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Rob Waugh / Press Gazette:
Reach and Yahoo News delete or amend articles that quoted fake experts; ResponseSource, which connects reporters to experts, plans to add ratings for sources — News UK, Reach and Yahoo News remove stories from archive after Press Gazette investigation. — Dozens of stories have been deleted …
Lauren Watson / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the changes at Outside that prompted some contributors to request their bylines be removed, including directions to staff to avoid political stories — Layoffs, acquisitions, and a contributors' revolt. — Last month, thirty-five of Outside magazine's contributing editors …
Katcy Stephan / Variety:
The Academy adds an Oscar award for achievement in stunt design, beginning with the 100th Academy Awards in 2028 for films released in 2027 — The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today the creation of an annual competitive Academy Award …
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Andrew Deck / Nieman Lab:
How Patch transitioned from human-curated local newsletters, which were shut down in November 2023, to AI-generated newsletters, which have 400K+ subscribers — Local news aggregation was primed for automation. In the transition Patch left human curators behind.
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
Gannett says it will stop publishing its workforce demographic and diversity data and has removed diversity mentions from its website, citing Trump's EO on DEI — The company also removed mentions of “diversity” from its corporate site. — America's largest newspaper chain, Gannett …
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Felix Light / Reuters:
RSF says Georgia refused entry to two French journalists in recent months; both had covered the protests and crackdown that followed the October election — Two French journalists have been refused entry to Georgia in recent months, press freedom advocacy group Reporters Without Borders …
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Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
People magazine launches its first standalone app, featuring a TikTok-style interface and exclusive content; e.l.f. Beauty is the app's launch sponsor — e.l.f. Beauty is the app's launch sponsor — People Magazine launched its first standalone app on Thursday with a TikTok-style interface …
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Press Gazette, @markstenberg3, @alexandrakerr, @_alyssamora_, Simon Owens's Media Newsletter and Axios
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
In a tentative ruling, a US judge denies CBS' bid for a preliminary injunction to temporarily block Sony's efforts to distribute Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune — A court rebuffed CBS' bid for a preliminary injunction that would've allowed the network to continue distributing the two shows.
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The Streamable, Deadline, TVNewsCheck, New York Post, Cord Cutters News, Los Angeles Times, CBS News, The Wrap and Variety
Kendra Barnett / Adweek:
Two new lawsuits allege that The Trade Desk tracks people online, builds out user profiles, and monetizes consumer data without adequate disclosures or consent — The adtech company faces new legal challenges over its use of consumers' personal information
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Hospitality Net
George Winslow / TV Tech:
The Associated Press launches a new AI-powered content delivery platform, featuring a redesigned interface, AI-powered search and content recommendations — The platform makes it easier to discover and use the global news organization's vast collection of visual, audio and text content
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Jayan Eledath on LinkedIn and The Associated Press
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
BeReal rolls out in-feed ads in the US, after Voodoo acquired it for €500M; BeReal says it has ~40M MAUs, including 5M in the US, and 85% of its users are Gen Z — It's time for BeReal to get real — it's difficult to turn a profit on a social photo-sharing app without selling ads or memberships.
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@joshuaogundu, @kantrowitz, Tubefilter, MediaPost, Adweek and Marketing Dive, more at Techmeme »
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
The China Film Administration says it will “moderately reduce the number of American films imported” due to US tariffs and allow more “films from the world” — The Chinese Film Administration claims that recent events have reduced local appeal for American movies.
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