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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The LA Times Media Group announces plans to raise up to $500M selling private shares and is preparing an NYSE IPO in fall 2026 under the ticker symbol LAT — The company, which says it plans an initial public offering next fall, announced on Thursday that it would seek to raise up to $500 million selling private shares to investors.
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The Wrap, TVNewsCheck, Bloomberg, @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social and Los Angeles Times
Reuters Institute:
Survey of six countries, including the US, finds 6% use AI to get news, and 12% feel comfortable with fully AI-generated news vs. 62% with human-made news — Our survey in six countries (Argentina, Denmark, France, Japan, the UK, and the US) explored how people use generative AI in their everyday lives …
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Nieman Lab, @_felixsimon_, @rasmus_kleis, @_felixsimon_, Amy Sullivan on LinkedIn, @_felixsimon_, Ammina Kothari on LinkedIn, @_felixsimon_, @_felixsimon_, @_felixsimon_, @_felixsimon_, @_felixsimon_, @_felixsimon_, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen on LinkedIn, @_felixsimon_, @_felixsimon_, Insurance Journal, @_felixsimon_, @emilybell.bsky.social, @niemanlab.org, @tongli.bsky.social and @felixsimon.bsky.social
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
Spotify users can now connect their accounts to ChatGPT so it can provide recommendations for tracks, artists, podcasts, and playlists — Earlier this week, OpenAI launched a way for developers to build apps within ChatGPT, allowing users to prompt the assistant to perform tasks …
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CNET
Mary Randolph / Local News Initiative:
The CEO of the Illinois Press Association says he has resigned after his board told him to pull out of a lawsuit supporting Chicago-area journalists — The CEO of the Illinois Press Association, who had joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration for actions toward journalists outside …
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American Press Institute, @ernie.tedium.co, @ArenaCops@infosec.exchange, @newsguy.bsky.social, @poynterinstitute.bsky.social, Susan J. Schultz on LinkedIn, Tim Franklin on LinkedIn, @fishhat.bsky.social, @markjacob.bsky.social, @markjacob.bsky.social, Capitol Fax.com and @capitolfax.bsky.social
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Alex Woodward / The Independent:
A federal judge in Illinois temporarily blocks federal officers from using riot control weapons or other force against members of the press and others
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Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, @neptune45.bsky.social, The Post Millennial, Strength In Numbers, @jas-gar.bsky.social, @kyledcheney, Axios, New Republic, @KrissyKat@hoosier.social, US District Court, Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division, ABC7, WTTW News and Chicago Headline Club
Trishla Ostwal / Adweek:
Perplexity Head of Publisher Partnerships Jessica Chan says it isn't “taking any new advertisers”, and that ads aren't currently planned for AI browser Comet — The move highlights the AI search startup's monetization challenges — Perplexity has paused accepting new advertisers …
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@trishlaostwal
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
Rick Edmonds, The Poynter Institute's longtime media business analyst, has died at 78 following a car accident — The veteran journalist died at 78 on Sunday — The business reporter began his story with a simple question. — “Who, or what, is Charter Media Co., the firm that agreed yesterday to buy the Bulletin?”
Politico:
After Big Tech implemented a blackout on political advertising in the EU following a new law, the European Commission says it's in talks with Big Tech — BRUSSELS — Fresh European Union rules intended to improve transparency around online advertisements have sparked a wave of criticism …
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@netopia.bsky.social, @politico.eu and email.adswizz.com
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK CMA designates Google with “strategic market status” in online search and advertising and will begin consultation on potential new regulations later in 2025 — Google has formally been designated as a tech platform with “strategic market status” by the UK's Competition …
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GOV.UK, MediaPost, TechCrunch, The Keyword, UPI, Ars Technica, Search Engine Land, Global Competition Review, Mobile World Live, Your Harlow, Prolific North, Thurrott, Wired, Mercury News, Channel NewsAsia, Benzinga, Forbes, The Register, The Irish News, Dow Jones Newswires, ComputerWeekly.com, WinBuzzer, Livemint, Financial Times, Cloud Computing News, Politico, BBC, CNBC, Sharecast, Ziarul Bursa, The Verge, Mediaweek, PYMNTS.com and Mumbrella, more at Techmeme »
Linda Yulisman / Rest of World:
Indonesia's film industry is embracing AI tools to produce Hollywood-style movies at a significantly lower cost; the average local film budget is about $602,500 — Generative AI video and text tools are transforming some of the labor-intensive parts of filmmaking, and are largely welcomed in Indonesia's homegrown industry.
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The Verge
Kristina Millare / Catholic World Report:
In a meeting with news agencies, Pope Leo XIV urged journalists to stand firm against manipulation of information, conveyed respect for war reporters, and more — Pope Leo XIV on Thursday said news agencies have the responsibility to uphold principles that protect a person's right to access …
Zach Vallese / CNBC:
YouTube launches a pilot program to give terminated creators a “second chance” by letting them apply to create a new channel — YouTube is offering creators who were banned from the platform a second chance. — On Thursday, the Google-owned platform announced it is rolling …
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YouTube Official Blog, Ars Technica, The Peninsula Newspaper, Search Engine Journal, The Hill, PCMag, MediaBrief, KnowTechie, Reclaim The Net, Business Today, Business Standard, @thebluenami.is.democrat, NDTV Profit, Tech Times, Interesting Engineering, @netopia.bsky.social, Dexerto, Blaze Media, Neowin, Forbes, Social Media Today, Variety, The Verge, Mercury News, Android Authority, TechCrunch and The Hollywood Reporter, more at Techmeme »
Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Allen Media's free streaming app Local Now adds the FAST version of Fox Sports, Fox Weather, LiveNow from Fox, Fox Soul, and a channel re-airing TMZ episodes — The free streaming television app Local Now has expanded its live entertainment and news programming by onboarding new content streams from Fox Corporation.
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TVNewsCheck, TV Tech and Radio & Television …
Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
Newsroom union members at the Los Angeles Times vote to authorize a strike as they raise the pressure for a new contract after three years of negotiations — Eight-five percent of participating members voted to empower the newsroom union to call a potential work stoppage.
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The Wrap, Deadline, The NewsGuild and Reuters
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