Top News:
Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
Bloomberg EIC says he has apologized to the freed prisoners and to WSJ EIC; report: one of the two Bloomberg reporters who bylined the story has been fired — John Micklethwait, the editor-in-chief of Bloomberg News, announced this week that several members of his newsroom have faced …
Discussion:
New York Times, @charlottetklein, New York Post, @jenniferjjacobs, Talking Biz News, @ericnewcomer, @warondumb and New York Magazine
RELATED:
Josh Dickey / The Wrap:
Email: Bloomberg EIC John Micklethwait says the outlet has taken disciplinary action against those involved in breaking the Russia prisoner swap embargo — The outlet prematurely posted the news last Thursday while the swap, which included Evan Gershkovich, was still underway
Discussion:
Associated Press, @katie_robertson, The Desk, CNN, Newser, The Hill, @jayrosen_nyu, @dan_munz, Fox News, @dnvolz, @maxwelltani, HuffPost, @bgrueskin, @benadida, Deadline and TVNewsCheck
Samantha Cole / 404 Media:
Sources: Nvidia scraped sources like Netflix and YouTube to train an unreleased foundational model; concerned staff were told they had full clearance to do so — Nvidia scraped videos from Youtube and several other sources to compile training data for its AI products, internal Slack chats …
Discussion:
Futurism, Digital Trends, Engadget, @ernie@writing.exchange, @timnitGebru@dair …, @samleecole, @mkbhd, @josephfcox, @paco@infosec.exchange, @paul@oldfriends.live, @noondlyt@mastodon.social, @minimaxir, @KimPerales@toad.social, @lilithsaintcrow …, @simon@fedi.simonwillison.net, @minimaxir, @simonw, @jasonkoebler@mastodon.social and @simonw, more at Techmeme »
Kayla Cobb / The Wrap:
CBS News names Adrienne Roark as president of editorial and newsgathering and Jennifer Mitchell as president of stations and digital, as part of a restructuring — Roark will be president of editorial and newsgathering, and Mitchell will be president of stations and digital
Discussion:
The Desk, CBS News, New York Post, Radio & Television …, Deadline, TVNewsCheck, The Hollywood Reporter and Barrett Media
Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Crooked Media Workers Union members stage a one day walkout after more than a year of contract negotiations with the network behind Pod Save America — The progressive media company, which is home to the podcast ‘Pod Save America,’ has been in negotiations with the union for more than a year.
Discussion:
The Wrap, Writers Guild of America East and Deadline
RELATED:
Bart Meijer / Reuters:
The European Commission says TikTok agreed to permanently withdraw and not replace TikTok Lite's “Task and Reward Programme” in the EU to comply with the DSA — ByteDance's TikTok has agreed to permanently withdraw its TikTok Lite rewards programme from the EU to comply …
Discussion:
TechCrunch, The Information, 9to5Mac, UPI, @carnage4life, Sourcing Journal, @eu_commission and Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »
Max Tani / Semafor:
The WSJ's explosive report from January about UNRWA's alleged links to Hamas were based on Israeli intel reports the WSJ has been unable to confirm — In January, The Wall Street Journal made an explosive claim: Quoting “intelligence reports,” the paper reported that not only had 12 members …
Discussion:
Fox News, Reuters, New York Post and @maxwelltani
Emma Roth / The Verge:
WBD says it has seen a “meaningful lift” in how long viewers watch content on Max after rolling out a new “whole page optimization” system in the US last month — If you've been on Max lately, you might've noticed more personalized rows of content across your entire homepage.
Discussion:
Variety, The Streamable, @tvgrimreaper and Cord Cutters News
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
After redesigning its website in June 2024, the AP says monthly page views rose 17%, unique visitors rose 16%, video views rose 89%, digital ad revenue rose 20% — A site redesign helped yield a 20% increase in ad revenue — Last June, The Associated Press began a concerted effort to expand …
Discussion:
Casey Silvestri on LinkedIn and Mark Stenberg on LinkedIn
Richard A. Webster / Nieman Lab:
A Louisiana law that went into effect last week makes it a misdemeanor for reporters or anyone to be within 25 feet of a police officer after being ordered back — “You can't even get an officer's badge number at 25 feet. So there's no way to hold anyone accountable."
Discussion:
@richardawebster and Boing Boing
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
BuzzFeed issues a “cease and desist” to Trending Now, which uses AI to aggregate B2B stories, accusing the startup of copyright infringement with its logo — Trending Now accused of copyright infringement with its logo. — Buzzfeed has issued a “cease and desist” …
Michael Dixon / Awful Announcing:
The Boston Globe issues a correction and apologizes for incorrectly calling Olympic boxer Imane Khelif “transgender” in a headline in its Friday print edition — “The editing lapse is regretful and unacceptable” — Paris, France; Imane Khelif (ALG) reacts after defeating Anna Luca Hamori …
Discussion:
GBH, HuffPost, @bostonglobe, The Boston Globe, Mother Jones, Verite News, @jayrosen_nyu, New York Post, @luckytran@threads.net, Media Nation, @theerougarou, @metraux_julia, @gregbeacham, @ebharrington, @brooklynmarie, @parkermolloy, @esqueer_, @erininthemorn, @erininthemorn, The Guardian, Axios, @underthedesknews@threads.net, @joanwestenberg@threads.net, @qasimrashid@threads.net, @qasimrashid@threads.net and BBC
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Music streaming has exited its high-growth era, as big streaming services pick up fewer new subscribers, causing revenue shortfalls for music labels — Investors worry the industry has peaked. Label bosses preach patience. — Hollywood is warming up to the promise of artificial intelligence.
Discussion:
@lucas_shaw, Lucas Shaw on LinkedIn, 9to5Mac, Billboard and @rezendi, more at Techmeme »
Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
The Washington Post says a viral image of a column implying that the paper will endorse whoever Kamala Harris chooses as her running mate is fake — The Washington Post was forced to clarify on Monday that an image of a column pre-made to endorse whoever Vice President Kamala Harris chose as her running mate was “fake.”
Discussion:
@andrewstilesusa, @washpostpr, @politicussarah and @colbyhall
Accounting Specialist Editor, Remote US — 
Senior Correspondent - Wealth, NY — 
Asia Credit Reporter, Seoul — 
Senior Editor, DC — 
Sr. Social Media Specialist, NC — 
Associate Editor - Aviation, TN — 
Assistant Editor - Digital, NC — 
Video Producer - YouTube, NY — 
Senior Managing Ed. - Daily Desk — 
Content Managing Editor — 
Editor, MA — 
Team Editor - Breaking News, ON — 
Senior Reporter & Event Host, NY/CA — 
Associate Editor, Remote — 
Retail Reporter, MN — 
Senior Data Editor, DC — 
Managing Ed. - Berks County, PA — 
News Editor - UK, Remote — 
Staff Writer, TX — 
Multimedia Journalist, PA — 
Service Journalism Editor, CA — 
Content Director, Remote — 
Sports Reporter, ME — 
Los Angeles Issues Reporter, CA — 
Reporter - Middle East — 
Executive Editor, OR — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
Senior Media Editor — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Lexington County Reporter, SC — 
Reporter - Offshore Wind — 
General Assignment Reporter, FL — 
Staff Reporter, CA — 
Data Editor, NY — 
