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Washington Post:
Some news creators and journalists, who moved from X to Threads, criticize Meta for planning to stop recommending political content on Instagram and Threads — The platform announced it won't recommend “social commentary” or political news. — Meta announced on Friday …
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Axios, Instagram, BGR, @Wolven@ourislandgeorgia.net, @ashtonpittman, @hashtagcpt, @carnage4life, Quartz, Political Wire, @taylorlorenz@threads.net, @dead.place, @Laukidh@infosec.exchange, @jonasd@threads.net, @aaronhuertas_de@threads.net, @moskov@threads.net, @taylorlorenz@threads.net, @taylorlorenz@threads.net, @karissabe@threads.net, @goldman@threads.net, The Verge, TechCrunch, MediaPost, Variety, Engadget and The Hill, more at Techmeme »
Felix M. Simon / Columbia Journalism Review:
A report on the use of AI in news organizations, based on 170 interviews with employees at 35 publishers in the US, UK, and Germany and international experts — Executive Summary — Despite growing interest, the effects of AI on the news industry and our information environment — the public arena — remain poorly understood.
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Media Makers Meet, @rasmus_kleis, @_felixsimon_, Inside the News in Colorado and WNYC Studios
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch:
A look at STIRR, launched in 2019 by Sinclair with 100+ FAST channels and sold to Thinking Media in January 2024, as it plans an international expansion — Broadcasting company Sinclair recently sold off its free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) service STIRR to Thinking Media …
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Cord Cutters News
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
An interview with Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon on changes in the UK's broadcast TV market, cuts to the network's program budget, and a gradual shift to streaming — The network boss believes production companies that underpin Britain's global reputation face being forced out of business
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
A look at the uncertain future of TalkTV as its star presenter Piers Morgan moves to YouTube, saying his daily show had become an “unnecessary straitjacket” — Outspoken presenter is moving his ‘Uncensored’ show from TalkTV to YouTube — Piers Morgan, the outspoken presenter …
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Mediaite, Variety, Broadband TV News and Press Gazette
Committee to Protect Journalists:
Malaysia sentences British anti-corruption reporter Clare Rewcastle Brown to two years in prison in absentia for criminal defamation over her 1MDB reporting — The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Malaysian authorities to reverse the decision to sentence British anti-corruption …
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BBC and Malay Mail
Clare Malone / New Yorker:
A look at the state of news media, which faces an “extinction-level event” despite constantly reshaping itself in the first three decades of digital publishing — Ads are scarce, search and social traffic is dying, and readers are burned out. The future will require fundamentally rethinking …
Sophie Culpepper / Nieman Lab:
How entrenched patterns of philanthropic funding leave behind small nonprofit newsrooms, an issue with which BIPOC-led outlets are all too familiar — “All of these are choices that funders make, and they could choose differently if they wanted to.”
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery are discussing a price that could approach $50 a month for their new, jointly owned sports streaming service — Disney, Fox and Warner's venture to bundle live sports content—the latest hit to traditional cable packages—needs to cover high costs and keep leagues on board
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@benmillermke, @wsjbusiness, @jbflint, @jbflint, @asharma, Cord Cutters News and Screen Rant
Jenny Crawford / Pex:
Analysis: in 2023, 84.63% of TikTok videos contained music, up from 69.13% in 2019 and 83.06% in 2022, vs. 84% on YouTube, 58% on Instagram, and 49% on Facebook — TikTok, the pandemic's golden child that couldn't be banned, is under fire once again. This time, Universal Music Group (UMG) …
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@pex, Media Matters for America, Slate and Hypebot, more at Techmeme »
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Sources: incoming BBC chair Samir Shah is searching for a buyer for his production TV company Juniper to avoid a conflict of interest with his new role — Samir Shah is searching for a buyer for production company Juniper — Incoming BBC chair Samir Shah is searching for a buyer …
New York Times:
CBS Sports, which will broadcast the Super Bowl on Sunday, faces a wave of change with new leadership, the possible Paramount sale, and the streaming challenge — The storied network is facing a wave of change, including new leadership, the possible sale of its parent company and the continued challenge of streaming.
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@seangraf, New York Post and Barrett Media
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