Mediagazer: Study: the politically engaged, young people, women, and less socioeconomically advantaged groups are likelier to prefer news that shares their point of view (Joshua Benton/Nieman Lab)

Andrew Goudsward / Reuters:

A US judge orders the White House to lift access restrictions imposed on the AP while the AP's lawsuit moves forward — A U.S. judge on Tuesday ordered President Donald Trump's White House to lift access restrictions imposed on the Associated Press over the news agency's decision to continue …

Josh Xiao / Bloomberg:

Two influential Chinese bloggers say China is considering a ban on Hollywood movies as part of a set of measures to retaliate against Trump's tariffs — Two influential Chinese bloggers posted an identical set of measures that authorities are mulling to hit back at the latest tariff threats …

Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:

Some senior Trump press aides have refused to engage with reporters' questions because the journalists listed identifying pronouns in their email signatures — Some Trump administration officials have declined to answer questions from several journalists on the basis of their email signatures.

Discussion: The Hill and @froomkin.bsky.social

Nicole Meir / The Associated Press:

The AP Fund for Journalism announces a pilot program supported by the Google News Initiative to provide content, tools, and training to ~50 nonprofit news orgs — The AP Fund for Journalism (APFJ) today announced its board of directors and a local newsroom pilot program in which it will work …

Discussion: @kennysmith.bsky.social, Rachel White on LinkedIn and RTDNA

George Winslow / TV Tech:

Local news streamer Zeam partners with Vionlabs, whose AI-driven tech breaks broadcasts into easily searchable and social media-friendly short clips — Vionlabs is turning full-length broadcasts into short clips that are easily searchable and promotable on social and digital media

Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:

Gannett launched Witness, a collection of true crime stories from its papers, in March for $4.99/month and plans USA Today's first paid podcast for April 15 — “What exists that will connect Palm Beach with Des Moines?” — Crime news has been a fixture of journalism for centuries.

Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:

Study: the politically engaged, young people, women, and less socioeconomically advantaged groups are likelier to prefer news that shares their point of view — A new study finds that the poor, those with less education, young people, and women are less likely to prefer “impartial” …

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority:

Google says all new Google TV devices in the US must now have a remote with a Free TV or Live TV button that opens its Freeplay library of 150+ FAST channels — Starting this month, new Google TV devices will have a big “Free TV” button on their remotes — Google has confirmed …

Discussion: @mishaalrahman, @mishaalrahman, The Streamable, @karlbode.com, Android Headlines, Trusted Reviews, Yahoo Tech, Android Police, 9to5Google, The Hans India, The Verge and Gizmodo, more at Techmeme »

Reuters Institute:

Reuters Institute names Indian journalist Mitali Mukherjee as director; she has been acting director since Rasmus Nielsen stepped down in October 2024 — A respected journalist across print, TV, and digital media, she's led our Journalist Programmes since 2022 and been our Acting Director since October 2024

Bron Maher / Press Gazette:

ITN reports 2024 revenue down 3% YoY to £150.7M, non-news revenue down 41%, and a pre-tax profit of £800K, its lowest in a decade, down from £1.5M in 2023 — ITN recorded its lowest profit in a decade in 2024 as its non-news revenue dropped 41% year on year.

Discussion: Business Live and City A.M.

Rob Waugh / Press Gazette:

AI tools like ChatGPT have fueled a rise in media “experts” with dubious or fake credentials, often sourced via journalist request services — Since the launch of ChatGPT in 2022, anyone can generate comment, on any subject, in an instant. — It is a technology that appears …

Discussion: Ben Verinder on LinkedIn, Natalie Sutton on LinkedIn, @snigdha@mas.to, @drmlharris.bsky.social, @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social, Steph Bridgeman on LinkedIn, Dominic Ponsford on LinkedIn, Tracey Follows on LinkedIn, @alijanemoore.bsky.social, @iainthomson.bsky.social and @scientits.bsky.social

Mike Scarcella / Reuters:

Filing: X reaches a deal to drop its November 2024 case against Twitch, after alleging it conspired with other companies to withdraw advertising from X — Elon Musk's X has reached an agreement to resolve claims that live streaming service Twitch conspired with other companies …

Discussion: MediaPost, Tubefilter, Ars Technica, Bloomberg and TVNewsCheck