The Supreme Court denies roughly 99% of all petitions asking it review lower court decision, and Cumulus Media is playing those odds in its ongoing legal battle with Nielsen. The radio group is choosing not to challenge Nielsen’s bid for Supreme Court review, at least for now, even as two outside groups are urging the justices to take up the radio ratings antitrust case. more

Julie K. Brown, Steven Waldman and award-winning investigative teams will explore accountability reporting and the future of local news at the free Nov. 17 symposium in Gainesville and online. more

There’s no single bullet for sustaining a profitable news media business, but publishers are finding creative ways to diversify their revenue streams and strengthen audience relationships. From membership programs and community experiences to sponsored podcasts, niche publications and innovative advertising products, opportunities abound. In this E&P “Revenue Roundup,” Bob Miller speaks with three industry leaders — Chicago Public Media CEO Melissa Bell, Publisher Uriah Kiser from Potomac Local News, and Ryan Dohrn, founder and president of Brain Swell Media — about the strategies they’ve deployed, what’s generating revenue today and where they see opportunities for growth. more

CNN legend Christiane Amanpour, the network’s chief international anchor, said Monday that she will sign off from CNN next June. more

Meta has removed the word “train” from its upcoming terms of service for business accounts. The company revised its terms after Nieman Lab’s story exposed that the new terms would permit broad scraping of websites “associated with” business accounts, and possibly allow Meta to use that scraped content to train its AI models. more

CNN legend Christiane Amanpour, the network’s chief international anchor, said Monday that she will sign off from CNN next June. more

Starting Oct. 30, business accounts will consent to Meta scraping their websites if they continue using Facebook, Instagram or WhatsApp. more

Cox Media Group (CMG) has named Chris Jones general sales manager for its Atlanta radio cluster, which includes News/Talk WSBB (95.5 WSB), AC WSB-FM (B98.5), Classic Hits WSRV (97.1 The River) and Urban AC WALR-FM (Kiss 104.1). more

When ChatGPT brought generative AI to the public in late 2022, newsrooms across the country tried to figure out what to do with it. Three years later, a new report from the Knight Center for the Future of News offers one of the first systematic answers to the question of what they actually built and what it means. more

Symbolic.ai Inc. announced that journalists whose editorial jobs or regular contracts have ended involuntarily can apply for six months of free access to its AI-assisted workflow platform. more

Since the White House restricted CNN’s press access, other networks have refused to replace it. The White House has turned to Real America’s Voice. more

Fordham University adult alternative WFUV New York (90.7) has named Rich McLaughlin its general manager. McLaughlin, who since 2021 has served as the station’s program director and associate general manager, has been interim GM since July, following the retirement of Chuck Singleton, who had been in the role since 2012. more

Jackson Brandhorst rose to editor-in-chief of the largest newspaper in southern Illinois by the age of 21 but his promising career was cut short by industry turmoil. more

Nonprofit news organizations are constantly asking themselves the big audience question: “how can we better reach our audience and potential audience?” Many are turning to digital spaces: SMS text, WhatsApp and more. But some digital news organizations are finding success with a specific physical product: zines.  more

Helen Branswell recognized the threat of the pandemic ahead of the vast majority of journalists and even medical experts. She was 69. more

Dylan Collins, Gaia Lamperti, Kameryn Griesser, Gini Richards and Diego Sanchez Chavez have joined The New York Times. more

Does gender factor into how people use and think about artificial intelligence (AI)? In some ways, it does. more

Advisory group will support sustained excellence, expand access to professional networks for students at S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. more

A fire broke out at the studios of KESQ in the Palm Springs, California, market early Thursday, Oct. 15, forcing the station off the air moments after its morning newscast began and prompting employees to evacuate the building. more