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: labor relations
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: 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: 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: The Athletic Adds Ads, Condé Nast Recognizes Union, Axios Launches Policy Newsletters
Also in this week’s recap of the top media news headlines: Publishers favor Twitter over other social networks.
Media Insider: Condé Nast Staffers Form Union, Axios Acquires The SF Minute, CNN+ Launches
ICYMI. The Daily Wire is planning a push into kids entertainment. Read more in the media news recap.
Media Insider: EU Bans Russian News Outlets, Palin Seeks New Trial Against NYT
In this week’s media news roundup, some 100 G/O Media journalists walked out after talks for a new contract broke down.
Media Insider: Twitter Blue Launches in U.S., Wirecutter Writers Plan Strike, Interest in Sports News Grows
Also in this week’s media news roundup: A new Illinois law requires media literacy classes for high schoolers.
Media Insider: NewsGuild Files Charges Against Gannett, Guardian Launches Magazine, CherryRoad Buys 20 Papers
Here’s the weekly media news recap, including a new pipeline program for student journalists at The New York Times.
