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The BBC has published a detailed account of its approach to artificial intelligence and, separately, how it is experimenting with the technology, pledging to use it in ways that uphold public trust and editorial standards. The move is part of a growing effort by the broadcaster to be transparent about…...
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Australia’s biggest magazine publisher, Are Media, is on the market after its private equity owner Mercury Capital confirmed plans to sell the business it acquired five years ago. Are Media was created through the merger of Bauer Media and Pacific Magazines, once fierce rivals and together the dominant force in…
Newsrooms across Latin America are pioneering low-cost, high-impact AI tools to streamline editorial work and unlock new formats, as shown in the first LATAM Newsroom AI Catalyst programme run by WAN-IFRA and supported by OpenAI. Over three months, 16 newsrooms from eight countries developed AI prototypes tailored to their specific…
For a long time I thought it was the most cynical thing I had heard in my working life. “There are no prizes for being right, Alan,” said the senior executive during a conversation about whether we should sign up to a shiny new initiative that was being dangled in front of news publishers by...
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Foreign firms are able to take minority stakes in British newspapers after MPs voted by a wide margin to relax restrictions on overseas ownership. The House of Commons approved a government-backed amendment allowing companies based outside the UK to own up to 15% of newspaper businesses, a move framed by ministers as a way to...
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Particle, the AI-powered news app created by former Twitter engineers, is expanding beyond its hallmark summaries to include full-length narrative journalism. A new feature, Long Reads, will allow users to engage with in-depth commentary and analysis alongside concise bullet-point updates. The feature debuts in partnership with The Atlantic, one of the leading publishers of long-form...
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Substack is deepening its investment in video as it positions the platform to attract a wider range of creators and advertisers. The newsletter-based service has rolled out a series of video tools over the past year – including live streaming, mobile video posting and a TikTok-style discovery feed – designed to help creators boost engagement and subscriber numbers. The move, first reported by Digiday, comes as the broader creator economy shifts towards video and amid regulatory uncertainty around platforms like TikTok in the US. Substack’s video features are integrated directly into its app, allowing creators to publish and monetise content…
The Dallas Morning News has named Colleen McCain Nelson as its new executive editor. Nelson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist with nearly three decades of experience, will take up the role on August 11. Currently executive editor of the Sacramento Bee and regional editor for McClatchy in California, Nelson has overseen five newsrooms. Her appointment follows a four-month national search to find a leader to guide the Dallas newsroom through digital transformation and regional expansion. She replaces Katrice Hardy, who left earlier this year to run The Marshall Project. Nelson spent 12 years at the Morning News earlier in her career,…
The BBC has launched a paid subscription for its news website in the United States, marking a significant shift as it seeks to diversify revenue amid growing pressure on its traditional funding model. American users will now be asked to pay $49.99 a year or $8.99 a month for unlimited…...
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The Quint’s has seen the average session duration of readers rise by nearly a minute to almost five minutes since the launch of its NewsEasy suite of AI features, according to Tarun Jain, the Indian digital-only news publication’s product head. He told WAN-IFRA’s Digital Media India conference in Chennai that…
The UK’s competition watchdog is preparing to impose sweeping new rules on Google that could reshape how search results and AI-generated summaries work, potentially transforming how publishers’ content is used and surfaced. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is expected to designate Google with “strategic market status” (SMS) later this…
It would be so easy to stand in line, nod solemnly and pretend this new set of synthetic media guidelines is flawless. But someone has to push back on behalf of the industry, so here I am. The report in question comes from Partnership on AI, a major global…...
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Artificial Intelligence is reshaping journalism faster than any previous technological shift and demands urgent adaptation from media professionals, warned Rosental Alves at the 10th Innovation, Technology and Journalism conference in Buenos Aires. Alves, a veteran journalist and professor at the University of Texas at Austin, described the rise of AI…
Canada is rethinking how it regulates artificial intelligence, moving away from the sweeping framework proposed under the previous government and instead crafting a new set of rules that place copyright and cultural protection at the centre. Evan Solomon, the country’s first federal AI minister, told The Logic the government was…
The BBC has issued a legal threat to AI startup Perplexity, accusing it of using BBC content without permission to train and power its artificial intelligence tools. The move, first reported by the Financial Times, marks the broadcaster’s first action in defence of its intellectual property against generative AI firms.…
Axel Springer is aiming to double its value within five years, with a bold plan built around artificial intelligence, platform independence and clearly stated political values. The ambition was laid out by CEO Mathias Döpfner at the company’s first major strategy meeting since its transformation back into a private media…...
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European media outlets are facing an intensifying battle against disinformation and foreign interference, threats that have grown increasingly sophisticated since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. Speaking at WEXFO 2025, Paolo Cesarini, chair of the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) executive board, warned that the continent’s democracies are under sustained hybrid assault. He cited a 2022 European Parliament report naming Russia and China as key sources of destabilising tactics, including disinformation, covert funding and espionage – all designed to weaken democratic institutions from within. Public concern over these threats is high. A Eurobarometer survey found that 81% of EU citizens…
Broadcasters in the UK are facing the same crisis of audience disengagement that has gripped the newspaper industry in recent years, as rising news fatigue prompts a sharp drop in interest, particularly among younger viewers. Data from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism shows public interest in news has fallen from 70% in 2015 to just 38% in 2024. It’s an indicator of how constant exposure to negative headlines is pushing people away from the very content media organisations rely on to maintain public engagement and trust. The trend is not just affecting audiences. “Sometimes I choose music…
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Japan’s main newspaper association has renewed its demand that generative AI companies seek permission before using journalistic content to train their models, warning that current practices amount to “free-riding” and threaten the sustainability of the country’s news industry. In a statement issued this week, the Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association raised fresh concerns about the unauthorised use of news content by AI developers. It pointed to Article 30-4 of Japan’s Copyright Law, which permits the use of copyrighted material for machine learning without prior consent, provided the use does not “unreasonably prejudice the interests of the copyright owner.” But…
Platform accuses chatbot developer of breaching its terms and unfairly profiting from user-generated content. Reddit has filed a lawsuit against the AI firm Anthropic, accusing it of illegally scraping user comments to train its chatbot, Claude. The case, brought in California Superior Court, opens a new front in the growing legal battle against AI firms accused of harvesting online data without consent. According to the filing, Anthropic used automated bots to extract Reddit content in breach of the platform’s terms of use. Reddit’s chief legal officer, Ben Lee, said AI developers must be held accountable for how they gather and…
South African newsroom rolls out new platform, Rev360, to deepen community ties and secure funding without paywall. Daily Maverick has launched a new initiative that uses artificial intelligence to strengthen its membership model and support independent journalism. The platform, called Revenue360 or Rev360, aims to increase reader contributions and improve engagement through a mix of...
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The publisher has relaunched its website and app with a comprehensive redesign focused on transparency, unbiased reporting and user engagement. A lack of trust in the news media is a problem that afflicts almost every market in the world. And steadily the number of organisations addressing it head on are increasing. Straight Arrow News, a relatively new entrant to the US media landscape, has announced a relaunch of its website and app with a major redesign focused on restoring public trust through clarity, balance and transparency. Founded in 2021, SAN positions itself as a counterweight to the perceived bias in…
The Washington Post is set to transform its opinion pages with Ripple, a pioneering project that integrates perspectives from independent contributors and nontraditional voices. The Washington Post is preparing to significantly expand its opinion offering through a new initiative known internally as Ripple. The project will see the Post publish commentary from outside contributors, including...
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The firm has raised $1 billion from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund to transform from a writing assistant into an AI-powered productivity platform. Grammarly has secured $1 billion in funding from General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund as it accelerates plans to become a full-scale AI productivity platform. The deal, announced on 30 May, marks a major shift for the company, which is best known for its writing assistant but now aims to integrate a broader suite of productivity tools. “This is a huge transformation,” said CEO Shishir Mehrotra. “Grammarly is going from being what is mostly known as a single-purpose…
Republicans are increasingly relying on social media platforms, while Democrats’ confidence in these sources wanes, according to a new YouGov survey. A widening partisan gap in how Americans consume and trust news is emerging, with new polling showing Republicans increasingly turning to social media platforms such as X and Truth Social, while Democrats grow more sceptical of the same channels. A YouGov survey released this week highlights the deepening divide. While television remains a major source of news across the political spectrum, social media now plays a central role for many, particularly among Republicans. Nearly half of all respondents said…
Users turned to AI chatbots like Grok, ChatGPT and Gemini for fact-checking, only to encounter frequent inaccuracies. A four-day flare-up between India and Pakistan has exposed the limitations of AI chatbots as tools for verifying information in real time. As images and videos flooded social media, users across both countries increasingly turned to platforms like xAI’s Grok, OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini for answers. Instead, many were met with confusion, errors and even fabricated claims. On X (formerly Twitter), queries such as “Hey @Grok, is this true?” became common as people sought instant fact-checks for fast-moving developments. But the bots…
Around 10,000 Hungarians staged a silent protest on Budapest’s Freedom Bridge to oppose a government bill permitting the monitoring and potential banning of foreign-funded media. Thousands of Hungarians gathered in Budapest this weekend to protest against a proposed law widely seen as a threat to media freedom and civil liberties. Around 10,000 people joined a silent demonstration on the city’s Freedom Bridge, holding signs demanding the withdrawal of the bill put forward by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s ruling Fidesz party. The legislation would allow the government to monitor, sanction and potentially ban media outlets and non-governmental organisations that receive foreign…
The franchise agreement will form a digital-first platform curating food, culture, entertainment and events. Quint Digital is set to bring the Time Out brand to India under a new franchise agreement with Time Out Group, marking a significant expansion into lifestyle and cultural media. The deal will see the launch of Time Out India, a...
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