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Washington Post:
Sources reveal alleged ties of incoming WaPo editor Robert Winnett to a PI who worked for The Sunday Times, from deceptively obtained material to legal help — Unpublished book drafts and other documents raise questions about Robert Winnett's journalistic record just months before he is to assume a top newsroom role.
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New York Times:
A former colleague and records indicate WaPo's Will Lewis and Robert Winnett used fraudulently obtained records in Sunday Times articles in the early 2000s — Years before becoming the Post's publisher, Will Lewis assigned an article based on stolen phone records, a former reporter said.
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New York Times:
Sources: Jeff Bezos appears to be standing by Publisher and CEO Will Lewis and has envisioned WaPo growing to reach 100M subscribers from its current 2.5M
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@corbinbolies, @pkafka, Media Nation, @z3dster, @danahoule, @tvgrimreaper, @froomkin, @benmullin, @benmullin, @davidclinchnews, The Wrap and Mediaite
Sheila Dang / Reuters:
Survey: 52% of US and 63% of UK respondents say they would be uneasy with news produced mostly using AI; 59% worry about false news content online, up 3% YoY — Global concerns about the use of AI in news production and misinformation are growing, a report published by the Reuters Institute …
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Reuters Institute: the share of people who say they sometimes or often actively avoid the news reached 39%, up 10 percentage points from 2017 — The proportion of people selectively avoiding the news is now ten percentage points higher than it was seven years ago, reaching a new high of 39% across 20 key markets.
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Thomas Buckley / Bloomberg:
Pixar's Inside Out 2 grosses $155M in the US and Canada, 2024's biggest opening weekend, and $295M globally, the biggest in history for an animated film — - Animated sequel tops ‘Dune: Part Two’ for 2024's highest bow — Opening is boon for theaters and for Disney's rebounding Pixar
Arasu Kannagi Basil / Reuters:
Naver-owned online comics platform Webtoon aims to raise up to $315M in a US IPO, offering shares for $18 to $21 each and targeting an up to $2.67B valuation — Online comics platform Webtoon Entertainment said on Monday it is targeting a valuation of up to $2.67 billion in its initial public offering in the United States.
Ben Smith / Semafor:
Sources: the Washington Post is in talks with legendary admaker David Droga to commission a new marketing campaign to redefine its image — The Scoop — The Washington Post is shopping for a new brand. — The Post is in talks to bring aboard the legendary admaker David Droga to commission …
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@semaforben, @jackshafer and @ericuman
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
TikTok expands its Symphony ad suite, adding AI dubbing and custom or stock Digital Avatars based on paid actors or created to resemble specific creators — TikTok is introducing some new generative AI tools that aim to help organizations and content creators grow their global audiences …
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The Media Leader, Ad Age, TechCrunch, The Drum and TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
YouTube is testing Notes, an experimental crowdsourced tool to let users add context to videos, similar to X's Community Notes, on mobile in the US in English — YouTube is introducing a new experimental feature that will allow viewers to add “Notes” to provide more context and information under videos …
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YouTube Official Blog, @carnage4life and 9to5Google, more at Techmeme »
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
NBCU partners with Group Black, a collective focused on Black-owned and Black-produced media, to launch multicultural content hub E!+ on Peacock — NBCUniversal is tapping an outside company to help it bring a broader array of viewers and advertisers under its media tent.
Allison Schiff / AdExchanger:
Mozilla acquires Anonym, a privacy-focused ad measurement startup launched by Meta executives in 2022, and will run Anonym as a separate business unit — Two years after leaving Meta to launch their own privacy-focused ad measurement startup in 2022, Graham Mudd and Brad Smallwood have sold their company to Mozilla.
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The Mozilla Blog
Paresh Dave / Wired:
How the launch of AI search chatbots such as Bing Copilot is affecting advertisers, as they look for new ways to target users with relevant ads — Microsoft and Google are bringing ads to their AI search experiences. But users don't always find it helpful.
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Bloomberg, @wired, Paresh Dave on LinkedIn and @jordannovet
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