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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
How AI is helping expand coverage; the Philadelphia Inquirer launched four AI-assisted newsletters in 2025, which have been a “massive subscription driver” — The Philadelphia Inquirer and other regional outlets turn to AI to automate elements of reporting and expand coverage
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Liz Skalka / Columbia Journalism Review:
Patch's AI-generated newsletters, which carry local and national ads and rely on aggregation and event calendars, have ~1M subscribers across 14K US communities — Patch built a newsletter system to be not hard-nosed journalism but a community-building tool.
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Mikeie Honda Reiland / Nashville Banner:
A reporter for Nashville Noticias, Estefany Rodríguez, has been detained and is being sent to an ICE center in Louisiana; she had reported on ICE previously — Estefany Rodríguez faced death threats in Colombia, came to the U.S. legally and has applied for asylum; her attorney says ‘she has been following the rules’
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
In response to its charter review, the BBC says “irreversible” trends threaten its survival, citing a “mismatch” between TV license rules and viewing habits — In opening response to charter review, corporation points to ‘mismatch’ between TV licence rules and viewing habits
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Corbin Bolies / The Wrap:
In an interview, David Ellison says CNN would retain editorial independence if the WBD deal closes: “it's maintained at CBS and it will be maintained at CNN” — “We want to be in the truth business and we want to be in the trust business,” Ellison says on CNBC
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Ray Schultz / MediaPost:
An interview with Ben Levisohn, recently named editor-in-chief of Barron's, on his routine, the magazine's digital strategy, and more — Ben Levisohn was recently named editor in chief of Barron's, the slot once held by legends like founder Clarence Walker Barron and writer Alan Abelson.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix buys InterPositive, a 16-person company founded by Ben Affleck that builds an AI model based on a production's dailies to be used in postproduction — In a rare acquisition, Netflix has bought InterPositive, a start-up founded by Ben Affleck that makes AI-powered tools for filmmakers.
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Dylan Smith / Digital Music News:
UMG reports Q4 revenue up 4.8% YoY to €3.61B and paid listening up 2.4% YoY to €1.26B; UMG says it is not moving ahead with a US listing at this time — Universal Music Group (UMG) has posted modest Q4 2025 revenue growth due largely to a continued paid-streaming slowdown.
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Billboard, UMG, Reuters, The Hollywood Reporter and Music Business Worldwide
Zack Zwiezen / Kotaku:
The White House's official X account posted a video mixing footage from Call of Duty with real military strikes against Iranian targets — It is the latest example of Donald Trump's White House using video games in their propaganda … This is the latest example of President Donald Trump …
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PC Gamer, @drewharwell, @captaincons, Aftermath, Metro.co.uk, @drewharwell, Mashable, TMZ.com, @brianstelter, @drewharwell, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, @brianstelter, Courthouse News Service, The Independent, Raw Story, @drewharwell, CNN, Polygon.com, @ethangach.bsky.social, @kotaku.com, Mediaite, @erinmcunningham.bsky.social, The Verge, The Daily Beast and The A.V. Club
Henry Bushnell / The Athletic:
Sources: FIFA will allow TV broadcasters to cut away to ads during the World Cup's three-minute “hydration breaks” that will split each half of matches — Share full article — FIFA will allow broadcasters to cut away to advertisements during the “hydration breaks” …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
X overhauls its Creator Subscriptions with new features including exclusive threads, a refreshed subscriptions paywall, and a shareable subscriptions card — Elon Musk-owned X announced on Thursday that it's revamping the social network's Creator Subscriptions offering with a number of new features …
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Engadget and Mashable, more at Techmeme »
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch:
Italian authorities confirm that Francesco Cancellato, director of news site Fanpage, had his phone hacked in December 2024 using spyware made by Paragon — Italian authorities confirmed that a journalist who was alerted by WhatsApp last year of a suspected spyware attack on his phone was indeed hacked.
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@jsrailton, @TechCrunch@mstdn.social, @jsrailton, @jsrailton, @jsrailton and @jsrailton
Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
The Washington Post enters a multiyear licensing deal with Veritone to make its video journalism and archival footage available to partners and creators — Veritone has entered into a multi-year, global content licensing agreement with The Washington Post that will make the news organization's …
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