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News sites are dying - social media and chatbots are eating the audience: Oxford's RISJ 2026 Digital News Report finds social media beats publisher websites in 30 of 48 markets while AI chatbot news use climbs to 10%, up from 7%. https://ppc.land/news-sites-are-dying-social-media-and-chatbots-are-eating-the-audience/ #DigitalNews #SocialMedia #Chatbots #NewsIndustry #MediaTrends

News sites are dying - social media and chatbots are eating the audience

Oxford's RISJ 2026 Digital News Report finds social media beats publisher websites in 30 of 48 markets while AI chatbot news use climbs to 10%, up from 7%.

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Chris Lombardi Jun 16

[email protected] - Just when you thought the CBS News soap opera couldn't get any more dramatic #60Minutes #NewsIndustry #PoynterReport #NewsAboutNews #MediaJournalism www.poynter.org/commentary/2...

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Just when you thought the CBS News soap opera couldn’t get any more dramatic - Poynter

As CBS News leaders defend Scott Pelley’s firing, former employees are raising troubling questions about the direction of ‘60 Minutes’

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Chris Lombardi Jun 5

Just when you thought the CBS News soap opera couldn’t get any more dramatic - Poynter

As CBS News leaders defend Scott Pelley’s firing, former employees are raising troubling questions about the direction of ‘60 Minutes’

Poynter

N-gated Hacker News May 13

🙄 Wow, can you believe it? The Salt Lake Tribune finally realized that in the era of free content, nobody wants to pay for their news. 🎉 "Victory" declared: they've removed the paywall and are proudly joining the 21st century... only a few decades late. 🚀
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2026/05/12/just-days-tribune-reporting/ #SaltLakeTribune #PaywallRemoved #FreeContent #NewsIndustry #21stCentury #HackerNews #ngated

Robert Gehrke: Making the news available at no cost is a massive victory

Folks, it's happening. The Salt Lake Tribune's journalism will be free to read starting Thursday. Read all about it here — and how you can support us in this new phase.

The Salt Lake Tribune

The-14 May 2

Making tech giants pay for news was a success the first time around. It can be done again
#BigTech #Journalism #Media #NewsIndustry #TechRegulation #DigitalEconomy #Google #Meta #Democracy #PublicInterest #Politics #SocialMedia #MarketFailure #Business
https://the-14.com/making-tech-giants-pay-for-news-was-a-success-the-first-time-around-it-can-be-done-again/

Making tech giants pay for news was a success the first time around. It can be done again | The-14

Australia forced tech giants to pay for news, reshaping media economics. New laws aim to repeat that success and challenge Big Tech dominance globally.

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PPC Land Apr 16

FYI: News publishers dodge AI traffic hit - but health and education crater: Index Exchange data from 1,200 publishers shows news ad requests fell just 7% while health and careers dropped 40-50% as AI overviews reshape web traffic in 2025. https://ppc.land/news-publishers-dodge-ai-traffic-hit-but-health-and-education-crater/ #AI #DigitalMarketing #NewsIndustry #WebTraffic #Education

News publishers dodge AI traffic hit - but health and education crater

Index Exchange data from 1,200 publishers shows news ad requests fell just 7% while health and careers dropped 40-50% as AI overviews reshape web traffic in 2025.

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Analyst207 Apr 8

Breaking Defense Bolsters Editorial Team with New Production Editor

We're excited to announce that Ben Watson has joined Breaking Defense as our new production editor, leading the charge on newsletters, social media, and special editorial projects that bring our in-depth analysis to your inbox and feeds. With this new role, we're poised to take our reporting to the next level, delivering the latest…

https://osintsights.com/breaking-defense-bolsters-editorial-team-with-new-production-editor?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#Media #EditorialOperations #Journalism #NewsIndustry #Publishing

Breaking Defense Bolsters Editorial Team with New Production Editor

Breaking Defense boosts its editorial team with new Production Editor Ben Watson, enhancing newsletters, social media and projects - read more today!

OSINTSights

PPC Land Jan 1

Blocking AI crawlers backfired: news publishers lost 23% of traffic: Large language models reshaped news consumption patterns starting in August 2024, but publishers who blocked AI bots experienced worse outcomes than those who didn't, according to research published December 31, 2025, by Rutgers Business School and The Wharton School. https://ppc.land/blocking-ai-crawlers-backfired-news-publishers-lost-23-of-traffic/ #AIBots #NewsIndustry #MediaTrends #DigitalNews #Publishing

Blocking AI crawlers backfired: news publishers lost 23% of traffic

Large language models reshaped news consumption patterns starting in August 2024, but publishers who blocked AI bots experienced worse outcomes than those who didn't, according to research published December 31, 2025, by Rutgers Business School and The Wharton School.

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Eric Darnley Small Dec 5, 2025

Maurice DuBois announced he’ll leave “CBS Evening News” on Dec. 18, following co-anchor John Dickerson’s earlier retirement — both departures come amid declining ratings. While DuBois expressed gratitude publicly, reports suggest he was already told he was leaving, prompting a so-called “rogue” farewell. CBS is now scrambling to sign Tony Dokoupil, amidst rumors that new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, known for her conservative shift, seeks to steer CBS towards the right by poaching high-profile anchors. Will these moves reshape CBS’s identity and ratings? More here: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/maurice-dubois-leaving-cbs-news_n_6932c292e4b0d581e0922621 #CBS #MediaShift #Journalism #Ratings #BariWeiss #MediaPolitics #Newsindustry

Another CBS News Star Says Goodbye Amid Disputed Report About Successor

The journalist's warm farewell belied the reported intrigue behind the departure.

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Joanne Kuai Dec 5, 2025

Quoted in a new Fix article on how publishers can respond to AI bots scraping journalistic content.

I argue that big outlets can negotiate deals, but smaller publishers are being left behind — and short-term tools like Offerwall or pay-per-crawl don’t solve the deeper structural issues.

Protecting journalism in the AI era requires fairness, accountability and stronger direct ties with readers.

Link: https://thefix.media/2025/12/04/how-publishers-can-defend-themselves-against-ai-bots-stealing-journalistic-content/

#AI #Journalism #MediaPolicy #NewsIndustry

How publishers can defend themselves against AI bots stealing journalistic content

As AI bots scrape journalism at scale, publishers face a difficult choice:either join the AI ecosystem or block them.

The Fix