Google’s Cookie Reversal, CNN’s Overhaul: Media News Recap for July 2024
We’re recapping some of the biggest media news stories that made headlines in July.
Tagged: digital media
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: More Industry Layoffs, Slate Reports its Best Year
Also in this week’s media news roundup: CBS News Digital staff votes to unionize, Daily Beast Confider newsletter on hiatus.
Media Insider: Crushing Layoffs at The Los Angeles Times, Sports Illustrated, and More
Also in this week’s media news roundup: A new Gallup poll looks at Democrats’ and Republicans’ trust in journalists.
Media Insider: Tucker Carlson Network Launches, Jezebel Returns
Also among the week’s big media industry news: NiemanLab unveils experts’ predictions for journalism in 2024.
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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.
Media Insider: The Messenger Set to Launch, WGA Strike Begins, Vice on Road to Bankruptcy
Also in the week’s recap of media news, President Biden pledges to defend press freedom and secure journalists’ release.
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.
