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Pew Research Center:
News influencers survey: 21% of US adults say they get news from social media influencers, 85% of influencers are on X and 27% identify as right-wing, and more — The creators and consumers in the world of news and information on social media — Table of Contents Table of Contents
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User Mag, Engadget, CNN, Karri Carlson on LinkedIn, @meredithconroy.bsky.social, Tubefilter, @danahull.bsky.social, @cingraham.bsky.social, @cbdawson.bsky.social, @socialmedialab.ca, @philipmai.com, Nieman Lab, @oclairouin.bsky.social, The Desk, Erika Marzano on LinkedIn, @hannahcov.bsky.social, @walldo.bsky.social, @michellemanafy.bsky.social, @karissabe.bsky.social, @katestarbird.bsky.social, @rainesford.bsky.social, @katestarbird.bsky.social, @danielavis.bsky.social, The Hill, @samfbiddle, @ernie.tedium.co, Press Gazette, Business Insider, CNBC, @csmapnyu.org, @ianbremmer.bsky.social and Axios, more at Techmeme »
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Bloomberg:
Pew: 77% of news influencers have no links or background with news outlets, 63% of news influencers are men, and 37% of adults under 30 rely on news influencers — Pew Research found 40% of young adults rely on social media influencers without formal journalism training
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
MSNBC co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski face criticism after revealing they went to Mar-a-Lago to meet President-elect Donald Trump — New York CNN — — The news was so shocking that some “Morning Joe” viewers probably spit out their coffee.
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump says it is “vital” to have a “free, fair, and open media” and he has “an obligation” to be “open and available to the press” — 'I am not looking for retribution, grandstanding or to destroy people who treated me very unfairly …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Brendan Carr promises to “enforce” broadcast media's “public interest obligation” as FCC chair and has recently singled out NewsGuard for “censorship” — New York CNN — — President-elect Donald Trump's pick for chairman of the Federal Communications Commission …
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Fox News, New York Post, The Atlantic, Benzinga, Mother Jones, Washington Times, Breaking Defense, Forbes, The Hill, MediaPost, Nieman Lab, Digital Music News, Mediaite, Business Insider, Axios, Newsbusters, RedState, Fast Company, Townhall, Advanced Television, Breitbart, NPR, Barrett Media, Reclaim The Net, Trending Politics …, Deadline and Daily Mail, more at Techmeme »
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Q&A with The Verge EIC Nilay Patel on a likely FCC Chair Brendan Carr, Elon Musk's alliance with Donald Trump and how it threatens the First Amendment, and more
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Newsweek, Quartz, @chaykak.bsky.social, @joshtpm.bsky.social, @jayrosen.bsky.social, @iainmartin.bsky.social, @ryanlcooper.com, The Wrap, @golub.bsky.social, @chcktylr.bsky.social, @katie-drummond.bsky.social, @jperlow.bsky.social, @Nonya_Bidniss@infosec …, @Dhmspector@mastodon.social, @jackjenkins.me, @sokane1@threads.net, @carlquintanilla.bsky.social, @pkafka, @seanokane.bsky.social, @Privacymatters@mastodon …, @jjvincent.bsky.social, @marklittle.bsky.social, @passantino.bsky.social, @AkaSci@fosstodon.org and @larakate.bsky.social, more at Techmeme »
John Hendel / Politico:
Trump names FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr to chair the agency; Carr can immediately assume control once Trump is inaugurated as he is already on the commission
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New York Times:
How Substack is betting on politics content and recruiting stars like Nate Silver, as profits remain elusive; sources: Elon Musk sought to buy it in April 2023 — The newsletter start-up, which once drew an overture from Elon Musk, is betting on politics content and recruiting stars.
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@jtes, @rob_abiera, @bigmeaninternet, @eugene_scott, @simonowens, @shannonrwatts.bsky.social, @anecdotal, @samsteindc.bsky.social, @sapna.bsky.social, @venkat.bsky.social, @ernie.tedium.co, @kateconger.bsky.social, @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social, @heathenqueen76.bsky.social, @dannygroner.bsky.social, TVNewsCheck and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Aditi Agrawal / Hindustan Times:
In a lawsuit, Indian news agency ANI accuses OpenAI of exploiting its news content in an unauthorized manner for commercial gain — Multiple news publications across the world have sued OpenAI and other AI firms including Microsoft and Perplexity for violating their copyright
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Anushree Rauta on LinkedIn, @refsrc and SpicyIP
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
The Telegraph calls for a change in UK law after police accuse journalist Allison Pearson of a breach of the Public Order Act over an old, deleted X post — Year-old deleted Allison Pearson message on X has surfaced via the internet archive. — Essex Police has said it is investigating …
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UnHerd, @allisonpearson, @jasonmackenzie, @jonsopel, Press Gazette, @polblonde, @markhiggie1, HotAir, GB News, Telegraph and The Guardian
Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
Writers Guild of America East members who work at PBS member stations threaten a strike if a deal isn't reached by the end of their contract on November 21 — Writers at members stations WGBH, THIRTEEN and PBS SoCal are threatening a work stoppage if a deal isn't reached by the end of their current contract on Nov. 21.
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Sunday Express Editor David Wooding becomes the latest top Reach executive to leave, as the Express moves to create a seven-day operation amid Reach layoffs — Wooding left as part of a move to dismantle the remaining dedicated Sunday Express editorial team to create a seven-day operation
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Samantha Cole / 404 Media:
HarperCollins confirms it has an agreement with an AI company to train AI models on some nonfiction books, giving authors the choice to opt in — HarperCollins, one of the biggest publishers in the world, made a deal with an “artificial intelligence technology company” …
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
IAC documents show OpenAI is paying Dotdash Meredith at least ~$16M per year to license its content — The figure is a minimum and does not include payment for the ‘variable’ component — The artificial intelligence firm OpenAI is paying the digital media company Dotdash Meredith a minimum …
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@markstenberg3
Max Tani / Semafor:
Q&A with Emily Sundberg, whose Feed Me newsletter on business and culture has over 50K subscribers and ranks sixth on Substack's paid leaderboard — The News — One of the most talked-about writers in business and culture journalism last year wasn't employed by The New York Times or The Wall Street Journal or Bloomberg.
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