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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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: Media Giants to Launch Sports Streamer, Semafor Partners with Microsoft on AI
Also in this week’s media news roundup: Bluesky, an X competitor, is now open for the public the join.
6 Stories That Took Over Social Media This Year
From spy balloons to Hollywood strikes, here are some of the stories that grabbed headlines and rocked social media in 2023.
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: 24 Journalists Killed in Gaza, 41 States Sue Meta, Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Fund Local News
Also in this week’s media news roundup: A Gallup report finds Americans are following the news less closely.
Media Insider: Nearly 20 Journalists Die in Israel-Gaza War, X to Charge New Users $1
Also in this week’s media recap, Google presents a new framework for protecting children and teens online.
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: 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.
Social Media: A Journalist’s (Not So) Secret Weapon
While social media presents some challenges, its multifaceted capabilities make adoption essential for today’s journalists.
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: Fox Settles With Dominion for $787 Million, BuzzFeed News Shuts Down
Also in this week’s media news recap: NewsNation’s plans an expansion and another outlet pauses Twitter activity due to “government-funded” label.
Media Insider: Twitter Mislabels NPR and BBC, Blocks Substack Links, and is Absorbed by X Corp
Among the week’s media news not related to Twitter, the U.S. designated WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich “wrongfully detained” by Russia.
20 Helpful Verification Tools for Journalists
As we near April Fool’s Day and its potential wave of misleading content, we’re rounding up a few verification tools that journalists should bookmark.
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: 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: Bari Weiss’s New Media Startup, WSJ’s New Editor, BBC’s Plans to go Online-Only
Also in this week’s media news roundup, the BBC discusses plans to move to online-only and the WSJ joins TikTok.
Year-End Review: 5 Top Social Media Stories of 2022
Between pop culture news and breaking world news, 2022 provided a lot for social media users to talk about.
