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    Neel DhaneshaJanuary 9, 2025
    GBH tried to sell the home of a legendary radio station. It kicked off a proxy war for the soul of audio.
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    Andrew DeckJanuary 7, 2025
    Thousands of documentaries are fueling AI models built by Apple, Meta, and Nvidia
    Subtitles for documentaries by Alex Gibney, Ava DuVernay and Ken Burns, and episodes of PBS’ Frontline and BBC’s Panorama, were used to train LLMs.
    Andrew DeckDecember 5, 2024
    Dow Jones negotiates AI usage agreements with nearly 4,000 news publishers
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    Andrew DeckNovember 27, 2024
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    Neel DhaneshaOctober 28, 2024
    The future of true crime sounds like…public radio?
    Amid the downturn in audio, some executives think the public radio model — with a dash of true crime — might provide a way forward.
    Sophie CulpepperOctober 23, 2024
    Medill’s 2024 State of Local News report expands what it qualifies as local news — and asks readers to point out what it missed
    This year’s report documents “network local news sites” like Patch and Axios Local for the first time.
    Hanaa' TameezOctober 17, 2024
    A year in, The Guardian’s European edition contributes 15% of the publisher’s pageviews
    After the launch of Guardian Europe, one-time donations from European readers increased by 45%.
    Sophie CulpepperOctober 16, 2024
    Press Forward awards $20 million to 205 small local newsrooms
    In response to the volume and quality of applications, Press Forward doubled the funding and number of grantees for this open call.
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