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Davey Alba / Bloomberg:
YouTube plans to require users to disclose when they have uploaded realistic-looking manipulated or synthetic content, including using AI tools, in 2024 — Site's creators who repeatedly fail to disclose AI use will face penalties — YouTube, the video platform owned by Alphabet Inc.'s Google …
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NPR:
NPR journalists say a drone hovered above them and Israeli forces aimed a gun at them while they interviewed a Palestinian farmer in Deir Istiya, the West Bank — WEST BANK - There are days when you head out to report a story, and you think you know where it's going. And then it spins in an entirely different direction.
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BBC:
The BBC says five complaints have been made about Russell Brand's behavior while he hosted radio shows from 2006 to 2008; two were made in the past two months — The BBC has said a total of five complaints have been made about Russell Brand's behaviour while he hosted radio shows between 2006 and 2008.
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Henry Blodget steps down as Insider's CEO, replaced by Barbara Peng; Insider changes its name back to Business Insider to focus on business and technology news — Publisher changes name back to Business Insider, with Barbara Peng to succeed Blodget as CEO — Henry Blodget …
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Sarah Scire / Nieman Lab:
The Knight Foundation names Gannett Media President Maribel Perez Wadsworth as its next president and CEO, starting in January 2024, succeeding Alberto Ibargüen — The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has named the newspaper executive Maribel Perez Wadsworth its next president and CEO.
Nathan Bomey / Axios:
Penn Entertainment launches ESPN Bet, switching from Barstool, after agreeing to pay ESPN $1.5B in cash and provide $500M in stock warrants over 10 years — - ESPN, which also got $500 million in Penn stock warrants, agreed to actively promote ESPN Bet throughout its network.
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Harry McCracken / Fast Company:
A profile of, and interview with, tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee on how he changed tech gadget reviews, business strategy, reaching 17.7M subscribers, and more — Marques Brownlee has rewired the way people shop for gadgets—and how companies sell them. Inside the humble workshop …
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Jill Bernstein on LinkedIn and @harrymccracken@mastodon …, more at Techmeme »
Will Dunn / Press Gazette:
Investigation: a network of UK sites masquerading as local news sources display paid-for press releases as editorial content that ends up on Google News and MSN — Paid-for press releases ending up displayed as news on Google News and MSN. — A network of websites that present themselves …
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@willydunn, @pressgazette, @anoosh_c, @aljwhite and New Statesman
The Guardian:
Investigation: independent German journalist Hubert Seipel received ~€600K from a Putin associate to support his Putin books, described by many as sympathetic — Influential author and broadcaster Hubert Seipel received financial support for his work on two books described by many as sympathetic to Russian president
Axios:
Challenger, Gray & Christmas: the US media industry eliminated ~20,000 jobs in 2023 as of October, compared to ~3,000 cuts until October in 2022 — Media companies are cutting their workforces as volatility in the ad market persists for premium publishers.
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Trevor Abbott on LinkedIn
Defector:
Defector reports 2023 revenue up 18% YoY to ~$4.5M, including $3.75M from subscriptions, 40K+ active subscribers, and ~$4.4M in total operating expenses — Purpose of this report — More than three years into the company's existence, Defector continues to have no outside investors and no intention of raising outside capital.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The Guardian expects $33M in US digital reader revenue in FY 2023/24, or ~57% of its US revenue, which is expected to be a little less than 20% of total revenue — The Guardian expects to make $33 million in digital reader revenue in the U.S. for its fiscal 2023/2024 year — a new record.
Diana Pearl / Business of Fashion:
Model and investor Karlie Kloss plans to acquire UK fashion outlet i-D Magazine from Vice Media Group; Kloss' Bedford Media will become i-D's parent company — With the acquisition, the model will become i-D's CEO. — Karlie Kloss, the model turned investor and entrepreneur …
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