'The current crisis facing journalism is partly a result of regulatory frameworks that privilege tech platforms over the press and give the former unfettered power to set the rules.'

Read about how we break this cycle in Nieman Reports niemanreports.org/articles/the-b…

'Renegotiating the relationship between tech platforms and the news industry must be a fundamental part of the efforts to support journalism and help news organizations adapt to the generative AI era.'

Dr. Courtney Radsch in Nieman Reports niemanreports.org/articles/the-b…

Journalists and publishers need to get smarter faster about the value of journalism in AI.

Catch up on this discussion with our director, Dr. Courtney Radsch, and more from #IPIWoCo youtube.com/watch?v=hqBjNA…

'For as long as I have reported on internet companies, I have watched news leaders try to bend their businesses to the will of Apple, Google, Meta, and more.'
[True for the US & around the world. It's so accepted that we don't even dare to think it doesn't have to be this way]

At the IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media @ipi_woco World Press Freedom Hero awards given this year to Palestinian journalists killed covering the war. Killed in the line of duty. Targeted. Yet they persist. On the way in we passed a plaque of journalists killed covering war in Sarajevo #IPIWoCo

Big news in breaking up entertainment monopolies today. 👇👇👇

It is critically important that we connect the movement to restore antitrust enforcement and fight to preserve the free and independent press. ⚖️🗞️🗽

Center for Journalism & Liberty director Dr. Courtney Radsch is doing just that at #IPIWoCo this week.

Dr. Courtney Radsch Brilliant session on the dangers of Big Tech.
If you don't yet follow Dr. Courtney Radsch Do so now.

'Google calls it 'opting out of news'; It's not, call it what it is 'Censorship', by the world's Trillionaires.
Democracy is paying the price

#IPIWoco

Our director Dr. Courtney Radsch spoke at #IPIWoCo this week, joining a panel on #pressfreedom to connect two important ideas:

1⃣ Enforcing competition policy over online communications platforms will help us 2⃣protect our supply of news

And we know how critical that is for democracy.

The real story: GOO gets to continue making ad money from users reading/watching news on Chrome, but it won't show news on search results. It calls a forum to negotiate a revenue agreement a 'tax' bc it'll cost more than the peanuts $300MM it thought would keep everyone happy.

This is unacceptable behavior from Google.

We're going to address it at our upcoming event with Open Markets Institute & Guardian US on fighting disinformation -- and protecting reliable information (the news!). Join us June 27: journalismliberty.org/publications/f…

If Scarlett Johansson's IP isn't protected, consider the rest of us. Much more needs to be done to protect and credit peoples' work when it is used for AI. washingtonpost.com/technology/202…

The Battle Over Using Journalism to Build AI Models is Just Starting & there are lessons to be learned from how news orgs & policy makers handled rise of social media giants niemanreports.org/articles/the-b… cc Charlotte Tobitt Julia Angwin Vivian Schiller Mathew Ingram Digital Content Next Amy Webb 🤷🏻‍♀️ Reuters Institute

This week, Open Markets Institute and partners contributed to the Competition & Markets Authority review of partnerships between Big Tech firms & AI startups.

Left unchallenged, these deals risk extinguishing competition in AI and fuelling further concentration in digital markets 🧵

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Judge’s Comments in Google Search Trial May Signal Structural Remedies

READ Karina Montoya @pressgirlk.bsky.social's recap of last week's closing arguments in US v Google to learn more --openmarketsinstitute.org/publications/t…

The way we govern competition in digital markets is intertwined with the integrity of our information environment and the future of journalism and democracy.

This is top of mind for us on World Press Freedom Day 2024. Learn more -- journalismliberty.org/publications/w…

🆕 #USvGoogle Day 1: A recap of the top moments of closing arguments on Thursday.

As usual, thanks to Tech Policy Press Justin Hendrix for the space and the quick edits 👌🏽

In Tech Policy Press, Karina Montoya @pressgirlk.bsky.social recaps yesterday's closing arguments in the #Google Search trial.

Follow her for ongoing updates today too.

techpolicy.press/us-vs-google-c…

Today is World Press Freedom Day, an annual milestone we should all reflect on. #PressFreedom depends on how we govern competition in digital markets, it’s intertwined with the integrity of our information environment & the future of journalism & democracy journalismliberty.org/publications/w…

#USvGoogle Day 2 of closing arguments starts at 9 am! A reminder of the toll free number to tune in: 877-848-7030 code 321-8747. Today will be all about advertising on search + DOJ's request to sanction Google for destroying chat logs that could have served as evidence