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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump says it is “vital” to have a “free, fair, and open media” and he has “an obligation” to be “open and available to the press” — 'I am not looking for retribution, grandstanding or to destroy people who treated me very unfairly …
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Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Donald Trump selects Fox Business' The Bottom Line co-host and former congressman Sean Duffy to be his nominee for secretary of transportation — Duffy, a former congressman, is the co-host of Fox Business' The Bottom Line and is a contributor to the news network.
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
MSNBC co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski face criticism after revealing they went to Mar-a-Lago to meet President-elect Donald Trump
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Reuters:
Sources: Sony is in talks to acquire Japanese media powerhouse Kadokawa, which publishes anime and more, in the coming weeks; Kadokawa had a ~$2.7B market cap — Sony (6758.T) is in talks to acquire Kadokawa (9468.T), the Japanese media powerhouse behind the “Elden Ring” game …
Aditi Agrawal / Hindustan Times:
In a lawsuit, Indian news agency ANI accuses OpenAI of exploiting its news content in an unauthorized manner for commercial gain — Multiple news publications across the world have sued OpenAI and other AI firms including Microsoft and Perplexity for violating their copyright
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Karissa Bell / Engadget:
Instagram says it is testing letting users reset the algorithmic suggestions that power Feed, Reels, and Explore, and the update “will soon roll out globally” — The app will offer users a chance for a “fresh start” with the algorithm. — If your Instagram recommendations …
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Press Gazette:
UK news agency SWNS, based in Bristol with 50 reporters, photographers, editors, and others that provide content to The Sun and more, plans a US expansion — The news agency which powers much of the original content carried by leading UK news organisations like The Sun and Mail Online is expanding into the US.
Pew Research Center:
News influencers survey: 21% of US adults say they get news from social media influencers, 85% of influencers are on X and 27% identify as right-wing, and more — The creators and consumers in the world of news and information on social media — Table of Contents Table of Contents
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Bruna Horvath / NBC News:
Social media users criticize Coca-Cola over an AI-generated Christmas video; many creatives say it is distasteful to use AI tech instead of the work of artists — The video was meant to pay homage to a classic 1995 Coca-Cola commercial. — Coca-Cola is facing backlash online …
Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
BuzzFeed commenters criticize it for using Trendii's AI-powered ad platform, which recommends products based on images in articles, including disturbing images — In 2016, back when it still had a robust newsroom staffed with journalists, Buzzfeed published a feature article about empty nose syndrome …
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Brendan Carr promises to “enforce” broadcast media's “public interest obligation” as FCC chair and has recently singled out NewsGuard for “censorship” — New York CNN — — President-elect Donald Trump's pick for chairman of the Federal Communications Commission …
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John Hendel / Politico:
Trump names FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr to chair the agency; Carr can immediately assume control once Trump is inaugurated as he is already on the commission
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Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
Writers Guild of America East members who work at PBS member stations threaten a strike if a deal isn't reached by the end of their contract on November 21 — Writers at members stations WGBH, THIRTEEN and PBS SoCal are threatening a work stoppage if a deal isn't reached by the end of their current contract on Nov. 21.
Samantha Cole / 404 Media:
HarperCollins confirms it has an agreement with an AI company to train AI models on some nonfiction books, giving authors the choice to opt in — HarperCollins, one of the biggest publishers in the world, made a deal with an “artificial intelligence technology company” …
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