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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WaPo editor Robert Winnett to a PI who worked for The Sunday Times, from deceptively obtained material to legal help — Unpublished book drafts and other documents raise questions about Robert Winnett's journalistic record just months before he is to assume a top newsroom role.
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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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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
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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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.
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Tegna names Mike Steib as its new CEO, succeeding Dave Lougee, who has been CEO for the past seven years; Steib is currently the CEO of Artsy — He succeeds Dave Lougee, who is retiring after 7 years atop the broadcast company. — The local TV station giant TEGNA has a new CEO.
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
The Cannes Lions ad festival adds humor as an award category, highlighting the importance of a “human connection” in ads, as AI struggles to create funny ads — New humour category highlights ‘human connection’ in a sector beset by a crisis in creativity
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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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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