Journalistic objectivity has long been in flux. This paper examines cases in which we see journalists aiming to subvert norms, and managers pushing back, reprimanding the journalists and removing them from coverage or firing them. Understanding what’s happening at...
Patreon, which connects creators with paying fans, has acquired Moment, a livestream platform for events and ticketed experiences, Patreon CEO Jack Conte tells Axios.Why it matters: The deal is part of a broader push by Patreon to provide services...
Social-media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has begun aggressively pitching political advertisers after owner Elon Musk reversed a previous ban on political ads this year.The shift comes ahead of a 2023-2024 election cycle in which candidates and advocacy...
Google responded to congressional child online safety proposals with its own counteroffer for the first time Monday, urging lawmakers to drop problematic protections like age-verification tech. In a blog post, Google released its “Legislative Framework to Protect Children and Teens...
Ahead of TwitchCon Las Vegas, Twitch is launching stories for streamers to connect with their audience even when they aren’t live.Partners and Affiliates who have streamed at least once for 45 minutes or longer in the last 30 days...
Just when you think journalism news can’t get any more grim, we get the buyout news this week out of The Washington Post.The Washington Post!As I wrote about Wednesday, the Post is looking to slash 240 jobs through buyouts....
The Economist is a media brand that has led the way in subscription-based access to its content. But when it was reported by Axios last month that the media company would put its podcasts beyond a paywall, the industry...
News organisations need to link practical applications of AI to their company values.That was the main takeaway of the News in the Digital Age: A Future with AI event held by FT Strategies and Google News Initiative today.Artificial intelligence...
Government ministers, newspaper columnists, ordinary people - they're all asking why the BBC doesn't say the Hamas gunmen who carried out appalling atrocities in southern Israel are terrorists.The answer goes right back to the BBC's founding principles.Terrorism is a...
Four years ago, CJR published a print magazine titled “How They See Us,” about the gap between how journalists are perceived by the world and how they see themselves.We published that issue in the depths of a Trump administration...
