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Katie Notopoulos / Business Insider:
Columbia University's student radio station WKCR deftly covered live news late on April 30 as police entered the campus, amplified via Instagram Live and Twitch — - On Tuesday night, the NYPD entered Columbia University to break up ongoing protests. — Other press couldn't go on campus …
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A coalition of collegiate and professional press freedom groups urges campus administrators to respect the rights of student journalists covering protests — College Media Association, Associated Collegiate Press, Society of Professional Journalists, Student Press Law Center and Foundation …
Jem Aswad / Variety:
Universal Music Group and TikTok strike a new music licensing deal to bring UMG music back to the platform, including “improved remuneration” and AI protections — The months-long standoff between Universal Music Group and TikTok over royalty payments and AI policies is finally over …
Matt Pearce:
A California state senator unveils a bill to impose a data-mining fee on Big Tech companies to fund $500M a year in local journalism jobs through tax credits — Right about now, California Sen. Steve Glazer is unveiling a bill to impose a data-mining fee on Big Tech to fund $500 million in local journalism jobs a year.
Discussion:
Matt Pearce on LinkedIn and Free Press
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Audible tests a lower-priced AU$8.99/month tier, Audible Standard, in Australia, without credits that roll over, as Spotify expands its audiobook offerings — - Audible's new Standard Plan in Australia is about 50% cheaper — Subscribers receive one title a month but don't own the works
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@ashleycarman@threads.net
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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
Samsung TV Plus partners with the MLB, PGA Tour, F1, and ONE Championship, announces new family, news, and music programming, and signs a Warner Music deal — Samsung TV Plus, the free FAST platform operated by the leading smart-TV maker, is breaking ground in the sports arena as part of a broader programming push.
Discussion:
Advanced Television, Samsung Newsroom, Android Headlines, Media Play News, WORLD SCREEN and StreamTV Insider
Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Source: Quartz is ending its partnership with the Associated Press; Gannett and McClatchy both scaled back their AP partnerships earlier in 2024 — Quartz is getting rid of its AP partnership, per a source. Seems like cost-cutting as G/O continues to put its titles up for sale. But Quartz is also at least the third media company to drop the AP this year. Gannett and McClatchy both scaled back their AP partnerships.
Discussion:
@zachreports, @qz_danh and @scottnover
Kyle Chayka / New Yorker:
As social media platforms pivot away from news distribution, a look at news sites like The Verge, which function like social media, with aggregation and more — As social networks become less reliable distributors of the news, consumers of digital journalism are seeking out an older form of online real estate.
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@michaelroston, @maxrivlinnadler, @maxwelltani, @chaykak, @chaykak, @michaelluo, @voxmedia, @chrismoranuk, @chaykak, @chaykak, The Overspill and @mjnblack, more at Techmeme »
Tom Jones / Poynter:
The Dallas Morning News hires Duke University professor Stephen Buckley as its public editor, an increasingly uncommon role across US media organizations — The news organization hopes to reestablish trust by creating “a bridge between the public and our newsroom,” the publisher says.
Discussion:
DallasNews Corporation, Dallas Morning News, @jillgeisler, @poynter, @sarahscire, @amy_hollyfield, @sarahscire, @pmnapoli, @deggans and Media Nation
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Three House Republicans call on NPR CEO Katherine Maher to appear at a hearing on May 8 following ex-staffer Uri Berliner's allegations of bias in news coverage — House Republicans are calling for NPR CEO Katherine Maher to appear at a hearing on May 8 following a now former staffer's allegations of bias in news coverage.
Discussion:
@cathymcmorris, @benmullin, @boblatta, Fox News, @benmullin, New York Times and Inside Radio
Amy Hawkins / The Guardian:
Pen America's 2023 Freedom to Write index: at least 339 writers are in prison for exercising their freedom of expression, including 107 writers in China alone — Freedom to Write index says there are 107 people in prison for published content in China, with many accused of ‘picking quarrels’
Discussion:
New York Times, PEN America, @hkdc_us, @penamerica, @karmanomad, @penamerica, @kenroth and @penamerica
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
Source: Gannett has paused hiring for some jobs in its smaller community newsrooms, after executives promised to restaff them in 2023 and early this year — Outlets with few or no staff members likely to stay that way for a while — For most of 2023 year and all of 2024 so far …
Discussion:
@poynter, @seloesch and @jeffjarvis@threads.net
Jack Marshall / TOOLKITS:
LinkedIn is testing Sponsored Editorial Content, letting publishers like the WSJ stitch pre-roll ads into their organic video content on the platform — LinkedIn is testing a new program enabling publishers to stitch pre-roll ads from partners directly into the organic video content they post to the platform.
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Karissa Bell / Engadget:
LinkedIn launches three Wordle-style puzzle games: theme-based guessing game Pinpoint, Sudoku and Minesweeper-style crossover Queens, and trivia game Crossclimb
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CNN, Media Voices, CNET, Neowin, PCMag, Tom's Guide, Game Developer, Social Media Today, Daniel Roth on LinkedIn, Lakshman Somasundaram on LinkedIn, Pocket Gamer.biz, LinkedIn, GeekWire, Sadra Kaffashian on LinkedIn, Daniel Roth on LinkedIn, Wesley W. on LinkedIn, @bbbycrr@threads.net, Android Headlines, GamesIndustry.biz, @parkerortolani@threads.net, LinkedIn, @carnage4life, TechCrunch, The Verge, MediaPost and Mark Oehlert on LinkedIn, more at Techmeme »
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