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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Memo: NPR Chief Content Officer Edith Chapin defends NPR's journalism and commitment to reflecting a diverse array of views, rejecting Uri Berliner's assessment — NPR's top news executive defended its journalism and its commitment to reflecting a diverse array of views on Tuesday …
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Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Sources: The WSJ lays off at least 11, primarily on its visuals desk and in video roles; some laid off were in the “Journalists as Creators” YouTube partnership — CHOPPING BLOCK — The layoffs, which came after months of cuts, impacted the social media and video desks.
Discussion:
Talking Biz News, @maxwelltani and @ianjsilvera
Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post:
Hundreds of political and news content creators ask Meta to reverse its default Threads and Instagram setting opting accounts out of seeing “political content” — The change, they say, has significantly affected creators who are Black, female, disabled and LGBTQ
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Leanna Garfield on LinkedIn, @accountabletech, @glaad and Accountable Tech
Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: three Paramount Global directors, including Dawn Ostroff and Nicole Seligman, are expected to leave the board as Paramount discusses a Skydance merger — Dawn Ostroff and Nicole Seligman were on the independent special committee tasked with finding the best deal for all shareholders
Discussion:
The Wrap, Reuters, The Information, Los Angeles Times and @jtoonkel
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Rep. Adam Schiff introduced a bill that would require companies training generative AI models to disclose all of the copyrighted work they used to do so — Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) unveiled legislation on Tuesday that would require companies using copyrighted material to train …
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Fast Company, schiff.house.gov, Plagiarism Today, The Guardian, @mfpseth, @ajcatoline, @wgaeast, @sagaftra, @iatse, @repadamschiff, Michael Robbins on LinkedIn, Heidi Saas on LinkedIn, The Register, The Verge, Billboard, Deadline, MediaNama, Gizmodo, @repadamschiff, @ammarshall.bsky.social, Engadget, Music Ally, Digital Music News, Music Business Worldwide and The Hollywood Reporter, more at Techmeme »
CBS News:
CBS News rebrands CBS News Streaming Network as CBS News 24/7 and plans to expand its programming, including CBS News Confirmed, to examine misinformation — CBS News announced a new name and a new slate of programming for its CBS News national stream, doubling down on live coverage and unparalleled reporting from CBS News & Stations.
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The Wrap, Variety, William Riddick Jr on LinkedIn, @jayrosen_nyu, The Wrap, CNN, @jayrosen_nyu, Next TV, Adweek, Radio & Television …, Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter
Scott Roxborough / The Hollywood Reporter:
Q&A with Getty Images CEO Craig Peters on the deal with Nvidia to create AI tools trained on Getty's stock images, the need for AI industry standards, and more — The stock photo giant has entered into a deal with AI giant Nvidia to create AI tools trained on Getty's copyright-protected library of stock images.
Discussion:
Observer and Jeff Frick on LinkedIn
Alex Mahadevan / Poynter:
AP survey: ~70% of newsroom staff used AI to help write or edit social media posts, newsletters, and headlines, and 49% said AI has already changed workflows — Despite ethical concerns, nearly 70% of newsroom staffers recruited for an Associated Press survey say they're using generative AI to create content
Vince Morris / Washington City Paper:
An internal “traffic sheet” from a source shows the Washington Post website had ~55M monthly visits in February 2024, down 60% from ~140M visits in April 2020 — Newspapers across the country have experienced a drop in website traffic and circulation since Donald Trump left office …
Discussion:
@wcp, @angelozanola.bsky.social, @vincentmorris, @joelmathis.bsky.social and @paleofuture.bsky.social
New York Times:
Simon & Schuster celebrates its 100th anniversary, as KKR's investment helps start new imprints and hire editors, while most other publishers seek to cut costs — The milestone comes after a particularly turbulent period, when the publisher was put up for sale and bought by a private equity firm.
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
UK-based nonprofit newsroom Open Democracy cuts staff, citing inflation and uncertain funding; source: the cuts are expected to impact around 10 of its 52 staff — The cuts are expected to impact approximately ten of Open Democracy's 52 staff. — Non-profit newsroom Open Democracy …
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@samgelder, @adambychawski, @lauraoliver, @martinrw, @jimfitznews, @lauraoliver, @aaronzwinter, @alysgreens, @sophiasgaler, @cjayanetti, @journoramzy, @rachelhamada, @fionadove, @martinrw, @yasmingun, @harrytaylr, @clarniuigin, @rubyjll, @jessothomson, @writesbright, @natalie_bloomer, @rachel_sher, @anitamureithii, @journoramzy, @masters_jamesd and @harrytaylr
Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Marketers complain about ad performance issues on Meta's platforms over the past few months, saying ad campaign costs are up significantly while sales are down — Marketers on Facebook and Instagram notice glitches, higher prices and poorer returns on the once-reliable network
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Search Engine Land and HBR.org
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