AI and Licensing: Courts, Contracts and the Tension over Content - National Press Foundation NPF's panel of experts discuss the state of AI lawsuits and licensing deals that media face in a rapidly evolving landscape.

🤖📰 A Turning Point

From major licensing deals to high-stakes copyright lawsuits, the future of journalism and AI is being shaped right now.

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Press Gazette | Substack Click to read Press Gazette, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

Reddit is telling publishers: don’t just drop links in subreddits—engage, understand community norms, and contribute meaningfully. This is a call for authenticity, not shortcuts.

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NBC News Addresses Low Trust In Media With “Reporting For America” Marketing Campaign Highlighting “Facts. Clarity. Calm” The "Reporting for America" campaign is the first in recent memory tied to the news division in general.

NBC News is pushing a brand campaign to address news fatigue and low trust, wrapping the message in “Facts. Clarity. Calm.”
It matters that the network recognises the crisis—but campaigns can’t substitute for action.

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Threads is getting disappearing posts X still hasn’t added an automatic archiving option.

Threads now supports “Ghost Posts” — posts that auto-archive after 24 h, replies go to DMs, likes hidden.
On the surface it feels freeing: fewer consequences, more spontaneity.

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Forget SEO. Welcome to the World of Generative Engine Optimization This holiday season, more shoppers are expected to use chatbots to figure out what to buy. ‘Tis the season for GEO.

The game is shifting: SEO is becoming out-moded; marketers are now optimizing for chatbots—GEO (Generative Engine Optimisation).
For journalism, this isn’t just a marketing change—it’s a structural one.
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A tiny new button in your search bar could kill the open web The launch of AI Mode ushers in a future where news sites are kept alive to train AI chatbots for a US tech company.

How will Google's new 'AI Mode' reshape journalism? Are we ready for an AI-driven news landscape? #JournalismFuture

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The future of journalism in South Asia is changing fast! From digital-first newsrooms to AI tools and press freedom challenges—here’s what young reporters must know to thrive in tomorrow’s media landscape.
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Washington Post opinion editor departs as Bezos pushes to promote ‘personal liberties and free markets’ Opinion editor leaves as Amazon executive and newspaper owner says ‘viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others’

10/10 The shift comes amid broader media realignments as Trump begins his presidency, with cuts at MSNBC and settlements from Meta and ABC News.

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Following the recent elections, viewers have said they want more depth when watching the news. In 2024, @abc7newsbayarea aired 80 in-depth news stories that I worked on! We delivered! Here are the Building-a-Better-Bay Area scripts. #journalismfuture #JournalismMatters

Toronto Star Touch, now on Android, is very good. Could it save journalism? #journalismfuture #journalismtools