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TikTok will automatically label AI-generated content on the platform

TikTok will use “content credential” technology, which attaches metadata to a piece of content that indicates it was created with artificial intelligence.

Opinion | What I told House Republicans about their dangerous attempt to defund NPR

Here we go again. Every couple of years, conservative members of Congress launch highly partisan attempts to root out alleged “bias” at NPR and PBS — which remain incredibly popular and trusted among the American public — and threaten to slash funding that supports local nonprofit radio and TV affiliates nationwide.

Opinion | Gannett fired an editor for talking to me

Sarah Leach, an experienced editor overseeing 26 Gannett community papers in four states, was fired via video conference first thing the morning of Monday, April 29. She was accused, she said, of “sharing proprietary information with (a reporter for) a competing media company.”

Impact of AI on local news models

AI is disrupting the local news industry: Will it unlock growth or be an existential threat?

Democracy Fund grant to support research on increased volume of public record requests under University of Florida leadership

The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC)  and Democracy Fund have announced a $225,000 grant to support a multi-university research project that will aid government agencies in handling unduly burdensome public records requests without restricting the flow of civic information.

Startup aims to fill Eugene news void left by diminished Register-Guard

Ken Doctor, noted newspaper business consultant turned publishing entrepreneur, said he will start a digital news site, Lookout Eugene-Springfield, late in 2024 or early in 2025.

2024 National Headliner Awards announced

The winners of the 90th National Headliner Awards have been announced. The annual contest honors the best print, radio, television and online journalism in the United States published during 2023.

US News & World Report fails to block San Francisco subpoenas over hospital rankings

A federal judge threw out the media company's lawsuit, finding a California state court should decide if the subpoenas can be enforced.

The vanishing public notice: Will Maryland's governor sign HB1258 (and should he)?

The ongoing debate over placement of public notices in paid newspaper ads has taken a new turn in Maryland. The legislature has passed a bill (HB1258) that would place estate notices on a government-operated website. 

Israel’s shutdown of Al Jazeera highlights long-running tensions

The network will keep covering the war in Gaza, but it will be harder for Israelis to watch. Israel calls the network a security threat, while Al Jazeera says Israel wants to conceal its brutality.

The officially greenlit ‘Office’ sequel switches from the dying paper industry to the dying newspaper industry

Peacock and Universal Television officially announced that the new Office series will begin production in July with Greg Daniels and Michael Koman steering the ship.

Trump super PAC joins TikTok

Former President Trump’s super PAC has joined TikTok, the app that Trump’s administration previously attempted to ban, as it seeks to spread its message across various platforms.

Warner Bros. Discovery Sports and CNN International create marketplace for sports and political ad dollars

Sometimes, what’s old is new again. Warner Bros. Discovery seems to think so, as it has turned to programmatic guaranteed in its latest attempt to capture more ad dollars.

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Jeff Aiello is leaving his position as president and CEO of Valley PBS in Fresno, California.
Elias Isquith brings his talents to “The Ezra Klein Show” as a researcher.
Meena Duerson was previously a correspondent for VICE News, reporting for Vice News Tonight, where she covered a wide range of key issues across the nation from education to housing, health care and climate.
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POLITICO has announced a key pillar of its California expansion: a newly formed, specialized team dedicated to covering California’s deeply impactful ballot-measure campaigns.
“Either news was not all that important in these groups to begin with, or users within the groups identified ways to circumvent the ban and discuss news content,” the authors write. One method of circumvention: Screenshots.
April saw an uptick in legislative activity surrounding public notice issues as many states approached the date they’re scheduled to adjourn. Press groups in Minnesota and Louisiana found themselves in scramble mode as public notice bills they opposed began moving.
TikTok filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging the constitutionality of a new law that requires a sale or ban of the popular social-media app, setting up a court showdown over national security and free speech in the age of global information wars.
The New York Times Company gained 210,000 digital subscribers last quarter, largely users who signed up for a bundle of services including news, games and sports coverage through The Athletic, the company said on May 7.
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Katherine Maher, who became the CEO of National Public Radio (NPR) in March, has turned down an invitation from House Republicans to testify before Congress this week regarding claims of left-wing bias at her network.
Microsoft and OpenAI have announced the launch of a $2 million Societal Resilience Fund to further AI education and literacy among voters and vulnerable communities.
Bloomberg Media and Emeritus are launching a suite of courses designed to deliver real-world insights from industry experts at the cutting edge of topics such as artificial intelligence, sustainability, finance and technology.  The first cohort of AI Strategy: Driving Impact for Business will launch this summer.
ProPublica was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for the work of Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott, Brett Murphy, Alex Mierjeski and Kirsten Berg. The award was presented for groundbreaking and ambitious reporting that pierced the thick wall of secrecy surrounding the Supreme Court to reveal how a small group of politically influential billionaires wooed justices with lavish gifts and travel, pushing the Court to adopt its first code of conduct.

See the full list of Pulitzer Prize recipients and finalists.
"I recently wrote an extensive analysis and criticism of a proposed California link tax, offering many alternatives. A state senator just proposed his own alternative — and it is even worse." — Jeff Jarvis
The Star Tribune Media Company, the largest news organization in the Midwest, today announced advancements of its newsroom structure to better serve Minnesota. Going forward, the news outlet will re-align news coverage and resources around its five key topic areas of News and Politics, Business, Sports, Food and Culture, and Outdoors.
The inaugural report of the Pew-Knight Initiative reveals that despite fewer U.S. adults following local news and few paying for it directly, 85% still consider these outlets important to their community and 63% believe they are in good financial shape.
What’s important to watch, in this gnarly legislation filled with acronyms, are two simple things: Money In and Money Out.
ABC, NBC, CBS and CNN all face questions about their future, just as one of the toughest journalistic assignments looms.
Some journalists at Italy’s state-run RAI went on strike Monday to protest budget streamlining and what they said was an increasingly repressive atmosphere in Italy for media under the government of Premier Giorgia Meloni.
Jeremy Gulban was trying to pause, after a spree of acquiring newspapers in small towns where Wall Street firms had milked their local papers dry. But he couldn’t resist the opportunity when Alden Global Capital closed a group of six Minnesota papers in late April.
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Warner Bros. Discovery is staying on the sidelines of the Paramount Global acquisition drama — at least for now. That was the signal sent Monday by WB Discovery CEO David Zaslav during his appearance at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills.
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In a strategic move aimed at optimizing its public notice services, Wick Communications, a third-generation family-owned and operated media corporation, has embraced Column’s latest professional service offering — Column Pro. This shift has reallocated staff resources, cost savings, and increased operational stability. “Column is great about attending to the details, such as keeping our newspaper logos on the invoices. Their team works with us to ensure our long-standing clients understand that Column is our newspaper partner — that we’re all working together," stated Manuel Coppola of Wick Communications.
In 2023, Amsterdam News partnered with Column to streamline its legals. Siobhan “Sam” Bennett, the President and Chief Revenue Officer of Amsterdam News in New York, NY, highlighted three stand-out reasons why their choice to go with Column has paid off. The three most impactful payment features that Column offers are payment alerts, invoice reminders, and the option for prepayment. Read about the solutions.