Media Insider: CNN Names Mark Thompson as CEO, Washington Post lays off Arc XP staff
Also in the media news roundup: Media companies block access to ChatGPT and NYT unions react to return-to-office policies.
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Media Insider: NYT Drops Out of AI Coalition, Police Raid Kansas Newspaper
Also in this week’s media news roundup: X reportedly delays links to certain sites, CNN shakes up its programming.
Media Insider: Meta blocks news in Canada, AFP sues Twitter, Variety updates CNN story
Also in this week’s media news roundup: Signs of optimism in the bleak ad market.
Media Insider: Twitter ad revenue down 50%, AP collaborates with OpenAI, Vox drops CMS
Also in this week’s media news roundup: CNN overtakes NYT as biggest news site in U.S., Patrick Soon-Shiong rumored to be selling LA Times.
Media Insider: Meta launches Twitter alternative, ESPN lays off top talent, Wiener Zeitung ends print run
Also in this week’s media news roundup: G/O Media begins using AI to generate content, Canadian media companies pull social media ads
Media Insider: Gannett sues Google, Bild cuts 200 jobs, ProPublica reporters unionize
Also in this week’s media news roundup: Fortress Investment Group is set to acquire Vice Media, Reuters publishes Digital News Report for 2023.
Media Insider: Licht out at CNN, Gannett writers strike, LA Times announces cuts
Also in this week’s media news roundup: A new survey finds half of newsrooms are already “actively working” with generative AI.
Media Insider: Meta fined for transferring data, The Daily Wire heads to Twitter, WaPo creates AI teams
Also in this week’s media news roundup: The New York Times reaches tentative deal with union, Semafor raises $19 million.
Media Insider: Tucker Carlson goes to Twitter, Vice Media nears bankruptcy deal, MTV News shuts down
Also in this week’s media news roundup: iHeartMedia launches a branded podcast studio and the crypto media firm Blockworks raises $12M.
Media Insider: Fox Fires Tucker Carlson, Time Removes Paywall, Paper Magazine Lays Off Staff
Also in this week’s media roundup: Facebook and Twitter face new EU content rules, California Assembly approves JCPA bill.
Media Insider: News orgs reject paying for Twitter checkmark, Financial Times buys Endpoints News
Also in this week’s media news roundup: Senate bill seeks to break up big tech’s ad business and publishers report higher than expected Q1 revenue.
Media Insider: Gannett Forecasts More Newspaper Sales, Texas Observer Avoids Closure
Also in this week’s media news roundup: NPR cancels four podcasts and The Messenger acquires The Grid.
Media Insider: Meta cuts 10,000 jobs, Group Black makes bid for Vice Media
Also in this week’s media news roundup: Florida lawmakers advance a bill making it easier to sue media outlets for defamation.
Media Insider: Ozy Media shuts down, BBC staff vote to strike, CNN debuts Middle East hub
Also in this week’s media news roundup: Axel Springer says journalists could be replaced by AI.
Media Insider: Gannett ends online comments, Ozy attempts a comeback, NBC/MSNBC employees plan walkout
Also in this week’s media news roundup, Jimmy Finkelstein raises $50 million for his new venture, Twitter Blue introduces 4,000-character Tweets
Media Insider: Gawker shuts down (again), Instagram founders launch personalized news app
Also in this week’s roundup: Video news startup The News Movement acquires The Recount.
Media Insider: Robinhood launches media arm, Reuters to create 100 jobs, CNET’s use of AI bombs
Also in this week’s media news recap: media companies set content deals with Twitter, TikTok to share algorithm details.
Media Insider: Meta fined over ad practices, Vox bans fossil-fuel ads, TipRanks acquires The Fly
Also in this week’s media news recap: Punchbowl adds text alerts and three Alabama newspapers cease their print versions.
Media Insider: Congress Drops Media Bargaining Bill, NY Times Employees Walk Out, BuzzFeed Announces Layoffs
Our weekly media news recap also includes plans for K-12 media literacy education in New Jersey.
Media Insider: Meta Lays off 11,000, Forbes in Buyout Talks, The Recount Pursues Fire Sale
A recap of the week’s major media news, including Gannett’s latest earnings and hopes for the future.
