News’ Next Big Obsession Is To "Win The Couch"

Even with Facebook and Twitter and legions of newsreaders and apps, news organizations are still grappling with and working feverishly on new publishing technologies and resurfacing old content to siphon the glut of content and bring the news to new ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]

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George Carlin's estate settles lawsuit against podcasters' AI comedy special

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Now it's NVIDIA being sued over AI copyright infringement

It's getting hard to keep up with copyright lawsuits against generative AI, with a new proposed class action hitting the courts last week. This time, authors are suing NVIDIA over its AI platform NeMo, a language model that allows businesses to create and train their own chatbots, Ars Technica... Continue reading at Engadget

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The Guardian hit by suspected ransomware attack

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Publishers Evolve Marketing to Keep Subscribers Brought in During Pandemic

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Nationwide Protests Highlight the Need for Greater Diversity in Media

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Men Outnumber Women by Far in News Photos Posted to Facebook

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Facebook exempts news publishers from its archive on political ads

Facebook says it will stop including some publishers' advertising in its political ad archive following months of criticism from news organizations.Next year the social media giant will no longer require publishers who want to buy ads boosting exposure to their articles on politics to go through... Continue reading at Advertising Age

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Facebook says it wants to do right by news organizations

Back in January, Facebook announced that it would henceforth de-emphasize posts from brands and publishers in users’ news feeds in favor of ones from friends and family. Media organizations—which have long been dependent on Facebook for traffic, albeit more than a trifle embarassed by that... Continue reading at Fast Company

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'News Geek' Google CEO Appeases Publishers With End to 'First Click Free'

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Newspapers seek antitrust exemption to band together in fight against Google and Facebook

For years, news organizations have had little recourse but to cede more distribution and advertising dollars to Facebook and Google, even agreeing to give away articles in the hopes the wider digital audience will pay off in the long run. But as profits continue to decline in journalism, news... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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Facebook Publishing for Local News Outlets Could Arrive ‘in the Coming Months’

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Facebook–Times Partnership Affirmed by Magazine Editor Jake Silverstein

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News’ Next Big Obsession Is To "Win The Couch"

Even with Facebook and Twitter and legions of newsreaders and apps, news organizations are still grappling with and working feverishly on new publishing technologies and resurfacing old content to siphon the glut of content and bring the news to new ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

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YouTube Executive Heads to Digital Distributor OverDrive

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Making News More LIke "Grand Theft Auto"

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