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Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
TikTok brings its STEM feed to all users in the US, the UK, and Ireland by default to help find educational content, after launching the feed to under-18 users — TikTok announced on Wednesday that it's bringing its STEM feed to all users in the United States, United Kingdom, and Ireland by default.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Yahoo News partners with McAfee to utilize its deepfake image detection tech to identify pictures and photos that may have been generated or altered by AI — Yahoo News is bringing in a partner to help keep misinformation at bay. — The news-distribution giant, the holder …
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McAfee, Kat Downs Mulder on LinkedIn and Los Angeles Times
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The NewsGuild of New York files an NLRB unfair labor practice charge against the NYT, claiming management violated rules by interrogating staff about strikes — - “While we respect the union's right to engage in protected actions, threatening a strike at this time feels both unnecessary …
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@crguildny, @sarafischer, @bymikedavis, @anastasiakeeley and NewsGuild of New York
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
Bloomberg Media says it added 200K subscriptions in the past four months, and launches a magazine-style Weekend Edition led by ex-Quartz EIC Katherine Bell — Bloomberg Weekend Edition is intended to bring in new subscribers and give existing ones a reason to stay.
Eduardo Suárez / Reuters Institute:
Q&A with Benjamin Toff, recently senior research fellow at the Reuters Institute, about how news avoidance could shape the US election and candidates' tactics — “News avoiders see journalists as part of a disconnected elite,” says Benjamin Toff, who led our Trust in News Project and authored a book on the subject
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American Press Institute
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
The UK's Reach plans to hire 60 new editorial staff, including “audience writers” and “general assignment journalists”, after cutting 700 staff in 2023 — Reach has said it is hiring 60 new editorial staff which will include “audience writers” and “general assignment journalists”.
Discussion:
HoldtheFrontPage
Aroon Deep / The Hindu:
Wikipedia takes down a page about its court case with Asian News International, after a Delhi High Court order; Wikipedia is fighting to keep user IDs private — The takedown follows an order by the Delhi High Court that the Wikipedia page describing criticism of the lawsuit ‘amounts to interference in Court proceedings’
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Bar and Bench and Scroll.in
Jacky Wong / Wall Street Journal:
Jefferies says the anime market in North America has grown from $1.6B in 2018 to $4B in 2024, as once-niche anime is shaping up as Japan's next big export — As Japanese animation and comics go global, opportunities abound for investors — Move over, Marvel. The next blockbuster entertainment franchise might come from Japan.
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Douglas Montgomery on LinkedIn and Semafor
Mark Caro / Local News Initiative:
With aid from Journalism Funding Partners, a retired Chicago Tribune architecture critic funded his replacement, a biweekly architecture columnist at the outlet — After the Chicago Tribune didn't replace retiring architecture critic Blair Kamin, he funded his own successor
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@troutgirl.bsky.social
Erich Schwartzel / Wall Street Journal:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt criticizes AI, calling Hollywood a “canary in the coal mine” for other industries, and says studios “own the IP and I don't own any of it” — Actor says AI companies use movies and TV to make money without fairly compensating actors; industry should ‘get ahead of that flood’
Sara Fischer / Axios:
TollBit, which recently launched a content monetization marketplace for publishers and AI companies, raised a $24M Series A led by Lightspeed Ventures — - “As AI agents become more accessible and proliferate at an exponential rate, publishers and digital content owners need a way to monetize content …
Sara Merican / Deadline:
MPA expects Japan's online video industry to grow at a 7% compound annual rate and to account for 45% of total screen revenue by 2029, up from 35% in 2024 — This will account for 45% of total screen revenue by 2029, including free TV, pay-TV and theatrical, versus 35% in 2024.
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WORLD SCREEN, Media Partners Asia and Variety
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