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TikTok is under investigation by the FTC over data practices and could face a lawsuit

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating TikTok over its data and security practices, a probe that could lead to a settlement or a lawsuit against the company, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Many Americans think generative AI programs should credit the sources they rely on

Overall, 54% of Americans say artificial intelligence programs that generate text and images, like ChatGPT and DALL-E, need to credit the sources they rely on to produce their responses. A much smaller share (14%) says the programs don’t need to credit sources, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. About a third say they’re not sure on this question.

NBC’s Ronna McDaniel disaster is dragging Comcast into the political firestorm

The Comcast boss is watching an unceasing five-alarm fire rage at 30 Rock, scarring the reputation of NBC News and threatening to consume multiple parts of the Cesar Conde-run NBC Universal News Group.

Big Four affiliates oppose FCC on retrans blackout reports

The Big Four affiliates want federal regulators to drop plans of keeping a record of signal blackouts that result from contract disputes between TV stations and cable and satellite TV providers.

The Washington Post’s first AI strategy editor talks LLMs in the newsroom

Phoebe Connelly is The Washington Post’s first-ever senior editor for AI strategy and innovation. Appointed to the role in February, Connelly joins a wave of dedicated AI editorial and product strategists entering major newsrooms. Outlets including The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times are actively hiring for similar roles.

Print is dead. Long live digital (with some caveats).

Print is dying. This was the underlying story that shaped the presentations at the Mather Symposium. While print still provides the most revenue for publishers today, the consensus is that it will sharply decline.

Soccer reporter banned for doing journalism

Laurel Pfahler had been covering her city’s Major League Soccer team, FC Cincinnati, since before it was a Major League Soccer team. Her coverage ended when the team informed her that her credentials that allow her into the stadium on game day would not be honored.

Asheville journalists seek to have trespassing convictions overturned

Court of Appeals brief decries prosecutions as "A dangerous step toward the evisceration of freedom of the press."

Maine newspaper publisher buys building to house titles

Bucking the trend of newspapers selling off real estate, Reade Brower, publisher of The Courier-Gazette, Camden Herald, Republican Journal and Free Press, is buying a two-story building in Camden, Maine. 

Trump Media, Reddit surge despite questionable profit prospects, taking on the ‘meme stock’ mantle

Reddit and Trump Media are the first notable social media companies to begin trading publicly in the last five years. They’re also, thanks to the rabid reception among investors coupled with the companies’ fuzzy profit outlooks, the latest meme stocks.

How they did it: The New York Times exposes migrant child labor exploitation across 50 states

Journalist Hannah Dreier discusses her investigative series, the database of unaccompanied migrant children she created and how other journalists can use it in their own reporting.

Baltimore’s mayor asked journalists to stop airing footage of the Key Bridge collapse. Should they?

What responsibilities do news organizations have when showing dramatic images of disasters?

NBC News parts with Ronna McDaniel following internal backlash

Ronna McDaniel, the former chair of the Republican National Committee, was ousted by NBC News as a paid contributor after vocal protests from the network’s staff over her hiring.

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Coda Ventures has announced that long-time newspaper industry veteran, Sammy Papert, will assume the role of executive sales consultant in charge of newspaper sales starting April 1. Papert brings experience in national advertising sales, custom market research and digital technologies to the company.
In a month that Gannett announced it is dropping its expensive Associated Press service, it has also parted company with three high-level news executives.
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A Russian court extended the detention of Evan Gershkovich by three months, almost a year to the day since The Wall Street Journal reporter became the first U.S. journalist to be detained there on an allegation of espionage since the end of the Cold War. 
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Truth Social — the Trump-owned social media platform that started trading March 26 — currently has far fewer users and less income than any social network that has gone public before.
UNITED KINGDOM - A ban on foreign powers owning U.K. newspapers and magazines, prompted by concern over the gulf state-backed takeover of the Telegraph, may be extended to online news websites, the government has said.
Crime reporting is getting a makeover in many newsrooms. The axiom, “If it bleeds, it leads,” is being reshaped into public safety journalism. 
Shares of Donald Trump’s social media company jumped nearly 50% in the first day of trading on the Nasdaq, boosting the value of Trump’s large holdings in the company as well as the smaller stakes of fans who purchased shares as a show of support for the former president.
The High Court in London has granted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange another hearing in his extradition to the United States. The court ruled that on three of the nine grounds Assange’s legal team asked to appeal on, the United States must provide “assurances” to the court, and if the court does not find them satisfactory, Assange can bring his full appeal. 
Carpenter Media Group has completed its acquisition of U.S. and Canadian publisher Black Press Media in a stock purchase with Canadian financial partner Canso Investment Counsel, LTD. New corporate entities were formed in the U.S. and Canada to hold the stock and assets. CMG and Canso will share total ownership equally, and CMG will manage the companies.
European Union regulators opened investigations into Apple, Google and Meta on Monday, the first cases under a sweeping new law designed to stop Big Tech companies from cornering digital markets.
A federal judge in California on Monday threw out the entirety of a lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X against the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), ruling that the lawsuit was an attempt to silence X’s critics.
A Canadian court has approved a process for reorganizing and selling Saltwire Network Inc., an Atlantic Canada news publisher that applied for protection from creditors earlier this month, according to CBC News. 
Karen Gadbois has kept The Lens alive as other newsrooms have crumbled. Her next move is important not just for her outlet, but a whole industry.
Mundo Hispano Digital, the parent company of MundoNow.com, one of the oldest Certified Minority Latino media platforms in the United States, has announced a partnership with iHeartMedia, marking a significant milestone in the realm of LatinX media and marketing strategy. The new collaboration will include MundoNow's audio network Oyénos' slate of podcasts being distributed widely by iHeartPodcasts.
Another crack in the foundation of American journalism appeared last week, adding to concerns about citizens becoming less and less informed. Two of the nation’s largest newspaper publishers, Gannett and McClatchy, disclosed they are curtailing use of The Associated Press.
Florida will have one of the country’s most restrictive social media bans for minors — if it withstands expected legal challenges — under a bill signed by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday.
The International Fact-Checking Network will unveil its State of the Fact-Checkers Report for 2023 in a webinar that brings into focus the characteristics and makeup of the fact-checking community, and those fact-checkers’ views of the current challenges in promoting information integrity.
The Long Beach Media Guild announced Friday that at least 60% of the bargaining unit received layoff notices shortly after newsroom employees moved to unionize and went on strike to protest the impending cuts.
The Associated Press and The Texas Tribune have announced a content sharing agreement, in which both organizations will benefit from each other’s journalism.
The FT has released its first generative AI feature for subscribers. The tool, available in beta, allows users to ask any question and receive a curated response using FT content published over the last two decades. 
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