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“Working at The Post feels like being on the Titanic after it struck an iceberg — drifting aimlessly as it sank”“Working at The Post feels like being on the Titanic ...
If "Why I'm Leaving New York" was the cliché essay topic of the 2010s, "Why I Left The Washington Post" is making a strong ...
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OpenAI offers 20 million user chats as evidence in a ChatGPT lawsuit. The New York Times wants 120 million.
“Previously, OpenAl had vowed to stop what it deemed was the NYT’s attempt to conduct ‘mass surveillance’ of ChatGPT users. But ultimately, OpenAl lost its fight to keep news plaintiffs away from all ...
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Why are these British “local news sites” writing so many flattering profiles of obscure Russian businessmen?
We keep an eye out for the most interesting stories about Labby subjects: digital media, startups, the web, journalism, strategy, and more. Here’s some of what we’ve seen lately.
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Five tips for slashing FOIA costs (including how one reporter lowered a fee from $2,800 to $29)
We keep an eye out for the most interesting stories about Labby subjects: digital media, startups, the web, journalism, strategy, and more. Here’s some of what we’ve seen lately.
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The case that saved the press — and why Trump wants it gone
The president isn’t just upset about reporting on him that he thinks is unfair. He wants to redefine what counts as libel and ...
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NLWeb, Microsoft’s tool for publishers looking to integrate with AI, has a major security hole
It’s a protocol that’s supposed to be ‘HTML for the Agentic Web,’ offering ChatGPT-like search to any website or app…The flaw allows any remote users to read sensitive files, including system ...
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Publishers see mobile apps as a solution to vanishing social traffic, says company that sells mobile apps to publishers
We keep an eye out for the most interesting stories about Labby subjects: digital media, startups, the web, journalism, strategy, and more. Here’s some of what we’ve seen lately.
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New York Times revenue jumps 9.7% from subscriptions and ads
The numbers: 230,000 new paid digital subscribers in Q2. 11.88 million total subscribers across all products — only 580,000 of those left in print. And advertising revenue was up more (12.4%) than ...
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SB Nation is redesigning its sites to prepare for Google search traffic disappearing
We keep an eye out for the most interesting stories about Labby subjects: digital media, startups, the web, journalism, strategy, and more. Here’s some of what we’ve seen lately.
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Disney will stop reporting its streaming subscriber numbers
“It echoes a similar change announced by Netflix last April. At the time, the company called subscriber counts ‘just one component’ of its growth, pointing to ‘new’ revenue streams, including its ...
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Multiple small Wyoming newspapers go dark after corporate owner closes without warning
Pinedale Roundup’s managing editor, Cali O’Hare, said the paper was not given the chance to print a proper final edition after News Media Corporation, or NMC, closed. “Our hearts are broken for our ...
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These public radio stations have built online audiences that’ll help them survive federal cuts
They may have been born on the airwaves, but these public media stations compete on the web as well. Here's our first monthly ...