“An internal ‘traffic sheet’ obtained from a source with access to the numbers shows 55 million monthly web visits in February 2024, the paper’s lowest in several years. By comparison, the number of Post web visitors is below the New York Times (82 million), USA Today (63 million), and Forbes (60 million).”

The “Digital Democracy” database tracks every word uttered in public hearings, every dollar given to a politician, every bill introduced, and every vote taken. A smart AI tool searches the data and generates news tips for journalists.

“What concerns me is that not everyone wants there to be more creators, some want the creators to be automated away…I think this technology can be incredibly beneficial to society, but if it’s not harnessed correctly, if it’s not managed correctly, it could be quite detrimental.”

“Although the environment of press freedom has flourished significantly in Brazil since the end of the military dictatorship in the mid-1980s, journalists still face many setbacks when their work goes against the interests of the judiciary. It is not uncommon for judges at all levels to censor reports or take legal action against journalists.”

“Given Berliner’s account of private conversations, several NPR journalists question whether they can now trust him with unguarded assessments about stories in real time. Others express frustration that he had not sought out comment in advance of publication.” Here is NPR’s memo to staff.

“Vox Media, which owns SB Nation, had a series of layoffs and cutbacks last year that involved shuttering various sites and podcasts. The podcasts that survived those cuts were the ones that ended Thursday.” (Last year, The Athletic also cut most of its local sports podcasts.)

“Under siege, OpenAI is turning to some of the world’s top legal and political human minds. It has hired about two dozen in-house lawyers since March 2023 to work on issues including copyright, according to a Washington Post analysis of LinkedIn. The company has posted a job for an antitrust lawyer with a salary of up to $300,000.”

Anastasia Nyrkovskaya, who was previously Fortune’s chief financial officer and chief strategy officer, is the first woman to run the company since it was launched in 1929.

“I am most concerned that the government could rely on this precedent to hurt local Arabic-language broadcasters in Israel. Freedom of speech for Arabs has slipped since the start of this war.”

“The new independent media company, Collective Newsroom, will be owned and operated by Indian BBC journalists who are leaving the corporation, and will provide news and other programming on a service contract with the UK news outlet, which broadcasts in English and six Indian languages, as its main business partner.”

“Sherwood News wants to be a revenue-driving business for Robinhood, not just a customer acquisition tool.”