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Nic Newman / Reuters Institute:
RISJ's 2024 Digital News Report with a survey of 90K+: six platforms, like TikTok, reach 10%+ of respondents for news use, compared to just two a decade ago — This year's report comes at a time when around half the world's population have been going to the polls in national and regional elections …
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Tony Plohetski / Austin American-Statesman:
Gannett's Austin American-Statesman names Courtney Sebesta executive editor; she began her career at the Statesman 22 years ago as an editorial assistant — Courtney Sebesta, a homegrown journalist who has risen from an entry-level newsroom position to top management at the Austin American-Statesman …
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Ina Fried / Axios:
A NewsGuard study of 10 top chatbots, including from OpenAI, shows how often they repeat Russian disinfo and cite fugitive John Dougan's fake local news sites — - Entering 57 prompts into 10 leading chatbots, NewsGuard found they spread Russian disinformation narratives 32% of the time …
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
French ad agency Havas plans to invest €400M in AI and data-led initiatives in the next four years, and prepares for a four-way breakup of parent Vivendi — French company launches AI strategy as it prepares to split from parent group Vivendi — Havas will invest €400mn …
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Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
Daily Mail plans to launch a dozen long-form shows on YouTube by the end of 2024, focusing on popular verticals including entertainment, sports, and the royals — In a bid to earn more ad revenue, Daily Mail is making a big push into long-form video with plans to debut a dozen shows on YouTube by the end of this year.
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Wall Street Journal:
Social media creators say earning a decent, reliable income is getting harder, as platforms pay less for popular posts and brands get pickier about partnerships — Platforms are paying less for popular posts, brands are pickier about partnerships and a possible TikTok ban looms
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix plans to open two permanent in-person experience venues, in Dallas and near Philadelphia, in 2025, a continuation of its previous pop-ups — They're not exactly theme parks, but the new Netflix Houses — to open next year in King of Prussia, Pa., and Dallas — will feature a wide array …
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Lisa Du / Bloomberg:
Blackstone plans to buy Japanese digital comic provider Infocom in a ~$1.7B deal, in its biggest private equity transaction in Japan to date — - Offers to buy Japanese digital comic provider Infocom — Sees money-making opportunity stemming from original content
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Daniel Hurst / The Guardian:
Australia complains to the Chinese embassy over efforts to block the view of Australian journalist Cheng Lei, who previously was detained in China, at an event — Anthony Albanese describes behaviour of officials at Parliament House during Chinese premier Li Qiang's visit as ‘clumsy’
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Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
Fremantle and Pluto TV strike a global deal to launch 25 FAST channels across 13 countries, including the US, UK, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, and Italy — Pluto TV users will get 24/7 broadcasts of ‘Baywatch,’ 'Three's Company,' ‘Family Feud Classic’ and 'Let's Make a Deal' across 13 new global markets.
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Ann Cooper / Nieman Reports:
A look at AP Corporate Archives, launched in 2003 to preserve the organization's history and since then expanded with initiatives like an oral history program — Two decades ago, The Associated Press set out to preserve the organization's history. What it created is an archive that sheds light …
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Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Q&A with Tubi CEO Anjali Sud, who joined from Vimeo in September 2023, on the streaming industry, working within Fox, subscription fatigue, copyright, and more — TV isn't just competing with Netflix for your time — it needs to beat TikTok, too. … Today, I'm talking with Anjali Sud, the CEO of Tubi.
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Harry Lambert / The Daily Beast:
A profile of The Washington Post CEO Will Lewis, once one of the UK's most feted journalists, and a look at the many compromises he's made in pursuit of power — DON'T STOP ME NOW — Lewis, the embattled CEO of the Washington Post, has long sought power and success.
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