“Martin began working in journalism in the 1970s. In the early 1990s, when she was an editor at NPR, Austin member station KUT approached her with an idea – to create a weekly audio journal of news and culture of interest to Latinos. That became ‘Latino USA.'”

“The newspapers argue that Meta’s ‘massive’ and ‘systematic’ use of personal data of its Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp platform users gives it an unfair advantage of designing and offering personalised ads, which they say constitutes unfair competition.”

“Joan Donovan claimed in a filing with the Education Department and the Massachusetts attorney general that her superiors soured on her as Harvard was getting a record $500 million pledge from Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg’s charitable arm…[her] surprise dismissal [from the Harvard Kennedy School] alarmed fellow researchers elsewhere, who saw Donovan as a pioneer in an increasingly critical area of great sensitivity to the powerful and well-connected tech giants.”

“Want to know when your favorite government agency posts new information? Wondering if a corporate press release might see some post-publication revisions? [MuckRock] has brought the power of The Marshall Project’s Klaxon site monitoring tool into DocumentCloud, and it’s now easier than ever to track changes and get alerts from websites you care about.”

“Spotify, like other technology companies, grew in size and scope during the pandemic, with its head count nearly doubling over the past three years to more than 8,000 workers, as a result of hiring and acquisitions. As investors have become more focused on profitability than growth, many streaming-focused companies have aggressively cut costs. At Spotify that meant scaling back a $1 billion bet on podcasting, including through layoffs earlier this year.”

“The announcement capped a week of growing outcry in Westminster over Mr. Zucker’s use of roughly $1 billion in Emirati money to acquire the news organizations, which are hugely influential in British conservative politics. Tories lined up to denounce the proposed deal, warning that the Emiratis’ involvement could lead to undue foreign influence over The Telegraph’s coverage.”

“‘If you only have two people, it shouldn’t be an editor and a reporter. It should be an editor and a business person,’ says Steven Waldman, founder and president of Rebuild Local News. ‘If you get some grants, view it as a temporary bridge and use it to build out a more enduring small-donation or other kind of revenue strategy.'”

“The network said the changes, which include a new weekend panel show, were made with 2024 election coverage in mind. But fans and prominent liberals questioned whether Hasan, one of the few Muslim hosts in cable news, was being penalized for his criticism of the Israeli government’s actions in Gaza and strong support for the Palestinian people.”

“The magazine will be redesigned with ‘heavier paper stock for a more high-end look and feel’ and relaunched as a monthly print publication ‘later in 2024,’ according to a memo from David Merritt and Katie Boyce, two leaders of Bloomberg’s media division, that was viewed by The New York Times.”

“…complete with a picket line outside the office. Guild announced the walkout internally after securing 700 commitments.”

“YouTube rolls out new ways to serve ads to viewers with ad blockers, then ad blockers develop new strategies to circumvent those ad-serving measures.”

“Cuts to the BBC’s flagship evening news programme Newsnight have been described as ‘a bad decision’ that reveals a ‘loss of confidence’ at the corporation.”

Most recently, Pilhofer was the James B. Steele Chair in Journalism Innovation at Temple University. He previously worked at The Guardian and The New York Times. The Minnesota native has co-founded three news-related startups: DocumentCloud.org, Hacks & Hackers and The Tiny News Collective.

“Companies have to meet a number of criteria in order to trade on the Nasdaq, one of which is that their bid price must be above a $1 minimum. BuzzFeed Inc. stock is currently trading at 30 cents.”

“‘I’m now forever the girl who changed ‘is’ to ‘was’ on Henry Kissinger’s Wikipedia article,’ reads the bio of the Wikipedia user Asticky, who updated her bio after editing Kissinger’s page on 8:46 PM EST on Wednesday.”

Business Insider promoted a story about a female founder in a well-known influencer “snark” subreddit this week. (Reports Lorenz: “Most subreddits are harmless, but snark communities have been tied to stalking, doxing, and mob behavior.”)