AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoNewsroom Shake-up: Metro plans to cut about 60 jobs across print and digital as it restructures, while creating three content-creator roles. AI and Copyright: USA Today is suing OpenAI for more than $250 million, adding to publishers’ fight over the use of their journalism to train AI. Separately, Quartz’s AI-assisted operation—reportedly producing more than 50 stories a day through one reporter—spotlights the pressure to reshape newsroom workflows. Advertising and Platforms: Publishers including USA Today and the Daily Mail are seeking $3.2 billion from Google over alleged ad-market abuses, while Apple’s Safari ad-tech changes are sending publishers back to industry standards for ad serving. Local News Funding: California has approved tax credits for newsrooms, and nonprofit groups are exploring purchases of community papers, including titles in Maine and Missouri, as publishers look for ways to sustain local coverage.
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