Luis Amorim June 06, 2025
Bloomberg Interviews Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai
Bloomberg's Emily Chang interviewed Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, last night at the Bloomberg Tech summit in San Francisco. The interview covered a ton of topics and was pretty fast-paced. It goes across AI, search, the monopoly case and more.
www.seroundtable.com/bloomberg-interviews-google-ceo-sundar-pichai-39540.html
Boston Globe, Future, Vox Media join ProRata’s generative AI licensing model
A fresh wave of publishers have signed up for ProRata’s revenue share program, and some are adding its AI search engine to their sites.
www.digiday.com/media/boston-globe-future-vox-media-join-proratas-generative-ai-licensing-model
The FT Untangles Tension Between Editorial, Product Teams - A Media Operator
Newsrooms tend to be isolated from the rest of media organizations. There’s a good reason for that: to keep the moneymaking away…
www.amediaoperator.com/analysis/the-ft-untangles-tension-between-editorial-product-teams
The New York Times embraces innovation while maintaining its core values
Tusar Barik, senior vice president of marketing at The New York Times, explained during the INMA World Congress of News Media how the company continues using journalism as its guiding principle in times of dramatic change.
www.inma.org/blogs/world-congress/post.cfm/the-new-york-times-embraces-innovation-while-maintaining-its-core-values
The Wall Street Journal is rethinking growth from the ground up
Working in tandem, Emma Tucker and Sherry Weiss of The Wall Street Journal have overhauled the company’s approach to grow subscriptions and build loyalty by becoming relentlessly audience focused.
www.inma.org/blogs/world-congress/post.cfm/the-wall-street-journal-is-rethinking-growth-from-the-ground-up
Why the most valuable newsroom KPI is no longer reach but belonging | The Audiencers
Why loyalty and value are at the top of the hierarchy of metrics for publishers and which KPIs you can track in this strategy.
www.theaudiencers.com/why-the-most-valuable-newsroom-kpi-is-no-longer-reach-but-belonging
The state of AI in the newsroom | Framing the impact of AI beyond workflow automation in 2025
Explore how publishers are using AI in the newsroom for content creation, audience experience and innovation beyond automation.
www.digiday.com/sponsored/the-state-of-ai-in-the-newsroom
Aftenposten redefines journalistic success by focusing on engaged subscribers
During a recent INMA Webinar, Aftenposten’s Kristin Kornberg, head of insight and content development, shared how the company began reevaluating its measurement of journalistic success and created a new approach for engagement.
www.inma.org/blogs/newsroom-initiative/post.cfm/aftenposten-redefines-journalistic-success-by-focusing-on-engaged-subscribers?
Newsroom metrics are changing, bringing data to life
INMA members members recently heard highlights from the INMA report Beyond the Dashboard: 14 Case Studies in Newsroom Metrics, learning how The Times and The Sunday Times introduced an innovative editorial dashboard named TED.
www.inma.org/blogs/newsroom-initiative/post.cfm/newsroom-metrics-are-changing-bringing-data-to-life
What’s next for Ask FT?
Ask FT, the Financial Times’ generative search experience, has now been live for nearly a year, and was officially rolled out to all FT Professional subscribers last month.
www.ftstrategies.com/en-gb/insights/whats-next-for-ask-ft
Digiday+ Research: Nearly half of publishers report an increase in referral traffic from social
Nearly half of publishers have seen an increase over the last year in the referral traffic they get from social media platforms.
www.digiday.com/media/digiday-research-nearly-half-of-publishers-report-an-increase-in-referral-traffic-from-social
Bluesky has caught on with many news influencers, but X remains popular
The share of news influencers in our sample with a Bluesky account roughly doubled in the four months after Election Day 2024, from 21% beforehand to 43% by March.
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/05/29/bluesky-has-caught-on-with-many-news-influencers-but-x-remains-popular
Google Discover adds bullet point summaries to some news articles
When I was scrolling through Google Discover this week, I noticed something new: Bullet points teasing or summing up some articles in the feed.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/06/google-discover-adds-ai-generated-bullet-points-to-some-news-articles
How Publishers Should Strategize for Google Right Now: SEO experts - A Media Operator
Google’s search engine has been sending less and less traffic to publishers. It’s expected to drop even faster now that AI Mode…
www.amediaoperator.com/analysis/how-publishers-should-strategize-for-google-right-now-seo-experts
Condé Nast is growing commerce through editorial content
Condé Nast is transforming its iconic brands into direct shopping destinations, Patrick Gray, executive director of commerce, shared with attendees at the recent INMA World Congress of News Media.
www.inma.org/blogs/world-congress/post.cfm/conde-nast-is-growing-commerce-through-editorial-content?
Google 'handling stolen goods' with Youtube theft of paywalled news articles
Youtube channels use AI to turn paywalled articles into videos.
www.pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/google-handling-stolen-goods-with-youtube-theft-of-paywalled-news-articles/#new_tab
Digital subscription trends Q1 2025: bundling, ad-supported growth, and market shifts
The subscription media landscape continues to evolve, reshaping how consumers engage with digital content and how businesses strategize to maintain their
www.digitalcontentnext.org/blog/2025/06/05/digital-subscription-trends-q1-2025-bundling-ad-supported-growth-and-market-shifts
Lasting impressions: How publishers can future-proof their advertising strategy
Today, the digital advertising landscape is shifting at pace. From new privacy regulations to changing advertiser demands and evolving technologies, publishers are under pressure to rethink how they monetise their content. What worked five years ago - or even last year - may not be enough to sustain growth today.
www.ftstrategies.com/en-gb/insights/lasting-impressions-how-publishers-can-future-proof-their-advertising-strategy
IAB Tech Lab unveils plans to bolster publisher monetization in the AI era
LLM Content Ingest API Initiative proposes framework for publisher compensation by LLMs and AI agents, while Containerization Project addresses emerging programmatic challenges.
www.digiday.com/media/iab-tech-lab-unveils-plans-to-bolster-publisher-monetization-in-the-ai-era
Media Briefing: Affiliate isn’t dead, say publishers – but it must evolve in the AI era
Publishers say personal, voicey and category-specific recommendations are key to affiliate, commerce businesses in AI era.
www.digiday.com/media/media-briefing-affiliate-isnt-dead-say-publishers-but-it-must-evolve-in-the-ai-era
Bilingual broadcasting: How TV news is learning to speak to vertical social video audiences
www.reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/bilingual-broadcasting-how-tv-news-learning-speak-vertical-social-video-audiences-0
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