publishers they “have leverage and should insist on payment” from AI companies.
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MediaPost, @mitalilive, @olifranklin, @ftpressoffice and Talking Biz News
Joe Berkowitz / Fast Company:
The MoviePass documentary, called MoviePass, MovieCrash, highlights founders Stacy Spikes and Hamet Watt, who are Black and often omitted from MoviePass stories — Business stories involving a meteoric rise followed by a spectacular collapse naturally lend themselves to movies …
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Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, New York Times, The Verge, IndieWire and HBO
Clara Aberneithie / Press Gazette:
PINF study: the UK's 300 to 400 independent publishers make between £18.6M and £24.8M in annual revenue combined, down from £30M to £40M in the previous year — There has been a dramatic reduction in revenue, audience and staff sizes across the small independent …
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Emily Ramshaw / The 19th:
The 19th received a three-year, multimillion-dollar grant to advance its journalism from Melinda French Gates as part of her $1B initiative focused on women — The multi-year support will allow us to grow our journalistic ambitions and our audience, while investing in our long-term sustainability.
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CNN, New York Times, Associated Press, @slooterman, @errinhaines, @jessicalessin, Emily Ramshaw on LinkedIn, Fernanda Santos on LinkedIn, @19thnews, The Hill, @grace_panetta, Melinda French Gates on LinkedIn, @jason_kint, @jillgeisler, Variety, The Information, @eramshaw, CBS News and The Wrap
Stephanie Edgerly / Local News Initiative:
A survey of 1,004 Chicago-area residents: 62% frequently use a smartphone to consume local news, just 9% read printed newspapers and magazines often, and more — An examination of the public's interest in and reliance on local news, as well as consumption habits
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The Daily Wire says it finished 2023 with a profit and more than $200M in revenue, with more than $22M from commerce, most from its line of shaving products — - “We launched Jeremy's Razors for the same reason we launched a general and kids entertainment business and a news …
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@sarafischer, @kendallbaker, @ckrewson and @hitsamty
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The Associated Press inks new deals with five local nonprofit newsrooms to share and distribute content ahead of the 2024 US election — - And it continues to add more statehouse reporters through an ongoing collaboration with Report for America. … - Those newsrooms were selected based …
Discussion:
Julie Pace on LinkedIn and @jeffjarvis
New York Times:
The Daily Beast starts taking staff buyout applications, seeking to cut $1.5M; sources: 10 to 15 unionized editorial staff members are expected to take buyouts — The two leaders have looked for money-saving measures since joining the digital tabloid in April.
Discussion:
The Wrap, @katie_robertson and @benmullin
Advanced Television:
MENA-based streaming service provider OSN acquires rights to Max Originals and Warner Bros Pictures feature films in an exclusive multiyear deal with WBD — OSN, the MENA entertainment company, has acquired the rights to all-new first run Max Originals and Warner Bros Pictures feature films …
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The Desk, Deadline and WORLD SCREEN
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube rolls out Playables, a collection of over 75 free games available on mobile and desktop, to all users — YouTube's “app store” for games is rolling out more broadly. The company announced on Tuesday that its collection of lightweight, free games dubbed “Playables” …
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