Turmoil at The Washington Post and AI Licensing Deals: June 2024 Media News Recap
We’re recapping some of the big trends and a few of the major media news headlines that dominated the conversation last month.
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BuzzFeed, Google and AI: Media News Recap for May
We’re recapping May’s big media news headlines, including new industry research and media launches.
Journalists Weigh In on AI, Data and Industry Downsizing
Cision surveyed more than 3,000 journalists to get insight into their biggest challenges, how they work and what they want from PR pros.
Media Insider: LinkedIn Doubles Down on News, NTWRK Folds Into Complex, WBUR Weighs Job Cuts
Also in this week’s media news roundup: a spate of mock news sites with Russian ties have pop up in the U.S.; Wikipedia downgrades CNET’s reliability rating due to its AI-generated content
Media Insider: FT Launches Venture Arm, OpenAI Says New York Times ‘Hacked’ ChatGPT
Also in this week’s media news roundup: The Supreme Court heard arguments in pivotal First Amendment cases.
Media Insider: New York Times Plans AI Ad Tool, Local News Initiative Expands, BuzzFeed Sells Complex
Also in this week’s media news roundup: An ad tech company makes the case for directing ad dollars to reliable news sources.
Media Insider: WSJ Plans Layoffs, New York Times Explores AI in the Newsroom
Also in this week’s media recap: Sports Illustrated draws interest from two bidders and The Eugene Weekly resumes printing.
Media Insider: X Suspends Journalist Accounts, Fox Debuts Tool for Verifying Authentic Content
Also in this week’s media news roundup: The Los Angeles Times executive editor steps down.
X, Layoffs and AI: 3 Big Media Trends of 2023
We’re taking a deeper dive into some of the year’s biggest media trends that shaped how the industry did business in 2023.
Media Insider: Media Layoffs Soar, AI and Journalism Charter Issued, Gannett Hires Beyoncé Reporter
Also in this week’s media news roundup: Pew Research Center releases its latest Newspapers Fact Sheet.
Media Insider: Jezebel shuts down, CBS launches fact-checking unit, NYT hits 10M subscribers
Also in this week’s media news roundup: A new Hearst policy restricts political speech on employees’ social media accounts.
Media Insider: Condé Nast Cuts 5% of Staff, Biden Signs AI Executive Order, Twitter Value Plummets
Also in this week’s media news roundup: The deal to buy Forbes is extended and outlets get a win in the Google antitrust case.
Media Insider: Zucker Buys into Front Office Sports, Report Looks at Who is Paying for News Online
In the latest media news recap, news execs head to Capitol Hill to lobby Congress on AI protections.
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: 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.
