Mediagazer: The arrival of AI search bodes ill for everyone who relies on web search to have their business discovered, their blog post read, or their journalism funded (Casey Newton/Platformer)

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Casey Newton / Platformer:

The arrival of AI search bodes ill for everyone who relies on web search to have their business discovered, their blog post read, or their journalism funded — When Sundar Pichai took the stage at Google I/O on Tuesday morning, he said that the rise of generative artificial intelligence …

Discussion: Media Nation, @searchliaison, @samfbiddle, @crumbler@threads.net, @andrewgiambrone, @slightlyoff@toot.cafe, Beyond Search, @pranavdixit, Ezra Eeman on LinkedIn, @brucel, @inthehands@hachyderm.io, @mike@flipboard.social, TechCrunch, Search Engine Land, Wired and The Verge, more at Techmeme »

Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land:
Google will roll out AI overviews in search to all US users, starting this week, and in more countries soon; they will be available to 1B+ users by end of year

Discussion: Shelly Palmer, The Verge, Engadget, @mishaalrahman, @sullyomarr, @bentossell, @kevinroose, @rowancheung, @reckless1280@threads.net and @joannastern@threads.net, more at Techmeme »

Umar Shakir / The Verge:
Google expands its SynthID watermark imprinting system to AI-generated video and text; the tool can already attempt to detect AI-generated images and audio

Discussion: Google DeepMind and Engadget, more at Techmeme »

Politico:

Joe Biden proposes two debates with Trump, ditching the bipartisan commission that has conducted presidential debates since the late 1980s; Trump accepts — The commission has conducted presidential debates since the late 1980s. — President Joe Biden is officially ditching …

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Washington Post:

Biden's debate proposal asks for broadcast networks that hosted GOP debates in 2016 and Democratic debates in 2020: CNN, ABC News, Telemundo, and CBS News — The president said he will not participate in the traditional televised showdowns organized by the Commission on Presidential Debates.

Discussion: @kaitlancollins, Mediaite, The Wrap, @jmart, Fox News, @michaelscherer, @brianstelter, @brianstelter, @brianstelter, Deadline, New York Post, Forbes, The Daily Beast and The Hill

Max Tani / Semafor:

NYT reporters are circulating a draft of an open letter to Joe Kahn, criticizing the editor over recent comments they said were dismissive of young reporters — The Scoop — New York Times reporters are circulating a draft of an open letter to Joe Kahn, criticizing the paper's top editor …

Discussion: @jayrosen_nyu, @emptywheel and @meyer_hm

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:

Netflix strikes a deal with the NFL to stream two new Christmas Day games for at least three years, beginning this season — The streaming giant lands the league's two new Christmas Day games, beginning this season. — Netflix will stream live NFL games, beginning this season.

Discussion: Deadline, The Information, @sherman4949, @alexweprin, @sherman4949, @pkafka, Variety, Awful Announcing and Sports Media Watch, more at Techmeme »

Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:

Sources: Jimmy Finkelstein met with potential investors to drum up interest in a new venture, which is in the planning stages, after The Messenger's failure — MESSENGER, PT. DEUX — The 76-year-old media mogul is apparently looking to clear his name after The Messenger spectacularly flopped.

Mark Stenberg / Adweek:

Politico rolls out its first consumer registration wall, as part of Axel Springer's plans to gather more reader data to use for ad and product strategies — The publisher will use the data to inform its advertising and product strategies — The politics publisher Politico began the rollout …

Discussion: @politicopress

Annie Palmer / CNBC:

Amazon made its debut Upfronts pitch on May 14, competing with major media networks and highlighting its push beyond digital ads and into traditional media — Amazon has become a growing threat to digital ad incumbents Meta and Google, attracting billions of dollars a quarter from brands …

Discussion: AdExchanger and Ad Age, more at Techmeme »

New York Times:

Sources detail the tensions at NBC and its parent company Comcast over MSNBC's embrace of progressive politics, as NBC News strives to appeal to a mass audience — NBC's leaders have been forced to grapple with how to square its cable news network's embrace of progressive politics with the company's straight-news operation.

Discussion: @markhisted.org, @mrhoward.bsky.social, @jeffjarvis and @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social

David Bauder / Associated Press:

An interview with veteran entertainment journalist Jed Rosenzweig about LateNighter, his news site and newsletter launched in February to follow late-night TV — At first glance, Jed Rosenzweig's new venture would seem like a fool's errand: launching a digital news site during brutal economic times …

Oliver Darcy / CNN:

Q&A with Nicholas Kristof on how security for foreign correspondents has changed, the need for more reporting and less punditry, protecting sources, and more — Editor's Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter.

Discussion: Poynter

Michael Schneider / Variety:

Streamers are ordering linear-esque content, like procedurals and sitcoms, with 15- or 16-episode seasons, as they seek to avoid churn and emulate broadcasters — There's a reason the most successful night of primetime used to be branded “Must See TV.” In the late 1990s, NBC's “ER” …