Collaborate Disseminate
Founded in 1846, the not-for-profit Associated Press distributes its news stories to other news outlets. But are free online sites putting those outlets at risk?
This week the Associated Press wrote that a “crisis” in local and state news reporting “… Continue reading Citing ‘Crisis’ in Local Reporting, Associated Press Creates Sister Organization to Seek Grants
In the view of Jim VandeHei, CEO of Axios, artificial intelligence will eviscerate the weak, the ordinary, the unprepared in media,” reports the New York Times:
VandeHei says the only way for media companies to survive is to focus on delivering journa… Continue reading Axios CEO Believes AI Will ‘Eviscerate the Unprepared’ Among Media Companies
An anonymous reader shared this story from the New York Times:
Into the depleted field of journalism in America, a handful of websites have appeared in recent weeks with names suggesting a focus on news close to home: D.C. Weekly, the New York News Da… Continue reading Mock ‘News’ Sites With Russian Ties Pop Up in U.S.
Craig Newmark posted an announcement last week on LinkedIn. “Okay, my deal is that I’m contributing another $10 million so that the City University of New York journalism grad school can go tuition-free for half the student body next year…
“Tuitio… Continue reading Craig Newmark Donates $10M to Help CUNY Journalism School Become Tuition-Free
“What is lost when billionaires with no background nor interest in a civic mission, who are only concerned with profiteering, take over our most influential news organizations? What new models of news gathering, and dissemination show promise for our i… Continue reading Did a US Hedge Fund Help Destroy Local Journalism?
CNN decries “false and bizarre” news stories being published by Microsoft on MSN.com, “one of the world’s most trafficked websites and a place where millions of Americans get their news every day.”
Microsoft’s decision to increasingly rely on the use … Continue reading CNN Criticizes Microsoft’s ‘Making a Mess of the News’ By Replacing MSN’s Staff With AI
The Washington Post looks at the “millions of independent creators reshaping how people get their news, especially the youngest viewers.”
News consumption hit a tipping point around the globe during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, with mor… Continue reading Will ‘News Influencers’ Replace Traditional Media?
“The major online platforms are breaking up with news,” reports the New York Times:
Campbell Brown, Facebook’s top news executive, said this month that she was leaving the company. Twitter, now known as X, removed headlines from the platform days late… Continue reading What Happens When Major Online Platforms Lower Traffic to News Sites?
70 million Americans live in a county without a newspaper, according to a 2022 report cited in this editorial by the Washington Post’s editorial board”
Who’s to blame? The internet, mostly. Whereas deep-pocketed advertisers formerly relied on newspape… Continue reading Can Philanthropy Save Local Newspapers?
Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as chair of Fox and News Corp, after building a media empire over seven decades that revolutionized news and entertainment and made him one of the world’s most influential and controversial tycoons. WSJ: Murdoch, 92 year… Continue reading Rupert Murdoch To Step Down as Chair of Fox and News Corp After Seven-Decade Career