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8:10 AM ET, April 11, 2025

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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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
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
Discussion: Hospitality Net
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.
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.
Dietrich Knauth / Reuters:
Publishers Clearing House files for bankruptcy and will shed its direct mail catalog marketing and magazine subscription businesses to focus on digital ads  —  Publishers Clearing House, the sweepstakes company known for showing up on prize winners' doorsteps with oversize checks …
Andrew Marchand / New York Times:
Sources: MLB has held talks about licensing its MLB.TV game package; MLB.TV has been exclusively controlled by MLB since launch  —  Major League Baseball has held discussions about licensing its MLB.TV game package to networks and/or digital platforms, sources briefed on the discussions told The Athletic.
Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
British startup Synthesia, whose AI-generated avatars are used by companies in corporate videos, strikes a deal with Shutterstock to train its latest AI model  —  British startup will license content to train latest model for more ‘human-like performances’ from its avatars
Discussion: Engadget, UKTN and Synthesia LTD
 
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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
Discussion: The Associated Press
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”
Abid Rahman / The Hollywood Reporter:
Comcast-owned Sky and NBC sign a deal to bring a local version of Saturday Night Live to the UK in 2026; Lorne Michaels will be the executive producer
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
The retrial in Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit against the New York Times is scheduled to begin on April 14 in New York; she lost the first trial in 2022
Discussion: Poynter and Breitbart
Alexander Lee / Digiday:
Marisa Kabas, Luke O'Neil, Jonathan M. Katz, and Ryan Broderick, who left Substack in early 2024, say they are earning more on services like Ghost and Beehiiv
Richard Lawler / The Verge:
YouTube, the RIAA, and SAG-AFTRA express support for the reintroduced NO FAKES Act, which standardizes rules around making AI copies of a person's likeness
 

 
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Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Sources: Meta is considering deep budget cuts to its metaverse efforts in 2026, potentially as high as 30% and most likely including layoffs as early as January

Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple says general counsel Kate Adams and policy chief Lisa Jackson will retire, and Jennifer Newstead, Meta's former chief legal officer, will replace Adams

Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Two studies suggest AI chatbots can shift political views more effectively than TV campaign ads, especially by presenting many claims, regardless of accuracy
 
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