Media Insider: Rupert Murdoch Steps Down, Musk Wants to Charge All X Users
In this week’s big media news, CNN preps for its new CEO and journalist unions focus on AI.
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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.
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: OpenAI Funds Journalism Ethics Project, New York Times Reports Q2 Results
Catch up on the week’s big media news, including Puck’s latest funding and ESPN’s jump into sports betting.
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.
3 Big Concerns About Using AI in the Newsroom
While AI can be an effective tool to help with certain journalistic tasks, its potential harms to the industry should not be overlooked.
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.
AI in the Newsroom: 3 Easy-to-Use AI Tools to Try
Media professionals can adopt these AI tools in their day-to-day as they begin to navigate the developing tech and how it will impact the industry.
Media Insider: News Execs Navigate AI Deals, New Print Magazine to Cover the Podcast Industry
In the weekly media news recap, Scripps commits to boosting and improving its local news coverage.
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.
4 Skills Future Journalists Need, According to Journalists
Cision surveyed more than 3,000 journalists to determine how they feel about the future of the industry – and what they believe it will take to be successful.
Media Insider: Vice Files for Bankruptcy, The Messenger’s Rocky Start, CNET Staff Unionizes
Also in the latest media news recap, Dow Jones and Columbia Journalism School launch a financial journalism training program for HBCUs.
Media Insider: Fox News Producer Sues Network, No One Safe in ESPN’s Looming Layoffs
Also this week in major media news, tensions grow between management and the union at the New York Times.
Media Insider: WIRED Lays Out AI Rules, Air Mail Eyes Expansion, SiriusXM Announces Layoffs
Also in the latest media news recap, WaPo launches its first in-house game, “On the Record.”
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: SCOTUS Hears Section 230 Cases, Lemon Returns to CNN, Psaki to Anchor at MSNBC
In other media news this week, Meta launches a new paid identity verification product and the AP works on AI projects with local newsrooms.
Media Insider: Publishers Are Cautious About AI, Twitter’s Top Advertisers Pull Ad Dollars
Also in the latest media news roundup: A look at Spotify’s faltering podcast investments and furloughs at Lee Enterprises.
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: A Week of Newsroom Layoffs, CNET Ends AI-Generated Stories
In this week’s media news roundup, AP gets a website redesign and Trump plans his return to Twitter.
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.
