Media Insider: WNYC Cuts Staff, beehive Acquires Swapstack, Google Podcasts to Shut Down
Also in this week’s media news roundup: A majority of Black Americans think media is racist, Artifact gives users the ability to post.
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Welcome to Media Insider, PR Newswire’s roundup of media news stories from the week.
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.
Media Insider: Gannett Hiring Taylor Swift Reporters, Google Antitrust Trial Begins, AP Stylebook Suffers Data Breach
Also in this week’s media news roundup: The Sporting News raises $15 million, Artifact launches Links feature for social sharing.
Media Insider: Newsroom Diversity Reports Released, Disney-Charter Fight Intensifies
Also in the media news recap, Paper Magazine is back and NPR’s CEO announces his retirement.
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: X to Remove Headlines from News Articles, Press Freedom Research Group Launches
Also in the media news recap, former Vice journalists start their own outlet and another top editor exits G/O Media.
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: 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 Rebrands as X, Pay Disparities Reported at Forbes
Also among the week’s big media news, ESPN may be in talks with sports leagues about taking a stake in the network.
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: NYT Cuts Sports Desk, San Diego Union-Tribune Sold
Catch up on the week’s big media news, including newsroom unions’ work to renegotiate contracts to factor in AI.
Media Insider: Media Vets Launch VC Firm, Fox Names Carlson’s Replacement
Also in this week’s media news roundup: Talks of a Daily Beast sale end, BuzzFeed working with more external creators.
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: Record Media Layoffs, Fox Sends Cease-and-Desist to Tucker Carlson
Read this week’s media news recap, which also includes the exit of The Washington Post’s long-time publisher, Fred Ryan.
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: 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.
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: 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.
